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初中英语人教版八年级下册
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Section B (1a-1e)
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
realize; make one's way; at the school basketball competition; by the side of the road; walk by; no wonder; make it; cheer on.
Key sentences:
1. What were you doing at the time of competition
2. I left my house late and when the competition started, I was still making my way to school.
3. No wonder you didn't make it to the competition.
To learn how to talk about past events.
Revision
Look and say
Practice
While she was sleeping, her grandma was watching TV.
While they _____________, I _________________ them.
were cleaning
was calling/called
Look and say
Practice
Practice
While I ______________________, Tom ___________________.
was doing my homework
was cooking/cooked
Look and say
Look at the pictures and make sentences with While/When...
Pre-listening
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.
a meeting
a party
a picnic
a ball game
a performance
an interview
a visit to a museum
a school trip
...
You were late for...
Share your story.
My story
a meeting
a party
a picnic
a ball game
a performance
an interview
a visit to a museum
a school trip
...
Can you think of a time when you were late for class
When was that
What did you say to your teacher
What happened to you
What did your teacher say to you
Why do you remember the teacher's words so clearly
Example
Read the questions in 1b and guess.
1. What event happened at the school yesterday
2. Who missed the event
3. Which team won at the event
What kind of competition is the listening material about
basketball/football ... game, speaking competition, English contest ...
Let's predict.
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
_____________________________________
A school basketball competition.
Kate.
John's team.
While-listening
Read the sentences and predict the sequence.
·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.
Let's predict.
1c
Listen again. Number the events [1-6] in the order they happend.
_____ Kate saw a dog by the side of the road.
_____ Kate got to the bus stop.
_____ Kate called the Animal Helpline.
1 Kate left the house.
_____ Kate waited for someone to walk by.
_____ Kate realized her bag was still at home.
6
2
5
4
3
Listen again and answer the questions.
1. What did she do when she got to the bus stop
2. What did she do when she realized her bag was at home
3. What did she see while she was running back home
4. What did she want to do when she saw the dog
5. Why did she wait for someone when she wanted to call the
Animal Helpline
1. What did she do when she got to the bus stop
2. What did she do when she realized her bag was at home
3. What did she see while she was running back home
She realized that her bag was still at home.
She ran back home.
She saw a dog by the side of the road and it was hurt.
Share your answers
4. What did she want to do when she saw the dog
5. Why did she wait for someone when she wanted to call the
Animal Helpline
She wanted to call the Animal Helpline.
Because she left her phone at home. So she had to used someone else's phone to call the helpline.
Listen and read
John: Hey, Kate, why weren't you at the school basketball competition
yesterday I called you so many times, but you didn't answer.
Kate: Sorry, John. I left my phone at home.
John: What were you doing at the time of the competition
Kate: Well, I left my house late and when the competition started, I was
still making my way to school.
John: Then what happened
Kate: When I got to the bus stop, I realized that my bag was still at home!
John: But why didn't you just go home to get your bag
Kate: I did, but while I was running back home, I saw a dog by the side of
the road and it was hurt.
John: Oh, so I'm sure you helped the dog. I know how much you love
animals.
Kate: Yes, I wanted to call the Animal Helpline, but I didn't have my phone
so I had to wait for someone to walk by. Then I used his phone to call
the helpline.
John: OK. No wonder you didn't make it to the competition.
Kate: Yes, I'm so sorry I wasn't there to cheer you on, but I'm happy that
your team won!
Try retelling the story
______ I got to the bus stop, I _______ that my bag was still at home. But _______ I ________________ home, I saw ______ by the side of the road and it was hurt. I wanted to ______ the Animal Helpline, but I didn't have my ______ so I had to _______ someone to walk by. Then I used his phone to call the helpline. Therefore, I didn't __________ the competition.
When
realized
while
was running back
call
a dog
phone
wait for
make it to
Post-listening
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 the school basketball competition started...
B: When the school basketball competition started, Kate was still making her way to school.
A: When the school basketball competition started...
B: When the school basketball competition started, Kate was
still making her way to school.
C: When Kate got to the bus stop...
D: When Kate got to the bus stop, she realized that her bag
was still at home.
E: ...
Example
Language points
1. Kate realized her bag was still at home.
realize作及物动词，其后可接名词、代词或从句作宾语。
realize v. 理解；领会；认识到
He didn't realize his mistake.
Listening is important in learning English, but he doesn't realize it.
The man laughed when he realized what had happened.
【拓展延伸】realize 还可意为“实现”，主语一般是人，后面常接dream, goal等名词作宾语。
In the end, Tim realized his dream.
2. When the school basketball competition started, Kate was still making her way to school.
make one’s way意为“前往；费力地前进”，常与介词to/towards连用，表示方向，后接表示地点的名词。
make one’s way 前往；费力地前进
We slowly made our way to the mall through the crowd.
