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正平中学李欢

正平中学李欢

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What is the weather like ?

black clouds strong wind

It is a rainstorm.It is a rainstorm.

heavy rain

Ben

He went through(经历 ) a rainstorm.

Let’s go with him and feel the storm.

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.

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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

Stormhelp each other to rebuild( 重建） the home

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 rainstormThe result （结果） after the rainstorm

Fast reading (3minutes)

Match the paragraphs( 段落 ) with the meanings.Match the paragraphs( 段落 ) with the meanings.

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 rainstormThe result （结果） after the rainstorm

Fast reading

before the storm

after the storm

during the storm

Read Paragraph 1 and answer the question.

1. What was the weather like before the heavy rainstorm started?

Careful reading （ 3minutes)

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Before the storm

weather

Ben could hear __________ outside. __________ were making the sky very dark. With __________ outside, it felt like midnight.

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.

Who What was she /he doing ?

Ben’s dad

Ben’s mom

Careful reading

(3 minutes)

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.

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)

Read Paragraph 3 and answer the question.

1. What were people doing during the storm?

Careful reading （ 3inutes)

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.

BenBen

Ben was helping his mom make dinner.

Ben was helping his mom make dinner.

They tried to play a card game.They tried to play a card game.

During the rainstorm

During the rainstorm

before the storm

after the storm

during the storm

What happened…?

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 ）

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.

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.

They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together.

Careful reading （ 3 minutes ）

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 windowsBen’s mom was making sure the radio was working while his dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows.

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.

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.

“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.

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。

• Read the text and remember

the language points.

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