八年级Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?（6课时学案，无答案）

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
The First Period ( Section A 1a-2d)
Studying aims:
1. To master the new words: rainstorm, suddenly, alarm, go off, pick up, strange
2. To master the key phrases: at the time of, in the library, in my house, on the street, at the bus stop, go to work, walk home, wait for, be busy doing, so…that, go off, wake up, take a shower, pick up
3. To master the key sentences:
What was the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm
She was doing her homework.
What were you doing last night
I was in the kitchen helping my room.
When you called, I was having a shower.
So while you were sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me.
Learning key points and difficulties
To master the new words, key phrases and key sentences.
Be able to talk about past events.
To know about the usage of the conjunctions “when” and “while”
To know about the structure and the usage of the past progressive tense.
Teaching aids: Tape recorder , computer or multimedia
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Greetings and lead in
Greet the students as usual.
Ask the students the following questions:
What time is it now
What are you doing now
What were you doing at this time yesterday
What about at 4 yesterday afternoon
Step 2 Teaching aims
Present the studying aims on the blackboard or on the screen. Let the students know what they will learn in this lesson.
Step 3 Self-learning
1. Ask Ss to learn the new words and phrases on Pages34-35 by yourselves.
2.Invite 2 Ss to try to read the new words.
3. lead reading for twice
4. give Ss five mins to read and memorize the new words in groups.
5. Check their work
Ask some Ss to read the new words
Play a quick response game
Ask Ss to finish the exercises
rainstorm 突然 闹钟
pick up 奇怪的 发出响声
Step 4 Matching
Ask Ss to look through the sentences in 1a and the pictures, then finish the matching exercises. Next, let Ss read and memorize the sentences.
Step 5 Listening
Ask Ss to read the phrases in 1b quietly.
Play the tape twice. During the first listening, Ss just need to listen, and then ask Ss to circle the correct responses at the second time.
Play the tape again to let Ss repeat after it.
Step 6 Discussion
Ask Ss to find out the structure of the Past Progressive Tense according the sentences in the tapescripts. And think about the questions and the responses with the Past Progressive Tense.
Step 7 Groupwork
Let Ss work in pairs to talk about what the people were doing at the time of the rainstorm. Then invite some pairs to share their conversations
Step 8 Listening
Ask Ss to look through the pictures and sentences in 2a quietly and quickly.
Play the tape, let Ss just listen.
Play the tape twice more to let Ss number the pictures and fill in the blanks.
Play the tape again to let Ss repeat after the tape.
Step 9 Group work
Ask Ss to role-play the conversations between the TV reporter and the boy.
A: Tell us what happened yesterday morning
B:….
A: So, when the rainstorm suddenly came, what were you doing
B: ...r.
Step 10 Self-learning
Ask Ss to learn 2d by themselves and finish the tasks of self-study.
Task 1: Read the conversation in 2d aloud and then understand its Chinese meaning and find out the importance and difficulties by yourselves.
Task 2: Read 2d together in groups and then discuss the key points and solve the difficulties.
Task3: Role-play the conversation with groups.
Step 11 Showing
1. Let Ss to act the conversation in 2d in groups and have a competition among groups.
2. Ask several Ss to present the key points and then tell some students to solve the problems in 2d.
Step 12 Summary
Ask the students to summarize the key points in this lesson.
Key words:
Key phrases:
Key sentences:_ ___
_
_ ___
Step 13 Check Exercises
一、我有火眼金睛，我能快速选出正确答案。
( )1. She was ________angry ________ she didn’t have lunch.
A. too; to B. enough; to C. so; that
( )2. I was watching TV _________ the earthquake(地震).
A. when B. while C. at the time of
( )3. What _________ you __________ at this time yesterday.
A. did; do B. are; doing C. were; doing
( )4. today I was late for school because the alarm didn’t
A. get off B. go off C. run off
( )5. I called Jane this morning, but she didn’t
A. put up B. pick up C. pick out
二、我真聪明！我能根据句意及首字母完成句中所缺单词
6. My a________ clock didn’t go off this morning.
7. — I don’t know the way to the cinema.
— That’s s________. You are living here.
8. S_____ ___, the phone rang while I was sleeping.
9. I am afraid of the r______ __ .
10. W_______ Jim was sleeping, his mother came in.
三、我真棒！我能根据汉语意思完成句子。
11.昨天下大雨时，你在做什么？
What _________ you _________ _________ it rained _________.
