By Marry
The Past Continuous Tense （过去进行时）
Today’s topic is “What were you doing at this time yesterday?”
.
---What is Jane doing while Maria calls her?
---She is practicing the violin.
---What was Jane doing at this time yesterday?
---She was taking a shower.
I was chatting with my friend
at this time yesterday.
I was cooking
at 5:00 pm. yesterday.
What were you doing at this time yesterday?
I was/we were…
What was he /she doing at this time yesterday?
He /She was…
What was he /she doing ?
He /She was…
Pairwork`
（两两对话，互相提问）
_____________
________________
wash some clothes
___________________
___________
__________
read English
play the paino
do some cleaning
sleep
skate
at this time yesterday
What were they doing ?
They were visiting the museum.
from 9:00-10:00 on Dec.2nd
Sum up(观察所学句子，小结过去进行时的基本结构)
（at this time yesterday / at 5:00yesterday
from seven to nine yesterday…）
I was cooking. We were running.
He was sleeping. You were jumping.
She was reading. They were playing football.
I /He /She/It 单数名词 +_________ +_____
We/ You/ They/ 复数名词 +_____________ +_____
was/wasn’t
V.ing
were/weren’t
V.ing
时间：
Can you do it ？(两两对话，完成下各题)
1.---What ___ you doing at this time yesterday.
---I __________(chat) with my friend.
2. .---What ___ Siqi doing at 8:00pm. yesterday.
---She ____________(practice ) English.
3. .---What ___ Zhihao doing at 9:00pm. yesterday.
---He ___________(read) novels.
4. .---What ___ Xiao li and Xin xin doing from 9:00pm.to 10:00 yesterday.
---They ___________(listen) to music.
were
was chatting
was
was practicing
was
was reading
were
were listening
guess(老师把答案只告诉XX一个，其他同学猜)
S: … he/she …?
A: No, he/she wasn’t.
S: … he/she …?
A: No, he/she wasn’t.
S: … he/she …?
A: Yes,he/she was.
A: XX
S：同学们
S: Were they …?
A: No, they weren’t.
S: Were they dancing?
A: No, they weren’t.
S: Were they…?
A: Yes they were.
Let’s sing!
Was she jumping?
Was she jumping?
Yes, she was.
Yes, she was.
Was she running?
Was she running?
No, she wasn’t.
No, she wasn’t
Let’s sing!
Were they singing?
Were they singing?
Yes,they were.
Yes they were.
Were they dancing?
Were they dancing?
No, they weren’t.
No, they weren’t.
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Round1
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Round2
3
Round3
eat Beijing roast duck
plant trees
visit the museum
practice English
昨天下午5:00—6;00，校摄影社Kim同学分别拍到了下面这些图片，
并附上了一段文字说明请你看看有什么有什么语法方面的错误，给
予修改。
Yesterday, I took some photos of our school life. It was 5:00 after class. Lixing is eating Beijing roast duck in the dining hall. Jack and Li long was planting trees. Some students of Grade Seven are visiting the museum with our history teacher, Mr. Liu. What are Maria and Jane doing? They were practice English in the English corner.
what colorful our school life is!
were
were
were
was
practicing
How
(The telephone rings while Jane is practicing the violin.)
Mom: Hello!
Maria: Hello! This is Maria speaking!
May I speak to Jane?
Mom: Hold the line, please.
(Jane answers the telephone)
Jane: Hello, Maria!
Maria: Hello! What are you doing, Jane?
Jane: I am practicing the violin.
Maria: What were you doing at this time yesterday?
I called you to go to the English corner but no one answered.
Jane: At this time yesterday? Oh, I was taking a shower.
(The telephone rings while Jane is practicing the violin.)
Mom: Hello!
Maria: Hello! This is Maria speaking!
May I speak to Jane?
Mom: Hold the line, please.
(Jane answers the telephone)
Jane: Hello, Maria!
Maria: Hello! What are you doing, Jane?
