内容正文:
What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
Section A 3a-3c
Learning Objectives
1. To learn to read for specific information.
2. To learn some new words and expressions: storm, wind, light, report, area, wood, window, flashlight, match, beat, against, at first, asleep, fall asleep, die down, rise, fallen, apart.
Lead in
What’s the video about?
What should we do before a terrible rainstorm?
_____hang out with friends
_____prepare some candles and matches
_____make sure the flashlights can work
_____make sure your phone can work
_____ prepare enough food and water
_____have fun outside
There was also a rainstorm in Alabama.
Where is Alabama?
It's in the southeastern part of the USA.
Where is Alabama?
It's near the Gulf of Mexico.
It's common/uncommon to have a rainstorm here.
A heavy rainstorm happened on April 27, 2011.
Ben and his family went through(经历) this rainstorm.
Let’s read the article to feel the terrible rainstorm.
Listen and answer the question.
What's the order(顺序)of the passage?
It's according to ____.
A. time B. place C. character
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
A. The preparation (准备)
before the rainstorm.
B. The weather before the rainstorm.
C. The result after the rainstorm.
D. The activities during the rainstorm.
Read Paragraph 1 and answer.
Before the Storm
black ____
strong _____
make the sky very _____
With no _______,and
it felt like ________
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
make sb./sth. + adj.
使(让)某人 / 某物…
no+n. 没有...
感觉像...
Read Paragraph 1 and answer.
Before the Storm
black ____
strong _____
make the sky very _____
With no _______,and
it felt like ________
clouds
winds
dark
light
midnight
Read Paragraph 2 and answer.
What was Ben’s family doing before t