12. 飞机到达伦敦时正在下雨。
It _________ _________ when the plane _________ _________ London.
13. 你记得汶川大地震时你在做什么吗？
Do you _________ what you _________ _________ when Wenchuan Earthquake took place
14. 昨天下午5点他在等车。
He _________ _________ _________ the bus _________ 5 yesterday afternoon.
15. 那时我正走回家。
_________ _________ _________ , I _________ _________ home.
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
The Second Period ( Section A 3a-3c)
Studying aims:
1. To master the new words: storm, report, area, wind, light, wood, window, flashlight, match, beat, heavily, against, asleep, rise, apart
2. To master the key phrases: feel like, in the area, have fun with, at first, fall asleep, die down, wake up, in a mess, clean up, break…apart, in times of difficulty
3. To master the key sentences:
With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat against the windows.
After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serous storm happening outside.
Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors together.
4. To improve reading skills.
Learning key points and difficulties
To master the new words, key phrases and key sentences.
To master how to talk about past events using the Past Progressive Tense.
To improve the reading skills.
Teaching aids: Tape recorder , computer or multimedia
Step 1 Greetings and warming up
Greet the Ss as usual.
Have a revision of the knowledge points learnt in last lesson like the words, the phrases, the sentences. Ask Ss “What were you doing when your mother was doing the housework yesterday evening ” “Can you guess what am I doing at 8 o’clock last night ” Show some pictures to ask Ss “ What were they doing at 8 o’clock last night ”
Step 2 Self-learning
1. Ask Ss to learn the new words and phrases on Page 35 by themselves.
2. Invite 2 Ss to try reading the new words aloud.
3. Lead reading for twice.
4. Give Ss 7 mins to read and memorize the new words in groups.
5. Check their work
Ask some Ss to read the new words aloud.
Have a quick response game.
Ask Ss to finish the exercises
暴风雨 area report 风
火柴 flashlight 睡着 窗
heavily die down beat 增加
apart against tail
Step 3 Free talk
Let Ss talk with their partners about the following questions:
What important and meaningful events do you remember that happened before？
What were you doing at that time？
What do you think about the results or influences of the events
Step 4 Reading
Let Ss read the passage quietly and answer the question in 3a
2. Ask Ss to work in groups to finish the following tasks:
①With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
meaning:
感觉像：
②Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
meaning:
pieces of wood: wood是 名词。
make sure:
③After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serous storm happening outside.
meaning:
try to do sth.：
It is adj. (for sb.) to do sth.:
④Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat against the windows.
meaning:
开始做某事：
⑤Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors together.
meaning:
把……分裂：
3. Ask Ss to work in groups to translate the whole passage into Chinese and discuss the key points in the article and solve the problems together.
4. Ask Ss to read the passage again to complete the sentences in 3b.Check the answers in groups.
Step 5 Let’s discuss
Let Ss discuss the questions in 3c, and then invite some Ss to share their ideas.
Step 6 Summary
Summarize the key words, phrases and sentences by yourselves.
Key words:
Key phrases:
Key sentences:_ ___
_
Step 7 Check exercises.
一、我有火眼金睛，我能快速选出正确答案。
( )1. We should help each other of difficulty
A. On time B. in time C. in times
( )2. Can you at 7:10
A. Wake up me B. wake me up C. wake on me
( )3. —
—It’s cloudy.
A. What’s the weather like
B. How’s the weather like
C. What’s the weather
二、我真聪明！我能根据汉语意思完成句子。
4. 吃完晚饭后我开始做家庭作业。
I my homework after dinner.
5. 昨晚他无法入睡。
He night.
6. 大约在凌晨2点，风逐渐变弱。
2:00 , the wind .
7. 有着严重的暴风雨。很难开心。
hard to have serious .
8. 起初一切都是有趣的
it seemed .
二、阅读理解，我在行！
A rich young man decided that he would like to do some diving in the sea, so he bought a rubber suit and all the other things that he needed, and took some lessons at a diving school. Then one day he walked into the water by himself and began to explore the bottom of the sea.
He saw a lot of beautiful fish and other things, and then, after half an hour, he suddenly saw a man waving his arms and legs around wildly near the bottom of the sea. He was wearing only a bathing suit.
