Six days and seven nights came the wind and flood, the storm flattening the land. When the seventh day arrived, the storm was pounding, the flood was a war--struggling with itself like a woman writhing (in labor).
The sea calmed, fell still, the whirlwind (and) flood stopped up. I looked around all day long--quiet had set in and all the human beings had turned to clay!
The terrain was as flat as a roof.
I opened a vent and fresh air (daylight!) fell upon the side of my nose. I fell to my knees and sat weeping, tears streaming down the side of my nose.
Introductory Brainstorming and Discussion Questions
Brainstorm different kinds of storms. Examples: lightning, tornado, rain, typhoon, sand, etc.
What kind of storm is the scariest to you? Why?
How long was the longest storm you remember?
How did you feel when the storm was over?
Brainstorm some objects that are flat. Is a roof flat?
Matching Storm Vocabulary to Pictures
Vocabulary Pictures appear in this order: rain storm, wind storm, flood, hurricane or typhoon, lightning storm, ice storm, snow storm, sand or dust storm, and tornado or whirlwind. Display each picture and have students discuss what they think the vocabulary is. Teach and repeat the new words if necessary.
The sea calmed, fell still, the whirlwind (and) flood stopped up. I looked around all day long--quiet had set in and all the human beings had turned to clay!
The terrain was as flat as a roof.
I opened a vent and fresh air (daylight!) fell upon the side of my nose. I fell to my knees and sat weeping, tears streaming down the side of my nose.
Introductory Brainstorming and Discussion Questions
Brainstorm different kinds of storms. Examples: lightning, tornado, rain, typhoon, sand, etc.
What kind of storm is the scariest to you? Why?
How long was the longest storm you remember?
How did you feel when the storm was over?
Brainstorm some objects that are flat. Is a roof flat?
Matching Storm Vocabulary to Pictures
Vocabulary Pictures appear in this order: rain storm, wind storm, flood, hurricane or typhoon, lightning storm, ice storm, snow storm, sand or dust storm, and tornado or whirlwind. Display each picture and have students discuss what they think the vocabulary is. Teach and repeat the new words if necessary.
Matching Game with Pairs of Vocabulary
In groups, have students play a matching game with vocabulary. You will need to make pairs of vocabulary cards that can be flipped over.
If they make a match, they must make a sentence using the vocabulary word in order to keep the pair. The person with the most pairs collected wins. Allow students to play two or three times.
Wind Lightning Nose
Wind Lightning Nose
Flood Typhoon Knees
Flood Typhoon Knees
Whirlwind Rain Roof
Whirlwind Rain Roof
Sand storm Ice Snow
Sand storm Ice Snow
Antonym Matching
Day went
Wind stood
Arrived night
War laughing
Sat closed
Weeping peace
Opened calm
Listening Blank Fill
Six days and seven nights came the wind and _______, the storm flattening the land. When the seventh ______ arrived, the storm was pounding, the flood was ____ war--struggling with itself like a woman writhing (_____ labor).
The sea calmed, fell still, the whirlwind (and) flood __________ up. I looked around all day long--quiet ______ set in and all the human beings had _________ to clay!
The terrain was as flat as a _______.
I opened a vent and fresh air (daylight!) _______ upon the side of my nose. I fell _____ my knees and sat weeping, tears streaming down ______ side of my nose.
Word Bank Fill in the Blank
Six days and seven nights came the 1._______ and flood, the storm flattening the 2._______. When the seventh day arrived, the storm was pounding, the flood was a 3.______--struggling with itself like a woman writhing (in 4.________).
The sea calmed, fell still, the whirlwind (and) flood 5.__________ up. I looked around all day long--quiet had 6._______ in and all the human beings had turned to clay!
The terrain was as flat as a 7._______ .
I opened a vent and fresh air (daylight!) fell upon the side of my nose. I fell to my 8.________ and sat weeping,
tears streaming down the side of my 9._______.
Land
Stopped
Nose
Labor
Wind
Set
War
Roof
Knees
Pair Work Discussion Questions
A
Can you remember a very scary event in your life? What was scary?
How was the scary event stopped?
How did you feel after the scary event was resolved?
How do you respond to feeling greatly relieved? Do you weep?
What things do you think help bring relief in difficult circumstances?
B
Can you remember a dangerous event in your life? What was dangerous?
How was the dangerous event stopped?
How do you think flood and storm dangers could be made less frequent?
Do you think the character in this story was crying tears of joy, sadness, or both? Why?
What would be the most terrifying thing about the storm described in the story?
