1、Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? 教学目标：教学目标： 1 语言目标：能运用过去时态描写过去发生的事情 2 技能目标：能听懂有关过去发生事件，能简单描写过去发后的事件 3 情感目标：能过学习本课，培养学生在困境中互帮互助的品质 教学重点教学重点 单词短语: rainstorm, suddenly, alarm , go off , pick up , strange, report, area, wood, light, window, match, beat, heavily, against, asleep, fall
2、asleep, die down, rise, apart, passage, pupil, bright, play ground, bell, completely, silence, in silence, recently, date, tower, at first, realize, truth 句子: 1. What were you doing at eight last night? I was taking a shower. 2. What was she doing at the time of the rainstorm? She was doing her home
3、work. 3. What was he doing when the rainstorm came? He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came. 4. What was Ben doing when it began to rain heavily? When it began to rain, Ben was helping his mom make dinner. 5. What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping? While Linda was sleeping, Jenn
4、y was helping Mary with her homework 语法：过去进行时。语法：过去进行时。 教学难点教学难点:when, while 引导的时间状语从句中的过去时和过去进行时 课时划分课时划分 SectionA1 (1a -2d) SectionA2 (3a-3c) SectionA3 (Grammar focus-4c) Section B 1 (1a-2e) Section B 2 (3a-Self check) SectionA1 (1a-2d) Step 1 Warming up Yesterday, there was a rainstorm. Where wer
5、e they when the rainstorm came? Here are some reports. For example: A: Where were you when the rainstorm came? B: I was in the library. A: What were you doing when the rainstorm came? B: I was waiting for the bus at the bus stop. Work on 1a. Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm? Match
6、the statements with the people in the picture. 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. Step 2 Speaking Look at the pictures and answer the questions by using “was/were + doing” For example: A: What was your sister/brother doing at the ti
7、me of the rainstorm? B: He _. Step 3 Listening What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Lets listen. Pay attention to “was/were +doing” 1b Listen to the TV report and circle the correct response. a. doing my homework / studying b. playing basketball / reading c. going to work / waiting for the
8、bus d. walking home / shopping Pair work: 1c Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm. Step 4 Listening 2a Listen and number the pictures 1-5. 2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a. Step 5 Speaking 2c Use the information in 2a to retell the story
9、in a conversation between the boy and a TV reporter. 2d Read the conversation and fill in the blanks. 7:00pm8:00pm9:00pm What was Linda doing? Where was she? Role-play the conversation. Step 6 Language points 1. My alarm didnt go off so I woke up late. alarm n. 闹钟 e.g. What time shall I set the alar
10、m for? 我该把闹钟拨到几点钟响？ 2. I was waiting for the bus when it began to rain heavily. 1) begin v. (began) 开始 e.g. The bell rings and the class begins. 铃响了, 开始上课。 2) heavily adv. 在很大程度上；大量地 e.g. moving heavily 吃力地移动 It was raining heavily. 雨下得很大。 3. So, when the rainstorm suddenly came, suddenlyadv. 突然；忽然
11、e.g. I suddenly remembered that I hadnt locked the door. 我忽然想起没有锁门。 4. Thats strange. strange adj. 奇特的，奇怪的；不可思议的 e.g. a strange noise 奇怪的声音 The room was strange. 这个房间很奇怪。 5. I called at seven and you didnt pick up. pick up(=pick up the phone) 接电话 pick up 还有以下含义： 1) 拾起；抱起 e.g. The children picked up
12、many sea shells at the seashore. 孩子们在海边捡到许多贝壳。 Pick that book up. 把那本书捡起来。 2) (开车)接人；搭载 e.g. Ill pick you up at your home tomorrow. 明天我会开车到你家接你。 【中考链接】 1) Look! Whats on the ground? Oh, its my sweater. Please _. A. pick it upB. put it onC. give it outD. take it off (2015 陕西) 2) Do you _ your son aft