The rich young man was very surprised to see him, so he took out a plastic notebook and a special pencil, which could write under water, and wrote, “What are you doing here ”
He showed the notebook to the other man, who then took the pencil and wrote, “Drowning!”
（ ）9. What did the rich young man want to do
A. driving B. diving C. walking D. swimming
（ ）10. How did he prepare himself for this
A. He bought all the things needed for diving.
B. He took a diving lesson.
C. He bought a rubber suit and a bathing suit.
D. both A and B.
（ ）11. What did he first see at the bottom of the ocean
A. some fish B. some plants
C. a man with a bathing suit D. a man with a diving suit
（ ）12. What did he see later
A. some sea animals B. some rocks
C. a man with a bathing suit D. other things
（ ）13. What was the man doing
A. swimming B. diving
C. searching for fish D. drowning
（ ）14. What was he wearing
A. a rubber suit B. a swimming suit
C. a diving suit D. a bathing suit
（ ）15. What did the rich young man do
A. He talked with him.
B. He pulled the man out of water.
C. He communicated with the man by writing.
D. He gave his suit to the man.
（ ）16. What did the other man write in the notebook
A. It’s none of your business.
B. Who are you
C. What are you doing here
D. Drowning!
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
The Third Period ( Section A Grammar Focus-4c)
Studying aims:
To master the key phrases: take a shower, take photos, play the piano, turn on the radio, take…to, right away, have a look, because of
To master the key sentences:
While John was taking photos, Mary bought a drink.
John was taking photos when Mary bought a drink.
My brother and I went out right away to have a look.
The roads were icy because of the heavy snow from the night before.
3. To master the usage of the Present Progressive Tense and conjunctions “when” and “while”.
Learning key points and difficulties
To master the key phrases and key sentences.
To master the usage of the Present Progressive Tense and conjunctions “when” and “while”.
Teaching aids: Tape recorder , computer
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Greetings
Great the students as usual.
Step 2 Warming up
1. Revision: words, phrases, grammar
2. Pair work: make dialogues using the following structures.
What were you doing at…
I was …
What was your mother doing when…
She was... when
What were your sisters doing while…
They were … while…
Step 3 Teaching aims
Show the teaching aims on the blackboard or on the screen, let them know what they will learn.
Step 4 Self-learning
Grammar Focus.
a. Let Ss learn the sentences by themselves.
b. Ask some students to read these sentences and translate them into Chinese.
c. Ask students to follow me to read them twice
Step 5 Group work
1. Let Ss summarize the grammar of the sentences by themselves, and then share the grammar with groups.
Grammar:
⑴the sentences structure of the Present Progressive Tense:
⑵“when” and “while”
2.Make sentences with “when” and “while” ,using the Present Progressive Tense with groups.
and give students five minutes to recite these sentences.
3. Invite some pairs to recite the sentences.
Step 6 Activity 4a
Let students finish 4a by themselves, and invite some Ss to write the answers on the blackboard.
Check the answers together.
Step 7 Activity 4b
Ask Ss to read the passage and fill in the blanks, and then invite some Ss to share their answers and explain the reasons.
Step 8 Making a survey
Let Ss work in pairs to make a survey about the activities they and their partners were doing at the times last Sunday, using the following sentence structures
A: What were you doing at… last Sunday…
B: I was…. How about you
A: I was…. And what were you doing at…
…
Invite some Ss to report their survey.
Step 9 Summary
Let Ss recall the knowledge points in this class, then invite some students to summarize them.
Key words:
Key phrases:
Key sentences:
Step 10 Check Exercises:
一、我真聪明！我会用when或while填空.
1.______ Margo was talking on the phone, her sister walked in.
2.______ we visited the school, the children were playing games.
3.______ Sarah was at the barber’s, I was going to class.
4.______ I saw Carlos, he was wearing a green shirt.
5.______ Allen was cleaning his room, the phone rang.
6.______ Rita bought her new dog, it was wearing a little coat.
7.He was driving along ________ suddenly a woman appeared.
8. _____ Jake was waiting at the door, an old woman called to him.
9.He was reading a book ______suddenly the telephone rang.
10. ______ it began to rain, they were playing chess.
二、我真棒！我会用所给动词的适当形式填空 。
11.While Jake __________(look) for customers, he _______(see) a woman.
