1. SectionA 3a—3c 正平中学 李欢

2. Watch the video

3. What is the weather like ? black cloudsstrong wind It is a rainstorm. heavy rain

4. Ben He went through( 经历 ) a rainstorm. Let’s go with him and feel the storm.

5. 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. Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Bens dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside. Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together. The Storm Brought People Closer Together ○ People help each other. ○

6. 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. Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Bens dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside. Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together. The Storm Brought People Closer Together Wood and rubbish broken windows fallen houses Storm help each other to rebuild( 重建） the home

7. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 The weather before the rainstorm The preparation （ 准备 ） before the rainstorm The activities during( 在 … 期间 ) the rainstorm The result （ 结果 ） after the rainstorm Fast reading (3minutes) Match the paragraphs( 段落 ) with the meanings.

8. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 The weather before the rainstorm The preparation （ 准备 ） before the rainstorm The activities during( 在 … 期间 ) the rainstorm The result （ 结果 ） after the rainstorm Fast reading before the storm after the storm during the storm

9. Read Paragraph 1 and answer the question. 1. What was the weather like before the heavy rainstorm started? Careful reading （ 3minutes) ○

10. Before the storm weather Ben could hear __________ outside. __________ were making the sky very dark. With __________ outside, it felt like midnight. strong winds Black clouds no light 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.

11. Who What was she /he doing ? Ben’s dad Ben’s mom Careful reading (3 minutes)

12. Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table.

13. Who What was she /he doing ? Ben’s dad Ben’s mom He was putting pieces of wood over the windows. She was making sure the flashlight and radio were working. She was putting some candles and matches on the table. Careful reading (3 minutes)

14. Read Paragraph 3 and answer the question. 1. What were people doing during the storm? Careful reading （ 3inutes)

15. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.

16. Ben Ben was helping his mom make dinner. They tried to play a card game. During the rainstorm

17. before the storm after the storm during the storm What happened…?

18. Read Paragraph 4 and answer the questions. 1. What was the neighborhood like after the storm? 2. What did people do after the rainstorm? Careful reading （ 3 minutes ）

19. Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.

20. 1. What was the neighborhood like after the storm? 2. What did people do after the rainstorm? The neighborhood was in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Careful reading （ 3 minutes ）

21. 3b Complete the sentences using information from the passage. 1.When the news on TV was reported, strong winds ____________ outside. were blowing Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. 2. While Ben’s mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad ___________ was putting pieces of wood over the windows Ben ’ s mom was making sure the radio was working while his dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows.

22. 3. Ben __________________________________ when the heavy rain finally started. was helping his mom make dinner While Ben was helping his mom make dinner, the heavy rain finally started.. 4.When Ben _________ at 3:00 am, the wind ______________. fell asleep was dying down Ben fell asleep at 3:00 am while the wind was dying down.

23. before the storm after the storm in the order( 次序） of __________ time during the storm The storm brought people closer together. People helped clean up the neighborhood together.

24. “ Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.” 1.What other things can bring people closer together? 2.How can we help each other in times of difficulty? Discuss the questions in groups 处于困境中 The earthquake, typhoon( 台风 ) and other natural disasters( 自然灾害虫 )can also bring people closer together. We can encourage each other, send goods( 商品 ) and materials( 物资 ) to each other.

25. Retell the story Before the rainstorm During the rainstorm After the rainstorm What you heard What you see the rain _________ people’s activities neighborhood neighbors 暴风雨之前的天 气变化。 暴风雨时的情 景以及你和你 的家人的活动. 暴风雨后，周 边的环境以及 人们如何互相 帮助。

26. Read the text and remember the language points. Preview 1.Read Grammar Focus 2.Finish 4a,4b