Unit5 Section A 3a-3c,Whats a rainstorm like?,Strong winds,Black clouds,Heavy rain,Loud noise,very bad weather with strong winds and heavy rain, often with thunder (雷)and lightning（閃電）,.,問題導(dǎo)思,The Storm Brought People Closer Together,Reading StrategyLook at the title and the picture, and predict(預(yù)測) what happened in the area.,Alabama,Alabama is in the southeast of the United States. There are often tornados(龍卷風(fēng)), hurricanes(颶風(fēng)) and storms in March and April every year.,Skimming(略讀),Read the passage and try to divide the passage.,After the storm,Before the storm,During the storm,Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4,Reading strategy:Sometimes the time order can help understand the text.,探究析思,Guess how people indoor felt then.,What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?,nervous,terrible,afraid,When the news were reported, the strong winds _ outside. Although it was day, it felt like _. Because _ were making the sky very _.,setoff,Describing the environment,peoplesfeelings.,happened,midnight,black clouds,dark,Para.1,flashlights,What things can people prepare if there is a storm？,matches,candles,some pieces of wood,food and water,radio,was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She put some candles and matches on the table.,What preparations were they doing?,Bens father,Bens mother,while,was putting pieces of wood over the windows,The windows might be broken.,The power might be off.,Heavy work.,Easy work.,Love,Warmth,Everyone in the neighborhood was busy.,Para.2,Why was Bens mother preparing these things when the storm came?,During the storm,Para.3,How was the weather?,What was Ben and his family doing when the rain finally came?,The rain began to beat heavily against the windows.,Deep thinking,Ben was helping his mom make dinner.Ben and his family tried to play a card game.,Why does the writer usetriedto play a card game in para.3?,After the storm,1.What was the neighborhood like after the storm? 2.How was the weather?,Para.4,In a mess,fallen trees,broken windows,rubbish,3.What did Bens family do?,They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together.,The storm broke many things apart.,Storms are not always bad.,They brought people closer together.,What can we learn from para.4?,closertogether,Nature brings us gorgeous beauty.,NATUREs POWER,Nature also brings people many disasters.,storm,flood,cyclone,earthquake,tsunami,sleet,drought,Although nature brings all kinds of disasters(災(zāi)難), we never give up hopes.As long as we help each other,well get over any difficulty.,1、 Read the passage fluently and correctly with the right pronunciation. （流利正確地朗讀文章） 2、Retell the passage .,選做作業(yè): Write a short passage about what other things can bring people closer together and how we can help each other in times of difficulty.,If everyone gives a hand, our world will be full of love.,