12. They ____________(play) football on the playground when it ______(begin) to rain.
13.A strange box ________(arrive) while we _________ (talk).
14. John ____________(sleep) when someone __________(steal) his car.
15.Father _____ still _____ (sleep)when I _____ (get)up yesterday morning.
三、阅读理解，我在行！
Once Goethe, the great German poet, was walking in a park. He was thinking about something when he noticed he came to a very, very narrow road. Just at that time, a young man came towards him from the other end of the road. It was too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time. They stopped and looked at each other for a while. Then the young man said rudely, “ I never make way for a fool.” But Goethe smiled and said, “I always do.” Then he turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road.
根据短文内容，回答问题。
16. Where was Goethe walking
________________________________________________________________
17. Who came towards Goethe from the other end of the road
________________________________________________________________
18. Was the road too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time
________________________________________________________________
19. Did the young man make way for Goethe
_______________________________________________________________
20.. Who turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road
________________________________________________________________
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
The Fourth Period ( Section B 1a -1d)
Studying aims
1. To master the key phrases: think of, be late for, get to, by the side of, wait for sb. to do sth., walk by, make one’s way to
2. To master the key sentences:
Who missed the event
Kate saw a dog by the side of the road.
Kate wait for someone walk by.
When the school basketball competition started, Kate was still making her way to school.
Teaching key points and difficulties
To master the new words, key phrases and sentences.
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Greetings and revision
Greet the students as usual. Have a revision of the phrases and sentences learnt in last period.
Step 2 Teaching aims
Show the teaching aims on the blackboard or on the screen, let them know what they will learn.
Step 3 Lead-in
Ask Ss to think of a time when they were late for or couldn’t go to the event and the reason.
Step 4 Listening
1.let Ss look through the tasks in 1b and 1c carefully before listening.
2.Play the tape the first time, let the students only listen.
3.Play the tape twice more and let the students finish the tasks in 1b and 1c.
4.Ask Ss to listen to the tape again to repeat after the tape and check the answers by themselves.
5.Let the students look at the tapescripts in 1b and 1c and correct the answers by themselves.
Step 6 Let’s talk
Give Ss 5 mins to talk about why Kate missed the school the basketball competition with the partners, then invite 2-3 pairs to show their work.
Step 7 Summary
Let students summarize the key points in this lesson.
Key phrases:
Key sentences:_ ___
_
_ ___
Step 9 Check Exercises
一、我有火眼金睛，我能快速选出正确答案。
( )1. I don’t want to be late school.
A. to B. for C. of
( )2. Jim was waiting for his friend him.
A. to help B. help C. helping
( )3. When it began to rain, I was my way the shop.
A. taking; of B. making; to C. making; of
( )4. I was reading, the bell rang.
A. When B. while C. After
( )5.—
—He broke his arm.
A. What did happen B. What happened to him C. What was happening
二、我真聪明！我能根据汉语提示完成句子。
6. 谁错过了昨天的篮球比赛？
Who the basketball yesterday
7. 他希望有人从这里路过。
He whishes someone .
8. 我意识到我的作业仍没有完成。
I that I finish my homework.
9. 在路边有只可爱的猫。
a lovely cat the side of the .
10. 我们班赢得了排球赛。
Our class the match.
三、阅读理解，我在行！
Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车)
A small car can hold(容纳) four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together.
Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bus a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’ home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents.
Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.
（ ）11. From the passage, a van is also called ____________.
A. a motor car B. a motor home C. a motorbike D. a big truck
（ ）12. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________.
A. sold their old house B. moved to their grandparents’ house
C. built a new place for a van D. sold their second car
（ ）13. A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.
A. a baby B. much money
C. more than two children D. interest in vans
（ ）14. Americans usually use motor homer____________.
A. to travel with all the family members of holiday
B. to do some shopping with all the family members
C. to visit their grandparents at weekends
D. to drive their children to school every day
（ ）15. Motor homes have become popular because___________.
A. they can take people to another city when people are free
B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays
C. some people think motor homes are cheap
D. big families can put more things in motor homes
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
The Fifth Period ( Section B 2a-2e)
Studying aims
1. To master the new words: passage, pupil, bright, play ground, bell, completely, shock, silence, recently, terrorist, date, tower, realize, truth
2. To master the ey phrases: be helpful for sb. to do sth., in history, for example, on the radio, in silence, take down, have meaning to sb., remember doing sth., at first, look out, be surprised to do sth., have trouble doing sth.