Jane: I am practicing the violin.
Maria: What were you doing at this time yesterday?
I called you to go to the English corner but no one answered.
Jane: At this time yesterday? Oh, I was taking a shower.
Watch the flash of 1a, and fill in the blanks.
1a
Listen, look and say.
The telephone rings
while Jane____ _____ the violin.
2. what _____ Jane ______
at this time yesterday?
She ____ ____ a shower
is practicing
was doing
was taking
(The telephone rings while Jane is practicing the violin.)
Mom: Hello!
Maria: Hello! This is Maria speaking!
May I speak to Jane?
Mom: Hold the line, please.
(Jane answers the telephone)
Jane: Hello, Maria!
Maria: Hello! What are you doing, Jane?
Jane: I am practicing the violin.
Maria: What were you doing at this time yesterday?
I called you to go to the English corner but no one answered.
Jane: At this time yesterday? Oh, I was taking a shower.
Summary
The Past Continuous Tense(过去进行时)
I /He /She/It 单数名词
+____________ +_________
We/ You/ They/ 复数名词 +_________________ + _______
Was/wasn’t
V. ing
Were/weren’t
V. ing
Learn some useful expressions.
1、和...通话
2、稍等
3、接电话
4、在昨天这个时候
5、叫某人做某事
6、洗澡
7、打扫卫生
8、英语角
speak to sb
answer the telephone
hold the line =hold on
at this time yesterday
call sb. to do sth
take a shower
do some cleaning
English Corner
9、参观博物馆
visit a museum
10、与某人聊天
chat with sb
At 5:00 pm. this Tuesday
in our class, they were…
(用过去进行时描述视频里的同学)
Homework
Write a report about “What were people doing from seven to nine yesterday in 2a.
Unit 3 Our Hobbies
Topic 3 What were you doing at this time yesterday?
Section A
Date: Dec.3rd, 2015
Place: Class2, Grade8
Instructor: Chen lijuan
Ⅰ. Teaching aims
Knowledge aims：
1. Let the students learn the new words：answer, shower, , news, museum and some everyday life phrases：chat with friends, listen to...
3. Let them master the structure of “be+doing”, and the usage of “ was/were+doing”.
4. Get them to use this language to describe the things happening in the past or now.
Skill aims：
1. Enable their abilities of listening.They can understand what others are talking about the things happening in the past.
2. Let them learn how to make a telephone dialog correctly.
3. Get them to use the past continuous tense to describe what they did in a day.
Emotional aims：
1. Cultivate the spirit of teamwork and cooperation.
2.Encourage the students to describe their daily life using the past continuous tense correctly.
ⅡTeaching aids: multi-media
Ⅲ.Teaching methods: Task-based teaching
IV. Teaching Procedures:
Step 1:Pre-learning :
Do some actions to review the present continuous tense.
Introduce today’s topic,what were you doing at this time yesterday?
Step 2: While-learing:
Look at the picture of 1a, and compare “what is Jane doing while Maria calls her.”with “What was she doing at this time yesterday.” Discuss the differences between the present continuous tense and the past continuous tense.
Show some pictures to talk about what were you /was he or she /were they doing at this time yesterday.
Students work in pairs to talk about what was he /she doing at this time yesterday?
Sum up the structure of the past continuous tense.
Do exercise and work in pairs.
Play a guessing game and sing a song to learn the general question.
Step3. Learning
Lead in 1a. And talk sth. about the picture.
Listen to 1a and answer the questions.
Listen to 1a again and fill in the blanks .Then check the answers.
Read 1a loudly by themselves. And find out the sentences with “doing”.
Find out the key phrases as quickly as possible and speak them out.
Translate some key points.
Step4. Project
1.Watch the video to describe what were students doing at 5:00 this Tuesday.
2. Find out the wrong places in the passage and check the answers.
Step5. Sum up
Step6. Homework
Write a report about “What were people doing from seven to nine yesterday in 2a.
2、Workbook Section A.
