1、 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, fa
2、ll 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 h
3、omework. 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, J
4、enny 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 Section A 1 (1a -2d) Section A 2 (3a-3c) Section A 3 (Grammar Focus-4c) Section B 1 (1a-2e) Section B 2 (3a-self check) Section A 1 (1a-2d) 2 Step 1 Warming up Yesterday, there was a rainst
5、orm. Where were 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. 1a Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm? M
6、atch 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 Listening:What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Lets listen. Pay attention to “was/were +doing” 1b Listen to the TV report and cir
7、cle the correct response. a. doing my homework / studying b. playing basketball / reading c. going to work / waiting for the bus d. walking home / shopping Step 3 Speaking Look at the pictures and answer the questions by using “was/were + doing” For example: A: What was the boy doing at the time of
8、the rainstorm? B: He _. 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. 3 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 in a
9、conversation between the boy and a TV reporter. 2d 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 alarm 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.
10、 Ill begin whenever youre ready. 你什么时候准备好我就开始。 常用的句型: begin to do 与 begin doing 一般来说,begin to do 和 begin doing 可以互换,但在以下三种情况下,用 to do。 I. 主语不是指人,而是 it 等。 如:It began to rain. II. begin 后接表示心理活动的词。如:begin to know 还有 believe, wonder, think 等词。 III. begin 本身是 ing 形式,为避免重复后接 to do。 即:beginning to do 2) h
11、eavily 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, suddenly adv. 突然;忽然 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 4 e.g. a strange noise 奇怪的声音 Hes always here;
12、its strange youve never met him. 他经常在这,你却没有见过他,真是不可思议。 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 many sea shells at the seashore. 孩子们在海边捡到许多贝壳。 Pick that book up. 把那本书拣起来。 2) 搭载 e.g. The car stopped to pick me up.
13、 汽车停下来接我。 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. Time Names doing Yesterday 7:00 Tom reading Peter shopping Yesterday 8:00 Tom walking Peter Yesterday 9:00 Report: Tom was reading. Peter was shop
14、ping A: What were you doing yesterday at 7:00? B: I was reading. Step 8 Summary 5 1. 在图书馆 in the library 2. 在的时候 at the time of 3. 去上班 go to work 4. 等公共汽车 wait for the bus 5. 走路回家 walk home 6. 在街上 on the street 7. 打篮球 play basketball 8. 弹钢琴 play the piano Step 9 Exercise 根据上下文内容填空。 Mary: What _ you
15、doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didnt pick _. Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom. Mary: I see. I called _ at 8 and you didnt _ then either. Linda: What was I doing at 8? Oh, I know. When you called, I was _ a shower. Mary: But then I called again at 9. Linda: Oh, I _ s
16、leeping at that time. Mary: So early? Thats strange. Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why _ you call so many times? Mary: I needed help with my homework. So while you were _, I called Jenny and she helped me. Step 10 Homework 1. Remember the words and phrases in this lesson. 2. Finish the exercises in the
17、workbook. Section A 2 (3a-3c) Step 1 Revision 1. Ask students to talk about what they were doing last night in groups of four then give a report. 2. 写出下列短语 在图书馆 in the library 在的时候 at the time of 去上班 go to work 等公共汽车 wait for the bus 走路回家 walk home 在街上 on the street 6 打篮球 play basketball Step 2 Pres
18、entation Ask the students to look at the picture and think about what has happened. Step 3 Reading 3a Read the passage quickly 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. Black clouds were ma
19、king the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 2. The neighborhood was in a mess. 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 Bens mom was making sure the rad
20、io 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 3c Discuss the questions with a partn
21、er. “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 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
22、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. 7 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 while 的意思是 “当的时候;和同时”,while 还可以表示“而;然 而;但
23、”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 off the TV before you leave the house. 在
24、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. My watch is waterproof that means it would work fine even if its in water. 我的手表是防 水的 这就是说即便在水里它也会正常运转。 3. 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
25、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. 对他来说完成作业很容易 It is _ for him _. 8 4. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. fall asleep 进入梦乡,睡
26、着 asleep adj. 睡着 区别 sleepy, asleep were not 常缩略为 werent。 2) 一般过去时与过去进行时用法的比较: 一般过去时表示在过去某个时间发生过的 动作或存在的状态, 而过去进行时则表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间正在进行 的动作。 例如: David wrote a letter to his friend last night. 大卫昨晚给他的朋友写了封信。(信写完了。) David was writing a letter to his friend last night. 大卫昨晚一直在给他的朋友写信。(信不一定写完。) Practice:
27、Look at the picture and make up the dialogues. Step 4 过去进行时中的过去进行时中的 when 和和 while when 和 while 都可表示“当的时候”,引导时间状语从句。你知道两者在过去进 行时中的用法有什么不同吗? 请仔细观察下面的例句,然后补全空格中的内容。 I was walking to school when I saw a cat in a tree. When Sally arrived home, her mother was cleaning the house. 主句的动作是持续性的,而从句动作是短暂性的,此时用
28、_引导时间状语 11 从句,主句用_时态,从句用一般过去时态。 While I was sleeping in the bedroom, someone knocked at the door. David fell while he was riding his bike. 主句的动作是短暂性的,从句的动作是持续性的,此时用_引导从句, 主句用_时态,从句用过去进行时态。 While Andy was waiting for the bus, he was reading a newspaper. He was cleaning his car while I was cooking. 主句
