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Unit 5 What were you doing
when the rainstorm came?
教材解读
本单元的话题是难忘的事件，
通过学习学生学会谈论过去发生的事情、
< br>学会讲故事。
能正确使用连词
when
< br>和
while
，
能恰当运用过去
进行时结构进行提问和叙述。
如何使用
过去进行时，使用
when
、
while
引导的时间状语从句和进一步熟悉一般过去时和过去进
行时的搭配使用是本单元的重点
内容。本单元难点是体会
while
和
when
在引导时间状
语从句时用法上的区别和用一般过去时和
过去进行时描述事件。
单元目标
一、知识与技能
1
．掌握重点词汇和短语：
go
off
，
pick
up
，
fall
asleep
，
die
down
，
have a
look
，
make
on
e’
s
way
，
in
silence
，
take
down
，
at first
2.
掌握重点句型：
What were you doing
when it began to rain heavily? I was reading in
the library. While Linda was
sleeping
，
Jenny was helping
Mary with her homework.
3.
能正确使用一般过去时和过去进行时。
4.
能听懂有关过去发生事件，能简单描写过去发生的事件
二、过程与方法
本单元具体采用以教
师为主导、以学生为主体的师生双边活动，采用角色扮演、情
景交际和小组互助型学习法
，并把竞争机制引入课堂。
三、情感态度与价值观
通过本单元的
学习，让学生知道在灾害面前要更团结，更友善，更懂得互相帮助。
教法导航
采用直观教学法，遵循以学生为主体的原则。
学法导航
采用独立思考与小组合作与
交流相结合的方法，
在老师的引领下相对独立地学习知
识，培养
能力。
课时支配
< br>第
1
课时：
Section
A1a-2d
第
2
< br>课时：
Section A 3a-4c
第
3
课时：
Section B 1a-2e
第
4
课时：
Section B 3a-Self
Check
课时教案
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第
1
课时
Section A 1a-2d
教学目标
一、知识与技能
1.
掌握重点词汇和句型：
What were you /
was he (she) doing when
…
? I
/ He / She was
doing
…
when
…
.
2.
初步掌握使用过去进行时来询问或描述过去进行的事情，
并学会用
when
描述某
动作或某事件的发生。
3.
能在交际过程中较流利地运用所学结构和句型。
4.
提高抓取和记录关键信息的听力技能。
二、过程与方法
采用目标和直观教学
法，调动学生的积极性，引导他们积极参与课堂。
三、情感态度与价值观
让学生爱上英语课堂活动，鼓励他们在课堂上进行合作交流。
教学重点
1.
掌握过去进行时态：“
was / were +
doing
”结构。
2.
掌握
when
引导的时间状语从句。
教学难点
掌握由
when
引导的时间状语从句以及如何使用过去进行时。
教法导航
任务型教学法，情景教学法，交际教学法。
学法导航
模仿，讨论与交流。
教学准备
图片，多媒体。
教学过程
Step 1
Greetings
Greet the students as usual.
Step 2 Warming up
Say
：
Yesterday
，<
/p>
there was a rainstorm. I was watching TV
when the rainstorm came.
Where were you
when the rainstorm came? And What were you doing
when the rainstorm
came? Help the
students to answer
：
I was
sleeping when the rainstorm came. I was doing my
homework when the rainstorm
came
…
.
Then show
some pictures and ask the
students
：
Where were they and
what were they
doing when the rainstorm
came? Work in pairs and ask and answer like
this
：
2
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 reading a
book.
Step 3 Practice
1a,
Where were the 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.
Check the answers together.
Step 4 Listening
1b, What
were they doing when the rainstorm
ca
me? Let’s listen. R
emind
the students to
pay attention to
“
was/were
+doing
”
Listen to
the TV report and circle the correct responses.
a. doing my homework / studying
b. playing basketball / reading
c. going to work / waiting for the bus
d. walking home / shopping
After
listening
，
ask some students
to report their answers.
Step 5
Speaking
1c, Look at the pictures and
talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the
time of
the rainstorm using
“
was/were +
doing
”
.
