Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?Section B Peirod 4 课件41张

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? Period 4
初二年级 英语
Your goals
By the end of this period, you will be able to
1. learn general knowledge about past continuous tense.
2. know the differences between when and while.
3. identify sentences of the same meaning but expressed
in different ways.
4. paraphrase sentences by using synonyms, antonyms
or grammatical structures.
What were you doing last night?
Mary: I called at seven and you didn’t pick up.
Linda: I was washing the dishes in the kitchen.
Oh, I was washing the dishes in the kitchen.
I called at seven and you didn’t pick up.
What were you doing last night?
Now
Mary called Linda at seven.
7:00 PM
6:40 PM
7:20 PM
Mary and Linda are talking.
Linda finished washing the dishes at 7:20.
Linda started washing the dishes at 6:40.
Linda was washing the dishes then.
1. Mary and Linda are talking now.
现在进行时表示在现在或者现阶段正在进行的动作。
2. Mary called Linda at seven last night.
一般过去时表示在过去某时或某时段发生过的动作或存在的状态。
3. Linda was washing the dishes when Mary called her.
过去进行时表示在过去某时或某时段正在进行的动作。
Tense Comparison
Past continuous tense
意义：表示在过去某一时刻或者某一段时间正在进行的动作。
构成：
I / He / She / It was washing the dishes.
We / You / They were talking on the phone.
使用“was”或“were”取决于主语的人称和单复数。
主语
was / were
verb+ -ing
其他
1. --Linda, what were you doing at nine last night?
--I a talk show at home with my parents.
A. watch B. watched C. am watching D. was watching
2. We were watching a talk show when someone me.
A. call B. called C. is calling D. was calling
Choose the best answer.
D
B
Types of Verbs
延续性动词
瞬间性动词
表示动作或状态
帮助实意动词完成时态和语态的变化
I own many books.
I love books.
I read a book.
I bought a book.
I’m reading a book.√
I’m buying a book. ?
动词
实意动词
助动词
状态动词
行为动词
True or False?
I was finding two books.
I was owning these books.
I was enjoying reading books.
I was buying books in the store.
I was shopping in the bookstore.
I was thinking reading was good.
I was thinking about reading them.
F 瞬间性动词不用进行时态。
F 状态动词不用进行时态。
T 延续性动词可用进行时态。
F 瞬间性动词不用进行时态。
T 延续性动词可用进行时态。
F “认为”是状态动词，不用进行时态。
T “考虑”是延续性动词，可用进行时态。
一般只有延续性动词才能用于进行时态。
Fill in the circles.
Can these verbs be used in the past continuous tense?
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA}remember, have, take, join, practice, come, help, arrive, call, go, start, play, sit, wait, hear, beat, win
CAN
CAN’T
CAN & CAN’T
practice, help, call, play, sit, wait
remember, join,
come, arrive, go
start, hear, win
have,
take, beat
Present Participle Spelling Rules
Form the present participle by adding “-ing” to the base form of the verb.
一般情况
直接加-ing
read
reading
make
making
shop
dying
die
shopping
结尾是不发音的e去e加-ing
结尾是ie
变ie为y加-ing
结尾是重读闭音节
双写末尾辅音加-ing
Write down the present participle form.
take play study shop wait put lie
taking playing studying shopping waiting putting lying
Change the base form of the verbs into the present participle.
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA}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.
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.
Grammar Focus
1.过去某一时刻
2.当一个动作发生时另一动作正在进行
3.两个动作同时进行
While or When?
He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came.
过去进行时
延续性动词
when
瞬间性动词
一般过去时
When the rainstorm came, he was reading in the library.
While or When?
The rainstorm came while he was reading in the library.
一般过去时
瞬间性动词
while
延续性动词
过去进行时
While he was reading in the library, the rainstorm came.
While or When?
Jenny was helping Mary with her homework while Linda was sleeping.
过去进行时
延续性动词
while
延续性动词
过去进行时
While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework.
At 7:00 am., 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 car 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. Fill in the blanks
with was, were, while or when.
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.
2. 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.
While
When
When
While
Self Check 1. Fill in the blanks
with when or while.
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 (call) my name. I (go) up and
(start) to play.
Self Check 2. Fill in the blanks
with the correct form of the words in brackets.
was
joined
practiced
came
help
arrived
was
called
went
started
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. When I (hear) my name, my heart (beat) so quickly I thought I would stop breathing. I couldn’t believe it. I (win)! It (be) the happiest day of my life!
was playing
sat
was beating
waited
heard
won
was
Self Check 2. Fill in the blanks
with the correct form of the words in brackets.
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA}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
4a. Look at the table and write sentences
with both while and when.
While John was taking photos, Mary bought a drink.
John was taking photos when Mary bought a drink.
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA}John
Mary
take photos
buy a drink
4a. Look at the table and write sentences
with both while and when.
While John was playing the piano, Mary left the house.
John was playing the piano when Mary left the house.
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA}John
Mary
play the piano
leave the house
4a. Look at the table and write sentences
with both while and when.
While John was cleaning his room, Mary turned on the radio.
John was cleaning his room when Mary turned on the radio.
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA}John
Mary
clean his room
turn on the radio
4a. Look at the table and write sentences
with both while and when.
While John was shopping, Mary took the car to the car wash.
John was shopping when Mary took the car to the car wash.
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA}John
Mary
shop
take the car to the car wash
4a. Look at the table and write sentences
with both while and when.
用不同的形式表达相似的意义。
Paraphrasing
While John was taking photos, Mary bought a drink.
John was taking photos when Mary bought a drink.
改写能够帮助我们更好地理解文意和使用语言。
After breakfast, Mr. King hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came and he hardly got on. There were plenty of people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip the back of a chair.
It was difficult for Mr. King to stand because .
A. he had drunk too much
B. the bus was too small
C. he got on the bus too late
D. it was very crowded in the bus
Why should we learn paraphrasing?
D
Not everyone will remember who killed him, but they can remember what they were doing when they heard that he got killed.
2. No one said anything for the rest of dinner.
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.
Section B 2d. Underline sentences from the text with similar meanings to the ones below.
People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. In America, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was an important event in American history. On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. Although some people may not remember who killed
Section B 2b. Paragraph 1
Not everyone will remember who killed him, but they can remember what they were doing when they heard that he got killed.
him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.
Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. “I was at home with my parents”, Robert remembers. “We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news on the radio. The news reporter said, ‘Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago’. My parents were completely shocked! My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.”
Section B 2b. Paragraph 2
2. No one said anything for the rest of dinner.
More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. Even the date — September 11, 2001 — has meaning to most Americans.
Section B 2b. Paragraph 3
3. September 11, 2001 — the date alone means something to most
people in the US.
This was a day Kate Smith will never forget. She remembers working in her office near the two towers. My friend shouted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! I didn’t believe him at first, but then I looked out of the window and realized that it was true. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.
Section B 2b. Paragraph 4
4. I had trouble thinking clearly after that because I was very afraid.
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.
No one said anything for the rest of dinner.
My parents didn’t talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.
What are the differences?
3. September 11, 2001 — the date alone means something to most
people in the US.
C. Even the date — September 11, 2001 — has meaning to most
Americans.
I had trouble thinking clearly after that because I was very afraid.
D. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.

