Unit 5 What were you doing
when the rainstorm came
Section B (1a~2e)
教学目标
【知识与技能】
掌握以下知识:make one’s way, by the side of
掌握并使用下列重点句式:when the basketball competition started, Kate was making her way to school. While I was running back home, I saw a dog by the side of the road.
【情感、态度与价值观】
通过本课学习,培养学生热爱动物的优良品质。
教学重难点
【教学重点】
1) Talk about the problems.
2) Learn the new language points.
【教学难点】
能根据对方所提出的问题,给出一些合理的建议。 学会表达建议的一些方式。
教学准备
图片、视频、多媒体等
教学过程
Step 1 Presentation
1a Think of a time when you were late for or couldn’t go to an event.
What was the event
What was the reason why you were late or couldn’t go
Tell your partner the story.
Step 2 Listening
What happened to the girl Let’s listen.
1b Listen and write short answers to the questions.
1. What event happened at the school yesterday
2. Who missed the event
3. Which team won at the event
1c Listen again. Number the events 1-6 in the order they happened.
____ Kate saw a dog by the side of the road.
____ Kate got to the bus stop.
____ Kate called the Animal Helpline.
____ Kate left the house.
____ Kate waited for someone to walk by.
____ Kate realized her bag was still at home.
realize
仔细观察下面例句中动词realize的意义和用法,然后补全结论部分所缺的内容。
【例句】
1. The boy didn’t realize his mistake until his mother told him.
2. When Grace realized what had happened, she was very sorry.
3. She finally realized her dream of becoming an actress.
【结论】
1. 通过对例句1和例句2的观察我们发现,realize与come to know意思相近,意为“______;______”,是及物动词,其后可接名词,也可接宾语从句。
2. 仔细观察例句3可知,realize与come true意思相近,意为“______”。
Listen again and answer the questions.
1) What did she do when she realized her bag was at home
2) What did she see while she was running back home
3) What did she want to do when she saw the dog
4) Why did she wait for someone when she wanted to call the Animal Helpline
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Kate: What a day I had! _____ I got to the bus stop, I ________ that my bag was still at home! But _____ I ___________ back home, I ____ a dog by the side of the road and it was hurt. I _______ to call the Animal Helpline, but I didn’t have my phone so I had to _______ someone to ________. Then I ____ his phone to call the helpline. Therefore, I didn’t _________ the competition.
Step 3 Speaking
1d Talk about why Kate missed the school basketball competition. Student A begins a sentence with while or when. Student B completes the sentence.
A: When she got to the bus stop, Kate …
B: When she got to the bus stop, Kate realized that her bag was still at home.
A: While she was running back home, …
B: While she was running back home, she saw a dog by the side of the road.
Step 4 Warming up
2a Look at the pictures and the title in the passage. What do you think the passage is about
Introduce Dr. Martin Luther King and 911.
阅读指导:
Read the title and first Sentences.
The title can be helpful for you to understand a text. It is also a good idea to
read the first sentence of each paragraph before you read the whole text.
Step 5 Reading
2b Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. What are the two events in the passage
2. When did they happen
Read the passage again. Complete the blanks.
2c Read the passage again. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F), or is the information not given (NG)
___ 1. Everyone in American remembers who killed Dr. King.
___ 2. Robert Allen was eating lunch when Dr. King was killed.
___ 3. Robert’s parents were shocked to hear the news.
___ 4. Kate Smith was watching a movie when a plane hit the World Trade Center.
___ 5. Kate didn’t think her friend was telling the truth about the event.
2d Underline sentences from the passage with similar meanings to the ones below.
1. Not everyone will remember who killed him, but they can remember what they were doing when they heard that he got killed.
2. No one said anything for the rest of dinner.
3. September 11, 2001---- the date alone means something to most people in the US.
4. I had trouble thinking clearly after that because I was very afraid.
Fill in the blank and retell the text.
People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events _____ ______. For American people, they remember what they were doing ____ April 4, 1968. On that day, Dr. Martin Luther King ______ _______. Robert Allen is now _____ 50, but he was a school pupil ____ _____ _____. He heard the news _____ ____ _____ when they were eating dinner. After that, they just finished dinner ____ _________. On ___________ 11, 2001, the World Trade Center ____ ______ ______ by _________. Kate Smith will never forget this event. She was ____ scared _____ she could hardly think clearly after that.
Step 6 Language points
1. What do you think the passage is about
passage n. 章节,段落
passage 作“(文章的)段落”解时, 不限于文章的一个自然段, 也可以由若干句话或若干个 paragraphs 组成。
passage 也可作“一段, 一节”解, 一般指讲话、文章或乐曲的一部分。
e.g. The teacher spent an hour in explaining this passage.
老师用了一小时来讲解这一段。
Choose the correct order of the following sentences to form a passage.
把下列句子排好顺序组成一篇短文。
2. My parents were completely shocked!
completely adv. 彻底地,完全地
e.g. I understand completely. 我完全明白。
shocked adj. 惊愕的;受震惊的
e.g. She was so shocked that she could hardly say a word.
她大为震惊,几乎一句话也说不出来。
[即学即练] 翻译下列句子。
1) 看到邻居那样对待孩子我很惊愕。
2) 他对她抽烟感到很震惊。
3. My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.
in silence 沉默,无声
without speaking or making a sound; silently
e.g. Many patients were waiting in silence.
许多病人在静静地等候着。
A hundred and fifty reporters sat in silence.
在场的150名记者静静地坐在那里。
4. … most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center
in New York was taken down by terrorists.
此句中was taken down是被动语态。意思是“被摧毁”。其中take down表示将建筑物或高的物体“拆除;拆掉;拆卸”,此处根据上下文可翻译成“摧毁;毁掉”。如:
They’re talking about how to take that wall down.
他们在讨论如何拆除那堵墙。
5. She remembers working in her office near the two towers.
1) towers在句子中指的是世贸中心的双子塔。
2) remember doing something 表示“记得曾经做过某事” ;
remember to do sth. 表示“记得要去做某事”。
e.g. I remembered tuning off the lights when I left the room.
当我离开房间的时候, 我记得我关灯了。 (灯已经关了) 。
Remember to turn off the lights when you leave the room.
在你离开房间之前, 记得把灯关了。(现在还没有关灯)
6. I didn’t believe him at first.
at first “起初,首先”,作为介词短语,只起副词作用(在句中用作状语)。 at firs
主要用于强调前后对照,暗示接下去的动作与前面的动作不同甚至相反,因此
常有 but, afterwards, soon, at last 等相呼应。
e.g. At first I didn’t want to go, but soon I changed my mind.
我开始不想去,但我很快就改变了主意。
Step 7 Speaking
2e How much do you remember about the events in the passage Test your partner.
A: When did Dr. Martin Luther King die
B: He died on …
Step 8 Summary
by the side of the road 在马路边 walk by 走过;路过
in history 史上 make one’s way 前往;费力地前进
hear the news 听到这个消息 for example 例如
tell the truth 说实话 the rest of ... 剩余的……
in silence 沉默;无声 point out 指出
take down 拆除;往下拽;记录 look out of the window 看窗外
so … that 如此......以致
Step 9 Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示,写出所缺单词。
1. There are no new words in the three __________(章节).
2. These ________________ (学生) all come from the USA.
3. —What was the __________(日期) yesterday
—It was November 19th.
4. —You’re standing on my foot.
—Sorry, I didn’t __________(意识到).
5. There are no differences between the two __________(塔).
Ⅱ. 根据语境,从方框中选择恰当的单词或短语填空。
completely, take down, at first, by the side of, recently
1. —Why did you __________ your house
—It was too old. I want to build a new one.
2. Don’t say it again because I __________ understand what you said.
3. We stopped and had something to eat _____________ the road.
4. __________, she didn’t know John was my cousin. Later, she knew.
5. More __________, he’s appeared in a number of British films.
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思及括号内所给英文提示,将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. 这个事件对美国人而言具有特殊的含义。 (have meaning to)
2. 她什么也没说,只是默默地坐在那儿。 (in silence)
3. 听到新闻后,所有人都震惊了。(be shocked)
4. 昨天下午3点时,我正前往邮局。 (make one’s way)
5. 当我经过公园的时候,许多人正在那儿跳舞。 (when)
课堂作业
1. Remember the words and phrases in this lesson.
2. Finish the exercises in the workbook.
教学反思