1、Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? Period 1 (Section A 1a-2d) 一、教学目标：教学目标： 1. 语言知识目标： 1) 能掌握以下单词和短语：rainstorm, suddenly, alarm , go off , pick up , strange 2) 能掌握以下句型：1. What were you doing at eight last night? I was taking a shower. 2. What was she doing at the time of the rainstor
2、m? She was doing her homework. 3. What was he doing when the rainstorm came? He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came. 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. 情感态度价值观目标： 能过学习本课，培养学生在困境中互帮互助的品质 二、教学重难点 1. 教学重点：The Past Continuous Tense 2. 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 三、教学过程 Step 1
3、Warming up Yesterday, there was a rainstorm. 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 th
4、e people at the time of the rainstorm? Match 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 +d
5、oing” 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 bus d. walking home / shopping Step 3 Speaking Look at the pictures and answer the questions by using “was/were + doing” For example: A
6、: What was the boy doing at the time of 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. 2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a. Step 5 Speaking 2c Use the infor
7、mation in 2a to retell the story in a 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 rai
8、n heavily. 1) begin v. (began) 开始 e.g. 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
9、，为避免重复后接 to do。 即：beginning to do 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, 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 e.g. a s
10、trange noise 奇怪的声音 Hes always here; 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
11、 e.g. The car stopped to pick me up. 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. Report: Tom was reading. Peter was shopping A: What were you doing yesterday at 7:00? B: I was reading. Step 8
12、 Summary 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 doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didnt pick _. Linda: O
13、h, 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 _ sleeping 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 workbook.
