2018年八年级下册unit 5《What were you doing when the rainstorm came》 section a(3a-3c)课件
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(完整版)八年级英语下册第五单元知识点whatwereyoudoingwhentherainstormcame
Unit5 What were you doing wneh the rainstorm came?1.What were people doing yesterday at the time of the rainstorm?昨天当暴风雨来临的时候人们正在做些什么？【解析1】过去进行时⑴ .用法：①过去某个时间正在发生的动作He was cooking at six last night. 昨天晚上六点，他正在做饭。
②过去某段时间正在发生的动作I was staying here from March to May last year.去年从3月到5月，我一直呆在这里。
⑵ .与过去进行时连用的时间状语，常见的有at nine last night/ at that time= then/at thistime yesterday /或有when the teacher came in/ while he was reading的提示⑶过去进行时的构成：was\were +现在分词⑷过去进行时的四个基本句型肯定句He was cooking at six last night.否定句He was not cooking at six last night.一般疑问句Was he cooking at six last night?两回答Y es ,he was. No, he wasn’t.特殊疑问句What was he doing at six last night?⑸过去进行时的固定句型Jim was reading when the teacher came in. 当老师进来的时候，吉姆正在读书。
Jim was reading while Kate was watching TV.在凯特正在看电视的同时，吉姆正在读书。
(while可以表示过去两个动作同时进行) Jim came in while Kate was watching TV.在凯特正在看电视的时候，吉姆进来了。
八年级英语下册Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came重点知识点
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?一、重点短语1. in/on the street 在街上make sure 确信;确认at the bus stop在公共汽车站2. beat against... 拍打… …at the time of the rainstorm在下暴雨的时候3. fall asleep/ill进人梦乡/生病4. die down 逐渐变弱；逐渐消失die out灭绝die away消失die of/ from…死于……5. wake up 醒来6. find the neighborhood in a mess发现周转一团糟join somebody to do something（加入）和某人一起做……7. break.. . apart 使……分离8. in times of difficulty面对困难的时候9. at the time of 当.......时候at that time在那时10. go off (闹钟)发出响声11. take a hot shower 洗热水澡12. miss the bus 错过公交车13. pick up 接电话strong winds狂风heavy rain/snow 大雨/雪dark clouds乌云14. bring... together 使……靠拢take the car to the car wash把车开到洗车场15. be in the area在这个地区make dinner做晚餐fall in trouble遇到麻烦fall in love with sb.爱上某人16. miss the event 错过这个事件the place of the accident事故发生地get to the bus stop 到达汽车站17. by the side of the road 在路边18. the Animal Helpline 动物保护热线19. walk by 走路经过20. make one’s way to somewhere=on one’s way tosomewhere在某人去……的路上; 前进be helpful to do sth做…有帮助21. hear the news 听到这个消息the news of important events in history历史上的重要事件的新闻the news on the radio/ TV收音机/电视的新闻22. be completely shocked被彻底震惊the rest of…其余的…；剩下的…cheer somebody on给某人加油/打气23. for example 例如24. be killed 被杀害25. over 50=more than 50多(岁）26. a school pupil 一个小学生27. on the radio 通过广播28. in silence 沉默;无声in surprise 吃惊地in joy 高兴地29. more recently 最近地;新近30. the World Trade Center 世贸中心31. take down 拆除;摧毁be taken down by terrorists被恐怖分子摧毁look out the window看窗外32. have meaning to sb.对某人有意义have trouble/ difficulty /problem (in) doingsomething=there is trouble /difficulty / problem (in)doing something做……有麻烦/困难/问题33. point out指出the big day一个重要的日子a day Kate Smith will never forget凯特Smith永远不会忘记的一天33. remember doing sth. 记得做过某事played the song without any mistakes毫不出错地演奏了这首歌call out the winner大声喊出胜者34. at first 首先;最初the happiest day of my life我生命中最高兴的一天35. so far到目前为止get it wet打湿36. be caught in the rain被阻于雨中be caught under a big stone被压于大石下(来源：兔笨笨英语网/)37. all of sudden突然leave sb/sth sw把某人/某物留在某地38.be busy doing sth.=be busy with sth忙于（做）某事run back home跑回家二、重点句型1.What were you doing at eight last night?昨晚8 点你在干什么？I was taking a shower. 我在洗淋浴。