【拓展延伸】与way相关的其他短语：
all the way 一路上；自始至终
lose one's way 迷路
on one's way(to) 在某人去······的路上
by the way 顺便说一下
in a way 在某种程度上
in the /one's way 挡路；妨碍
way
初中英语人教版八年级下册
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Section B (2a-2e)
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
passage; pupil; completely; shocked; silence; in silence; recently; take down; terrorist; date; tower; truth; the rest of; tell the truth.
Key sentences:
1. Do you remember what they were doing
2. Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.
3. More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists.
Free talk
Do you know this man
马丁·路德·金
（Martin Luther King, Jr.)
What do you know about him
马丁·路德·金
马丁·路德·金（Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929年1月15日－1968年4月4日），出生于美国佐治亚州的亚特兰大市。 马丁·路德·金是著名的美国民权运动领袖，他于1963年8月28日在林肯纪念堂前发表了《我有一个梦想》（I Have a Dream）的演讲，迫使美国国会在1964年通过《民权法案》，宣布种族隔离和种族歧视政策为非法政策。1968年4月4日，马丁·路德·金前往孟菲斯市领导工人罢工，遭枪击，遇害时年仅39岁。
作为黑人领袖，他生前赢得美国各阶层人民的广泛尊重和爱戴，为世界
所关注，1964年获得“诺贝尔和平奖”。为纪念这位伟人，1983年1月，总统纳
德·里根签署法令，规定从1986年起，每年1月的第三个星期一为美国的“马
丁·路德·金日”（Martin Luther King, Jr. Day） ，并且将其定为法定假日。
Background
Let's watch the video
世界贸易中心（World Trade Center，美国纽约）
简称“世贸中心”，位于美国纽约曼哈顿岛西南端，曾是纽约市最高、
楼层最多的摩天大楼，为纽约市民乃至美国国民所自豪的地标建筑。 大楼
于1966年开 建，主体于1973年建成使用。
世贸大楼共110层，高达411米，是一个由两座并立的塔式摩天楼（被
称作“双子塔”）、4幢办公楼和1幢旅馆组成的建筑群。其主体南楼和北
楼双子塔采用钢结构建筑，大楼墙面由铝板和玻璃窗组成。在其遭受恐怖袭击被摧毁之前，每年都吸引来自世界各地的无数游客前往参观。
2001年9月11日，恐怖分子劫持两架民航客机先后从不同方向撞向世贸中心的双子塔楼，两栋塔楼随后相继倒塌。
Background
World Trade Center
(built in 1973)
taken down by terrorists
(September 11, 2001)
take down 拆除；袭击
terrorist n.恐怖分子
Let's watch the video
Pre-reading
2a
Let's predict!
Do You Remember What You Were Doing
Look at the pictures and title in the passage. What do you think the passage is about
The passage talks about the future events.
The passage talks about the present events.
The passage talks about the past events.
2b
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. What are the two events in the passage
2. When did they happen
Event Time
n. 章节；段落
Dr. Martin Luther King was killed.
April 4, 1968
September 11, 2001
The World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists.
Reading Strategy
Reading 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.
Structure
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Event about Dr. Martin Luther King
Event about the World Trade Center
While-reading
People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. In America, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was an important event in American history. On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.
“被杀害”，一般过去时的被动语态结构
Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. “I was at home with my parents,” Robert remembers. “We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news on the radio. The news reporter said, ‘Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago.’ My parents were completely shocked! My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.”
adv. 彻底地；完全地
其余的；剩余的
沉默；无声
silence n. 沉默；缄默；无声
silent adj. 沉默的，无声的
keep silent 保持沉默
n. 学生
adj. 惊愕的；受震惊的
在收音机上
More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. Even the date — September 11, 2001 — has meaning to most Americans.
take down 此处为“拆除”，还可意为“往下拽；记录”。
n. 日期；日子
have meaning to sb. 对某人有（······）意义
terrorist n. 恐怖主义者；恐怖分子
This was a day Kate Smith will never forget. She remembers working in her office near the two towers. “My friend shouted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! I didn't believe him at first, but then I looked out of the window and realized that it was true. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.”
look out of 向外看
tower n. 塔；塔楼
remember doing sth. 记得做过某事
Read Para.1-2 and complete the table.
The first event Event
Date
Place
People's activities
People's feelings
Martin Luther King was killed.
On April 4, 1968.
Robert Allen was at home with his parents and they were eating dinner in the kitchen.
Robert's parents were completely shocked.
In America.
Para. 1-2
People often remember ___________________
when they heard the news of important events in history
on April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King _____ _______
Robert and his parents were ____________
his parents were completely ________
Read Para.1-2 and fill in the blanks.
the first event
was
what they were doing
killed
eating dinner
shocked
Read para. 3-4 and complete the table.
The second event Event
Date
Place
People's activities
People's feelings
In America.
The World Trade Center was taken down by terrorists.
On September 11, 2001.