What are the differences?
Translation and paraphrasing.
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.
1. not everyone will = some people may not
并不是所有人都听说了那个坏消息。
Not everyone heard about the bad news.
Some people might not hear about the bad news.
Translation and paraphrasing.
Not everyone will remember who killed him, but they can remember what they ...
Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they ...
2. but & although
虽然暴风雨把很多东西破坏了，但它把人们的距离拉得更近了。
The storm broke many things apart, but it brought people closer together.
Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought people closer together.
Translation and paraphrasing.
No one said anything for the rest of dinner.
My parents didn’t talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.
3. no one said anything = didn’t talk = in silence
一时间，人们站在那儿陷入沉默。
For a few minutes, no one said anything but stand there.
People didn’t talk, and they stood in silence for a few minutes.
3. September 11, 2001 — the date alone means something to most people in the US.
C. Even the date — September 11, 2001 — has meaning to most Americans.
Translation and paraphrasing.
4. mean & meaning
家人和朋友对我们来说是很珍贵的。
Families and friends mean a great deal to us.
Families and friends have great meaning to us.
4. I had trouble thinking clearly after that because I was very afraid.
D. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.

Translation and paraphrasing.
5. have trouble (in) doing something = could hardly do something
人们很难忘记那场灾难。
People had trouble forgetting the disaster.
People could hardly forget the disaster.
1.请自测课上随讲随练题目作为复习。
2.请完成学习任务单上的课后练习题。
Homework
Thank you!