Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
Section B
本单元的话题是难忘的事件，通过学习学生学会谈论过去发生的事情、学会讲故事。能正确使用连词when和while，能恰当运用过去进行时结构进行提问和叙述。如何使用过去进行时，使用when、while引导的时间状语从句和进一步熟悉一般过去时和过去进行时的搭配使用是本单元的重点内容。本单元难点是体会while和when在引导时间状语从句时用法上的区别和用一般过去时和过去进行时描述事件。
【Knowledge objectives】
在本单元，学生要学会用动词过去式表达做过的事或发生在过去的事。掌握本单元词汇，句型。能够读懂，听懂、掌握和谈论做过的事或发生在过去的事。
【Ability objectives】
通过听说训练，学会运用过去进行时态，谈论过去的事情或讲述过去的故事。
【Moral objectives】
通过本课的学习，培养学生在困难面前互帮互助的优良品质。
教学重难点
【Teaching key points】
1.?学习并掌握下列单词：
rainstorm,?alarm,?go?off,?begin?(began),?heavily,?suddenly,?pick?up?(the?phone),?strange?
2.?能正确使用以下常用表达：
be?busy?doing,?so…?that,?wake?up,?go?off,?pick?up,?wait?for,?look?for,?at?the?time?of?…?
3.?能熟练掌握并使用下列重点句式：
1—What?was?the?girl?doing?at?the?time?of?the?rainstorm??—She?was?…
2）—What?were?you?doing?last?night???
—I?was?...?
3)?While?you?were?sleeping,?I?called?Jenny?and?she?helped?me.?
4)?When?you?called,?I?was?taking?a?shower.?
4.?学会过去进行时态的构成和用法
【Teaching difficulties】
正确使用过去进行时态，谈论过去的事情或讲述过去的故事。
Blackboard, Computer for multimedia use.
How to use the past progressive tense correctly.
Step 1 Free talk
Can you think of a time when you were late for class?
When was that?
What happened to you?
Step 2 Practice
Activity 1a.
Think of a time when you were late for or couldn’t go to an event.
Step 3 Listening
Activity 1b.
Listen and write short answers to the questions.
Explain the use of happen.
Activity 1c.
Listen again. Number the events [1-6] in the order they happened.
Explain the use of explain.
Listen again and ask Ss to answer the questions.
Step 4 Practice
Activity 1d.
Talk about why Kate missed the school basketball competition.
Explain the use of make one’s way to.
Culture focus
What do you know about basketball?
Activity 2a.
Look at the pictures and title in the passage. What do you think the passage is about?
Activity 2b.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Step 5 Reading
Read again and answer questions.
Step 6 Practice
Activity 2c.
Read through the passage quickly and tell T/ F/NG.
Activity 2d.
Underline sentences from the passage with similar meanings to the ones below.
Try to write down the date of the following big events.
Activity 2e.
How much do you remember about the events in the passage? Test you partner.
Enjoy a video and introduce the September 11th attack
Activity 3a.
Make notes about an event you remember well.
Activity 3b.
Step 7 Writing
Write a short article about the important event in 3a. Try to write three paragraphs.
Do self – check.
Step8 Practice
Language points: explain the key words and phrases in section B-2.
More exercises about the language points.
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课件59张PPT。Can you think of a time when you were late for class?
When was that?
What happened to you?PracticeI was late for school because …I was late for school because …1aThink of a time when you were late for or couldn’t go to an event. What was the event?
What was the reason that you were late or couldn’t go?
Tell your partner the story.ListeningListen and write short answers to the questions.1b1. 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. happen v. 发生；碰巧（指偶然性发生）
The accident?happened close to Martha's house.
事故发生在玛莎家附近。
happen to sb. 某事发生在某人身上
What happened to you?
你发生什么事了？/ 你怎么了？
sb. happen to do sth. 某人碰巧做某事
I happened to pass by the Grand Theater.
我碰巧经过大戏院。(1) take place和happen都表示“发生”，都是不及物动词，无被动语态。两者都是短暂性动词，不能与“一段时间”的状语连用。
(2) take place 表示按照预先计划、安排某事发生。
happen往往表示偶然性的、没有预料的事情“突然发生”。take place / happenThe meeting will ______ at 9: 00 in the morning.