29、和从句的动作在过去的某时刻或某段时间同时发生,而且动作都是持续性 的,此时用_引导从句,而且主句和从句都用_时态。 Practice: 汉译英。 Step 5 活学活用活学活用 4a. Look at the table and write sentences with both while and when. John Mary take photos buy a drink play the piano leave the house clean his room turn on the radio shop take the car to the car wash 4b. Fill in
30、 the blanks with was, were, when or while. At 7:00 a.m., I woke up. _ I _ making my breakfast, my brother _ listening to the radio. _ I was eating, the radio news talked about a car accident near our home. My brother and I went out right away to have a look. _ we got to the place of the accident, th
31、e car _ in bad shape from hitting a tree. But luckily the driver _ fine. The roads _ icy because of the heavy snow from the night before. Step 6 Speaking 4c. What were you doing at these times last Sunday? Fill in the chart. Then ask your partner. You Your partner 12 Step 7 Exercises I. 根据汉语意思完成下列英语
32、句子,每空一词。 1. 昨天下午五点钟你哥哥在做什么? What _ your brother _ at five yesterday afternoon? 2. 昨天我回到家时,我妈妈在洗衣服。 My mother _ _ clothes _ I _ home yesterday. 3. 你做作业时,你妹妹在干什么? What _ your sister _ _ you _ _ your homework? . 根据各题后括号内的要求完成下列各题,每空一词(含缩略形式) 。 1. I was running in the park at 7:00 yesterday morning. (改为
33、一般疑问句并作肯定回答) _ _ _ in the park at 7:00 yesterday morning? _, _ _. 2. I was flying kites with my friends at this time last Sunday. (对划线部分提问) _ _ _ _ at this time last Sunday? 3. They were playing basketball from three to four yesterday. (改为否定句) They _ _ basketball from three to four yesterday. Step 8
34、 Homework After class, please make some dialogues with the phrases and sentences in 4c. Section B 1 (1a-2e) Step 1 Presentation 9:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 13 1a Think of a time when you were late for or couldnt go to an event. What was the event? What was the reason why you were late o
35、r couldnt go? Tell your partner the story. Step 2 Listening What happened to the girl? Lets listen. 1b. Listen and write short answers to the questions. 1. What event happened at the school yesterday? 2. Who missed the event? 3. Which team won at the event? 1c Listen again. Number the events 1-6 in
36、the order they happened. _ Kate saw a dog by the side of the road. _ Kate got to the bus stop. _ Kate called the Animal Helpline. _ Kate left the house. _ Kate waited for someone to walk by. _ Kate realized her bag was still at home. Step 3 Speaking 1d. Talk about why Kate missed the school basketba
37、ll competition. Student A begins a sentence with while or when. Student B completes the sentence. A: When she got to the bus stop, Kate B: When she got to the bus stop, Kate realized that her bag was still at home. A: While she was running back home, B: While she was running back home, she saw a dog
38、 by the side of the road. Step 4 Presentation 2a. Look at the pictures and the title in the passage. What do you think the passage is about? 阅读指导: Read the title and first Sentences. The title can be helpful for you to understand a text. It is also a good idea to read the first sentence of each para
39、graph before you read the whole text. 14 Step 5 Reading 2b. Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. What are the two events in the passage? 2. When did they happen? 2c. Read the passage again. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F), or is the information not given (NG)? _ 1. Everyo
40、ne in American remembers who killed Dr. King. _ 2. Robert Allen was eating lunch when Dr. King was killed. _ 3. Roberts parents were shocked to hear the news. _ 4. Kate Smith was watching a movie when a plane hit the World Trade Center. _ 5. Kate didnt think her friend was telling the truth about th
41、e event. 2d. Underline sentences from the passage with similar meanings to the ones below. 1. Not everyone will remember who killed him, but they can remember what they were doing when they heard that he got killed. 2. No one said anything for the rest of dinner. 3. September 11, 2001- the date alon
42、e means something to most people in the US. 4. I had trouble thinking clearly after that because I was very afraid. Step 6 Language points 1. passage n. 章节,段落 passage 作“(文章的)段落”解时, 不限于文章的一个自然段, 也可以由若干句话或若干个 paragraphs 组成。 passage 也可作“一段, 一节”解, 一般指讲话、文章或乐曲的一部分。 e.g. The teacher spent an hour in expla
43、ining this passage. 老师用了一小时来讲解这一段。 Choose the correct order of the following sentences to form a passage. 把下列句子排好顺序组成一篇短文。 2. My parents were completely shocked! completely adv. 彻底地,完全地 e.g. I understand completely. 我完全明白。 shocked adj. 惊愕的;受震惊的 15 e.g. She was so shocked that she could hardly say a
44、word. 她大为震惊,几乎一句话也说不出来。 即学即练 翻译下列句子。 1) 看到邻居那样对待孩子我很惊愕。 2) 他对她抽烟感到很震惊。 3. My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence. in silence 沉默,无声 without speaking or making a sound; silently e.g. Many patients were waiting in silence. 许多病人在静静地等候着。 A hundred and fifty
45、reporters sat in silence. 在场的 150 名记者静静地坐在那里。 4. I didnt believe him at first. 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 first 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 we used hand tools. 首先我们使用手工工具。 At first I didnt want to go, but soon I changed m
46、y mind. 我开始不想去,但我很快就改变了主意。 Step 7 Speaking 2e. How much do you remember about the events in the passage? Test your partner. 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.
47、 做某事有麻烦 have trouble doing sth. 16 7. 如此以致 so that Step 9 Homework 1. Remember the words and phrases in this 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 Presentation 3a Make notes about an event you remember well. What was the event? When did it happen? Where did it happen? What were you doing? What were your