13、er school? No. He comes back home on the school bus. A. pick upB. look afterC. drop inD. send for (2014 浙江绍兴) Step 7 Speaking Make a survey.Ask your partners in your group what they were doing at the following time. Fill in the form then give a report. TimeNamesdoing Yesterday 7:00Tomreading Petersh
14、opping Yesterday 8:00Tomwalking Peter Yesterday 9:00 A: What were you doing yesterday at 7:00? B: I was reading. Step 8 Exercise I. 根据句意及括号内所给单词的提示填空。 1. On that old table, there are two _(alarm). 2. They _(begin) to play chess half an hour ago. 3. Its raining _(heavy) outside so youd better not go
15、out. 4. _(sudden), a young man in a white hat came into my office. 5. That was one of the _ (strange) things in my life. II. 根据语境, 从方框中选择恰当的短语填空, 有的需要变换形式。 go offpick upso manywait for 1. Are you _ me, Lily? Yes, I have something important to tell you. 2. There are _ new magazines in your school lib
16、rary. 3. Did you call your mom? Yes. But she didnt _. 4. Listen, Jim. Your alarm is _ in your room. Step 9 Homework Write a short passage. Your passage should include the following information. 1) What were you doing at 8:00 yesterday evening? 2) Where were you? 3) Who were you with? SectionA2 (3a-3
17、c) Step 1 Revision Ask your partner what he/she was doing last night, then give a report. Step 2 Free talk Rainstorm is coming Preparation After the rainstorm Step 3 Reading 1. Fast reading Match the main idea with each paragraph. Para. 1The activities during (在期间) the rainstorm. Para. 2The result (
18、结果) after the rainstorm. Para. 3The weather before the rainstorm. Para. 4The preparation (准备) before the rainstorm. 2. Work on 3a. Read the passage and answer the following questions 1) What was the weather like before the heavy ran started? 2）What was the neighborhood like after the storm? Keys: 1.
19、 Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 2. The neighborhood was in a mess. 3. Work on 3b. Read the passage again and complete the sentences using information from the passage. 1) When the news on TV was reported, strong winds were _ outside. 2）While
20、 Bens mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad _. 3) Ben _ when the heavy rain finally started. 4) When Ben _at 3:00 a.m., the wind _. Keys: 1) were blowing 2) was putting pieces of wood over the windows 3) was helping his mom make dinner 4) fell asleep: was dying down Step 4 Speaking Work
21、 on 3c. Discuss the questions with a partner. “Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.” What other can bring people closer together? How can we help each other in times of difficulty? Step 5 Language points 1. With no light outside, it felt like
22、 midnight. 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。 e.g. With my parents away, Im the king of the house. 我爸妈不在家，我可是家中的“王”了！ I cant work with all that noise going on. 由于那噪音响着，我无法工作。 2. Bens dad while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. 1) 此句中的连词 w
23、hile 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。 e.g. Tom is active and outgoing while his sister Rosa is shy and quiet. 汤姆活跃外向，而他的妹妹罗莎却害羞腼腆。 2) make sure“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. Could you make sure what time hes arriving? 你能确认一下他几点到达吗？ Make sure you turn
24、off the TV before you leave the house. 在你离开屋子前确认关了电视。 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. The radio doesnt work. 收音机坏了。 3. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the window. beat 作动词，可意为 “敲打；锤砸”。 如：The rain beat against the windows. beat 作动
