(共15张PPT)
Section B
3a-Self Check
1. To talk about the important events you remember well.
2. To check yourself.
Language Goals
What was/were sb. doing
at eight last night
Lead in
3a
Make notes about an event you remember well.
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
First, write about the event
(when and where it happened).
Next, write about what you and some of your friends were doing when this event happened.
Then, write about why this event was important.
3b
Write a short article about the important event in 3a.
Try to write three paragraphs.
An important event that I remember well was ________________.
It happened in/on _____________ at /in ____________________.
When I heard the news of this event/When this event happened, I was ___________________. My friends were ________________.
This event is very important to me because __________________.
/I remember this event well because ___________________.
An important event that I remember well was Wenchuan Earthquake. It happened on May 12, 2008 in Wenchuan, Sichuan. When I heard the news of this event, I was working. My friends were watching games on TV. This event is very important to me because many people died in the earthquake. They need some help. Lots of people went to help them.
1. 概念: 表示过去具体某个时刻或过去一段时间正在进行的动作。
2. 句子结构: 主语 + was/were + doing sth. + 时间状语
3. 时间状语词: at 5:00 yesterday afternoon,
与at that time, then等连用, 或者用另一动作来表示过去的时间。
·They were playing basketball when she arrived.
·While they were playing basketball, she arrived.
Summary
过去进行时侧重表示动作延长的时间长度;
一般过去时表示过去某时发生过某事,侧重说明事实。
He ___________ all night last night.
(生动地描写,他一直写……)
He ______ something last night.
(说明他写了……的事实)
was writing
wrote
区别:
1. 由when引导的时间状语从句,主句用过去进行时,从句应用一般过去时;由while引导的时间状语从句,主句用一般过去时,从句应用过去进行时。
·When the teacher came in, we were talking.
当此句改变主从句的位置时,则为:
·While we were talking, the teacher came in.
2. 如果从句和主句的动作同时发生,两句都用过去进行时的时候,多用while引导。
·They were singing while we were dancing.
when, while
Fill in the blanks with when or while.
Self Check
1
1. _______ I was walking home from school, I saw a strange
light in the sky. But _____ I pointed it out to my friend, it
went away.
2. ______ I told my older brother about the strange light in the
sky, he just laughed and didn’t believe me.
3. ______ my brother was laughing, the television news
reported that other people had seen the light as well.
While
when
When
While
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
Self Check
2
When I ____ (be) in the sixth grade, I _______ (join) a piano competition. I _________ (practice) for four hours every day and my piano teacher ______ (come) three times a week to _____ (help) me. Then the big day finally _______ (arrive). I ____ (be) so nervous when they ______ (call) my name. I _____ (go) up and _______ (start) to play.
was
joined
practiced
came
help
arrived
was
called
went
started
While I ___________ (play), everyone ____ (sit) still and listened. I played the song without any mistakes. Then I ______ (wait) for them to call out the winner. When I ______ (hear) my name, my heart __________ (beat) so quickly I thought I would stop breathing. I couldn’t believe it. I _____ (win)! It ____ (be) the happiest day of my life!
was playing
sat
waited
heard
was beating
won
was
1.My mother was cooking while I _____ the music.
A.listened to B.have listened to
C.is listening to D.was listening to
2.The pears are _____ delicious that I want to eat another one.
A.too B.so C.very D.such
3.-When _____ the house _____
-Yesterday.
A.did;take down B.was;take down
C.was;taken down D.did;taken down
4.I remember _____ the window,but it’s open now.
A.close B.closed C.closing D.to close
Exercises
Remember the words and phrases in this unit.
Write an article about the past events.