Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came？
Section A (3a—4c) 课件(共43张PPT及音频)
1. Ask your classmates in your group what they were doing last night then give a report.
Report: Yesterday 7:00 … was reading.
… was shopping…
Review
How is the weather like today
What kind of weather do you like Why
What kind of weather do you think is the worst Why
Free talk
知识能力：
1
2
【学习目标】
文化品格：
3
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Important words：storm,report,area,wind,light,wood,window,match,beat,heavily,against,asleep,rise
Important phrases：feel like,fall asleep,die down,wake up,make sure
Important sentences：
1.Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
2.He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3：00 a.m.
掌握快速阅读及抓取关键信息的能力。
学会在糟糕的环境中保护自己。
What should we prepare before the rainstorm came
radio
matches
wood
flashlight
fallen trees
broken windows
fallen houses
The storm brought people closer together.
After the storm…
2.Find the topic sentence（主题句）in the last paragraph.
1.How many paragraphs(段落）
The Storm Brought People Closer Together
①
②
③
④
1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started
2.How could Ben’s family know the storm would come
The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Ben could hear strong winds outside his room in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Strong winds were outside. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
1.It rained hard outside.
2.Ben’s family had fun playing a card game.
Do True or False
T
F
1’
Before the rainstorm
Para1:
weather
strong winds
black clouds
dark
feel like midnight
Para 2
What were people doing
busy
dad
pieces of wood
mom
the flashlights or radio
Joined the neighbors
to clean up the
neighborhood
During the rainstorm
Para 3
Para 4
Ben
helped his mom
make dinner
played a card game
after the rainstorm
fallen trees
broken windows
rubbish
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started
2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm
3a
The strong winds were blowing. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
The neighborhood was in a mess. Fallen trees,
broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.
Fill in the blanks.
Complete the sentences using information
from the passage.
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 begin started.
4. When Ben __________________________
at 3:00a.m., the wind___________________
were
was putting pieces of
wood over the windows.
was helping his mom make dinner
finally fell asleep
was dying down.
3b
Discuss the questions with a partner.
“Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.” What other things can bring people closer together How can we help each other in times of difficulty
3c
They joined the neighbors to help clean up.
Storms always brought people something bad.
What were you doing at eight last night
I was taking a shower.
What was she doing at the time of
the rainstorm
She was doing her homework.
Grammar Focus
读下列句子, 你能总结出句子中包含的语法吗？
What was he doing when the rainstorm came
He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came.
What was Ben doing when it began to rain heavily
When it began to rain, Ben was helping
his mom make dinner.
What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping
While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework.
1. 基本概念
过去进行时表示在过去某一时刻或一段时间内正在进行的动作。这一特定的过去时间除有上下文暗示以外, 一般用时间状语来表示。
2. 结构
was / were + 动词-ing
过去进行时
肯定式：
I/He/She/It was working.
We/You/They/ were working.
否定式:
I/He/She/It was not working.
We/You/They/ were not working.
3. 句式(以work为例)
疑问式和简略回答:
Was I working
Yes, you were.
No, you were not.
Were you working
Yes, I was.
No, I was not.
Was he/she/it working
Yes, he/she/it was.
No, he/she/it was not.
Were we/you/they working
Yes, you/we/they were.
No, you/we/they were not.
注：
1) was not 常缩略为 wasn’t; were not常缩略为 weren’t。
2) 一般过去时与过去进行时用法的比较: 一般过去时表示在过去某个时间发生过的动作或存在的状态, 而过去进行时则表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间正在进行的动作。
Look at the table and write sentences
with both while and when.
John Mary
take photos buy a drink
play the piano leave the house
clean his room turn on the radio
shop take the car to the
car wash
活学活用
4a
1. While John was taking photos, Mary bought a drink.
John was taking photos when Mary bought a drink.
2. While John was playing the piano, Mary left the house.
John was playing the piano when Mary left the house.
3. While John was cleaning his room, Mary turned on the radio.
John was cleaning his room when Mary turned on the radio.
4. While John was shopping, Mary took the car to the car wash.
John was shopping when Mary took the car to the car wash.
Fill in the blanks with was, were, when or while.
At 7:00 a.m., I woke up. ______ I ____ making
my breakfast, my brother ______ listening to the radio. ________ I was eating, the radio news talked about a car accident near our home. My brother and I went out right away to have a look. _____ we got to the place of the accident, the car _____ in bad shape from hitting a tree. But luckily the driver ____ fine. The roads ______ icy because of the heavy snow from the night before.
While was
was
While
When
was
was
were
4b
What were you doing at these times last Sunday Fill in the chart. Then ask your partner.
You Your partner
9:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
4c
I will continue my study for another year.
