第二课时 Section A(3a－4c)
Teaching Key Points 【教学重点】
The vocabulary：
storm，report，area，wind，light，wood，window，match，beat，against，asleep，fallen，icy，kid，rise，at first，fall asleep，die down，have a look
Target language：
1.Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
2．He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3：00 a．m.
3．What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping?
Teaching Difficult Points 【教学难点】
1.Use the target language above to talk about past events.
2．The usage of “fall asleep，die down，have a look”．
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
an English book，a tape recorder and CAI
Teaching Steps 【教学过程】
★Step 1 Preview and perception 【预习感知】
Ask the students to read the vocabulary and target language.
Ⅰ.根据句意及汉语或首字母提示写单词。
1．I will send you a copy of the ______(报道)．
2．They pushed a______ the rock with all their strength.
3．The No.1 School b______ our school at basketball yesterday.
4．It's cold outside，would you mind my closing the w______？
5．Her breathing became steady and she fell ______(睡着)．
Ⅱ.句型转换。
1．I was_watching_TV when the rainstorm came.(对画线部分提问)
What ______ you ______ when the rainstorm came?
2．She was listening to the music when her father called her.(改为一般疑问句)
______ she ______ to the music when her father called her?
3．We played soccer in the playground yesterday.(用at this time yesterday替换yesterday )
We ______ ______ ______ in the playground at this time yesterday.
★Step 2 Consociation and exploration 【合作探究】
Let the students read the book by themselves in order to find out the answers.They can discuss the questions in groups or ask the teacher for help.When they finish the questions，ask some students to check the answers.Give the students 5—7 minutes.
★Step 3 Leading in 【情景导入】
Ask some students to review the conversation they learned in last class.
T: What were you doing at 7：00 last night?
S1：…
S2：…
★Step 4 Pre－task 【准备任务】
Page 35，3a
Ask the students to read the passage and answer the questions.
1．What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?
2．What was the neighborhood like after the storm?
