（精）2014年春人教版八年级下册unit5第二课时.ppt

Ask your classmates in your group what they were doing last night then give a report. Report: Yesterday 7:00 … was reading. … was shopping… rainstorm alarm go off begin heavily suddenly pick up strange n. 暴风雨 n. 闹钟 (闹钟)发出响声 v.开始 adv.在很大程度上；大量地 adv. 突然；忽然 接电话 adj.奇特的；奇怪的 Words expressions beat against asleep fall asleep die down rise fallen apart v. 敲打；打败 prep. 倚；碰；撞 adj. 睡着 进入梦乡；睡着 逐渐变弱；逐渐消失 v.n. 升起；增加；提高 adj.倒下的；落下的 adv.分离；分开 Words expressions Look at the picture and think about what has happened. Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? 2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm? 3a The strong winds were blowing. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The neighbors are much closer together. 3b Complete the sentences using information from the passage. 1. When the news on TV was reported, strong winds ____________ outside. 2. While Ben’s mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad __________________________________ __________________________________. was putting pieces of wood over the windows were blowing 3. Ben ______________________________ when the heavy rain finally started. 4. When Ben ___________ at 3:00 a.m., the wind ______________. was helping his mom make dinner fell asleep was dying down 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? 1. I called at seven and you didn’t pick up. 汤姆拿起电话，拨打了号码。 Tom picked up the phone and dialed the number. 我五点钟来接你。 I will pick you up at five. 告诉你一个窍门，是从我妈妈那里学来的。 Here’s a tip I picked up from my mother. pick up可以表示“拿起，捡起，(开车)接人，(偶然)得到”等。 Practice 此句中介词with表示一种伴随状况，同时还包含着某种因果关系，表示“因某种状况的存在而导致……”, 因此可翻译成“由于；因为”等。 2. With no light outside, it fel