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Unit4What’ the best movie theater? 1. Knowledge objects Key vocabulary:storm,report,area,wind, light, wood,window, flashlight,match,beat,heavily,against,asleep. die down,rise, apart Target language: With no light outside, it felt like midnight. Ben’s

dad… while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. 2.Methods objects in teaching Reading methods,oral practice,employ communicate approach 3.Moral objects Dig students’ potential to recall the past related stories by describing what happened,and arouse students’ interest,at the same time,get students to memorize the past wonderful time. Teaching key points Master the key words ands expressions,grasp the past continuous tense and use it correctly to describe what was happening. Teaching difficult points Be able to use the past continuous tense to describe what was happening. Teaching aids A multimedia computer,a tape recorder

Teaching procedures Step 1 Revision Greet the class as usual.Ask students:What were you doing at this time yesterday? Help students answer: We were having an English class. Step 2 Presentation Tell the students: We were talking about the rainstorm. What were we doing when the rainstorm came? Ask the students to look at the picture and think about what has happened. Step 3 3a Get the students to read the passage quickly and answer the following questions 1) What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? 2）What was the neighborhood like after the storm? They need to find their answers from the reading material.Get two students to answer the questions. 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. Explain some new words and phrases. Language points 1. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. e.g. With my parents away, I’m the king of the house. I can’t work with all that noise going on. 2. Ben’s

dad… while his mom was making sure the flashlights and

radio were working. 1)while e.g. Tom is outgoing while his sister is shy . 2) make sure e.g. Could you make sure what time he’s arriving? Make sure you turn off the TV before you leave the house. 3) work e.g. My watch isn’t working well now 3. beat v. beat There was dead silence but for a fly beating against the glass. He beat her at chess. 4. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. fall asleep He was too tired ,as soon as he lay down he fall asleep. die down e.g. The shouting outside suddenly began to die down.. 5. When he woke up, the sun was rising. Step 4 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 Ben’s mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad ________________. 3) Ben _____________________ when the heavy rain finally star

ted. 4) When Ben _______________at 3:00 a.m., the wind _________________. Students do it individually. As they work, move around the room checking the progres.Finally , invite some students to read their complete sentences to check the answers. 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 down Step 5 3c Discuss the questions with a partner. Divide students into pairs to talk about them. “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? Later, invite some students to present their opinions. (If time is limited, this part can be used as homework.) Discuss the questions with a partner. Divide students into pairs to talk about them. “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? Later, invite some students to present their opinions. (If time is limited, this part can be used as homework.) Step 6 Key phrases

feel like at first fall asleep die down make sure wake up in a mess clean up help each other in times of difficulty

Homework： 1Read the text and remember the language points. 2Discuss 3c with a partner.