Unit5What were you doing when the rainstorm came.SectionB2a～2e课件2023-2024学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? Section B 2a~2e 人教八年级下 通过本课的学习，学生能够： ①掌握文段中的重难词汇，根据课本图片和阅读中心句正确概括出文章大意并回答问题。 ②通过阅读训练，具备正确使用一般过去时和过去进行时叙述过去事情的能力。 ③乐于接触并了解异国文化，培养学生的国际视野。 Learning Goals ∙ Do you know the man who gave the speech in the video? ∙ Do you know anything about him? Warming Up Let’s Predict Look at the title and the pictures in the book, what are the events? ∙ Dr. Martin Luther King ∙ An African American who fought for the civil rights for the black ∙ He got killed in 1968. ∙ The World Trade Center in New York ∙ It was taken down by terrorists. ∙ 911 (September. 11. 2001) Pre-reading 2a. Look at the pictures and title in the passage. What do you think the passage is about? The passage is about events that happened in the past. / ˈpæsɪdʒ /n.章节；段落 Reading the Title and First Sentences The title can be helpful for you to understand a text. It is also a good idea to read the first sentence of each paragraph before you read the whole text. While-reading Let’s skim! Paragraph 1 and 2 are about the event of __________________________ Paragraph 3 and 4 are about the event of __________________________ Dr. Martin Luther King the World Trade Center 2b. Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. What are the two events in the passage? 2. When did they happen? Dr. Martin Luther King was killed; The World Trade center in New York was taken down by terrorists. April 4, 1968; Septenmber 11, 2001. Please read the first sentence of each paragragh and then work out a summary of this passage. The passage is about two important events that happened in the US history—Dr. Martin Luther King was killed and the World Trade Center was taken down by terrorists. It’s also about Robert Allen’s and Kate Smith’s memories about these events. Let’s scan! Read the first paragraph and answer the question. ∙ Why do many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968? Because Dr. Martin Luther King was killed on this day and it was an important event