For
example
：
A
：
What was the
boy doing at the time of the rainstorm?
B
：
He
was_____________________.
Ask some
pairs to act out their dialogue.
Step 6
Listening
2a, First ask the students to
look at the pictures and go through the sentences.
Then listen
and number the pictures
1-5. Play the recording twice if necessary. Then
ask some students to
report their
answers.
2b, Listen again. Fill in the
blanks in the sentences in 2a. Then ask some
students to
report their answers.
Step 7 Pair work
2c, Use the
information in 2a to retell the story in a
conversation between the boy and a
TV
reporter. Then ask some pairs to act out their
dialogue. Before they
acting
，
give the
“
reporter
”
a
“
microphone
”
.
2d, Role play the conversation.
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Step 8
Game
Ask the students to practice in
groups. One imitates an action and the other two
guess by
using the dialogue
：
A
：
What was he
doing when the rainstorm came?
B
：
He was sleeping.
Step 9 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.
拾起，接电话
pick up
8.
（过去）正在做?
was / were doing
Step 10
Homework
1. Remember the words and
phrases in this lesson.
2. Finish the
exercises in the workbook.
课堂作业
Fill in the
blanks according to the conversation in 2d.
Mary
：
What ______
you doing last night
，
Linda? I called at seven and you didn’t
pick
____.
Linda
：
Oh
，
I was in the
kitchen helping my mom.
Mary
：
I see. I
called again
at 8 and you didn’t
_______ then either.
Linda
：
What was I
doing at 8? Oh
，
I know. When
you called
，
I _____ ______ a
shower.
Mary
：
But
then I called again at 9.
Linda
< br>：
Oh
，
I _____
________ (sleep) at that time.
Mary
：
So early?
That’s 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.
教学反思
教学中，我们可以采用多种
手段帮助学生多记单词，多学习语言规则，并尽可能多
创造模仿的机会，提高学生的语音
和语调。在英语学习中，听、说、读、写、译五种能
力是可以互补的。真正做到听说先行
，读写跟上。光听说不读写，很难收到高效。只靠
模仿不培养学习能力，也难减轻学习负
担。
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2
课时
Section A 3a-4c
教学目标
一、知识与技能
1.
掌握重点词汇和短语。
2.
培养学生的阅读能力及技巧。
3.
复习、运用过去进行时。
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二、过程与方法
训练法，熟能生巧法，通过练习巩固复习所学知识。
三、情感态度与价值观
培养学生在灾害面前要更团结，更友善，更懂得互相帮助。
教学重点
1.
掌握重点词汇和短语。
2.
复习、运用过去进行时。
教学难点
1.
培养学生的阅读能力及技巧。
2.
when
和
while
的区别。
教法导航
教师引导，学生自主探究，小组合作。
学法导航
自主探究与小组合作相结合。
教学准备
多媒体。
教学过程
Step 1
Greetings
Greet the students as usual.
Step 2 Revision
Ask students
to talk about what they were doing last night in
groups of four then give a
report.
Step 3
Presentation
Ask the students to look
at the picture and think about what has happened.
Step 4 Reading
3a, Read the passage quickly and answer
the following questions
1. What was the
weather like before the heavy rain started?
2. What was the neighborhood like after
the storm?
Ask some students to report
their answers.
3b, Read the passage
again and complete the sentences using information
from the
passage.
1. When
the news on TV was
reported
，
strong winds
_____________ outside.
2.
While Ben’s 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
_________________.
Ask some students to
report their answers.
Step 5 Speaking
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
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of difficulty?
Ask some students to report their
answers.
Step 6 Language points
1. With no light
outside
，
it felt like
midnight.
此句中介词
w
ith
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.
I can’t work with all that noise going
on
.
由于那噪音响着，我无法工作。
2.
Ben’s 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”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. Make sure you turn
off the TV before you leave the house.
在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。
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 __________________.
Step 7 Grammar Focus
Read
and translate the sentences and try to conclude
the grammar in the sentences.
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 homework.
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
，
Jenny was
helping Mary with her homework.
Ask
some students to report their opinions.
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