英语人教版八年级下册《Unit5 What were you doing whe
《Unit5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came？Section A Period One》
——教材分析
本课是人教版新目标英语八年级下册第五单元的内容，其教材以“What were you doing when the rainstorm came?”为中心话题，学习和运用过去进行时让学生能描述过去正在发生的事情。
这些都是与我们的实际密切相关，能够轻松地激起学生学习英语的兴趣，师生、生生之间的交流也培养了学生的合作精神，促进了学生，教师的情谊，从而对学生英语学习水平的提高会有很大的促进，鼓励学生大胆开口，运用英语表达与此话题相关的内容，以此对学生进行情感态度的培养，让学生回忆并讲述自己经历的难忘事件，通过重大事件接受人文教育。
本课是第五单元第一课时，通过讲述自己的经历，激发学生的兴趣，学会运用过去进行时，任务以听说为主。
重点是过去进行时的学习和运用，并以此培养学生学习英语的积极性和兴趣，并体会生活中如何用英语来交流。
新目标英语八年级下册Unit5_What_were_you_doing_when_the_rainstorm_came
Unit 5What were you doing when the rainstorm came? Section A 1a-—1c (听说课)【Study-aims】1、全体学生能会背本课的rainstorm, at the time of.学习了解过去进行时的构成及用法。
2、多数学生能正确的使when 与at the time of引导的时间状语从句初步交谈过去进行的事。
如：(1) Where were you when the rainstorm came? —I was in the library.(2)What were you doing at the time of the rainstorm? —I was studying.3、学习策略：学会通过看提示预测问题的答案。
4、通过和同学合作对话，了解彼此过去正在进行的生活，促使学生积极参与英语实践活动。
【Key & difficult points】能初步交谈过去进行的事学习了解过去进行时的构成及用法。
【Learning procedure】I. Pre-class1、根据下列汉语提示的单词短语识记并默写。
暴风雨_____ 在….的时候_____ 走回家_____等公车_____ 做我的家庭作业_____ 去上班 _____2.仔细观察下面的对话,用“_____”标出对话中所出现的时间，并补全句子.（1） A: What are you doing now? B: I am doing my homework now. They are having an English lesson.（2） A: What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night? B: I was doing homework.C:_________________________________(我正在打扫我的房间).（3） A: What were you doing when your mother came back yesterday?B:I ______________________________________(我正在做作业).自学书110页预习过去进行时，掌握其构成及用法，并完成书中1a。
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4.当while前后的句子描述的情况相对或相反时， while译为“而”。
4a
Look at the table and write sentences with both while and when.
John take photos play the piano clean his room shop
B: I was sleeping. How about you? A: I was doing my homework. B: You’re kidding!
I. 根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子，每空一词。
1. 昨天下午五点钟你哥哥在做什么？ What ___w_a_syour brother ___d_o_inagt five yesterday afternoon?
While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework.
Summary
含义： 表示过去某个时刻正在进行的动作。 结构： be (was/were) + doing 例句： 你昨晚六点在干什么？ What were you doing at six last night? 我昨晚六点正在做家庭作业。 I was doing homework at six last night.
2. 句式
肯定式： 主语+was/were+动词-ing (+其他). 如：I was swimming at that time. 否定式: 主语+wasn’t/weren’t +动词-ing (+其他). 如：They weren’t listening to music at
4a
Look at the table and write sentences with both while and when.
John take photos play the piano clean his room shop
B: I was sleeping. How about you? A: I was doing my homework. B: You’re kidding!
I. 根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子，每空一词。
1. 昨天下午五点钟你哥哥在做什么？ What ___w_a_syour brother ___d_o_inagt five yesterday afternoon?
While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework.
Summary
含义： 表示过去某个时刻正在进行的动作。 结构： be (was/were) + doing 例句： 你昨晚六点在干什么？ What were you doing at six last night? 我昨晚六点正在做家庭作业。 I was doing homework at six last night.
