【备课精品】八年级英语（新）鲁教版上册（教案+课件）：Unit 3 What were you doing when the rainstrom came？__SectionA（8份）

Unit3 SectionA 3a-3c 精品教案 Step 1 Revision 1. Ask students to talk about what they were doing last night in groups of four then give a report. 2. 写出下列短语 在图书馆 in the library 在……的时候 at the time of 去上班 go to work 等公共汽车 wait for the bus 走路回家 walk home 在街上 on the street 打篮球 play basketball Step 2 Presentation Ask the students to look at the picture and think about what has happened. Step 3 Reading 3a Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions 1) What was the weather like before the heavy ran started? 2）What was the neighborhood like after the storm? Keys: 1. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 2. The neighborhood was in a mess. 3b Read the passage again and complete the sentences using information from the passage. 1) When the news on TV was reported, strong winds were _____________ outside. 2）While Ben’s mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad ________________. 3) Ben _____________________ when the heavy rain finally started. 4) When Ben _______________at 3:00 a.m., the wind _________________. Keys: 1) were blowing 2) was putting pieces of wood over the windows 3) was helping his mom make dinner 4) fell asleep: was dying down Step 4 Speaking 3c Discuss the questions with a partner. “Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.” What other can bring people closer together? How can we help each other in times of difficulty? Step 5 Language points 1. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 此句中介词with表示一种伴随状况，同时还包含着某种因果关系，表示“因某 种状况的存在而导致……”, 因此可翻译成“由于；因为”等。 e.g. With my parents away, I’m the king of the house. 我爸妈不在家，我可是家中的“王”了！ I can’t work with all that noise going on. 由于那噪音响着，我无法工作。 2. Ben’s dad… while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. 1) 此句中的连词while的意思是 “当……的时候；和……同时”，while还可以表示“而；然而；但”之意，用来说明和强调两种事情或情形不同。 e.g. Tom is active and