Kate Smith was working in her office near the two towers.
She was so scared that she could hardly think clearly after that.
on September 11, 2001,the World Trade Center in
New York was ___________ by terrorists
Kate Smith remembers ____________________
near the two towers.
She was so _______ that she could ______ think
clearly after that.
Para. 3-4
the second event
Read Para. 3-4 and fill in the blanks.
taken down
working in her office
scared
hardly
2c
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.
T
F
T
F
F
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.
Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.
My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.
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.
Even the date — September 11, 2001 — has meaning to most Americans.
I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.
have trouble (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难
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..
Language points
1. More recently, most Americans remember what ... by terrorists.
recently作副词，可用于一般过去时（表示时间点）或现在完成时（表示一段时间）中。
recently adv. 不久前；最近
We received a letter from him recently.
I have been very tired recently.
【拓展延伸】recent作形容词，意为“最近的”，修饰名词。
Our way of life has changed a great deal in recent years.
2. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.
hardly作副词，表示否定含义。 当hardly出现在反意疑问句中时，后面的附加疑问部分要用肯定形式。有类似用法的词还有seldom, never, few等。
hardly adv. 几乎不；几乎没有
We hardly have time to have breakfast.
John can hardly understand any Chinese, can he
3. Kate didn't think her friend was telling the truth about the event.
truth在此处作不可数名词，是true的名词形式。
to tell the truth“说实话”。
truth n. 实情；事实
That cannot hide the truth.
To tell the truth, I don't want to go to the party.
【拓展延伸】
It is true that young people truly love this new kind of shared bikes. You should believe the truth.
truth n.
实情；事实
true adj.
符合事实的
truly adv.
真正；确实
初中英语人教版八年级下册
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Section B (3a-Selfcheck)
学习目标
Key phrases:
point out; as well; call out.
Key sentences:
1. While my brother was laughing, the television news reported that other people had seen the light as well.
2. When I heard my name, my heart beat so quickly I thought I would stop breathing.
3. While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework.
To learn how to write a passage about a past event that you remember well.
REVESION
Events Details Dr Martin Luther King was killed When on April 4, 1968
Where in America
Robert Allen eating dinner
Feeling completely shocked
The World Trade Center was taken down When September 11, 2001
Where in New York
Kate Smith working in her office near the two towers
Feeling so scared that ... hardly think clearly
Do you remember what happened in the past
an important exam
a piano competition
a school trip
an earthquake
a big fire
Why do you remember it well
Free talk
Do you remember what you were doing when it happened
3a
Pre-writing
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
What was the event A group of foreign students visited our school.
When did it happen On March 20th, 2019.
Where did it happen In our school.
What were you doing I was reading an article in the classroom.
What were your friends doing They were playing basketball in the playground.
Why was it important Because this was the first time that I had communicated with foreigners.
Why do you remember this event I was so excited at that moment.
Example
PAIR WORK
A: What was the event
B: ...
A: When did it happen
B: ...
A: Where did it happen
B: ...
...
3b
While-writing
Write a short article about the important event in 3a. Try to write three paragraphs.
·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.
·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_________________________ _____________________.
第一人称
一般过去时和过去进行时为主
·开门见山陈述这件最令你难忘的事件(What, Where, When)
·描述当事件发生时你和你的一些朋友正在做什么和感受。
(Where, When, What, feelings)
·写出这件事为什么重要的原因。(Why)
Writing guide
人称
时态
结构
The first paragraph
write about the event (when and where it happened)
An important event that I remember well was ________________. It happened in/on ___________ at/in ____________.
what
when
where
The second paragraph
write about what you and some of your friends were doing when this event happened
When I heard the news of this event/When this event happened, I was___________________. My friends were_________________.
what
what
The third paragraph
write about why this event was important
This event is very important to me because _________________. I remember this event well because ___________________________.
why
why
Sample writing
An important event that I remember well was that a group of foreign students visited our school. It happened on March 20th, 2019.
When this event happened, I was reading an article in the classroom. My friends were playing basketball in the playground.
This event is very important to me because this was the first time that I had communicated with foreigners. I was so excited that day.
What
When
Where
Why
When/what
remember
History is the memory of things said and done.
历史是说过和做过事情的记忆。
Enrich your life today; yesterday is history; tomorrow is the
unknown.
充实今天的生活，昨日已成历史，明天还是未知数。
Self Check
1. Fill in the blanks with when or while.
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 stange 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
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
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.
arrived
joined
was
came
help
practiced
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
won
heard
beat
waited
was
Language points
But when I pointed it out to my friend, it went away.
point out 指出
point out是“动词+副词”型短语。代词作宾语时，只能放在point与out 之间。
This is a photo of my family. Can you point me out
The teacher pointed out many mistakes in my homework.
【拓展延伸】point to意为“指向”，所指的物体较远，point at意为“指着”，所指的物体较近。
Thank you!
