英语人教版八年级下册Unit8 Reading

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came ?
Section A (3a-3c)
Activity one : Brainstorm
1.Do you know something about rainstorm?
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2.Before the rainstorm what things should we prepare ?
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Activity two: Lead -in
Look at the title(The storm brought people closer together) and picture, and predict(预测) what happened?
Activity three : Self -learning
1. Listen and divide the story into 3 parts.
Rainstorm
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Para_______ para_____ para_______
2.Read the story carefully and find the answers of each part.
Before the rainstorm :
1)What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?
__________were blowing ,and black clouds ________ the sky dark.
2)What did the news on TV reported?
_______________________ was in the area.
3)How was everyone in the neighborhood?
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4)What were Ben’s parents doing ?
Ben’s dad was ______________ over the windows. While Ben’s mom was making sure the _______ and were working. She also put some _______ and ________ on the table.
While the rainstorm:
1)What was Ben doing ?
Ben was __________ make dinner.
2)What did they try to do ? Were they happy ?why ?
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After the rainstorm :
1)When was the wind die down ?
The rain wind was dying down ___________________.
2)What was the neighborhood like after the rainstorm ?
The neighborhood was _________. There were __________, _______ ________ and ________ everywhere.
3)What did they do after the rainstorm ?
They joined ____________ to help clean up the neighborhood together.
Activity four : Group work.
1)Retell the story
Rainstorm
2)Report time
Reporter:Hello, Could I ask you some questions about the rainstorm?
Ben/father/mother/neighbor:Sure.
Reporter:What was the weather like before the rainstorm?
Reporter:What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?
.....
Reporter:What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
...
Reporter: What did you do while he was....?
....
Reporter:Thank you for telling me.
Activity Five :Discuss the questions with your group members.
“Although the storm broke many things apart ,it brought families and neighbors closer together .”What other things an bring people closer together ?How can we help each other in times of difficulty?
Activity six : Summary
The important words we’ve learnt__________________________________________
Some useful expression____________________________________________________________
Activity seven :homework
1.Try to recite 3a .
2.Do the exercise book on page 42.。