1、新目标英语八年级下新目标英语八年级下 Unit5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? SectionA3a-3c 教学设计教学设计 Studying aims： 1. 学会用过去进行时谈论过去的事情。 2. 认识到家人邻居等互帮互助的重要性。 3. 学会做一个乐于助人的人。 Teaching processes: 1.Revision: Show some pictures to Ss, ask and answer: What were they doing at 9:00 a.m. last Saturday? 2. Lead-in:
2、Show Ss a video about a storm.Ask: What can you see？ How are you feeling? Ask seome students to show their ideas. 3.Scanning. Ask Ss to look at the picture in the passage in 3a and answer the questions. 1.What can you see in the picture? 2.Can you see fallen trees in the photo? 3.What will a storm b
3、ring to us? 4.How can a storm bring people closer? 4.Fast reading. Ask Ss to Read 3a and answer the following questions. 1). What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? 2). What was the neighborhood look like? Keys: 1) Strong winds were blowing, and black clouds were making the sky very
4、 dark. 2) The neighborhood was in a mess. There were fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish everywhere. 5. Careful reading. Let Ss think: 1) What is the order of the passage? Let Ss know : Before the stormPara1 and 2 (weather) During the stormPara3 (activities) Time After the stormPara4 (neighborh
5、ood) 2) Read Para1 and think: How serious was the storm? Before the storm: Black clouds were making the sky _ .It felt like the midnight Dark ( explain dark means with little/no light. During the storm Make Ss find out which sentences can discribe the storm. a.There were strong winds and a heavy rai
6、n. b. The water beat heavily against the door. After the storm: Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. 3). Read 3a again and find out: Before the storm: What were people doing? Fill in the blanks: Dad _over the windows Mom _ Keys: Fill in the blanks: was putting pieces of wood Was
7、 making sure the radio, flashlight and matches were working. During the storm: Read 3a and finish the questions: .How was the weather? What was Ben doing when it rained heavily? What did Bens family do after dinner? 4. Did they have fun? Keys: The rain beat heavily against the windows He was helping
8、 his mom make dinner. They played a card game. No, they didnt.It was hard to have fun. After the storm: Find the answers to the following questions: .Ben finally _ when the wind was _. When Ben _, the sun _ .fell asleep, dying down woke up, was rising How was the neighborhood? .Ben found the neighbo
9、rhood was _ . _ trees, _ windows and _ were everywhere. . Bens family joined the neighbors to help _ the neighborhood. Keys: .in a mess, . Fallen, broken, rubbish . clean up 6. Read and finish 3b. Complete the sentences using information from the passage 1) When the news on TV was reported, strong w
10、inds _ outside. 2). While Bens mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad _ 3). Ben _ when the heavy rain finally started. 4). When Ben _ at 3:00 a.m., the wind _. 7. Show pictures and help Ss know: People always remember what they were doing when something terrible happen to them. 8. Speaki
11、ng. Ask Ss to finish 3c. Discuss the questions with a partner. “Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.” What other things can bring people closer together? How can we help each other in times of difficulty? 8. Sum up: How can you become a close
12、r person? Talk in groups and sum up: 1).Believe in yourself. 2).Smile a lot. 3).Care for others a lot. 4).Join the same activity together. 5). Talk to others on QQ or Wechat often. 6). Give more and take less. Remember: Teamwork is important. Helping others is helping ourselves. Be closer and warmer to others. 9. Homework 1). Retell the text. 2). Write a passage about how to be a closer person.
