1、To learn to talk about past events. To learn to tell a story. To learn some new words and phrases: alarm, begin, heavily, suddenly, strange, pick up, while. rainstorm n. 暴风雨暴风雨 alarm n. 闹钟闹钟 pick up 接电话接电话 pick up (开车开车)接人；搭载接人；搭载 begin v. (began) 开始开始 heavily adv. 在很大程度上；大量地在很大程度上；大量地 suddenly adv.
2、 突然；忽然突然；忽然 strange adj. 奇特的奇特的; 奇怪的奇怪的 go off (闹钟闹钟)发出响声发出响声 Work in groups. Talk about the following questions. How is the weather today? What do you usually do when a rainstorm comes? She is doing her homework at home. What is the girl doing? Ask a question and answer it according to the picture.
3、 An example is given. He is studying in the library. What is the boy doing? She is waiting for the bus at the bus stop. What is the woman doing? He is running on the street. What is the man doing? 1a Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm? Match the statements with the people in the pict
4、ure. 1. _ I was in the library. 2. _ I was in my house. 3. _ I was on the street. 4. _ I was at the bus stop. b d c a What were the people doing yesterday at the time of the rainstorm? She was reading at home. Look at the pictures and answer the questions by using “was / were + doing”. What was your
5、 sister doing at the time of the rainstorm? He was doing his homework. What was your brother doing at the time of the rainstorm? We were having an English class. What were you doing at the time of the rainstorm? 过去进行时：过去进行时：表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间内表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间内 正在进行或发生的动作。正在进行或发生的动作。 主语主语 + was / were +
6、doing This is a TV report. There is a TV reporter and another four people: one girl, one boy, one man and one woman. Listen. What were they doing at the time of the rainstorm? Pay attention to “was / were + doing”. Listen to the TV report and circle the correct responses. a. doing my homework / stud
7、ying b. playing basketball / reading c. going to work / waiting for the bus d. walking home / shopping 1b Listen again and answer the questions. 1. Whats the weather like today? 2. How was the weather yesterday? 3. How was the rainstorm yesterday? 4. Why is the boy glad he didnt decide to play baske
8、tball? 5. Why did the man still get wet when he had an umbrella? It is beautiful today. It was rainstorm. It was the heaviest one so far this year. Because he didnt get wet. Because he was caught in the heavy rain. Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm. A: What was
9、 the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm? B: She was 1c Listen and number the pictures 1-5. 1 2 3 4 5 2a Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a. My alarm didnt go off so I _ up late. woke I _ to the bus stop but I still missed the bus. ran 2b I _ so busy _ for the umbrella that
10、I didnt see a car coming. I _ for the bus when it began to rain heavily. was waiting I took a hot shower and _ some warm food. was looking ate Listen again. Are the statements true (T) or false (F)? ( )1. The boy didnt wake up until seven thirty because his alarm didnt work. ( ) 2. He arrived at sch
11、ool at eight. ( ) 3. He still didnt catch the bus although he ran to the bus stop. ( ) 4. While he was waiting for the bus, it suddenly started to rain heavily. ( ) 5. While he was busy looking for the book in his schoolbag, a car came and got water all over him. T F T T go off all of a sudden at ei
12、ght thirty missed umbrella F Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation between the boy and a TV reporter. TV reporter: Tell us what happened yesterday morning. Boy: . TV reporter: So, when the rainstorm suddenly came, what were you doing? Boy: 2c fill in the blanks. 7:00pm 8:00
13、pm 9:00pm What was Linda doing? Where was Linda? helping her mom in the kitchen taking a shower sleeping in the bathroom in the bedroom 2d Mary: What were you doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didnt pick up. Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom. Mary: I see. I called again
14、 at eight and you didnt answer then either. Linda: What was I doing at eight? Oh, I know. When you called, I was taking a shower. Listen to the conversation and play it. Mary: But then I called again at nine. Linda: Oh, I was sleeping at that time. Mary: So early? Thats strange. Linda: Yeah, I was t
15、ired. Why did you call so many times? Mary: I needed help with my homework. So while you were sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me. Make a survey. Ask your partner what he / she was doing at the following time. Fill in the form and then give a report. Time Names doing yesterday 7:00 Tom readin
16、g Peter shopping yesterday 8:00 Tom watching TV Peter yesterday 9:00 Report: Tom was reading at 7 last night. Peter was shopping A: What were you doing at 7 last night, Tom? B: I was reading at home. _ (闹钟闹钟)发出响声发出响声 _ 醒来醒来 _ 接电话接电话 _ 起初起初; 起先起先 _ 洗淋浴洗淋浴 _ 错过了公交错过了公交 _ 等公交等公交 _ 步行回家步行回家 go off wake
17、up pick up at first take a shower miss the bus wait for the bus walk home 1. What was the girl / boy doing at the time of? She / He was 2. What were you doing when the rainstorm came? I was / We were 1. I was waiting for the bus when it began to rain heavily. 当开始下大雨的时候当开始下大雨的时候, , 我正在等公交我正在等公交。 该该句包
18、含由句包含由when引导的时间状语从句引导的时间状语从句, when意为“当意为“当的的 时候”时候”, 它既可指时间它既可指时间点点, 也可指时间段也可指时间段。 e.g. Leonard was nine when his father died. 父亲父亲去世去世时时Leonard九九岁岁。 When he stayed in China, he wrote the book. 他他在中国时，写了这本在中国时，写了这本书书。 begin v. = start (began, begun) 开始开始 e.g. I began teaching in 1984. 我我在在 1984 年开始教
19、书年开始教书。 begin to do / doing sth. 开始做某开始做某事事 begin with 以以开始开始 e.g. In the third year students begin to study Chinese. 学生学生在第三年开始在第三年开始学习汉语学习汉语。 The word “cat” begins with the letter “c”. 单词单词 cat 以字母以字母 c 开头。开头。 begin的派生词的派生词 beginner n. 新手；新手；初学者初学者 beginning n. 开始开始; 开端开端 at the beginning of 在在开始开
20、始 【语境应用语境应用】英译汉。英译汉。 When the piano teacher only taught beginners at the beginning of this term, Mary began to learn from her. 当这位钢琴老师在这学期初只教初学者时，当这位钢琴老师在这学期初只教初学者时，Mary就开始跟她就开始跟她 学习了。学习了。 2. I called at seven and you didnt pick up. 我我7点给你点给你打电话打电话, 但你但你没接。没接。 pick up = pick up the phone 接电话接电话 【拓展拓
21、展】pick up的其他含义的其他含义： 1) 捡起捡起; 抱起抱起 e.g. He went over to the crying baby and picked her up. 他走到啼哭的婴儿身边，把她抱了起来。他走到啼哭的婴儿身边，把她抱了起来。 2) (开车开车)接人；搭载接人；搭载 e.g. Who will pick the children up after school? 谁谁去接放学的去接放学的孩子？孩子？ 【语境应用语境应用】选出划线部分的汉语意思。选出划线部分的汉语意思。 A. 接电话接电话 B. 开车去接开车去接 C. 捡起捡起; 抱起抱起 (1) I plan to
22、 pick up my friend at the train station at 5. _ (2) The boy picked up some stones and then threw them at the birds. _ (3) The phone rang and I picked it up. _ B C A 3. So while you were sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me. 所以你睡觉所以你睡觉的的时候时候, 我打电话给我打电话给Jenny, 她她帮了帮了我。我。 while表示表示“当当的时候”的时候”, 强调在某事发生或进行期强调在某事发生或进行期 间，指间，指某一时间段某一时间段，所引导，所引导的从句的从句中谓语动词通常是中谓语动词通常是延延 续性续性动词动词。 e.g. They arrived while we were having dinner. 他们他们来时我们正在吃饭。来时我们正在吃饭。 when begin; suddenly; pick up.
