【正文】 s storm happening outside. It is adj.+ to do sth. 做??怎么樣。 3. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the window. ◆ beat 作動(dòng)詞，可意為 “敲打；錘砸 ”。 2) make sure“確認(rèn)，查明，核實(shí)；確保；設(shè)法保證 ”，其后可接句子，或接介詞 of 及賓語，用來引入需要確認(rèn)的內(nèi)容。 go off pick up so many wait for 1. — Are you ___________ me, Lily? — Yes, I have something important to tell you. 2. There are __________ new magazines in your school library. 3. — Did you call your mom? — Yes. But she didn’ t ________. 4. Listen, Jim. Your alarm is __________ in your room. Step 9 Homework Write a short passage. Your passage should include the following information. 1) What were you doing at 8:00 yesterday evening? 2) Where were you? 3) Who were you with? Section A 2 (3a3c) Step 1 Revision Ask your partner what he/she was doing last night, then give a report. Step 2 Free talk Rainstorm is ing… Preparation… After the rainstorm… Step 3 Reading 1. Fast reading Match the main idea with each paragraph. Para. 1 The activities during (在 …… 期間 ) the rainstorm. Para. 2 The result (結(jié)果 ) after the rainstorm. Para. 3 The weather before the rainstorm. Para. 4 The preparation (準(zhǔn)備 ) before the rainstorm. 2. Work on 3a. Read the passage and answer the following questions 1) What was the weather like before the heavy ran started? 2） What was the neighborhood like after the storm? Keys: 1. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 2. The neighborhood was in a mess. 3. Work on 3b. Read the passage again and plete the sentences using information from the passage. 1) When the news on TV was reported, strong winds were _____________ outside. 2） While Ben’s mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad ________________. 3) Ben _____________________ when the heavy rain finally started. 4) When Ben _______________at 3:00 ., the wind _________________. Keys: 1) were blowing 2) was putting pieces of wood over the windows 3) was helping his mom make dinner 4) fell asleep: was dying down Step 4 Speaking Work on 3c. Discuss the questions with a partner. “Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.” What other can bring people closer together? How can we help each other in times of difficulty? Step 5 Language points 1. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 此句中介詞 with表示一種伴隨狀況，同時(shí)還包含著某種因果關(guān)系，表示 “因某 種狀況的存在而導(dǎo)致 ……”, 因此可翻譯成 “由于；因?yàn)?”等。 2) (開車 )接人；搭載 . I’ll pick you up at your home tomorrow. 明天我會(huì)開車到你家接你。 3. So, when the rainstorm suddenly came, … suddenly adv. 突然；忽然 . I suddenly remembered that I hadn’t locked the door. 我忽然想起沒有鎖門。 教學(xué)難點(diǎn) : when, while引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句中的過去時(shí)和過去進(jìn)行時(shí) 課時(shí)劃分 Section A 1 (1a 2d) Section A 2 (3a3c) Section A 3 (Grammar focus4c) Section B 1 (1a2e) Section B 2 (3aSelf check) Section A 1 (1a2d) Step 1 Warming up Yesterday, there was a rainstorm. Where were they when the rainstorm came? Here are some reports. For example: A: Where were you when the rainstorm came? B: I was in the library. A: What were you doing when the rainstorm came? B: I was waiting for the bus at the bus stop. Work on 1a. Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm? Match the 21cnjy statements with the people in the picture. 1. _____ I was in the library. 2. _____ I was in my house. I was on the street. I was at the bus stop. Step 2 Speaking Look at the pictures and answer the questions by using “was/were + doing” For example: A: What was your sister/brother doing at the time of the rainstorm? B: He _____________________. Step 3 Listening What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Let’s listen. Pay attention to “was/were +doing” 1b Listen to the TV report and circle the correct response. a. doing my homework / studying b. playing basketball / reading c. going to work / waiting for the bus d. walking home / shopping Pair work: 1c Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm. Step 4 Listening 2a Listen and number the pictures 15. 2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2) heavily adv. 在很大程度上；大量地 . moving heavily 吃力地移動(dòng) It was raining heavily. 雨下得很大。 Pick that book up. 把那本書撿起來。世紀(jì) *教 育網(wǎng) 2. They ________(begin) to play chess half an hour ago.【出處： 21教育名師】 3. It’ s raining ________(heavy) outside so you’ d better not go out. 4. _________(sudden), a young man in a white hat came into my office. 5. That was one of the __________ (strange) things in my life. II. 根據(jù)語境 , 從方框中選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)亩陶Z填空 , 有的需要變換形式。 . Tom is active and outgoing while his sister Rosa is shy and quiet. 湯姆活躍外向，而他的妹妹羅莎卻害羞靦腆。 . The radio doesn’t work. 收音機(jī)壞了。如： Her heart beat so quickly that she could hardly 【運(yùn)用】根據(jù)句意，選出下列各題中劃線部分的含義。 活學(xué)活用： 1) 在街上踢球很危險(xiǎn)。 fall asleep 意為“進(jìn)入夢鄉(xiāng)；睡著 ”。 n. 做動(dòng)詞時(shí)，常用作不及物動(dòng)詞，意為 “升起；增加；提高 ”。 1) Tom _______ his head when h