25、词，可意为 “打败；取胜”。 如：I can easily beat him at golf. beat 作动词，可意为 “(心)跳动”。如： Her heart beat so quickly that she could hardly breathe. 【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) He often beats me at chess. _ C 2) Shes still alive her heart is still beating. _A 3) The boy is beating a drum. _ B
26、 4. It was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside. It is adj.+ to do sth.做怎么样。 It is adj. for sb. to do sth.对某人来说做怎么样。 e.g. It is important for us to learn English. 对我们来说学英语很重要。 活学活用： 1) 在街上踢球很危险。 It is _ soccer on the street. 2) 每天早上读书对你来说很有必要。 It is _ for you _ in the morning. 3)
27、对他来说完成作业很容易 It is _ for him _. 5. Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. sleep 可作动词，意为“睡觉”；它也可作名词，意为“睡眠；睡觉”。 如： The baby is sleeping. Please be quiet. I didnt get much sleep last night. asleep 是形容词，意为“睡着”，强调状态，常作表语。fall asleep 意为“进入梦 乡；睡
28、着”。如： My daughter was asleep with her head on her arms. He was so tired that he fell asleep at his desk. 根据句意，用 sleep 或 asleep 填空。 1) We _ very well every night. 2) I need to get some _. 3) He was _ the minute he lay down. die down 逐渐变弱；逐渐消失 e.g. When you saw him, his anger had died down a bit. 你看见他
29、的时候，他的火气已经下去了。 与 die 相关的短语: die away 逐渐减弱；逐渐模糊 die out灭绝；消失 die of/ from 死于 6. When he woke up, the sun was rising. rise v. silently e.g. Many patients were waiting in silence. 许多病人在静静地等候着。 Ahundred and fifty reporters sat in silence. 在场的 150 名记者静静地坐在那里。 4. mostAmericans remember what they were doin
30、g when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. 此句中 was taken down 是被动语态。意思是“被摧毁”。其中 take down 表示将 建筑物或高的物体“拆除；拆掉；拆卸”，此处根据上下文可翻译成“摧毁；毁 掉”。如: Theyre talking about how to take that wall down. 他们在讨论如何拆除那堵墙。 5. She remembers working in her office near the two towers. 1) towers 在句
31、子中指的是世贸中心的双子塔。 2) remember doing something 表示“记得曾经做过某事” ; remember to do sth. 表示“记得要去做某事”。 e.g. I remembered tuning off the lights when I left the room. 当我离开房间的时候, 我记得我关灯了。 (灯已经关了) 。 Remember to turn off the lights when you leave the room. 在你离开房间之前, 记得把灯关了。(现在还没有关灯) 6. I didnt believe him at first.
32、at first “起初， 首先”， 作为介词短语， 只起副词作用 （在句中用作状语） 。 at firs 主要用于强调前后对照，暗示接下去的动作与前面的动作不同甚至相反，因此 常有 but, afterwards, soon, at last 等相呼应。 e.g. At first I didnt want to go, but soon I changed my mind. 我开始不想去，但我很快就改变了主意。 Step 7 Speaking 2eHow much do you remember about the events in the passage? Test your part
33、ner. A: When did Dr. Martin Luther King die? B: He died on Step 8 Summary 1. 在历史上in history 2. 默默地in silence 3. 首先at first 4. 讲实话tell the truth 5. 做.感到吃惊be shocked to do sth. 6. 做某事有麻烦have trouble doing sth. 7. 如此.以致so that Step 9 Exercises Step 10 Homework 1. Remember the words and phrases in this
34、lesson. 2. Finish the exercises in the workbook. Section B 2 (3a Self check) Step 1 Free talk Look at the picture and talk about what they were doing when the plane hit the World Trade Center. Step 2 Writing 3a Make notes about an event you remember well. What was the event? When did it happen? Wher
35、e did it happen? What were you doing? What were your friends doing? Why was it important? Why do you remember this event? 3b Write a short article about the important event in 3a. Try to write three paragraphs. First, write about the event (when and where it happened). Next, write about what you and
36、 some of your friends were doing when this event happened. An important event that I remember well was _. It happened in/on _ at /in _. When I heard the news of this event/ Then, write about why this event was important. When this event happened, I was _. My friends were _. This event is very import