3. To master the key 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.
People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history.
On this day, Dr. Martin Luther king was killed.
My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.
More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the world trade center in New York was taken down by terrorists.
I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.
Teaching key points and difficulties
To master the new words, key phrases and sentences.
To improve the reading skills.
Teaching tools:
Blackboard, papers.
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Greetings and revision
Greet the students as usual. Have a revision of the phrases and sentences learnt in last period.
Step 2 Teaching aims
Present the studying aims on the blackboard or on the screen. Let the students know what they will learn in this lesson.
Step 3 Self- learning
1. Ask Ss to learn the new words and phrases on Pages 38-39 by themselves.
2. Invite 2 Ss to try reading the new words aloud.
3. Lead reading for twice
4. Give Ss 8 mins to read and memorize the new words in groups.
5. Check their work
Ask some Ss to read the new words aloud
Have a quick response game
Ask Ss to finish the exercises:
段落 学生 completely 明亮的
操场 钟（声），铃（声） 最近
in silence terrorist 日期 首先
理解，认识到 truth tower
Step 4 Let’s guess
Ask Ss to look at the pictures and title in the passage to guess what is the passage about.
Step 5 Lead-in
Ask Ss “Do you know Dr. Martin Luther king ”, “ What is he famous for ”
Then play the video of “ I have a dream”. And show some pictures of 911 event.
Step 6 Reading
1. Explain the content of the sentences in the box.
2. Ask Ss to read the passage and answer the questions in 2b.
3. Ask Ss to work in groups to finish the following tasks:
① People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history.
Meaning:
In history:
② On this day, Dr. Martin Luther king was killed.
Meaning:
was/were+过去分词 一般过去时的被动语态 was killed 被杀
③ My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.
Meaning:
在那之后： the rest of…: in silence:
④ More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists.
Meaning:
更近一些： take down： by：由。。
4. Ask Ss to work in groups to translate the passage into Chinese and discuss the key points in the article and solve the problems together.
5. Ask Ss to read the passage again to finish the exercises in 2c and 2d. Then check the answers in groups.
Step 7 Let’s have a test
Let Ss read the passage again to memorize the details of the events mentioned in the passage. Then test the partners.
Step 8 Summary
Ask Ss to summarize the key words, phrases and sentences by themselves.
Key words:
Key phrases:
Key sentences:
Step 9 Check Exercises
一、我真聪明！我能根据汉语意思完成句子。
1. 字典对我们学习英语很有帮助。
A is very us English.
2. 那件事是那样长久以致并非人人都记得。
The event is long everyone remembers it.
3. 2011年9月11日对大多数美国人来说具有重要意义。
The September 11th, 2011 has most .
4. 饭后游泳不是一个好主意。
It isn’t swim after a meal.
5. 最近， 他总是沉默地看电视。
, he always watched TV .
二、阅读理解，我在行！
Surtsey was born in 1963.Scientists saw the birth of this island. It began at 7.30 a.m. on 14th November. A fishing boat was near Iceland. The boat moved under the captain's（船长）feet. He noticed a strange smell. He saw some black smoke. A volcano（火山）was breaking out. Red-hot rocks, fire and smoke were rushing up from the bottom（底部）of the sea. The island grew quickly. It was 10 meters high the next day and 60 meters high on 18th November. Scientists flew there to watch. It was exciting. Smoke and fire were still rushing up. Pieces of red-hot rock were flying into the air and falling into the sea. The sea was boiling and there was a strange light in the sky. Surtsey grew and grew. Then it stopped in June 1967.It was 175 meters high and 2 kilometers long. And life was already coming to Surtsey. Plants grew. Birds came. Some scientists built a house. They want to learn about this young island. A new island is like a new world.
( )6. Surtsey is ______.
A. an island not far from Iceland B. a new volcano
C. a fishing boat D. a place in Iceland
( )7. Scientists flew there ______.
A. to watch the birth of the island B. to save the fishing boat
C. to learn about the island D. to build a house
( )8. When did scientist fly there to watch
A. Before the volcano broke out.
B. As soon as the volcano broke out.
C. About four days after the volcano broke out.
D. After the volcano stopped rushing up.
( )9. Put the following sentences in correct order.
a. The captain found the boat was moving.
b. A new island appeared in the sea.
c. Fire, smoke and rocks were seen rushing up.
d. A fishing boat was near Iceland.
e. The island grew quickly.
