UNIT 5 Section A 1a-2d（第1课时）人教版初中英语八年级下

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Section A(1a—2d)
UNIT 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
第 1 课 时
学 习 目 标
学习本课时新单词及短语：
单词：rainstorm, alarm, begin, heavily, suddenly, strange；
短语：go off, pick up；
句型：1. I was waiting for the bus when it began to rain heavily.
2.So, when the rainstorm suddenly came, what were you doing
1
谈论过去正在发生的事。
2
课 堂 导 入
A:What did you do yesterday afternoon
B:I…
A:What was the weather like then
B:It was…
Have a conversation
课 堂 学 习
What was the weather like yesterday afternoon
It was raining heavily and blowing strongly.
rainstorm
暴风雨
We were at school at the time of the rainstorm.
And we were having a math class. Our teacher
was asking us questions.
过去进行时：过去正在发生的动作
构成：was/were+ v.-ing
1a
1. __ I was in the library.
2. __ I was in my house.
3. __ I was on the street.
4. __ I was at the bus stop.
b
d
c
a
Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm Match the statements with the people in the picture.
doing my homework / studying
b. playing basketball / reading
c. going to work / waiting for the bus
d. walking home / shopping
Listen to the TV report and circle the correct responses.
1b
A:Where was the girl/boy/man/woman at the
time of the rainstorm
B: He/She was….
A: What was he/she doing then
B:He/She was…
Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm.
1c
Imagine you are the reporter. Give a report on what people were doing at the time of the rainstorm.
Yesterday’s rainstorm was the heaviest one this year. Many people were doing different things at that time. The girl was doing her homework at home. The boy was reading at the library. He decided not to play basketball. The woman was waiting for the bus after work. She got all wet. The man was walking home from the supermarket. Luckily, he had an umbrella and didn’t get wet!
Listen and number the pictures [1-5].
2a
5
4
1
3
2
Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a.
My alarm didn’t go off
so I _______up late.
I ____ to the bus stop but I still missed the bus.
woke
ran
2b
I ____________for the
bus when it began to
rain heavily.
I _____so busy _______ for the umbrella that I didn’t see a car coming.
was waiting
was
looking
I took a hot shower and
_____ some warm food.
ate
Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation
between the boy and a TV reporter.
2c
TV reporter: Tell us what happened yesterday morning
Boy: …
TV reporter: So, when the rainstorm suddenly came,
what were you doing
Boy: …
Fill in the blanks according to the story.
Yesterday was a _________day. The boy didn't ________
until 7:30 am because his alarm clock didn't ______. He still ________ the bus although he ran to the bus stop. He got to school at________. His teacher was ___________him. After school, he ______________the bus when it suddenly started to rain________ . He was busy ___________ the umbrella in his schoolbag when a car ______ and got water all over him. Finally, the bus came and brought him home.He ________________ and ___________________. It felt so good _____________.
terrible
wake up
go off
missed
8:30 am
angry with
was waiting for
looking for
came
took a hot shower
ate some warm food
heavily
to be at home
2d
Read the conversation in 2d and answer the questions.
1. What was Linda doing at seven last night
2. What was Linda doing at eight last night
3. What was Linda doing at nine last night
4. Why did Mary call Linda last night
She was in the kitchen helping her mom.
She was taking a shower.
She was sleeping.
She needed help with her homework.
Listen and repeat.
Role-play
1. Read the dialogue aloud for a
few minutes by yourself;
2. Role-play in pairs in front of
the class.
1. I was waiting for the bus when it began to rain heavily.
heavily 副词，意为“在很大程度上；大量地”。
其形容词形式为heavy。heavy和heavily常用来说
明雨雪下得大。
It is raining heavily.雨正下得很大。
What a heavy snow!多么大的一场雪啊！
Language points
2. I called at seven and you didn’t pick up.
pick up 此处意为“接电话”（=answer the phone/ telephone）。它是由“动词＋副词”构成的短语，可接名词或代词作宾语，
代词作其宾语时，要用其宾格形式且必须放在pick与up中间。
The telephone is ringing .Please pick it up.
电话铃响了，请接一下电话。
【拓展】pick up 还有“捡起来，接（人）”的意思。
She picked the bag up from the ground.
她把包从地上捡起来。
Summary
主要学习了过去进行时。
用法：过去正在发生
构成：was/were+v.-ing
课 堂 达 标
Ⅰ.单项填空
1. — It rained ____ and lasted for a long time.
— That’s terrible. Some streets were full of water.
A. hardly B. strongly C. heavily D. lightly
2. I was sleeping yesterday morning. Suddenly, the alarm_____.
It’s time to get up.
A. went out B. went off C. went away D. went into
3. Can you help me ______ the pen It’s under your chair.
A. ask for B. look for C. put up D. pick up
C
B
D
Ⅱ.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1.—I called you at eight last night, but you didn’t answer. Why
—I _________ （take）a shower at that time.
2. While Alan was writing a letter, the children ______________(play)outside.
3.Linda was busy when I went to see her yesterday. She _____________ (study)
for an exam.
4.— Uncle Wang, I visited you at 6:00 p.m. yesterday, but nobody was in.
— Oh, I _____________(have) a meeting.
5.—I saw the light of your room was still on at two o’clock last night.
—Oh, my family （watch）a football match of the Russia
World Cup.
was taking
were playing
was studying
was having
were watching
Make a conversation about what you
and your partner were doing. You can
use 2d as a model.
2. Preview the passage The Storm Brought
People Closer Together on page 35.
Homework
Thank you !