Section A 2 (3a-3c)Step 1 Revision 1. Ask students to talk about what they were doing last night in groups of four then give a report.2. 寫出下列短語在圖書館 in the library在的時候 at the time of 去上班 go to work 等公共汽車 wait for the bus 走路回家 walk home在街上 on the street打籃球 play basketball Step 2 PresentationAsk the students to look at the picture and think about what has happened.Step 3 Reading 3a Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions1) What was the weather like before the heavy ran started?2）What was the neighborhood like after the storm?Keys: 1. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.2. The neighborhood was in a mess.3b Read the passage again and complete the sentences using information from the passage. 1) When the news on TV was reported, strong winds were _ outside. 2）While Bens mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad_. 3) Ben _ when the heavy rain finally started.4) When Ben _at 3:00 a.m., the wind _.Keys: 1) were blowing 2) was putting pieces of wood over the windows 3) was helping his mom make dinner 4) fell asleep: was dying downStep 4 Speaking3c Discuss the questions with a partner. “Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.” What other can bring people closer together? How can we help each other in times of difficulty?Step 5 Language points1. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 此句中介詞with表示一種伴隨狀況，同時還包含著某種因果關系，表示“因某種狀況的存在而導致”, 因此可翻譯成“由于；因為”等。e.g. With my parents away, Im the king of the house. 我爸媽不在家，我可是家中的“王”了！ I cant work with all that noise going on. 由于那噪音響著，我無法工作。2. Bens dad while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. 1) 此句中的連詞while的意思是 “當的時候；和同時”，while還可以表示“而；然而；但”之意，用來說明和強調兩種事情或情形不同。e.g. Tom is active and outgoing while his sister Rosa is shy and quiet. 湯姆活躍外向，而他的妹妹羅莎卻害羞靦腆。2) make sure“確認，查明，核實；確保；設法保證”，其后可接句子，或接介詞of及賓語，用來引入需要確認的內容。e.g. Could you make sure what time hes arriving? 你能確認一下他幾點到達嗎？Make sure you turn off the TV before you leave the house. 在你離開屋子前確認關閉了電視。3) 此句中的work表示機器，器官等 “運作，運轉”，這是動詞work的一種基本用法。e.g. My watch is waterproof that means it would work fine even if its in water. 我的手表是防水的 這就是說即便在水里它也會正常運轉。3. It was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.It is adj.+ to do sth. 做怎么樣。It is adj. for sb. to do sth. 對某人來說做怎么樣。e.g. It is important for us to learn English. 對我們來說學英語很重要。活學活用：1. 在街上踢球很危險。It is _ soccer on the street.2. 每天早上讀書對你來說很有必要。It is _ for you _ in the morning.3. 對他來說完成作業很容易It is _ for him _.4. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m.fall asleep 進入夢鄉，睡著asleep adj. 睡著區別sleepy, asleep & sleepsleepy是形容詞，可意為 “困倦的；瞌睡的”，可作定語和表語。如：Ill go to bed. Im sleepy. 我要去睡覺了。我困了。asleep是形容詞，意思是“睡著的”，強調狀態，常作表語。短語fall asleep意為“入睡；睡著”。如：Grandma fell asleep when watching TV. 奶奶看電視時睡著了。sleep可作動詞，意為 “睡覺”，也可作名詞，意為“睡眠；睡覺”。 如：My father is sleeping. Please keep quiet. 我父親在睡覺，請保持安靜。die down逐漸變弱，逐漸平息e.g. When you saw him, his anger had died down a bit. 你看見他的時候，他的火氣已經下去了。5. When he woke up, the sun was rising.rise是不及物動詞，意為：（價格、水位等）上漲；（月亮、太陽等）上升。e.g. It is too hot. The temperature rises by 6 today. 太熱了。今天的氣溫一下子上升了6攝氏度。 Step 6 重點短語feel likeat firs