Unit5Whatwereyoudoingwhentherainstormcame?SectionA(3a-3c)Whatdisaster（災難）ismentionedinthenews?TheStormBroughtPeopleCloserTogetherGuessWhat’sthemainideaofthestory?(WhathappenedinAlabama?)A.ArainstorminAlabamaB.AhappyfamilyinAlabamaC.ThefriendlypeopleinAlabamaFastreadingReadingtips:Thetitle(標題)andthepictureofthestorycanhelpyougetthemainidea.Astormhit(襲擊)AlabamaSkimmingPleaseskimthestoryquicklyandmatchthemainideawitheachparagraph(段落).A.Everyonewasbusyforthecomingstorm.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4B.Itisreported(報道)thatarainstormwascoming.

C.Theneighborhoodwasinamessafterthestorm.

D.Theheavyrainfinallystarted.

BeforeDuringAfterReadParas.1-2andfillintheblanks.light1.Whatwastheweatherlikebeforetherainstormcame?___________wereblowing.___________weremakingtheskydark.Withno____outside,itfeltlikemidnight.Ben’sdadBen’smomput______________overthewindows.madesurethe__________and_____wereworking.Put_______and________onthetable.2.Whatdidtheydofortherainstorm?StrongwindsBlackcloudspiecesofwoodflashlightsradiocandlesmatchesWhatwasBendoingwhentherainbegantobeatagainstthewindows?

2.WhatdidBen’sfamilydoduringthestorm?ReadPara.3andchoosetherightanswers.Hewassleeping.C.Hewasdoinghousework.B.Hewascooking.A.Theyplayedacardgame.B.Theyhaddinnertogether.C.Theyhadafunafterdinner.Benwashelpinghismomcookdinnerwhentherainbegantobeatagainstthewindows.Afterdinner,theyplayedacardgame.DuringthestormBenBen’sfamilywashelpinghismomcookdinnerplayedacardgameReadPara.4andanswerthequestions.Howwastheneighborhoodafterthestorm?

Theneighborhoodwas.2.Whatdidpeopledoafterthestorm?inamessTheycleanuptheneighborhoodtogether.Beforethestormweatherpreparationwinds;clouds;lightBen’sdad&momDuringthestormAfterthestormBenBen’sfamilyneighborhoodinamesscleanuptogetherRetellGroupworkLookatthepictureandtalkaboutwhatthesepeopleweredoingwhenWenchuanearthquake（地震）happened?Pleasetakesomenoteswhiletalking.Whatwas/weresb.doingwhen

Wenchuanearthquakehappened

?SandyTwinbrothersSammyfathermotherdogSupposeyouwereSandy,writeashortpassageaccordingtoyourdiscussiontointroducepeople'sactivitieswhenWenchuanearthquakehappened.WritingFirst,writeabouttheevent(whenandwhereithappened).AnimportanteventthatIrememberwellwas_____________________.Ithappenedon_____________in__________________.Next,writeaboutwhatyouandyourfamiliesweredoingwhenthiseventhappened.WhenWenchuanearthquakehappened/Whenthiseventhappened,Iwas______.Mymotherwas

,andmyfather____________...Then,writeaboutwhythiseventwasimportant.Thiseventisveryimportanttomebecause____________./Irememberthiseventwellbecause___________________.earthquaketyphoontsunamisnowstormTherainstormi