Unit5Whatwereyoudoingwhentherainstormcame?SectionA3a-3cLearncurriculumwordsandusefulexpressions:

storm,wind,light,report,area,wood,window...LearninggoalsReadandunderstandthemeaningofthepassage.Improvestudents’readingskillsthroughdoingsomereadingtasks.Wordsreviewn.暴風雨n.風n.光；光線；光亮v.&n.報道、公布n.地區；地域stormwindlightreportarean.木；木頭n.窗；窗戶n.手電筒；火炬n.火柴v.敲打；打敗prep.倚；碰；撞woodwindowflashlightmatchbeat(beat)againstadj.睡著v.&n.升起；增加；提高adj.倒下的；落下的adv.分離；分開prep.朝；向；對著adj.覆蓋著冰的；冰冷的v.開玩笑；欺騙asleeprisefallenaparttowardsicykidPhrasesreview起初；起先進入夢鄉；睡著逐漸變弱；逐漸消失看一看atfirstfallasleepdiedownhavealookWhatkindofweatherdoyoulike?Why?Whatkindofweatherdoyouthinkistheworst?Why?Today,let’sgowithBenandfeelthestorm.TheStorm

BroughtPeopleCloserTogetherCareful-readingTheStorm

BroughtPeopleCloserTogetherBencouldhearstrongwinds

outsidehishomeinAlabama.Blackcloudsweremakingtheskyverydark.Withnolightoutside,itfeltlikemidnight.ThenewsonTVreported

thataheavyrainstormwasinthearea.Everyoneintheneighborhoodwasbusy.Ben’sdadwasputtingpiecesofwood

overthewindowswhilehismomwasmakingsuretheflashlightsandradiowereworking.Shealsoputsomecandlesandmatchesonthetable.Benwashelpinghismommakedinnerwhentherainbegantobeatheavilyagainst

thewindows.Afterdinner,theytriedtoplayacardgame,butitwashardtohavefunwithaseriousstormhappeningoutside.Bencouldnotsleepatfirst.Hefinallyfellasleepwhenthewindwasdyingdownataround3:00a.m.Whenhewokeup,thesunwasrising.Hewentoutsidewithhisfamilyandfoundtheneighborhoodinamess.Fallentrees,brokenwindowsandrubbishwereeverywhere.Theyjoinedtheneighborstohelpcleanuptheneighborhoodtogether.Althoughthestormbrokemanythingsapart,itbroughtfamiliesandneighborsclosertogether.Howmanypartsareinthearticle?beforethestormduringthestormafterthestorm

Inwhichorderdoesthewriterwritethispassage?IntimeorderCarefulreadingBencouldhearstrongwinds

outsidehishomeinAlabama.Blackcloudsweremakingtheskyverydark.Withnolightoutside,itfeltlikemidnight.ThenewsonTVreported

thataheavyrainstormwasinthearea.BenwhowherewhatItwasattacked(襲擊)byaseriousstorm.AlabamaIt’sinthesoutheastoftheUSA.Readpara.1carefullyandanswerthequestions.Withno_____,anditfeltlike_______Carefulreadingtheweatherbeforethestormblack______maketheskyvery________strong_____cloudswindsdarklightmidnightReadpara.1carefullyandanswerthequestions.thunderandlightningReadpara.2Everyone____________________was_________.Ben’sdad______________________________

overthe________whilehismom__________________theflashlightsandradio_______________.Shealsoput_______________and___________onthetable.Whatdidpeopledobeforethestorm?intheneighborhoodbusywasputtingpiecesofwoodwindowswasmakingsurewereworkingsomecandlesmatchesReadpara.3WhatwereBen'sfamilydoingduringthestorm?Benwashelpinghismommakedinnerwhentherainbegantobeatheavilyagainst

thewindows.Afterdinner,theytriedtoplayacardgame,butitwashardtohavefunwithaseriousstormhappeningoutside.Bencouldnotsleepatfirst.1.WhatwasBendoingwhentherainbegantobeatheavilyagainstthewindows?Benwashelpinghismommakedinner.2.WhatwereBen'sfamilydoingduringthestorm?Theytriedto__________________,butitwas_________tohavefunwithaseriousstormhappeningoutside.playacardgamehardReadpara.4carefullyandanswerthequestions.Readpara.41.WhendidBenfallasleep?Hefinallyfellasleepwhenthewindwasdyingdownataround3:00a.m.Whenhewokeup,thesunwasrising.Hewentoutsidewithhisfamilyandfoundtheneighborhoodinamess.Fallentrees,brokenwindowsandrubbishwereeverywhere.Theyjoinedtheneighborstohelpcleanuptheneighborhoodtogether.Althoughthestormbrokemanythingsapart,itbroughtfamiliesandneighborsclosertogether.Ataround3:00a.m.2.Whatwastheneighborhoodlikeafterthestorm?Theneighborhoodwasinamess.Fallentrees,brokenwindowsandrubbishwereeverywhere.Readpara.4carefullyandanswerthequestions.Readpara.4Hefinallyfellasleepwhenthewindwasdyingdownataround3:00a.m.Whenhewokeup,thesunwasrising.Hewentoutsidewithhisfamilyandfoundtheneighborhoodinamess.Fallentrees,brokenwindowsandrubbishwereeverywhere.Theyjoinedtheneighborstohelpcleanuptheneighborhoodtogether.Althoughthestormbrokemanythingsapart,itbroughtfamiliesandneighborsclosertogether.3.WhatdidBenandhisfamilydothen?4.Whatdidthewriterthinkoftherainstorm?Theyjoinedtheneighborstohelpcleanuptheneighborhoodtogether.Althoughthestormbrokemanythingsapart,itbroughtfamiliesandneighborsclosertogether.Whatdoyouthinkoftherainstorm?It’sterribleandmakeeverythingbroken.MakenoteBlackcloudsweremakingtheskyverydark.Withnolightoutside,itfeltlikemidnight.ThenewsonTVreported

