【正文】 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。 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 ”。 It is _______________ soccer on the street. 2) 每天早上讀書對(duì)你來說很有必要。并且還有 “起床 ”的意思。世紀(jì) ① I was walking to school when I saw a cat in a tree. ② When Sally arrived home, her mother was cleaning the house. 主句的動(dòng)作是持續(xù)性的，而從句動(dòng)作是短暫性的，此時(shí)用 ______引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句，主句用 __________時(shí)態(tài)，從句用一般過去時(shí)態(tài)。 y —She is really a nice teacher. A. helps B. is helping C. was helping (2021 福建福州 ) 2. —What were you doing when I phoned you yesterday evening? — I was doing homework while my parents ______ dinner, grandma. A. cooked B. cook C. were cooking (2021 四川自貢 ) 3. —How fast ______ when the police stopped you? —I don’t know exactly, but not too fast, I think. A. were you driving B. did you drive C. are you driving (2021 山東威海 ) 4. —Why did the car hit the boy? —Because the driver ______ on the phone at that time. A. talk B. is talking C. was talking D. have talked (2021 天津 ) Step 4 活學(xué)活用 4a Look at the table and write sentences with both while and when. John Mary take photos buy a drink play the piano leave the house clean his room turn on the radio shop take the car to the car wash 4b Fill in the blanks with was, were, when or while. At 7:00 ., I woke up. _____ I ____ making my breakfast, my brother ______ listening to the radio. ________ I was eating, the radio news talked about a car accident near our home. My brother and I went out right away to have a look. _____ we got to the place of the accident, the car _____ in bad shape from hitting a tree. But luckily the driver ____ fine. The roads ______ icy because of the heavy snow from the night before. Step 5 Speaking 4c What were you doing at these times last Sunday? Fill in the chart. Then ask your partner. Step 6 Exercises I. 根據(jù)漢語意思完成下列英語句子，每空一詞。 . The teacher spent an hour in explaining this passage. 老師用了一小時(shí)來講解這一段。 silently . Many patients were waiting in silence. 許多病 人在靜靜地等候著。 remember to do sth. 表示 “記得要去做某事 ”。 2. 句子結(jié)構(gòu) : 主語 + was/were + doing sth. + 時(shí)間狀語 3. 時(shí)間狀語詞 : at 5:00 yesterday afternoon, at that time, then 等連用 , 或者用另一動(dòng)作來表示過去的時(shí)間。 ③ 表示思維或心理狀態(tài)的動(dòng)詞： believe (認(rèn)為 ), fet, consider, know, remember, hope, wish, want 等； ④ 表示所屬關(guān)系的動(dòng)詞： belong, have, own, hold (容納 )等。 Step 4 重點(diǎn)短語 1. 感覺像 2. 首先 3. 入睡 4. 逐漸變?nèi)? 5. 確信 6. 醒來 7. 凌亂 8. 清潔 9. 互相幫助 10. 在困難時(shí)期 重點(diǎn)句子 1. What were you doing at eight last night? I was taking a shower. 2. He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came. 3. While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework. Step 5 Self Check 1. Fill in the blanks with when or while. 1. _____ I was walking home from school, I saw a strange light in the sky. But _____ I pointed it out to my friend, it went away. 2. ______ I told my older brother about the strange light in the sky, he just laughed and didn’t believe me. 3. ______ my brother was laughing, the television news reported that other people had seen the light as well. 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets. When I ____ (be) in the sixth grade, I ______ (join) a piano