Key Vocabulary
Day 白天
Night 夜
Wind 风
Flood 洪水
Storm 暴风雨
Land 陆地
Pounding 重击
War 战争
Struggling 争斗
Be in labor 在分娩中
Writhing 折腾
Sea 大海
Calmed 平静下来
Stopped 停止
Whirlwind 旋风
Quiet 小声
Clay 粘土
Terrain 地势
Flat 平坦
Roof 屋顶
Vent 通风孔
Fresh air 新鲜空气
Daylight 日光
Nose 鼻
Knees 膝
Weeping 大哭
Tears 泪
Streaming 流
Exercise Answers
Antonym Matching: day-->night, wind-->calm, arrived-->went, war-->peace, sat-->stood, weeping-->laughing, opened-->closed.
Listening Blank Fill: Flood, day, a, in, stopped, had, turned, roof, fell, to, the
Word Bank Fill in the Blank: 1. Wind, 2. Land, 3. War, 4. Labor, 5. Stopped, 6. Set, 7. Roof, 8. Knees, 9. nose
In groups, have students play a matching game with vocabulary. You will need to make pairs of vocabulary cards that can be flipped over.
If they make a match, they must make a sentence using the vocabulary word in order to keep the pair. The person with the most pairs collected wins. Allow students to play two or three times.
Wind Lightning Nose
Wind Lightning Nose
Flood Typhoon Knees
Flood Typhoon Knees
Whirlwind Rain Roof
Whirlwind Rain Roof
Sand storm Ice Snow
Sand storm Ice Snow
Antonym Matching
Day went
Wind stood
Arrived night
War laughing
Sat closed
Weeping peace
Opened calm
Listening Blank Fill
Six days and seven nights came the wind and _______, the storm flattening the land. When the seventh ______ arrived, the storm was pounding, the flood was ____ war--struggling with itself like a woman writhing (_____ labor).
The sea calmed, fell still, the whirlwind (and) flood __________ up. I looked around all day long--quiet ______ set in and all the human beings had _________ to clay!
The terrain was as flat as a _______.
I opened a vent and fresh air (daylight!) _______ upon the side of my nose. I fell _____ my knees and sat weeping, tears streaming down ______ side of my nose.
Word Bank Fill in the Blank
Six days and seven nights came the 1._______ and flood, the storm flattening the 2._______. When the seventh day arrived, the storm was pounding, the flood was a 3.______--struggling with itself like a woman writhing (in 4.________).
The sea calmed, fell still, the whirlwind (and) flood 5.__________ up. I looked around all day long--quiet had 6._______ in and all the human beings had turned to clay!
The terrain was as flat as a 7._______ .
I opened a vent and fresh air (daylight!) fell upon the side of my nose. I fell to my 8.________ and sat weeping,
tears streaming down the side of my 9._______.
Land
Stopped
Nose
Labor
Wind
Set
War
Roof
Knees
Pair Work Discussion Questions
A
Can you remember a very scary event in your life? What was scary?
How was the scary event stopped?
How did you feel after the scary event was resolved?
How do you respond to feeling greatly relieved? Do you weep?
What things do you think help bring relief in difficult circumstances?
B
Can you remember a dangerous event in your life? What was dangerous?
How was the dangerous event stopped?
How do you think flood and storm dangers could be made less frequent?
Do you think the character in this story was crying tears of joy, sadness, or both? Why?
What would be the most terrifying thing about the storm described in the story?
Key Vocabulary
Day 白天
Night 夜
Wind 风
Flood 洪水
Storm 暴风雨
Land 陆地
Pounding 重击
War 战争
Struggling 争斗
Be in labor 在分娩中
Writhing 折腾
Sea 大海
Calmed 平静下来
Stopped 停止
Whirlwind 旋风
Quiet 小声
Clay 粘土
Terrain 地势
Flat 平坦
Roof 屋顶
Vent 通风孔
Fresh air 新鲜空气
Daylight 日光
Nose 鼻
Knees 膝
Weeping 大哭
Tears 泪
Streaming 流
Exercise Answers
Antonym Matching: day-->night, wind-->calm, arrived-->went, war-->peace, sat-->stood, weeping-->laughing, opened-->closed.
Listening Blank Fill: Flood, day, a, in, stopped, had, turned, roof, fell, to, the
Word Bank Fill in the Blank: 1. Wind, 2. Land, 3. War, 4. Labor, 5. Stopped, 6. Set, 7. Roof, 8. Knees, 9. nose
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