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Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
(Reading)
Learning Objectives
By the end of the class, students are able to:
describe an event from its environment, activities, consequences and feelings by brainstorming;
summarize the main idea and supporting details by reading;
talk about past events with more details by group work.
Refresh Memory
The amount
of rain
Refresh Memory
20th, July, 2021
What may occur to you when the date “20th, July, 2021” is mentioned?
Environment
Activities
Consequences
Feelings
The amount
of rain
20th, July, 2021
downpour
rain cats and dogs
heavy rain
torrential rain
Environment
strong wind
black clouds
lightening
thunder rolls
Activities
stay at home
follow the news
stockpile
(exchange) food
drive in the flood
Refresh Memory
Refresh Memory
Feelings
panic
afraid
encouraged
confident
Consequences
20th, July, 2021
got stuck/wet
cars were flooded
tress were blown down
lives were lost/saved
While-reading
1. What’s the type of the passage?
A. Argumentation(议论文) B. Narration(记叙文)
C. Description(说明文) D. Exposition(应用文)
2. In which order is the passage written?
A. space B. flashback(倒叙)
C. time D. opinions
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
How do you infer?
While-reading
Para 1
Para 4
Para 2, 3
what the weather was like before the rainstorm
what Ben’s family were doing during the rainstorm
what Ben’s family did after the rainstorm
What is the structure of the passage and what is the main idea of each part?
While-reading
Try to find the supporting details of each part.
Para 1
(what the weather was like before the rainstorm)
strong winds
black clouds
without light
Environment
While-reading
Para 2, 3
(what Ben’s family were doing during the rainstorm)
Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows;
Ben’s mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working;
Ben’s mom was putting candles and matches on the table;
B