Askyourclassmatesinyourgroupwhattheyweredoinglastnightthengiveareport.Yesterday7:00…wasreading.…wasshopping…Lookatthepictureandthinkaboutwhathashappened.3aReadthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatwastheweatherlikebeforetheheavyrainstarted?Blackcloudsweremakingtheskyverydark.Withnolightoutside,itfeltlikemidnight.2.Whatwastheneighborhoodlikeafterthestorm?Theneighborhoodwasinamess.3bCompletethesentencesusinginformationfromthepassage.1.WhenthenewsonTVwasreported,strongwinds____________outside.2.WhileBen’smomwasmakingsuretheradiowasworking,hisdad____________________________________________________________________.wasputtingpiecesofwoodoverthewindowswereblowing3.Ben______________________________whentheheavyrainfinallystarted.4.WhenBen___________at3:00a.m.,thewind______________.washelpinghismommakedinnerfellasleepwasdyingdown3cDiscussthequestionswithapartner.“Althoughthestormbrokemanythingsapart,itbroughtfamiliesandneighborsclosertogether.”Whatotherthingscanbringpeopleclosertogether?Howcanwehelpeachotherintimesofdifficulty?此句中介词with表示一种伴随状况，同“时还包含着某种因果关系，表示因某种状况的存在而导致……”,因此可翻译“成由于；因为”等。1.Withnolightoutside,itfeltlikemidnight.e.g.Withmyparentsaway,I’mthekingofthehouse.“我爸妈不在家，我可是家中的王”了！Ican’tworkwithallthatnoisegoingon.由于那噪音响着，我无法工作。1)此句中的连词while“的意思是当……的时候；和……”同时，while还可以“”表示而；然而；但之意，用来说明和强调两种事情或情形不同。2.Ben’sdad…whilehismomwasmakingsuretheflashlightsandradiowereworking.e.g.TomisactiveandoutgoingwhilehissisterRosaisshyandquiet.汤姆活跃外向，而他的妹妹罗莎却害羞腼腆。2)makesure“确认，查明，核实；确保；设法保证”，其后可接句子，或接介词of及宾语，用来引入需要确认的内容。e.g.Couldyoumakesurewhattimehe’sarriving?你能确认一下他几点到达吗？MakesureyouturnofftheTVbeforeyouleavethehouse.在你离开屋子前确认关闭了电视。3)此句中的work“表示机器，器官等运作，运转”，这是动词work的一种基本用法。e.g.Mywatchiswaterproof—thatmeansitwouldworkfineevenifit’sinwater.我的手表是防水的—这就是说即便在水里它也会正常运转。◆beat作动词，可意为“敲打；锤砸”。如：Therainbeatagainstthewindows.◆beat作动词，可意为“打败；取胜”。如：Icaneasilybeathimatgolf.3.Benwashelpinghismommakedinnerwhentherainbegantobeatheavilyagainstthewindow.◆beat作动词，可意为“(心)跳动”。如：Herheartbeatsoquicklythatshecouldhardlybreathe.【运用】根据句意，选出下列各题中划线部分的含义。A.(心)跳动B.敲打；锤砸C.打败；取胜(1)Heoftenbeatsmeatchess.__________(2)She’sstillalive—herheartisstillbeating.__________(3)Theboyisbeatingadrum.__________CAB4.…,butitwashardtohavefunwithaseriousstormhappeningoutside.你能否想出此句中包含的句型？Itisadj.+todosth.做……怎么样。Itisadj.forsb.todosth.对某人来说做……怎么样。e.g.ItisimportantforustolearnEnglish.对我们来说学英语很重要。1.在街上踢球很危险。Itis_______________socceronthestreet.2.每天早上读书对你来说很有必要。Itis________foryou_______inthemorning.3.对他来说完成作业很容易Itis____forhim__________________.dangeroustoplaynecessarytoreadeasytofinishhomework5.Bencouldnotsleepatfirst.Hefinallyfellasleepwhenthewindwasdyingdownataround3:00a.m.•sleep可作动词，意为“睡觉”；它也可作名词，意为“睡眠；睡觉”。如：Thebabyissleeping.Pleasebequiet.Ididn’tgetmuchsleeplastnight.•asleep是形容词，意为“睡着”，强调状态，常作表语。fallasl...
