人教版八年級英語下冊《What were you doing when the rainstorm came?》SectionA PPT教學課件(第2課時)，共32頁。
Objectives
To learn to describe the storm and the activities of Ben’s family.
To learn new words: storm, wind, light, report, area, wood, window, match, beat, against, asleep, rise, fallen...
What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
I was wating TV when the rainstorm came.
What was he doing when the rainstorm came?
He was sleeping when the rainstorm came.
What was she doing when the rainstorm came?
She was cooking dinner when the rainstorm came.
What was she doing when the rainstorm came?
She was doing her homework when the rainstorm came.
Discuss the questions with a partner.
“Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.”
What other things can bring people closer together?
How can we help each other in times of difficulty?
The earthquake, typhoon and other natural disasters can also bring people closer together. In times of difficulty, we can encourage each other, send good and materials needed to each other…
Language points
1.With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
外面沒有光亮，感覺就像半夜一樣。
此句中介詞with表示一種伴隨的狀況，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……”因此可譯作“由于；因為”等。
With my parents away, I’m the king of the house.
我爸媽不在，我可是家中的“王”。
I can’t work with all that noise going on.
由于那噪音響著，我無法工作。
2. Ben’s dad ... while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
本的爸爸……同時***媽在確認手電筒和收音機都能正常使用。
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 “然而；但（是）”之意，用來說明或強調兩種事情或情形的不同。例如：
Tom is active and outgoing while his sister Rosa is shy and quiet.
湯姆活躍外向，而他的妹妹羅莎卻羞怯靦腆。
I like this, while she likes that.
我喜歡這個，而她喜歡那個。
You like sports while I like reading.
你喜歡運動而我喜歡閱讀。
2）make sure的意思是“確認；查明；核實”，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。例如：
Could you make sure what time he’s arriving?
I would like to go and meet him at the airport.
你確認一下他幾點到達好嗎？我想去機場接他。
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、器官等的“運作；運轉”，這是動詞work的一種基本用法
My watch is waterproof — that means it would work fine even if it’s 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。
My brain isn’t working well now.
這會兒我的腦子不好使。
Homework
發揮想象，連詞成文。(50-100字)
strange, rainstorm, suddenly, flashlight, die down, fallen, apart
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