Unit5Whatwereyoudoingwhentherainstormcame?SectionA（3a3c）

TeachingObjectives

Bytheendofthelesson,studentswillbeableto:

Understandthepassage“TheStormBroughtPeopleCloserTogether”andanswerprehensionquestions(3a).

pletesentenceswithinformationfromthepassage,usingthepastcontinuousandsimplepasttensescorrectly(3b).

Discusshowdifficulties(likestorms)bringpeoplecloserandwaystohelpeachother,usingtargetlanguage(3c).

TeachingKeyPoints&Difficulties

KeyPoints

prehendingthepassageaboutastorm’simpactonaneighborhood.

Usingpastcontinuousandsimplepasttensestoretellpassageevents.

Discussingmunitysupportandunity.

Difficulties

Understandingplexsentencestructuresinthepassage.

Expressingideasaboutmunitysupportclearly.

TeachingMethods

PassageReading&prehensionQuestions

SentencepletionwithTensePractice

Discussion&OpinionSharing

TeachingAids

Textbook,blackboard,multimedia

TeachingProcedure

I.Warmup&StormImpactTalk(7mins)

DailyQuestion

Askstudents:“Whathappenstoaneighborhoodduringastorm?Whatdopeopledo?”

e.g.34studentsshare,e.g.,“Peoplehelpeachothercleanup.”,“Neighborscheckoneachother.”

LeadintoPassage

Say:“Today’spassageisaboutastorminAlabama.Let’sseehowitaffectedBen’sneighborhoodandbroughtpeoplecloser.”

II.3aActivity–PassageReading&QuestionAnswering(12mins)

Instruction

Show3apassageandquestions:

Whatwastheweatherlikebeforetheheavyrainstarted?

Whatwastheneighborhoodlikeafterthestorm?

e.g.students:“Readthepassagecarefully.Findanswerstothequestions.Use‘GuessingMeaning’fornewwords(e.g.,‘dyingdown’–beingweaker).”

StudentActivity

Studentsreadindividually.Then,discussinpairs.Walkaroundtohelp,asking“What’stheweatherbeforerain?(strongwinds,blackclouds)”.

Checkanswers:

Beforeheavyrain:Strongwinds,blackcloudsmakingtheskydark,nolight(feltlikemidnight).

Afterthestorm:Inamess(fallentrees,brokenwindows,rubbisheverywhere);butpeoplejoinedtocleanup,bringingfamilies/neighborscloser.

III.3bActivity–SentencepletionwithTenses(10mins)

Instruction

Show3bsentences.Tellstudents:“pletethemusinginformationfromthepassage.Payattentiontopastcontinuous(was/were+doing)andsimplepast(verbed)tenses.”

Sentences:

WhenthenewsonTVwasreported,strongwinds________outside.

WhileBen’smomwasmakingsuretheradiowasworking,hisdad________.

Ben________whentheheavyrainfinallystarted.

a.m.Ben________at3:00a.m.,thewind________.

StudentActivity

e.g.entsworkindividually,thenpaircheck.Walkaroundtoguide,e.g.,“Forsentence2,whatwasDaddoing?(puttingpiecesofwoodoverwindows–pastcontinuous)”.

Checkanswers:

wereblowing(pastcontinuous:windsinprogress)

wasputtingpiecesofwoodoverthewindows(pastcontinuous:actioninprogresswhilemomworked)

washelpinghismommakedinner(pastcontinuous:actioninprogresswhenrainstarted)

finallyfellasleep;wasdyingdown(pastcontinuous:windactioninprogresswhenBenslept)

IV.3cActivity–DiscussiononUnity(11mins)

Instruction

Show3cdiscussionquestions:

“Althoughthestormbrokemanythingsapart,itbroughtfamiliesandneighborsclosertogether.Whatotherthingscanbringpeoplecloser?Howcanwehelpeachotherindifficulty?”

Explain:“Shareyourideas.Thinkofeventslikefestivals,munitywork,orhelpingclassmates.”

StudentActivity

e.g.entsdiscussinpairs.Walkaroundtoencourage,e.g.,“Volunteeringtogethercanbringpeoplecloser.How?”.

Invitepairstoshare:

“Helpingclassmateswithhomeworkbringsuscloser.”

“munitycleanupsorcharityeventscanunitepeople.”

“Indifficulty,wecanlistentoothers,shareresources,orworktogether.”

V.Summary&Homework(5mins)

Summary

Recapkeypoints:

Passageaboutastorm’simpactandmunityunity.

Usingpastcontinuousandsimplepasttoretellevents.

Discussinghowdifficulties/festivalsbringpeoplecloser.

Writeontheboard:

KeyTenses:

PastContinuous:was/were+doing(duringthestorm).

e.g.lePast:verbed(pletedactions,e.g.,stormended).

UnityIdeas:Storm,festivals,munitywork.

Homework

(1)Writeashortparagraph(68lines)aboutanevent(realormadeup)thatbroughtpeoplecloser.Usepastcontinuousandsimplepast.

e.g.Thinkofonewaytohelpaneighborindifficultyandwriteitdown(e.g.,“Helpcarrygroceriesifthey’resick.”).

BlackboardDesign

Unit5Whatwereyoudoingwhentherainstormcame?

SectionA(3a3c)

3aAnswers:

1.Beforerain:Strongwinds,blackclouds,darksky,nolight.

2.Afterstorm:Messy(fallentree