thataheavyrainstormwasinthearea.感覺像……；摸起來像……;想要“with＋賓語＋賓語補足語”結構。with在此表示一種伴隨狀態，它還包含著某種因果關系，“由于；因為”。light在此作不可數名詞，“光；光線；光亮”light作名詞，“燈”。light作形容詞，“輕的；淺色的”。light作動詞，“點燃”。report作動詞，意為“報道”，后接名詞、代詞或that引導的賓語從句。

(1)report還可作名詞，意為“報告”(2)reporter記者(3)It’sreported…意為“據報道……”。MakenoteEveryoneintheneighborhoodwasbusy.Ben’sdadwasputtingpiecesofwood

overthewindowswhilehismomwasmakingsuretheflashlightsandradiowereworking.Shealsoputsomecandlesandmatchesonthetable.makesure“確保；查明”

makesure+(that)從句“確保……”makesureof(doing)sth.“確保（做）某事”match在此作可數名詞，意為“火柴”，其復數形式為matches。【拓展】(1)match作名詞時，還可意為“比賽；競賽”。(2)match還可作動詞，意為“相配；配對”。常用搭配matchsth.withsth.意為“把……與……搭配起來”。wood在此句中作不可數名詞，意為“木；木頭”，其數量的表達可借助于piece。apieceofwood意為“一塊木頭”。=AtthesametimeBenwashelpinghismommakedinnerwhentherainbegantobeatheavilyagainst

thewindows.Afterdinner,theytriedtoplayacardgame,butitwashardtohavefunwithaseriousstormhappeningoutside.Bencouldnotsleepatfirst.beat在此作不及物動詞，意為“敲打”，其過去式為beat。【拓展】(1)beat作不及物動詞，還可意為“（心臟、脈搏等）跳動”。(2)beat還可作及物動詞，意為“打敗；戰勝”，其后接打敗的對象。against介詞，在此意為“倚；碰；撞；緊靠”。against的其他常見含義有“反對”。atfirst意為“起初；起先”，在句中作狀語。反義短語為atlast，意為“最后﹔終于”。Hefinallyfellasleepwhenthewindwasdyingdownataround3:00a.m.Whenhewokeup,thesunwasrising.Hewentoutsidewithhisfamilyandfoundtheneighborhoodinamess.Fallentrees,brokenwindowsandrubbishwereeverywhere.Theyjoinedtheneighborstohelpcleanuptheneighborhoodtogether.Althoughthestormbrokemanythingsapart,itbroughtfamiliesandneighborsclosertogether.diedown意為“逐漸變弱；逐漸消失”。fallasleep意為“進入夢鄉；睡著”。其中asleep是形容詞，意為“睡著”。wakeup是“動詞+副詞”型短語，意為“醒來”。apart副詞，在此句中意為“分離；分開”。take…apart意為“拆開……；拆卸……”。一團糟fall-fell過去式fallen過去分詞，同時做形容詞，跌倒的，下落的break-broke

過去式broken過去分詞，同時做形容詞，跌倒的，下落的Haveyoueverexperiencedastorminyourlife?Let’sthinkDoyouremembertheheavyrainstorminZhengzhouHenan?Let’swatchavideoaboutthestorminZhengzhou3c.Discussthequestionswithapartner.“Althoughthestormbrokemanythingsapart,itbroughtfamiliesandneighborsclosertogether.”

Whatotherthingscanbringpeopleclosertogether?Howcanwehelpeachotherintimesofdifficulty?intimesof意為“在……的時刻/時期”，其后常接抽象名詞，如trouble,difficulty,stress,education等。1.Whatotherthingscanbringpeopleclosertogether?earthquakefloodtyphoon2.Howcanwehelpeachotherintimesofdifficulty?providefoodandmedicinegiveawayclothesraisemoneyatfirstfallasleepdiedownmakesurehavealookfeellikeinamess起初；首先進入夢鄉；睡著逐漸變弱；逐漸消失確信，確保看一看感覺像……；想要一團糟PhrasesreviewPassageStructure:The

Storm

Brought

People

Closer

TogetherPara.1~2:BeforethestormPara.3:DuringthestormPara.4:Afterthestormweather:

_____________→___________→_______________everyone:

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