2. 句式
肯定式： 主语+was/were+动词-ing (+其他). 如：I was swimming at that time. 否定式: 主语+wasn’t/weren’t +动词-ing (+其他). 如：They weren’t listening to music at
八年级英语下册 Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainst
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?Section A 第1课时(1a〜2d)自主学习方案1.自学生词，并记住拼读及拼写。
2.预习课本，找出重点短语及句子。
3.读记后完成自学导练作业。
课堂导学方案Step 1情景导入The teacher points at a student in the classroom and has a conversation with him.T: Where are you?S1: I am in the classroom.T: What are you doing?S1: I am answering your questions.The teacher writes“What are you doing?”on the blackboard and asks in Chinese：这是什么时态？引导学生回答，复习现在进行时态的意义及结构。
再问这位学生：“What were you doing when I came in?”，引入过去进行时态，板书课题，引出本节课的教学任务。
环节说明：以旧带新，由学过的现在时态引出过去进行时态，易于学生理解，降低学习难度，便于引起学生的学习兴趣。
Step 2完成教材1a—1c的任务1.自主大声朗读1a中的句子，然后两人一组互相朗读翻译。
2.认真观察1a中的图片，将图片和句子匹配，完成后集体核对答案。
3.听录音，在1b中圈出你所听到的回答。
4.结对练习1c中的对话，并请一些学生表演出他们的对话。
然后用1b的材料仿照1c 编对话。
5.小结训练。
( C ) What you at this time yesterday?A. did; doB. are; doingC. were; doingD. is; do环节说明：听说结合，第一时间向学生传达语言目标，通过结对对话练习和小结训练，使语言目标得以强化。
八年级英语下册Unit5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came知识点整理
八年级英语下册Unit5 What were you doing when the rainstormcame知识点整理八年级英语下册Unit5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?知识点整理一.基础知识讲解. What were people doing yesterday at the time of the rainstorm?昨天当暴风雨来临的时候人们正在做些什么？【解析1】过去进行时过去进行时态⑴ .用法：①过去某个时间正在发生的动作 He was cooking at six last night. 昨天晚上六点，他正在做饭。
②过去某段时间正在发生的动作 I was staying here from March to May last year.去年从3月到5月，我一直呆在这里。
⑵ .与过去进行时连用的时间状语，常见的有 at nine last night/ at that time= then/at this time yesterday / 或有when the teacher came in/ while he was reading的提示⑶ 过去进行时的构成：was\were +现在分词⑷ 过去进行时的四个基本句型肯定句He was cooking at six last night. 否定句 He was not cooking at six last night. 一般疑问句 Was he cooking at six last night? 两回答Yes ,he was. No, he wasn’t. 特殊疑问句 What was he doing at six last night? ⑸ 过去进行时的固定句型 Jim was reading when the teacher came in. 当老师进来的时候，吉姆正在读书。
初中英语人教版八年级下册unit5What were you doing
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came ?Section A 1a-1c教学设计一．教学目标1、知识与能力1）学会本课新词汇并运用过去进行时态对过去正在进行的事进行提问和回答，能就本课的话题进行交流。
2）学会使用“what were you doing when the rainstorm came”这一句型来询问别人过去正在进行的事。
2、过程与方法采用三段一思的教学法，引导学生运用发现、归纳和实践等方法感知、学习语言知识，感悟语言功能。
并结合ppt课件，提供给学生更多展示才华的空间。
3、情感态度与价值观通过学生使用过去进行时态，鼓励学生爱上英语课堂，并且在学习中学会自我保护意识。
二、教学重点及难点重点：单词：rainstorm句型：---What were you doing when the rainstorm came?---I was +V-ing（主语为第一、第三人称单数时，用was, 其他人称用were.）难点：学生运用过去进行时态描述过去发生的事情。
教学过程设计Step 1: Lead in （three minutes）教师出示图片，通过询问问题What is she / he doing ? 玩猜测游戏，导入新课。
（设计意图：通过游戏导入新课，使学生在欢快自然的气氛中不知不觉地进入教学，激发学生的学习兴趣和热情，活跃课堂气氛，并为本课任务的开展做热身准备。
简单的日常口语练习，调动了学生的积极性，让学生们都敢于大声说英语，进入英语交际氛围。
）Step 2 : Presentation（20 minutes）1.教师出示男孩踢足球图片，用已学句型询问问题Where is he ? What is he doing ?，利用幻灯片，变化句子中的时间状语，出示本节课新的句型What was he doing ?并引导学生回答He was playing soccer. 出示学生在教室的照片，变化人称练习过去进时--We were reading books at this time yesterday.--He was playing soccer at 8:00 yesterday.在这两组对话中，引导学生总结出过去进行时态的定义和结构，并且用例句巩固语法知识。
人教版八年级下册Unit 5 What were you doing when课件(共19张PPT)
例3： She was writing a letter when I came in.
我进来时，她正在写信。
②表示在过去
某一时间内正 在进行的动作。
例4 The barber was cutting my hair when they arrived.
他们到达时，理发师正在给我剪头发。
Oral Practice
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表示思维或心理状态的动词：
believe (认为), forget, consider, 表示所属关系的动词：
know, remember, hope, wish, want 等
belong, have, own, hold (容纳) 等
用
所 给
• 1. We w_e_r_e_w__a_s_h_in_g_ (wash) our clothes at six yesterday evening.