A. happen B. be happened
C. take place D. be taken place
【点拨】选C。句意为：会议将在早上9点举行。happen和take place都有“发生”的意思，都为不及物动词，都不可用被动语态。故排除B、D两项。1cListen again. Number the events [1-6] in the order they happened.____ 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.123456 realize v. 理解；领会；认识到
I didn't realize how late it was.
我没有意识到天已经这么晚了。
He didn't realize his mistake.
他没有认识到他的错误。
realize from 从…获得
He realized from her remarks that she was homesick.
从她的话中他领会到她想家了。 realize还有“使梦想、计划、希望等成为现实”的意思。
He was sure all their plans would be realized.
他相信他们的计划都会实现。Listen again. 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?She realized her bag was at home.She ran back home to get her bag.She saw a dog.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 didn’t have her phone.1dTalk about why Kate missed the school basketball competition. A: When the school basketball
competition started …
B: When the school basketball
competition started, Kate
was still making her way to
school.PracticeC: 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: …make one’s way to 在某人去…的路上 （当后接地点副词时， 应省略介词to）
I soon made my way to the bookshop.
我很快向那个书店出发。
I’ll make my way _____ home now.
A. to B. /make friends 交朋友
make money 赚钱
make the bed 整理床铺
make a noise 吵闹
make a face 做鬼脸
make room for 给…… 腾出地方
make a decision 做出决定
make a mistake 犯错误
make up one’s mind 下决心Dr Martin Luther KingDo you know this man?
What do you know about him? I have a dreamDr Martin Luther King Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 –1968) was one of the leaders of the American civil rights movement. He became a civil rights activist early in his career. His efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.Do you know the building in the picture?
What happened to the building?
When was the building taken down?The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were more than just office buildings. They are symbols of America, just as the Eiffel Tower & Big Ben represent their countries.
The World Trade Center was a combination of seven different complexes (综合体) located in the Financial District of Manhattan. It was built in 1973.2aLook at the pictures and title in the passage. What do you think the passage is about?The passages is about events that happened in the past.Read the passage and answer the questions.2b1. What are the two events in the passage?
2. When did they happen?Dr. Martin Luther King was killed; the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists.April 4, 1968; September 11, 2001.1. When and where was Dr Martin Luther. King killed?
He was killed on April 4, 1968 in the city of Memphis in America.
2. What was Robert Allen doing when he heard the news?
He was eating dinner in the kitchen.Read again and answer two more questions.Reading 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.FFPractice_____ 3. Robert’ 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.TFT2dUnderline 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.Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.2. No one said anything for the rest of dinner.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.2eHow much do you remember about the events in the passage? Test you partner.A: When did Dr. Martin Luther King die?
B: He died on …September 11th attack On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda launched a terrorist attack on the United States. They hijacked four passenger planes and sent them to three locations. Two were sent to crash into the World Trade Center in New York City; one to the Pentagon; and the last to Washington D.C. The last plane was the only one that missed its target because the passengers on the plane managed to overcome the hijackers. The most destructive attack was the one on the World Trade Center. That attack claimed 2,606 lives, including 411 emergency workers who had turned up to help rescue people and fight the fires.3aMake 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?Opening Ceremony of the 29th Olympic GamesWenchuan earthquakeWhat were you doing when …?3bWrite a short article about the important event in 3a. Try to write three paragraphs.Sample writing: An important event that I remember well was the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that happened on December 26, 2004. The earthquake happened under the sea and caused a tsunami that killed many people and destroyed many places in different countries. When I heard about the news of the earthquake and tsunami, I was hanging out at my classmate’s house with my friends. My friends were eating snacks and playing computer games. I remember this event well because my mother was in Phuket, Thailand, at the time for the job, and Phuket was one of the places affected by the tsunami. I was so worried and afraid for my mother that I cried. I went home immediately and waited for hours with my family before we received the news that my mother was alive and safe.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.WhilewhenPractice2. ________ I told my older brother about the strange 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.WhenWhile2 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 _____ wasjoinedpracticedcamehelparrivedwascalled(call) my name. I _______ (go) up and ________ (start) to play. 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. wentstartedwas playingsatwaitedWhen I ______ (hear) my name, my heart ____________ (beat) so quickly that I thought I would stop breathing. I couldn’t believe it. I _______ (win)! It _______ (be) the happiest day of my life!heardwas beatingwonwaspassage n.