A. d-a-c-b-e B. a-b-c-d-e C .a-b-e-c-d D. b-e-d-a-c
( )10. The best title of this article is ________.
A. A new island B. The birth of an island
C. A new world D. Scientists discovered Surtsey
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
The Sixth Period (Section B 3a-Self Check)
Studying aims
To consolidate the key knowledge points in this unit.
To master how to write a passage about an event..
Teaching key points and difficulties
To consolidate the key knowledge points in this unit.
To master how to write a passage about an event.
Teaching tools
Blackboard
Teaching procedures
Step1 Greetings
Greet the class as usual.
Step 2 Studying aims
Present the studying aims on the blackboard or on the screen. Let the students know what they will learn in this lesson.
Step 3 Revision
Have a revision of the words, key phrases and sentences in last period.
Step 4 Writing
Ask Ss to make notes about an event they remember well. Take the Wenchuan Earthquake for example.
Then ask 3Ss to share the information of the events.
Next, ask Ss to write a short article about the important event in 3a.
Step 5 Self Check
①Self Check 1. Fill in the blanks with when and while.
First ask 2 students to explain the usage of the two words. Then let the students finish the task by themselves. Check the answers, let the students make new sentences with the words and ask several students to read their sentences.
②Self Check 2. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
Let the students fill in the blanks by themselves, check the answers.
Step 6 Summary (key knowledge in this unit):
Key words:
Key phrase:
Key structures:
Grammar:
Step 7 Check exercises
一、我有火眼金睛，我能快速选出正确答案。
( ) 1. My teacher called me last night, but I didn’t .
A. put on B. put down C. put up
( ) 2. What you at the time of the earthquake came
A. are doing B. did do C. were doing
( ) 3. My sister with the dog when I came home
A. plays B. was playing C. is playing
( ) 4. She had great fun the museum.
A. to visit B. visit C. visiting
( ) 5. I was watching TV my mother asked me for dinner.
A. when B. while C. after
二、我真聪明！我能用括号中所给的单词的适当形式填空。
6. Please tell me the (truth).
7. They had lunch in (silent).
8.Look! It is raining ( heavy).
9. ( recent), pupils love surfing the internet.
10. (sudden), a thief broke in.
三、完形填空，我能行！
Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago. One day, when he was walking in the street, he 16 a wallet. He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker. He gave his 17 to the boy. As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his 18 .Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were 19 with him.
Mr. Baker loved planting 20 . The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the 21 himself and watered them every day. Several days 22 , he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Billy, “Take good care of the trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal them.” “Don’t 23 about them, sir.” answered Billy, “I’ll try my best to watch them.” Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back. He asked, 24 anyone ever come to steal the trees ” “No, sir,” said Billy, “To stop someone from stealing the trees, I 25 them up six days ago. I have hidden them for almost a week!”
( ) 16. A. found B. bought C. carried D. wanted
( ) 17. A. wallet B. pity C. thanks D. excuses
( ) 18. A. factory B. office C. town D. home
( ) 19. A. pleased B. angry C. strict D. popular
( ) 20 A. flowers B. grass C. vegetables D. trees
( ) 21. A. garden B. office C. city D. room
( ) 22. A. ago B. later C. before D. after
( ) 23. A. think B. talk C. learn D. worry
( ) 24. A. Did B. Does C. Has D. Will
( ) 25. A. sent B. pulled C. put D. picked
四、阅读理解，我在行！
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up(混淆) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at your mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important things for learning English is: “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
( ) 26. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is_____.
A. writing in it B. using it C. listening to it D. learning its grammar
( ) 27. What should you do in learning English
A. We should be careful not to make any mistakes.
B. We should write as quickly as we can.
C. We should speak English as much as we can.
D. we should laugh more often.
( ) 28. When people laugh at your mistakes, you should_____.
A. not care B. be happy C. feel worried D. be unhappy
( ) 29. When you make a mistake, you should_____.
A. keep quiet B. get angry C. be kind D. keep your sense of humor
( )30.The story tell us that_____.
A. Only silly people make mistakes B. few people make mistakes
C. people never make mistakes D. there is no one who doesn’t make mistakes