人教新目标英语八下unit 5 what were you doing when the rainstorm camesection a2 .pptVIP

Ask your classmates in your group what they were doing last night then give a report. Report: Yesterday at 7:00 … was reading. … was shopping… 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. 3a Read quickly for answers. Were winds strong or weak? Were clouds black or white? Was the sky dark or bright? Did neighbors stay inside or clean up outside? How was the neighborhood after the storm? How were the windows? Were they good or broken? Where was the rubbish? Strong. Black. Dark. They cleaned up the neighborhood outside. In a mess. Broken. Everywhere. 3a Read the passage again and answer the following questions. 1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? 2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm? Strong winds were blowing, and black clouds were making the sky very dark. The neighborhood was in a mess. There were fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish everywhere. 3a The Storm Brought People Closer Together Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area. Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside. Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhoo