Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came 教案（4课时）

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
First Period
Teaching period: 1 period
Teaching aims and demands:
Learn about the Past Progressive Tense
The difference between the Past Progressive Tense and the Simple Past Tense
Difficulties:
The difference between the Past Progressive Tense and the Simple Past Tense
Teaching tools: Multi-media and SCR
Teaching procedures:
Task one:
1) Lead-in
Here is a piece of news about the rainstorm yesterday. Let’s see what happened.
2) Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm Match the statements with the people
in the picture.
Task two:
Listen to the TV report and circle the correct responses.
Task three:
Observe the following sentences and try to summarize the rules
1) We were having classes all that day.
I was looking for my lost cat at four last Monday.
She was not watching TV from 7 to 9 o’clock yesterday.
What was Miss Green doing at this time yesterday
Were the boys fighting when their teacher came in
While he was reading, his sister was drawing a picture.
She told us Mr. Li was arriving here.
【总结】
1. 定义: 表示在 ___ 的某一时刻或某一段时间_______ 的动作。
2. 结构： was / were + doing
3. 注意：表示两个同时进行的持续动作，主从句都用过去进行时。
与go, come, leave, start, arrive等瞬间动词连用时，过去进行时表示过去将要进行的动作。
4. 时态标志：at four…, at this time, from 7 to 9…, while, when
Task 4
Can you make sentences
1) watch a movie / from seven to eight yesterday evening
They were watching a movie from seven to eight yesterday evening.
2) sweep the floor / when I called her
3) make the bed / when the storm came
4) wait for the bus / at 5: 30 on Wednesday
Task 5 Pair work
A: What were you doing at seven last night, Linda
B: I was helping my mom in the kitchen. What about you, Mary
A: I was talking with my sister on the phone.
B: Oh, what was your father doing at that time
A: He was reading a newspaper. …
read a book / chat on the net / go to work / cook dinner / walk home from school
at seven yesterday / from five to six yesterday evening / when the rainstorm came
Task 6 Feedback
My mother _________ (do) the dishes at that time.
2) At this time yesterday, Jim ___________ (watch) TV at home.
3) I __________ (write) a letter to my best friend at ten last night.
4) When the teacher went into the classroom, the students ______ (talk) about the TV play.
5) –What _____ you _____ at nine o’clock yesterday
- I __________ (study) in class.
6) He said he __________ (leave) for America the next day.
Task 7 过去进行时和一般过去时的区别
a.动作状态
1. They were writing letters to their friends at this time yesterday evening.
昨晚的这个时候他们正在给他们的朋友写信。
过去进行时表示过去正在进行的动作。(没有说明信是否写完。)
2. They wrote letters to their friends yesterday evening.
他们昨晚写了信给他们的朋友。 一般过去时则表示一个完整的动作。
(表达了他们已写好的意思，整个写的过程已完成。)
b.时间标志词
Simple Past Tense (一般过去时)
in 2015 / two years ago / last Sunday / yesterday morning/ afternoon/evening
Past Progressive Tense (一般过去时)
at 7 last Sunday / at this/that time yesterday / from 7 to 9 yesterday morning / while / when
Feedback
1). We ______ (send) some books away to the school in the poor area last summer.
2). We _________ (have) lunch when the bell rang.
3). I ______ (stay) out late yesterday evening, my mother was very angry with me.
4). Kate _______ (buy) a book at the shop two days ago.
5). I __________ on the computer when Jim came to see me yesterday evening.
6). Did she do her homework last night (用at seven o’clock last night作时间状语改写)
____ she _____ her homework at seven o’clock last night
Task 8 The difference of “when & while”
1) It was raining when we arrived.
2) While / When Jim was mending his bike, I came to see him.
3.) I was doing my homework while my mother was cooking in the kitchen.
【结论】
when和while都可以用作连词，引导时间状语从句意思“当……时候”;
2. 由例句1,2可知；when引导时间状语从句时，既可以表示时间点，也可以表示时间段，从句的谓语动词既可以是短暂性动词，也可以是延续性动词，而while引导时间状语从句时，只表示某个时间段，从句的谓语动词常是延续性动词。
3. 例句3可知，当强调主句的动作和从句的动作同时发生时，常用while引导从句，意为“而……”表前后对照关系。
Feedback
I was talking on the phone ______ someone knocked at the door.
2). My father likes reading a newspaper _______ he is taking a bus.
3). Linda ______ (study) for the test while her mother ______ (make) a cake in the kitchen.
4). While Linda __________ (shout) his name, some people looked at her.
5). When I _____ (saw) Tom yesterday, he _________ (surf) the Internet.
6). When the boy ____(get) up in the morning, his mother __________ (cook) breakfast.
7). While Kate __________ (play) with the cat, his mother _______ (come) in.
Task 9 Summary
Past progressive tense
1. 定义：表示在过去的某一时刻或某一段时间正在进行的动作。
2. 结构： was/were+ doing
3. 时态标志：at four…, at this time, from 7 to 9…, while, when
4. while & when when + 瞬间性动词/延续性动词
while + 延续性动词
Task 10 Homework
Homework
1) Recite the new words in Unit 5
2) Newspaper: 第一版
3) Workbook: Finish off U4: P57~59.
Task 11: Feedback
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Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Second Period
Main activities: Section A (1a~2d)
Teaching period: 1 period
Teaching aims and demands:
Phrases:
go off; take a shower= have a shower; rain heavily/hard; miss the bus; sth. Happen to sb.; suddenly= all of a sudden; pick up; make one’s way to; wait for sb. to do sth.
Grammar focus:
The Past Progressive Tense
Difficulties: The usage of the Past Progressive Tense
Teaching tools: Multi-media and SCR
Teaching procedures:
Task 1.
1. Lead-in
What did you do yesterday
Do you have anything special to share with us
Now let me share my story with you. Please help me to complete my story (with was, were, when or while).
Task 2 Interaction
1. Here is a boy. Yesterday something special happened to him, too.
2. Listen and number the pictures 1-5.
3. Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a.
★ 重点：go off 发出响声 take a shower=have a shower 洗淋浴
开始做某事begin/start to do sth. =begin/start doing sth.
miss the bus 错过公车 miss sb. 想念某人
4. Pair work Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation between the boy and a TV reporter.
TV reporter: Tell us what happened yesterday morning.
Boy: …
TV reporter: So, when the rainstorm suddenly came, what were you doing
Boy: …
★ 重点: sth. happen to sb. / sth. happen +时间/地点 / sb. happen to do sth.
suddenly=all of a sudden
5. 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
6. 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.
Task 3
1. 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 the school basketball competition started …
B: When the school basketball competition started, Kate was still making her way to school.
2. Listen to the conversation between Mary and Linda, then answer the following questions.
1) Why didn’t Linda pick up the phone when Mary called her at seven last night
2) What was Linda doing when Mary called again at eight that night
3) How many times did Mary call Why did she call so many times
4) Did Mary solve her problem at last Who helped her
★ 重点: Observe the following sentences and fill in blanks.
I called at seven and you didn’t pick up.
Pick me up at the hotel.
The train stopped to pick up passengers.
小结：1. pick up意为______ 2. pick up是动副短语，代词作宾语时要放____。
Exercises:
妈妈每天从学校接我。My mother __________ from school every day.
昨晚我给你打电话了。你为什么不接？ I called you last night. Why didn’t you pick up
Task 4 Group work
What were you doing at these time last Sunday Make a survey in your group. Then report the result to the class
Task 5 Writing
A rainstorm hit your city yesterday afternoon. Introduce what your classmates were doing at that time according to the chart below.
Task 6 Summary
Useful phrases
发出响声 go off 洗淋浴 take a shower = have a shower
下大雨 rain heavily/hard 错过公交车 miss the bus
某人发生某事 sth. Happen to sb. 突然 suddenly= all of a sudden
接电话；开车接人 pick up 前往；朝……走去 make one’s way to
意识到…… realize that 等待某人做某事 wait for sb. to do sth.
Task 7 Feedback
Fill in the blanks with the correct words and phrases.
1. His alarm didn’t _____ (响)so he was late for school.
2. A car accident ___________(发生)Tom yesterday morning
3. It rained ___________ (猛烈地)yesterday evening.
4. While I was sleeping, the doorbell _______ (突然)rang.
5. My uncle ___________ (接我)from school yesterday.
6. When the class started, Bob ____ still _______(make)his way to school.
Task 8 Homework
1) Workbook: Finish off U4: P63/64/68/69.
2) Newspaper: Section A.
3) Prepare dictation
Task 9: Feedback
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Unit 5 What were you doing when the rain storm came
Third Period
Main activities: Section A reading
Teaching period: 1 period
Teaching aims and demands:
Phrases:
hear sb. doing sth.; hear sb. do sth.; with no light outside; feel like doing sth.; feel like + n.
fall asleep; go to sleep; die down; in a mess; break many things apart; make sure + 从句。
Grammar focus:
The Past Progressive Tense with when or while
Difficulties:
The differences between when and while
Teaching tools: Multi-media and SCR
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in
Look at the pictures and think about what has happened.
Step 2 New lesson
Interaction
1. Read the passage and answer the following questions
1). What was the weather like before the heavy rain started
2). What was Ben’s father doing
3). What was his mother doing
4). What do they want to do after dinner
5). What was the neighborhood like after the storm
2. 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 ______________.
3. Pair work
Suppose you are Ben. A reporter is going to interview you about the storm last night. Make a conversation with your partner.
Reporter: This morning I’m talking with a boy named Ben about the horrible storm last night.
Good morning, Ben.
Ben: Good morning.
Reporter: What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Ben: I was…
Reporter：What were your family doing at that time
Ben: Well, my…
Research
Read the passage again and try to find out the following phrases and expressions.
听见某人正在做某事 听见某人做某事 外面没有光亮
想要做某事 感觉像是午夜 确定，确信
玩牌类游戏 入睡 去睡觉
逐渐变弱 一片狼藉，很乱 毁坏了很多东西
Extension
Please finish different tasks with your group members.
1. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
Task 1: Translate the sentences.
2. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the window.
Task 2: Please explain the word “beat”
3. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.
Task 3: Discuss the words in red
4. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
Task 4: Translate this sentence.
In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us. 帮助别人就等于帮助了自己,因为我们所做的善行终会回馈到我们自己身上.
Step 3 Summary
Step 4 Exercises (Feedback)
Step 5 Homework
Task 10 Homework
1) Prepare for the dictation of the words, phrases and sentences in last period.
2) Newspaper: Section A.
3) Workbook: Finish off U4: P60~62.
Task 11: Feedback
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Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Fourth Period
Main activities: Section B reading
Teaching period: 1 period
Teaching aims and demands:
Phrases:
hear sb. do sth.; hear sb. doing sth.; hear of sth./sb.; hear from sb; the rest of…; in silence
have meaning to…; be taken down; at first; look out of the window ; be shocked to do sth.
tell the truth;
2. Grammar focus:
1) The Past Progressive Tense with when or while
2) The Object Clause
Difficulties: The usage of the Past Progressive Tense with when or while
Teaching tools: Multi-media and SCR
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in
Show a short video
Step 2 New lesson
Interaction
1. Read the passage and answer the questions.
1). What are the two events in the passage
2). When did they happen
3). How did Robert Allen’s parents feel and what did they do after they knew Dr. King’s death
4). How did Kate Smith feel after the World Trade Center was taken down
2. Read the passage again. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F), or is the information
not given (NG)
1). Everyone in America 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.
Research 1
Read the passage again and try to find out the following phrases and expressions.
历史上的重大事件 彻底被震惊了 剩下的……
默默地 不久前 对…有意义
被摧毁 首先 几乎不能清晰思考
向窗外看
Research 2
Underline sentences from the passage with similar meanings to the ones below.
3. Language points
1) We often heard Tom play the piano at home.
We heard the girl singing in the room.
I heard of him but I don’t know him.
Lucy heard from her brother yesterday.
I heard that he had left Beijing.
Conclusion: hear sb. do sth. 听见某人做某事
hear sb. doing sth. 听见某人正在做某事
hear of/about sth./sb. 听说某事/某人
hear from sb. 收到某人的来信
hear that 从句 听说……
Feedback: 1. –When did you ____ the news -Just now.
A. hear about B. hear from C. heard D. hearing
2. Tom likes to ____ others but he never writes to them.
A. hear B. hear of C. hear about D. hear from
2) I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.
他是如此聪明的男孩以至于他成功地解决了这个难题。
He was so smart a boy that he solved the problem successfully.
Extension: 如何用such…that改写此句呢？
He was such a smart boy that he solved the problem successfully.
so + adj + a/an + n + that = such + a/an + adj + n + that
Step 3 Interaction
1. Suppose you are Sandy. Make a conversation with your partner according to the picture.
What was/were sb. doing when the plane hit World Trade Center
2. Discuss about an important event you remember well in groups. Take notes about it.
What was the event
When did it happen
Where did it happen
What were you doing
What were your friends doing
Why was it important
Why do you remember this event
Step 4 Writing
Write a short article about the important event in 3a. Try to write three paragraphs.
Step 5 Summary
Key phrases
important events in history; be completely shocked; the rest of…; in silence; have meaning to…
be taken down; at first; can hardly think clearly; look out of the window
Step 7 Homework
1) Prepare for the dictation of the words, phrases and sentences in last period.
2) Newspaper: Section B.
3) Workbook: Finish off U4: P65-67/70.
Task 9: Feedback
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