1、The Storm Brought People Closer Together,Ben,Alabama,Guess,Whats the main idea of the story? (What happened in Alabama?),A. A rainstorm in Alabama,B. A happy family in Alabama,C. The friendly people in Alabama,Fast reading,Reading tips: The title(標(biāo)題) and the picture of the story can help you get the

2、 main idea.,A storm hit (襲擊) Alabama,strong wind,black clouds,dark,candle,match,flashlight,heavy rain,The rain is beating heavily against the window. B.打敗C.穿透,A.敲打,fallen trees,broken windows,The neighborhood was in a mess (臟亂).,Skimming,Please skim the story quickly and match the main idea with eac

3、h paragraph(段落).,A. Everyone was busy for the coming storm.,Para. 1,Para. 2,Para. 3,Para. 4,B. It is reported(報道) that a rainstorm was coming.,C. The neighborhood was in a mess after the storm.,D. The heavy rain finally started.,Before,During,After,Read Paras. 1-2 and fill in the blanks.,light,1.Wha

4、t was the weather like before the rainstorm came?,_were blowing._were making the sky dark. With no outside, it felt like midnight.,Bens dad,Bens mom,put _ over the windows.,made sure the _and_ were working. Put _and _ on the table.,2.What did they do for the rainstorm?,Strong winds,Black clouds,piec

5、es of wood,flashlights,radio,candles,matches,Before the storm,weather,preparation,strong winds,black clouds,no light,midnight,Bens dad,Bens mom,During the storm,What was Ben doing when the rain began to beat against the windows? 2. What did Bens family do during the storm?,Read Para.3 and choose the

6、 right answers.,He was sleeping. C. He was doing housework.,B. He was cooking.,A. They played a card game.,B. They had dinner together. C. They had a fun after dinner.,Ben was helping his mom cook dinner when the rain began to beat against the windows.,After dinner, they played a card game.,During t

7、he storm,Ben,Bens family,Have fun?,was helping his mom cook dinner,played a card game,Read Para.4 and answer the questions.,How was the neighborhood after the storm? The neighborhood was .,2. What did people do after the storm?,in a mess,fallen trees,broken windows,rubbish,They clean up the neighbor

8、hood together.,Before the storm,weather,preparation,winds; clouds; light,Bens dad&mom,During the storm,After the storm,Ben,Bens family,neighborhood in a mess,clean up together,Retell,Before the storm, _ _ were blowing. _ _ were making the sky dark. With no _ outside, it felt like midnight. Bens dad

9、put _ _ _over the windows while Bens mom made sure the _and _ were working. Put _and_ on the table.,During the storm, Ben was helping his mom _ _. After dinner, they tried to _ _ _ _.,After the storm, the neighborhood was_ _ _. People_ _ the neighborhood together.,earthquake,typhoon,tsunami,snow storm,The rainstorm is a disaster.,It broke