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Unit 5 What were you doing
when
the rainstorm came?
第
1
课时
Section A 1a-2d
一、教学目标
（
1
）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 doin
g
…
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
wh
en
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。
（
2
）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。
二、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。
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三、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。
四、教学过程
Step 1 Greetings
Greet the
students as usual.
Step 2 Warming up
Say
：
Y
esterday
，
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
：
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.
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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
came? Let’s listen.
Remind 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
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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.
Step 8 Game
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Ask
the students to practice in groups. One imitates
an action and
the other two guess by
using the dialogue
：
A
< br>：
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.
第
2
课时
Section A 3a-4c
一、教学目标
1
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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2
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。
二、教学重点
1.
掌握重点词汇和短语。
2.
复习、运用过去进行时。
三、教学难点
1.
培养学生的阅读能力及技巧。
2. when
和
while
的区别。
四、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.
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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 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。
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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
fl
ashlights
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
< br>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
wor
k
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。
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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?
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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.
过去进行时
1.
基本概念：过去进行时表示在过去某一时刻或一段时间内
正在进行的动作。这一特定的过去时间除有上下文暗示以外，一
般用时间状语来表示。
2.
结构：
was / were ( not ) +
动词
-ing
3.
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。
e.g. 1) 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。
)
2) 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
。
)
Step 8 Practice
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