He continued reading/to read when I spoke to him.
The weather continued to be cold.
when和while都可表示“当……的时候”，引导时间状语从句。你知道两者在过去进行时中的用法有什么不同吗？
请仔细观察下面的例句，然后补全空格中的内容。
过去进行时中的 when 和 while
【探究·导学】
① I was walking to school when I saw a cat in a tree.
②When Sally arrived home, her mother was cleaning the house.
主句的动作是持续性的，而从句动作是
短暂性的，此时用 ______ 引导时间状语从
句，主句用 __________ 时态，从句用一般
过去时态。
过去进行
when
③ While I was sleeping in the bedroom, someone knocked at the door.
④ David fell while he was riding his bike.
主句的动作是短暂性的，从句的动作
是持续性的，此时用 _______ 引导从
句，主句用 __________ 时态，从句
用过去进行时态。
一般过去
while
⑤ While Andy was waiting for the bus, he was reading a newspaper.
⑥ He was cleaning his car while I was cooking.
主句和从句的动作在过去的某时刻或某
段时间同时发生，而且动作都是持续性
的，此时用 _________ 引导从句，而且主
句和从句都用 ____________ 时态。
过去进行
while
【探究·导学】
此句中介词with表示一种伴随状况，同时还包含着某种因果关系，表示“因某种状况的存在而导致……”, 因此可翻译成“由于；因为”等。
1. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
With my parents away, I’m the king of the house!
我爸妈不在家，我就是家中的“王”了！
I can’t work with all that noise going on.
由于那噪音响着，我无法工作。
1) 此句中的连词while的意思是 “当…… 的时候；和……同时”，while还可以表示“而；然而；但”，用来说明和强调两种事情或情形不同。
2. Ben’s dad… while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
Tom is active and outgoing while his sister Rosa is shy and quiet.
汤姆活跃外向，而他的妹妹罗莎却害羞安静。
2) make sure“确认；查明；核实；确保；设法保证”，其后可接句子，或接介词of及宾语，用来引入需要确认的内容。
Could you make sure what time he’s arriving
你能确认一下他几点到达吗？
Make sure you turn off the TV before you leave the house.
在你离开屋子前确认关闭了电视。
3. fall asleep
进入梦乡；睡着
区别sleepy, asleep & sleep
sleepy是形容词，意为 “困倦的；瞌睡的”，可作定语和表语。
I’ll go to bed. I’m sleepy.
我要去睡觉了。我困了。
asleep是形容词，意思是“睡着的”，强调状态，常作表语。短语fall asleep意为“入睡；睡着”。
Grandma fell asleep when watching TV.
奶奶看电视时睡着了。
sleep可作动词，意为 “睡觉”，也可作名词，意为“睡眠；睡觉”。
My father is sleeping. Please keep quiet.
我父亲在睡觉。请保持安静。
rise是不及物动词，意为 “（价格、水位等）上涨；（月亮、太阳等）上升” 。
It is too hot. The temperature rises by 6℃ today.
太热了。今天的温度(一下子)上升了6摄氏度。
4. When he woke up, the sun was rising.
过去进行时的用法：
表示过去某一时刻正在进行的动作，一般要有表示 过去时间的状语then；at that time；this time yesterday；at 9 last night等。
表示过去某段时间内正在进行的动作，一般要有表示过去时间的状语from 7:00-8:00 last night；all the morning；all night等。
when后通常用短暂性动词，while后通常用持续性动词，因此它所引导的过去相关时态的状语从句中，谓语动词 常用过去进行时态。
when用作并列连词时，主句常用进行时态，从句则用一般过去时，表示主句动作发生的过程中，另一个意想不到 的动作发生了。
过去进行时
过去进行时各种句式的构成：
肯定形式：主语 + was/were + v.-ing + 其他
否定形式：主语 + was/were not + v.-ing + 其他
一般疑问句形式：Was/Were + 主语 + v. -ing + 其他？
特殊疑问句形式：特殊疑问词 + was/were + 主语 + v.-ing + 其他
概念
表示过去某段时间或某一时刻正在进行的 动作。其结构为“was/were + v.-ing形式”。
概念
表示过去某段时间或某一时刻正在进行的 动作。其结构为“was/were + v.-ing形式”。
【课堂小结】
Fill in the blanks with “when” or “while”.
when
when
While
1. The boy was walking down the street _______ the rainstorm came.
2. Linda was shopping ________ I called her yesterday.
3. _______ the sun was rising, the boy woke up.
4. _______ my father was working on the computer,my mother was watching TV.
5. I was doing my homework ______the telephone rang.
when
While
【训练·评价】
Storms make trees take deeper roots. 风暴使树木深深扎根。
