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Unit 5
What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Section A(Grammar Focus-4c)
Objectives
To learn the Past continuous tense
To learn new words and expressions: have a look, icy, kid
have a look
icy
kid
看一看
adj. 覆盖着冰的;冰冷的
v.开玩笑;欺骗
Words & expressions
What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Look at the table and write sentences with both while and when.
4a
While John was taking photos, Mary bought a drink.
John was taking photos when Mary bought a drink.
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
e.g.
1. While John was playing the piano,
Mary left the house.
John was playing the piano when
Mary left the house.
2. While John was cleaning his room,
Mary turned on the radio.
John was cleaning his room when
Mary turned on the radio.
3. While John was shopping, Mary took
the car to the car wash.
John was shopping when Mary took
the car to the car wash.
Fill in the blanks with was, were, when or while.
4b
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.
While
was
was
While
_____ we got to the place of the accident, the 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.
When
was
was
were
Pair work
What were you doing at these times last
Sunday Fill in the chart. Then ask your partner. (4c)
you Your partner
9:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
4:00 pm
9:00 pm
A: What were you doing at nine o’clock
last Sunday morning
B: I was sleeping. How about you
A: I was doing my homework.
B: You’re kidding!
Pair work
Example:
What were you doing at eight last night
I was taking a shower.
What was she doing at the time of
the rainstorm
She was doing her homework.
读下列句子, 你能总结出句子中包含的语法吗?
What was he doing when the rainstorm came
He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came.
What was Ben doing when it began to rain heavily
When it began to rain, Ben was helping
his mom make dinner.
What was Jenny doing while Linda was
sleeping
While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework.
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 + 动词-ing
过去进行时的标志词有:at 8 o’clock
last night, this time yesterday 等。
过去进行时
肯定式:
I/He/She/It was working.
We/You/They/ were working.
否定式:
I/He/She/It was not working.
We/You/They/ were not working.
3. 句式(以work为例)
疑问式和简略回答:
Was I working
Yes, you were.
No, you were not.
Were you working
Yes, I was.
No, I was not.
Was he/she/it working
Yes, he/she/it was.
No, he/she/it was not.
Were we/you/they working
Yes, you/we/they were.
No, you/we/they were not.
4. 使用进行时态的注意事项:
1) 一些动词,如see, hear, love, like, know, remember, understand, have等表示感情、知觉和状态的词,一般不用于进行时态。
2) 在there和here引起的句子中,常用一般
现在时代替现在进行时。
eg. Here comes the bus.
There goes the bell.
过去进行时
含义: 表示过去某个时刻正在进行的动作。
结构: was/were + doing
例句:
I was having an English class at this time yesterday.
现在进行时
含义: 表示现在正在进行的动作。
结构:
is/am/are + doing
例句:
I am having an English class.
5. 过去进行时和现在进行时的区别
6. 过去进行时和一般过去时的区别
过去进行时 一般过去时
基本用法 表示在过去的某一时刻或某一时间正在进行的动作。 过去某个时间发生过的动作或存在的状态。
结构形式 主语 + was/were + V-ing形式 主语 + 动词过去式
时间状语 at7yesterday, at that time, this time last night等;when与while 引导的时间状语从 句。 yesterday, last week, in 1993, once, before, a few days ago等。
友情提示 表示一个过去正在进行而可能尚未完成的动作。 表示过去已经完成的动作。
Review
重点词组:
have a look take photos
buy a drink play the piano
leave the house clean his room
turn on the radio
过去进行时的用法。
过去进行时与现在进行时的区别。
过去进行时与一般过去时的区别。
用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. While I was walking down the street, the
rainstorm _____ (come).
2. When my father called me, I was ______
(cut) hair.
3. Linda _________ (take) the car to the car
wash when Mary left the house.
4. You must be _______ (kid). I don’t
believe what you have said.
5. I ________(buy) a new bicycle the day
before yesterday.
bought
came
cutting
was taking
kidding
Exercises
翻译下列句子。
1. 早上十点钟左右,当我走在回家路上
的时候,突然下起了大雨。
2. 他的鞋和衣服都湿透了,冰冷冰冷
的。
At around ten o’clock in the morning, I was walking home when the rainstorm came.
His shoes and clothing were wet through and icy cold.
1. Remember the words and phrases in this lesson.
2. Finish the exercises in the workbook.
Thank you !