Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came-Section A(3a-3c)阅读课 课件 2022-2023学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 5 The Storm Brought People Closer Together Good evening, boys and girls. Before having the class, do you mind me making a Wechat call to my friend, Ben. He is American, living in Alabama. Could you please write down what he said? 1 Hello, Ben! How’s it going? 2 Not so good! What’s wrong? 3 There is a heavy rainstorm outside my home. Listen! Can you hear the strong wind? Oh, yeah, I can. 4 Also, the black clouds are making the sky so dark, just like midnight! Here is a video. You may have a look! 5 Wow, it’s so terrible. I hope you can look after yourself. 6 Thanks, I will! And I have to help my dad now. See you later! See you, Ben! 7 How’s the weather in Alabama according to Ben? big black clouds strong winds a heavy rain break many things apart There are____________________ There are big black clouds, strong winds and a heavy rain, which can break many things apart. (板书break apart，and ask Ss how to translate it.) So, here “break apart”, what’s the meaning? Yeah, 破坏，使分离。Maybe, a rainstorm is coming soon, right? Good！And today, we’ll learn a passage about the rainstorm. Please open your book and turn to Page 35. 8 Structure(文章结构) Before the storm During the storm After the storm Para 1 & 2 Para 3 Para 4 in the order of ______ time So how many paragraphs are there in the passage? Four. Can you divide them into parts? Please finish task 1 on your learning paper. Part 1 incudes Para 1 and 2. It mainly talks about something before the storm. Excellent. How about Part 2? Yeah, it’s Para 3, talking about the things during the storm. And the last part is Para 4. mainly about after the storm. So we can conclude that this passage is written in the order of time. All right? Good job. So do you want to learn more about the storm? Ok, let’s read it more carefully this time. 9 Before the rainstorm Read Para 1&2 and answer the questions. 1. What was the weather like before the rainstorm? Winds were blowing________ outside. Black clouds ______ _______the sky dark.