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What is it ? It’s sunny. What’s the weather like? What is it? What’s the weather like? typhoon windy It’s windy. What is it? What’s the weather like? snowstorm It’s snowy. What is it? What’s the weather like? thunder and lightning It’s bad weather. It’s going to rain. 3a Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? Strong winds were blowing, and black clouds were making the sky very dark. 2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm? The neighborhood was in a mess. There were fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish everywhere. Complete the sentences using information from the passage. 3b 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 _______ __________________________________. were blowing was putting pieces of wood over the windows 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 flood Can you name any natural or man-made disasters? A flood washed the village away. wash sth. away mudslide earthquake car accident A car crashed into a tree. drought snowslide pollution air crash sandstorm oil leak Natural disasters and bad weather typhoon thunder and lightning rainstorm snowstorm 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? Those who help others and so benefit themselves are the happiest. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 介词with在这里表伴随，意思 是“由于；因为” With my parents away, I’m the king of the house. 我爸妈不在，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。 2. The news on TV reporte