Unit 5
What were you doing
when the rainstorm came?
Unit 5
Section A 2
3a-3c
【学习目标】
1. 能够熟记并正确使用下列单词和短语：area wood flashlight match beat against fall asleep die down apart 。
2. 了解一些暴风雨的知识
3．自然是无情的，但是邻里互助是大爱。
Ask your classmates in your group what they were doing last night then give a report.
Report: Yesterday 7:00 … was reading.
… was shopping…
Revision
写出下列短语
in the library
at the time of
go to work
wait for the bus
walk home
on the street
play basketball
1. 在图书馆
2. 在……的时候
3. 去上班
4. 等公共汽车
5. 走路回家
6. 在街上
7. 打篮球
Look at the picture and think about what has happened.
Reading
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.
1 With no light outside , it felt like midnight.
外面没有光亮，感觉就象半夜一样。
I can’t work with all that noise going on.由于
2 Ben’s dad…while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
本的爸爸。。同时他妈妈在确认手电和收音机能正常使用。
Tom is outgoing while his sister is shy.然而
Make sure you turn off the TV before you leave the house.确认确保
My brain isn’t working well now. 运作 运转
3 beat v. beat 敲打 打败
There was dead silence but for a fly beating against the glass.
He beat her at chess.
4 fall asleep 睡着
He was too tired ,as soon as he lay down he fall asleep.
5 die down 逐渐变弱
The shouting outside suddenly began to die down..
6 rise v. 升起
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
7 fallen adj. 落下的 fall fell
He fell down from the tree. The fallen leaves are everywhere.
8 apart adv.分开
After arguing several times , they moved apart.
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?
Language points
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。
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 felt like
midnight.
e.g. With my parents away, I’m the king
of the house.
我爸妈不在家，我可是家中的“王”了！
I can’t work with all that noise going on.
由于那噪音响着，我无法工作。
1) 此句中的连词while的意思是 “当……
的时候；和……同时”，while还可以
表示“而；然而；但”之意，用来说明
和强调两种事情或情形不同。
3. Ben’s dad… while his mom was making
sure the flashlights and radio were
working.
e.g. Tom is active and outgoing while his
sister Rosa is shy and quiet.
汤姆活跃外向，而他的妹妹罗莎却
害羞腼腆。
2) make sure“确认，查明，核实；确保；设法保证”，其后可接句子，或接介词of及宾语，用来引入需要确认的内容。
e.g. Could you make sure what time he’s
arriving?
你能确认一下他几点到达吗？
Make sure you turn off the TV before you leave the house.
在你离开屋子前确认关闭了电视。
3) 此句中的work表示机器，器官等 “运作，运转”，这是动词work的一种基本用法。
e.g. My watch is waterproof— that means
it would work fine even if it’s in water.
我的手表是防水的—这就是说即便在
水里它也会正常运转。
4. …, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
你能否想出此句中包含的句型？
It is adj.+ to do sth. 做……怎么样。
It is adj. for sb. to do sth.
对某人来说做……怎么样。
e.g. It is important for us to learn English.
对我们来说学英语很重要。
1. 在街上踢球很危险。
It is _______________ soccer on the street.
2. 每天早上读书对你来说很有必要。
It is ________ for you _______ in the
morning.
3. 对他来说完成作业很容易
It is ____ for him __________________.
dangerous to play
necessary to read
easy to finish homework
5. He finally fell asleep when the wind was
dying down at around 3:00 a.m.
fall asleep 进入梦乡，睡着
asleep adj. 睡着
区别sleepy, asleep & sleep
sleepy是形容词，可意为 “困倦的；瞌
睡的”，可作定语和表语。如：
I’ll go to bed. I’m sleepy.
我要去睡觉了。我困了。
asleep是形容词，意思是“睡着的”，强调状态，常作表语。短语fall asleep意为“入睡；睡着”。如：
Grandma fell asleep when watching TV.
奶奶看电视时睡着了。
sleep可作动词，意为 “睡觉”，也可作名词，意为“睡眠；睡觉”。 如：
My father is sleeping. Please keep quiet.
我父亲在睡觉，请保持安静。
die down逐渐变弱，逐渐平息
e.g. When you saw him, his anger had
died down a bit. 你看见他的时候，他的火气已经下去了。
rise是不及物动词，意为：（价格、水位等）上涨；（月亮、太阳等）上升。
e.g. It is too hot. The temperature rises
by 6℃ today.
太热了。今天的气温一下子上升了6
摄氏度。
6. When he woke up, the sun was rising.
Spelling Bee
1. English-Chinese
rainstorm, alarm, storm, wind, light, area, wood, window, flashlight, match, against, asleep
2. Chinese-English
(闹钟)发出响声；开始；大量地；突然；接电话；奇怪的；报道；敲打；睡着；逐渐变弱；升起；倒下的；分离
When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.
Test your spelling.
1. 感觉像
2. 首先
3. 入睡
4. 逐渐变弱
5. 确信
6. 醒来
7. 一团糟
8. 清洁
9. 互相帮助
10. 在困难时期
feel like
at first
fall asleep
die down
make sure
wake up
in a mess
clean up
help each other
in times of difficulty
重点短语
1. When he saw a wallet on the ground, he ____ at once. （2013湖南益阳）
A. picked it up
B. gave it up
C. picked up it
2. The _____ dishes lay on the floor and no one was in the room.
A. breaking B. broken
C. broke D. break
单项选择。
3. —Why do you always sleep ___?
—Because I’m afraid of the dark.
（2013山东烟台）
A. by yourself
B. with the door open
C. with the window open
D. with the light on
4. — What was Tom doing ____ it was
raining?
— He was doing his homework in the
bedroom.
A. since B. while
C. when D. if
5. Betty was doing her homework ____
the door bell rang.
A. when B. if
C. because D. and
Homework
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