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（人教新目标版）八下英语
Period 1 Section A 1a-2d
Unit 5
What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Learning objectives
Teaching aims（教学目标）
1. Talk about past events.
2. Learn to tell a story.
Language points（语言点）
要求掌握以下句式： What were you doing when the rainstorm came
I was doing my homework at home.
2．要求掌握以下词汇：
1）介词短语：in the library, in (my) house, on the street, at the bus stop
2）名词：rainstorm, umbrella, alarm
3）副词：heavily, suddenly
4 ) 动词和短语：begin, go off, pick up, wait for, miss the bus, take a hot shower, look for
rainstorm
n. 暴风雨
alarm
go off
n. 闹钟
(闹钟)发出响声
New words
begin
v. (began) 开始
① begin to do sth. 开始做某事
She began to cry.
她哭起来了。
② begin + 名词
We began work in May.
我们五月份开始工作。
③ When does the concert begin
音乐会什么时间开始？
New words
heavily
adv. 在很大程度上；大量地
At that moment, it began to rain heavily.
就在那时，下起了大雨。
相关词汇：
heavy adj. 重的；沉的
eg: He tried to push the heavy door open.
他试图推开那扇沉重的门。
New words
suddenly
adv. 突然；忽然
It all happened so suddenly.
一切都来得那么突然。
pick up (= pick up the phone)
接电话
New words
strange
adj. 奇特的；奇怪的
A strange thing happened this morning.
今天上午发生了一件怪事。
相关词汇：
strangely adv. 异常地；奇怪地；
不可思议地
New words
Watch and answer: How's the weather
It's ______.
It's _______.
It's _______.
It's ________.
sunny
cloudy
raining
snowing
现在进行时结构为：be动词(am, is, are) + doing，表示现在(说话时或现阶段)正在进行或发生的动作。
1
2
3
4
Lead in
1. How was the weather
It was raining in picture a, c, d.
I don't know the weather in picture b.
2. Where were the people
at the time of the
rainstorm
Pre-listening
It was raining in picture a, c, d.
I don't know the weather in picture b.
2. Where are they
What are they doing
She's doing homework.
She's at home.
He's reading books.
He's in the library.
She's waiting for the bus.
She's at a bus stop.
There is a bed.
There are many books here and some people are looking for books.
There is a
bus stop.
There is a shopping bag in his hand.
He's walking home. He's on the street.
1. How was the weather
Pre-listening
Match the statements with the people in the picture.
1a
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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
a
d
c
Let’s listen to a report to get what they were doing.
Pre-listening
a. 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
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While-listening
Complete the sentences.
were
doing
was at home doing her homework
was reading
was waiting for the bus
was walking home
What ______ people________
at the time of the rainstorm
The girl __________________________________.
The boy ___________ at the library after school.
The woman _____________________ after work.
The man _________________ from the supermarket.
While-listening
听
力
原
文
含有过去进行时的特殊疑问句
含有过去进行时的肯定句
Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm.
A: What was the girl
doing at the time of
the rainstorm
B: She was …
1c
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Post-listening
Where was the boy What was the boy doing
Pre-listening
Listen and number the pictures [1-5].
5
4
1
3
2
2a
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While-listening
Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a.
2b
5
4
1
3
2
woke
ran
was waiting
was
looking
ate
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While-listening
1. The boy didn't wake up until seven thirty because his alarm didn't work. ( )
2. He arrived school at eight. ( )
3. He still didn't catch the bus although he ran to the bus stop. ( )
4. While he was waiting for the bus, it suddenly started to rain heavily. ( )
5. While he was busy looking for the key
in his schoolbag, a car came and got water all over him. ( )
eight thirty.
Listen and write T for true or F for false.
T
F
T
T
F
umbrella
While-listening
听力原文
go off（闹钟）
发出响声
Didn't you hear your alarm clock going off this morning
今天早晨你没听到你的闹钟响吗？
was/were doing sth. when ...
过去正在干某事的时候发生……
be busy doing 忙于做什么
so ... that ...
如此……以至于……
all of a sudden 突然地；出乎意料地
相当于suddenly
错过
Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation between the boy and a TV reporter.
2c
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TV reporter: Tell us what happened yesterday morning
Boy: ...
TV reporter: So, when the rainstorm suddenly came, what
were you doing
Boy: ...
Post-listening
Listen and answer
Mary
1. Who did Mary call
2. How many times did she
make phone calls
3. Why did she call
Linda.
Three.
Because she needed help with her homework.
Pre-reading
Listen and read.
2d
Mary: What were you doing last night, Linda I called at seven and you
didn't pick up.
Linda: Oh, 1 was in the kitchen helping my mom.
Mary: I see. I called again at eight and you didn't answer then either.
Linda: What was I doing at eight Oh, I know. When you called, I was
taking a shower.
Mary: But then I called again at nine.
Linda: Oh, I was sleeping at that time.
Mary: So early That's strange.
Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why did you call so many times
Mary: I needed help with my homework. So while you were sleeping, I
called Jenny and she helped me.
过去进行时的结构：was/were + doing
昨晚
pick up the phone = answer the phone 接电话
洗澡
在那时
真奇怪。
那么多次
conj. 在……期间；当……的时候
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either表示“也”，常用于否定句中，一般放在句末
Answer the questions.
1. What was Linda doing at seven last night
2. What was Linda doing at eight
3. What was Linda doing at nine
She was in the kitchen helping her mom.
She was taking a shower.
She was sleeping at that time.
While-reading
1. 昨晚
2. 接电话
3. 洗澡
4. 在那时
5. 真奇怪。
6. 那么多次
Translate the following expressions.
last night
pick up the phone = answer the phone
take a shower
at that time
That's strange.
so many times
Post-reading
Role-play the conversation.
Self-evaluation (自评) Peer-evaluation
(同伴评)
Give detailed information correctly.
Use correct grammar.
Speak loudly and fluently (流畅地).
Be vivid and emotional (情感充沛)!
Post-reading
you didn't ...
last night
Why did you ...
while
Mary: ________________________, Linda I called at seven and you
didn't pick up.
Linda: Oh, __________________________________________________.
Mary: I see. I called again at eight and ___________________________.
Linda: What was I doing at eight Oh, I know. When you called, _____
______________________.
Mary: But then I called again at nine.
Linda: Oh, __________________________.
Mary: So early That's strange.
Linda: Yeah, I was tired. ___________________________
Mary: I needed help with my homework. So ______________
__________, I called Jenny and she helped me.
Post-reading
暴雨来临时你在做什么？
① Leonard was nine when his father died.
when
引导时间状语从句，when意为“当……的时候”，它既可指时间点，也可指时间段。
② When he stayed in China, he wrote the book.
当他留在中国时，他写了这本书。
1. What were you doing when the rainstorm came
父亲去世时Leonard九岁。
Language points
我正在等公共汽车，突然下起了大雨。
All of a sudden I saw a figure in front of me.
all of a sudden
一下子；突然地；出乎意料地
The sky suddenly went dark and it started to rain.
天空骤然转暗，随即下起雨来。
2. I was waiting for the bus when ... all of a sudden ... it began
to rain heavily.
突然，我看到一个身影在我面前。
suddenly adv.
突然；忽然；猛地；骤然
Language points
Earthquakes always happen ______, so it is difficult to know when they come.
A. hopefully B. suddenly
C. usually D. luckily
Language points
我七点给你打电话你没接。
① I went to pick up/answer the phone, but it had stopped
ringing.
pick up/answer the phone
接电话
② Suddenly / All of a sudden, the phone rang, but Lisa
didn't want to pick up/answer.
突然，电话响了，但是莉萨并不想接。
3. I called at seven and you didn't pick up.
我去接电话，但已经不响了。
I called again at eight and you didn't answer then either.
我八点钟又打电话来，你也没接。
Language points
① The boy picked up the hat for the old man.
pick up
① 拾起；拿起；举起
② Can you pick up some meat on your way home
你能在回家的路上买些肉吗？
男孩为老人捡起帽子。
② 顺便买到；顺便捎带
③ Zhang Ling picked up English when she was in London.
张玲在伦敦时学会了英语。
③ 学会
④ Pick me up at the hotel at 6:00 pm.
下午6点在酒店接我。
④ 驾车去接某人
Language points
我需要帮助做作业。所以当你睡觉的时候，我打电话给珍妮，她帮了我。
① They arrived while we were having dinner.
while
“当……的时候；和……同时”,引导状语从句，从句中谓语动词通常是延续性动词。
② While he was reading, the telephone rang.
当他正在读书的时候，电话铃响了。
他们来时我们正在吃饭。
4. I needed help with my homework. So while you were
sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me.
Language points
单词 含义及用法 例句
when “当……的时候”，其引导的时间状语从句中，谓语可使用非延续性动词(如arrive、begin、borrow、go、take、stop、die等)，也可使用延续性动词(如be、lie、stay、live、study等)。 When he saw me, he said “hello” to me.
I loved history when I was at school.
while “当……的时候”，其引导的从句谓语动词通常为延续性动词。 I read it while you were drying your hair.
“而；然而”，表示转折对比 Tom is very confident while Katy's shy and quiet.
Language points
1. Review the usage of present continuous tense, then
learn the usage of past continuous tense.
2. Describe the four pictures.
3. Listen to the conversations and get what they
were doing.
4. Role-play the conversation in 2d.
Summary
Can you describe the four pictures in 1a
Can you understand the events while listening
Can you role-play the conversation in 2d
Self-evaluation
1. Memorize the key words and expressions
and recite the conversation in 2d.
2. Make a conversation about what you were
doing at 7 am / 2 pm / 8 pm yesterday using
what we've learnt in this class.
Homework
