英语人教版八年级下册what were you doing when

Unit5 What were you doing when the rainstormcame?
鄱阳县谢家滩镇华民中学胡宇清
教学目标：
1 语言目标：能运用过去时态描写过去发生的事情
2 技能目标：能听懂有关过去发生事件，能简单描写过去发后的事件
3 情感目标：能过学习本课，培养学生在困境中互帮互助的品质
教学重点
单词短语: rainstorm, suddenly, alarm , go off ,pick up , strange, report, area, wood, light, window, match, beat, heavily,against, asleep, fall asleep, die down, rise, apart, passage, pupil, bright,play ground, bell, completely, silence, in silence, recently, date, tower, atfirst, realize, truth
句子:
1. What were you doing at eight last night? Iwas taking a shower.
2. What was she doing at the time of therainstorm?
She was doing her homework.
3. What was he doing when the rainstorm came?
He was reading in the library when therainstorm came.
4. What was Ben doing when it began to rainheavily?
When it began to rain, Ben was helping hismom make dinner.
5. What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping?
While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helpingMary with her homework
语法：过去进行时。

教学难点: when, while引导的时间状语从句中的过去时和过去进行时
课时划分
SectionA 1 (1a -2d)
SectionA 2 (3a-3c)
SectionA 3 (Grammar Focus-4c)
SectionB 1 (1a-2e)
SectionB 2 (3a-self check)
Section A 1 (1a-2d)
Step 1 Warmingup
Yesterday,there was a rainstorm. Where were they when the rainstorm came? Hereare some reports.
Forexample:
A:Where were you when the rainstorm came?
B:I was in the library.
A: What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
B:I was waiting for the bus at the busstop.
1a Wherewere the people at the time of the rainstorm? Match the statements with thepeople in the picture.
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.
Step 2 Listening：What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Let’s listen. Pay attention to “was/were +doing”
1bListen to the TV report and circle the correct response.
a.doing my homework / studying
b. playingbasketball / reading
c. going towork / waiting for the bus
d. walkinghome / shopping
Step 3 Speaking
Look at the pictures and answer the questionsby using “was/were + doing”
For example:
A: What was the boy doing at the time of therainstorm?
B: He _____________________.
Pairwork: 1c Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm. Step 4 Listening
2a Listen and number the pictures 1-5.
2bListen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a.
Step 5 Speaking
2c Use theinformation in 2a to retellthe story in a conversation between the boy and
a TV reporter.
2dRole play the conversation.
Step 6Language points
1. My alarm didn’t go off so I woke up late.
alarm n.闹钟
e.g. What time shall Iset the alarm for?
我该把闹钟拨到几点钟响？
2. I was waiting for the bus when it began to rainheavily.
1) begin v. (began) 开始
e.g. I’ll begin wheneveryou’re ready.
你什么时候准备好我就开始。

常用的句型：begin to do与begin doing
一般来说，begin to do和begin doing可以互换，但在以下三种情况下，用to do。

I. 主语不是指人，而是it等。

如：It began to rain.
II. begin后接表示心理活动的词。

如：begin to know还有believe,wonder, think
等词。

III. begin本身是ing形式，为避免重复后接to do。

即：beginning to do
2) heavily adv. 在很大程度上；大量地
e.g. moving heavily 吃力地移动
Itwas raining heavily. 雨下得很大。

3. So, when the rainstor m suddenly came, …
suddenly adv.突然；忽然
e.g. I suddenlyremembered that I hadn’t locked the door.
我忽然想起没有锁门。

4. That’s strange.
strange adj.奇特的，奇怪的；不可思议的
e.g. a strange noise 奇怪的声音
He’s always here; it’s strange you’ve nevermet him.
他经常在这，你却没有见过他，真是不可思议。

5. I called at seven and you didn’t pick up.
pickup(=pick up the phone) 接电话
pick up 还有以下含义：
1) 拾起；抱起
e.g.The children picked up many sea shells at the seashore.
孩子们在海边捡到许多贝壳。

Pick that book up. 把那本书拣起来。

2) 搭载
e.g.The car stopped to pick me up.
汽车停下来接我。

Step 7 Speaking
Make asurvey. Ask your partners in your group what they were doing at the followingtime. Fill in the form then give a report.
Report: Tomwas reading.
Peterwas shopping…
A: What were you doing yesterday at 7:00?
B: I was reading.
Step 8Summary
1. 在图书馆 in the library
2.在的时候 at the time of
3. 去上班 go to work
4.等公共汽车wait for the bus
5. 走路回家walk home
6. 在街上on the street
7. 打篮球playbasketball 8. 弹钢琴play the piano。