37、ant to me because _. /I remember this event well because _. Sample writing An important event that I remember well was Wenchuan Earthquake. It happened on May 12, 2008 in Wenchuan, Sichuan. When I heard the news of this event, I was working. My friends were watching games on TV. This event is very i
38、mportant to me because many people died in the earthquake. They need some help. Lots of people came to help them. Step 3 单元复习单元复习 过去进行时过去进行时 1. 概念: 表示过去某个时刻或过去一段时间正在进行的动作。 2. 句子结构: 主语 + was/were + doing sth. + 时间状语 3. 时间状语词: at 5:00 yesterday afternoon, at that time, then 等连用, 或者用另一 动作来表示过去的时间。如： Th
39、ey were playing basketball when she arrived. While they were playing basketball, she arrived. 过去进行时与一般过去时的区别 过去进行时着重描述当时正在持续进行的动作，它的特点是：暂时，持续和未完 成， 强调过程； 一般过去时表示发生过的动作或存在的状态， 即表示动作发生过， 而且已经结束了，强调结果。 1) Shirley _ a book about China last year but I dont know whether she had finished it A. has writtenB
40、. wrote C. had writtenD. was writing 2) Mary _ a dress when she cut her finger. A. madeB. is making C. was makingD. makes was making 表示正在做衣服的过程，如用 made 则表示这一动作已结束，做 衣服的动作已结束与 cut her finger 就没有联系。 3) He _ (write) a letter, then went to bed. wrote 表示动作已结束，做另一件事，如用 was writing 就与 went to bed 在逻 辑上相矛盾。
41、 过去进行时侧重表示动作延长的时间长度; 一般过去时表示过去某时发生过某 事，侧重说明事实。 He _ all night last night. （他一直写） He _ something last night （说明他写了的事实） 注：下列几类动词通常不用过去进行时。 表示状态的动词 be； 感官动词：feel, hear, see, smell, taste 等; C D wrote wrote was writing 表示思维或心理状态的动词：believe (认为), forget, consider, know, remember, hope, wish, want 等； 表示所属
42、关系的动词：belong, have, own, hold (容纳)等。 when, while 区别： 1. 由 when 引导的时间状语从句，主句用过去进行时，从句应用一般过去时； 由 while 引导的时间状语从句，主句用一般过去时，从句应用过去进行时。 When the teacher came in, we were talking. 当此句改变主从句的位置时，则为： While we were talking, the teacher came in. 2. 如果从句和主句的动作同时发生，两句都用过去进行时的时候，多用 while 引导。如： They were singing w
43、hile we were dancing. 活学活用活学活用 1. I _ my homework when Mike _ last night. 昨天晚上迈克来的时候我正在写作业。 2. WhileAnn _ TV, her father _ home. 安正在看电视时，她父亲回来了。 3. What were you doing when I _ at the door? 我敲门(knock)的时候你在干什么？ 4. She _ the room when I _ to see her. 我去看她的时候她不是在打扫房间。 Step 4 重点短语重点短语 1. 感觉像 2. 首先 3. 入睡
44、 4. 逐渐变弱 5. 确信 6. 醒来 7. 凌乱 8. 清洁 9. 互相帮助 10. 在困难时期 重点句子重点句子 1. What were you doing at eight last night? I was taking a shower. 2. He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came. 3. While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework. Step 5 Self Check 1. Fill in the blanks with
45、 when or while. 1. _ I was walking home from school, I saw a strange light in the sky. But _ I pointed it out to my friend, it went away. 2. _ I told my older brother about the strange light in the sky, he just laughed and didnt believe me. 3. _ my brother was laughing, the television news reported
46、that other people had seen the light as well. 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets. When I _ (be) in the sixth grade, I _ (join) a piano competition. I _ (practice) for four hours every day and my piano teacher _ (come) three times a week to _ (help) me. Then the big
47、 day finally _ (arrive). I _ (be) so nervous when they _ (call) my name. I _ (go) up and _ (start) to play. While I _ (play), everyone _ (sit) still and listened. I played the song without any mistakes. Then I _ (wait) for them to call out the winner. When I _ (hear) my name, my heart _ (beat) so quickly I thought I would stop breathing. I couldnt believe it. I _ (win)! It _ (be) the happiest day of my life! Step 6 Homework 1. Remember the words, phrases and sentences in this unit. 2. Finish the exercises in the workbook.