Pairwork:
• Patterns: • A: What were you doing at nine o’clock last Sunday morning? • B: I was sleeping. How about you? • A: I was doing my homework. • B: You are kidding
1.when 既指时间 点，也可指一段 时间;
while只指一段时 间.
1.My mother was cooking dinner while my father was watching TV. 2.When the UFO landed,
the boy was walking down the street.
2.公式:
2018春新人教版八年级下Unit5_What_were_you_doing_when_the_rainstorm_came
She was reading at home.
What was your brother doing at the time of the rainstorm?
He was _____________________. doing his homework
What was your father doing at the time of the rainstorm?
I was waiting for the bus at the bus stop.
1a Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm? Match the statements with the people in the picture.
2d Role play the conversation.
Mary: What were you doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didn’t pick up. Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.
I took a hot shower and _________ some ate warm food.
woke up late. My alarm didn’t go off so I _______
I ____________ was waiting for the bus when it began to rain heavily. I _____ ran to the bus stop but I still missed the bus.
d. walking home / shopping
2018人教版新目标初二英语下册Unit 5 单元教案
八年级英语(下)第5单元第1课时
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
Section A 1a—2d
一、【教材分析】
二、【教学流程】
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Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
Section A 3a—3c
一、【教材分析】
二、【教学流程】
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Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
Section A Grammar Focus—4c
一、【教材分析】
【教学流程】
二、
八年级英语(下)第5单元第4课时
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
Section B 1a—1d
一、【教材分析】
二、【教学流程】
八年级英语(下)第5单元第5课时
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
Section B 2a—2e 一、【教材分析】
二、【教学流程】
八年级英语(下)第5单元第6课时
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
3a—Self Check
一、【教材分析】
二、【教学流程】。
英语人教版八年级下册Unit 5 What were you doing wh
或某一时间段正在 进行的动作。
结构： was/were + doing
We are having an English class.
eg：
We were having an class at this time yesterday.
过去进行时的时间状语：
表示过去的某个时间点：
at this/that time yesterday at four o’clock yesterday afternoon
1b Listen to the TV report and circle
the correct responses. a. doing my homework / studying b. playing basketball / reading c. going to work / waiting for the bus d. walking home / shopping
1. __ b I was in the library. a I was in my house. 2. __ d I was on the street. 3. __ c I was at the bus stop. 4. __
What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Let’s listen. Pay attention to “was/were +doing”.
1c Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm.
A: What was the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm? B: She was…
初中英语人教版八年级下册Unit 5 What were you doing
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?Period 2 Section A 3a-4c 学案学习目标:1.能读懂短文并会做相关练习；2.能够掌握过去进行时态的用法；3掌握when 和while引导的时间状语从句。
学习重点:1.能够用过去时和过去进行时来叙述过去的事件；2能对谈论遇到的问题和提出建议的句型进行总结。
学习难点:能对过去进行时态的用法和构成进行总结，掌握when 和while引导的时间状语从句。
学习过程:【一】自主学习明确目标一、预习3a-4c.完成下列翻译练习1）确信;确认_______________ 2)进人梦乡；睡着_________________3)逐渐变弱；逐渐消失______ 4)重重地拍打… …_______________5）一团糟_______________ 6)在某事中获取快乐_____________7)在困难的时候_______________ 8)因为_________________二、认真观察Grammar Focus总结过去进行时态的用法和构成.三、知识点提示：1.Ben’s dad wa s putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.当本的妈妈正在确认手电和收音机正在工作时，他爸爸正在把几块木头放在窗户上。
用法：本句是有while引导的时间状语从句，表示某个动作正在进行时，另一个动作发生了或正在进行。
when后通常用短暂性动词，while后通常用持续性动词，因此它所引导的状语从句中，谓语动词常用进行时态，如:When the car exploded, I ______ _______ (walk)past it.=While I was walking past the car, it exploded.While she was reading a newspaper, I_____ _______(write)a letter to my pen pal.当她在看报时，我正在给笔友写信。
八年级英语下册Unit5Whatwereyoudoingwhentherainstormcame短语语法知识点汇总
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came一、必背短语【教材内容解析】Section A1.What were you doing yesterday at the time of the rainstorm? (P. 33)此句是过去进行时，表示过去某个时候正在发生的动作，结构为：was/were doing sth.。
They were watching TV at nine o’clock last night.2.My alarm didn’t go off so...(P. 34)go off此处表示“发出响声”，还可以表示“爆炸、离开、停止运转”。
The alarm went off at 7 a.m. yesterday.A bomb went off just now.Danny decided go off on his own.3.I called at seve n and you didn’t pick up. (P. 34)pick up意为“接电话”，相当于answer the phone。
Why don’t you pick up/answer the phone?【拓展】pick up还可以表示“捡起、开车接送”。
My pen is under your desk. Can you pick it up for me?Can you pick me up at the station?4. I called again at eight and you didn’t answer then either. (P. 34)also, too, as well与either都可以表示“也”，但是用法不同。
5.With no light outside, it felt like midnight. (P. 35)(1) with这里用作介词，表示伴随状况，意为“由于、因为”。
