(共27张PPT)
Unit 5
What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Section A
3a-3c
Objectives
To learn to use Past Progressive Tense
V-ing
To learn to tell the differences between Present Progressive Tense and Past Progressive Tense
To learn to summarize the usages of when/ while
Revision
Write each phrase in English.
大风 大暴风雨
睡着 醒来
乱七八糟 打扫
接电话 洗淋浴
在那时 确保
相互帮助 感觉像
strong wind
a heavy rainstorm
fall asleep
wake up
in a mess
clean up
pick up
take a shower
at that time
make sure
help each other
feel like
Grammar
过去进行时
[经典例句]
1. Peter was drawing when I walked to him.
2. The twins were listening to music while
their father was watching TV last night.
3. Mrs Green wasn’t washing clothes at this
time yesterday.
4. — Were you studying for the test at seven
last night
— No, I wasn’t.
Have A L k
1.What was the girl doing at the time of the
rainstorm
2. I was so busy looking for the umbrella
that I didn’t see a car coming.
3. I was waiting for the bus when it began to
rain heavily.
4. What were you doing last night, Linda
Have A L k
Sentences from this unit:
5. When you called, I was taking a shower.
6. I was sleeping at that time.
7. So while you were sleeping, I called Jenny
and she helped me.
8. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over
the windows while his mom was making
sure the flashlights and radio were
working.
9. Ben was helping him mom make dinner
when the rain began to beat heavily
against the windows.
1. Peter ___________ when I walked to him.
2. The twins ______________ music while
their father ____________TV last night.
3. Mrs Green _____________clothes at this
time yesterday.
4. — ____ you _______ for the test at seven
last night
— No, I wasn’t.
was drawing
were listening to
was watching
wasn’t washing
Were
studying
go
Ready
5.What ___ the girl _____ at the time of the
rainstorm
6. I ___ so busy _________ the umbrella
that I didn’t see a car coming.
7. I _____________ the bus when it began
to rain heavily.
8. What ____ you ______last night, Linda
9. When you called, I _________ a shower.
10. I ____________ at that time.
was doing
was looking for
was waiting for
were doing
was taking
was sleeping
11. So while you ____________, I called
Jenny and she helped me.
12. Ben’s dad __________ pieces of wood
over the windows while his mom
__________ sure the flashlights and
radio were working.
13. Ben __________ him mom make dinner
when the rain began to beat heavily
against the windows.
were sleeping
was putting
was making
was helping
3a Read the passage 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
Reading
1. What was the weather like before the
heavy rain started
2. What was the neighborhood like after the
storm
1. Black clouds were making the sky very
dark. With no light outside, it felt like
midnight.
2. The neighborhood was in a mess.
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Bens dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the
The Storm Brought People
Closer Together
flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table.
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at
around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family
and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors
to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
3b 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 __________________________________
__________________________________.
was putting pieces of wood over the windows
were blowing
3. Ben ______________________________
when the heavy rain finally started.
4. When Ben ___________ at 3:00 a.m.,
the wind ______________.
was helping his mom make dinner
fell asleep
was dying down
3c
What other things can bring people closer together
Free Talk
Post reading
Talk about with your partner
The Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 brought Cinese people closer together. What the people were doing after the earthquake
Please write like this:
After the earthquake, the people were raising money for the people in Sichuan.
四川汶川地震
After the earthquake, ____were/was _______
Post reading
Summary
1.with no light
2. put sth. over
3. make sure
4. fall asleep
5. die down
6. in a mess
7.break … apart
8.bring sb. together
Natural disasters, for example, an earthquake, always brings people closer together.
The Wenchuan earthquake
The Beijing Olympic Games
Big events, for example ,the Olympic Games, can also bring people together.
cheer people up by saying some kind words to encourage(鼓励) them
(2) donate(捐赠)clothes, food and other things to those who need help
(3) donate some money to those who lost their homes
What we can do:
Homework
Know more about disasters.
Try to retell the story.
写出下列短语
in the library
at the time of
go to work
wait for the bus
walk home
on the street
play basketball
1. 在图书馆
2. 在……的时候
3. 去上班
4. 等公共汽车
5. 走路回家
6. 在街上
7. 打篮球
1. 感觉像
2. 首先
3. 入睡
4. 逐渐变弱
5. 确信
6. 醒来
7. 一团糟
8. 清洁
9. 互相帮助
10. 在困难时期
feel like
at first
fall asleep
die down
make sure
wake up
in a mess
clean up
help each other
in times of difficulty
重点短语
Thank you!