pupil n. completely adv.
shocked adj.
silence n.
in silence
recently adv.章节；段落
学生
彻底地；完全地
惊愕的；受震惊的
沉默；缄默；无声
沉默；无声
不久前；最近New Wordstake down
terrorist n.
date n.
tower n.
at first
truth n.拆除；往下拽；记录
恐怖主义者；恐怖分子
日期；日子
塔；塔楼
首先；最初
实情；事实 heard (hear 的过去式)
Have you heard about him from anywhere?
你从什么地方听到过他吗？
I can hear someone knocking.
我听到有人敲门。
She was heard to be a thief.
听说她是个贼。1. … when they heard the news of important events in history.Language point sb. do sth. 听见某人做某事
sb. doing sth. 听见某人正在做某事
of/about sth. /sb. 听说某事/某人
from sb. 收到某人的来信
+that从句 听说……hear的常见用法hear2. Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago.一段时间 + ago (之前)，用于一般过去时
A hundred years ago, Britain had a large empire.
一百年以前，英国有一个很大的帝国。
He started working for us three years ago.
他三年前就开始为我们干活了。 complete v. 完 成 / adj. 完 整 的
completely adj. 彻 底 地 ； 完 全 地
I understand completely.
我完全明白。
① I ____________( complete) believe in you now. I think you are honest in the matter.
② They ____________(complete) building the bridge next year.3. My parents were completely shocked!completelywill complete the rest of ……其余的/剩下的
做主语 时，其谓语动词的数要与 the rest of 修饰 的名词一致。
The rest of the eggs have gone bad.
其余的鸡蛋都变质了。4. My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence. silence n. 沉默
in silence 沉默
silent adj. 沉默；缄默
keep silent 保持沉默
silently adv. 沉默地、无声地
With the setting of the sun, night comes silently.
随着太阳的落下，夜晚悄悄地来到。5. … remember what they were doing …was taken down by terrorists. remember v. 记得；想起
Remember to write us when you get there.
到了那儿记得给我们写信。
I remember reading this book.
我记得读过这本书。remember to do sth. 记得去做某事（此事还未做）
Remember to turn off the light when you leave the room.
当你离开房间的时候记得关灯。 remember doing sth. 记得做过某事（此事已做完）
I remember turning off the light when I left the room.
我记得离开房间时关灯了。 take down 拆掉；拆毁
The machine gun isn't taken down easily.
这机器不容易拆卸。
take down记下，写下； 拿下
He took down a dictionary from the top shelf.
他从书架顶格拿下了一本词典。 shout v. 呼喊；呼叫
She shouted for help. 她大声呼救。
shout v. “呼喊，呼叫”，作不及物动词时，后常接介词at或to。
David lost his temper and shouted at the driver.
大卫发火了，对着司机吼叫起来。6. My friend shouted that a plane just hit … scared adj. 恐惧的
Many people are scared of snakes.
许多人害怕蛇。7. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.（1）scared和afraid都是形容词，意为“感到恐惧的”，都可跟在系动词be后作表语。常构成短语：
be scared / afraid +
（2）scared可置于名词前作定语，而afraid无此用法。 scared / afraid hardly adv. 几乎不； 绝不
He is so excited that he can hardly sleep.
他如此兴奋，几乎不能入睡。
I'm so tired that I can hardly walk.
我太累，简直走不动了。
He can hardly speak English, can he?
他不太会说英语，对吧？ 1） hard可充当形容词和副词两种角色。用作形容词有“硬的，困难的、艰难的”的意思；用作副词，意为“努力地、刻苦地，猛烈地”。
He works hard only before exams.
It is raining hard outside. You can't go out.
2）hardly只用作副词，其词义 “几乎不”，表示否定概念。试比较：
He works hard. 他努力工作。
He hardly works. 他几乎不工作。hard和hardly的用法和区别