八年级英语下册Unit-5知识点总结Unit5-What-were-you-doing-when-the-rainstorm-came
八年级英语下册Unit-5知识点总结Unit5-What-were-you-doing-w hen-the-rainstorm-cameUnit5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?一.基础知识讲解.What were people doing yesterday at the time of the rainstorm?昨天当暴风雨来临的时候人们正在做些什么？【解析1】过去进行时过去进行时态⑴ .用法：①过去某个时间正在发生的动作He was cooking at six last night. 昨天晚上六点，他正在做饭。
②过去某段时间正在发生的动作I was staying here from March to May last year.去年从3月到5月，我一直呆在这里。
⑵ .与过去进行时连用的时间状语，常见的有at nine last night/ at that time= then/at this time yesterday /或有when the teacher came in/ while he was reading的提示⑶过去进行时的构成：was\were +现在分词⑷过去进行时的四个基本句型肯定句He was cooking at six lastnight.否定句He was not cooking at six last night.一般疑问句Was he cooking at six last night?两回答Yes ,he was. No, he wasn’t.特殊疑问句What was he doing at six last night?⑸过去进行时的固定句型Jim was reading when the teacher came in. 当老师进来的时候，吉姆正在读书。
Jim was reading while Kate was watching TV.在凯特正在看电视的同时，吉姆正在读书。
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【学习目标】
• 1. 能够熟记并正确使用下列单词和短语： area wood flashlight match beat against fall asleep die down apart 。 • 2. 了解一些暴风雨的知识 • 3．自然是无情的，但是邻里互助是大爱。
What was the weather like yesterday ?
3a Read the 3rd passage and answer the questions.
2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm?
The neighbors are much closer together.
Read and fill the clue .
3a Read the 1st passage and answer the questions. 1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? The strong winds were blowing. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
When we know the rainstorm is coming, what should we prepare？
flashlight
a piece of wood
some pieces of wood
Байду номын сангаас
put pieces of wood over the window
acandles
candle
matches
What was the weather like yesterday ?
The wind was blowing strongly.
It was windy.
It was a strong wind. There was a strong wind.
The trees fell down. They are fallen trees.
The wind broke many things apart.
in a mess
The rain is beating heavily against the window.
Look at the picture and think about what has happened.
There was a strong wind. There was a heavy rainstorm. There was a serious rainstorm.
matches
Look at the picture, What was the house like after the rain storm? ( which paragraph? )
填写be动词
• The neighborhood was mess.
in a
• Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.
The Storm Brought People Closer Together
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
The Storm Brought People Closer Together
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area. Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Bens dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
It was cloudy. There were many black clouds in the sky. Black clouds made the sky very dark. It felt like midnight.
flashlight If there is no light, what do you have to get?
• 1. 能够熟记并正确使用下列单词和短语： area wood flashlight match beat against fall asleep die down apart 。 • 2. 了解一些暴风雨的知识 • 3．自然是无情的，但是邻里互助是大爱。
What was the weather like yesterday ?
3a Read the 3rd passage and answer the questions.
2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm?
The neighbors are much closer together.
Read and fill the clue .
3a Read the 1st passage and answer the questions. 1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? The strong winds were blowing. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
When we know the rainstorm is coming, what should we prepare？
flashlight
a piece of wood
some pieces of wood
Байду номын сангаас
put pieces of wood over the window
acandles
candle
matches
What was the weather like yesterday ?
The wind was blowing strongly.
It was windy.
It was a strong wind. There was a strong wind.
The trees fell down. They are fallen trees.
The wind broke many things apart.
in a mess
The rain is beating heavily against the window.
Look at the picture and think about what has happened.
There was a strong wind. There was a heavy rainstorm. There was a serious rainstorm.
matches
Look at the picture, What was the house like after the rain storm? ( which paragraph? )
填写be动词
• The neighborhood was mess.
in a
• Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.
The Storm Brought People Closer Together
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
The Storm Brought People Closer Together
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area. Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Bens dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
It was cloudy. There were many black clouds in the sky. Black clouds made the sky very dark. It felt like midnight.
flashlight If there is no light, what do you have to get?