八年级英语Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came 教学设计.docx

1、八年级英语Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came 教学设计Unit-5-What-were-you-doing-when-the-rainstorm-came？-教案 Section A 1 (1a-2d)Step 1 Warming up Yesterday, there was a rainstorm. Where were they when the rainstorm came?Here are some reports.For example:A: Where were you when the rainstorm cam

2、e?B: I was in the library.A: What were you doing when the rainstorm came?B: I was waiting for the bus at the bus stop.1a Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm? Match the statements with the people in the picture.1. _ I was in the library.2. _ I was in my house.3._ I was on the street.4.

3、_ I was at the bus stop.Step 2 Listening：What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Lets listen. Payattention to “was/were +doing”1b Listen to the TV report and circle the correct response. a. doing my homework / studying b. playing basketball / reading c. going to work / waiting for the bus d. w

4、alking home / shoppingStep 3 Speaking Look at the pictures and answer the questions by using “was/were + doing” For example: A: What was the boy doing at the time of the rainstorm? B: He _.Pair work: 1c Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm.Step 4 Listening2a Liste

5、n and number the pictures 1-5.2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a.Step5 Language points1. My alarm didnt go off so I woke up late. alarm n. 闹钟e.g. What time shall I set 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 rain heavily. 1) begin v. (began) 开

6、始e.g. Ill begin whenever youre ready. 你什么时候准备好我就开始。常用的句型： begintodo与begindoing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 do2) heavily adv. 在很大程度上

7、；大量地e.g. moving heavily 吃力地移动 It was raining heavily. 雨下得很大。3. So, when the rainstorm suddenly came, suddenly adv. 突然；忽然e.g. I suddenly remembered that I hadnt locked the door. 我忽然想起没有锁门。4. Thats strange. strange adj. 奇特的，奇怪的；不可思议的e.g. a strange noise 奇怪的声音 Hes always here; its strange youve never m

8、et 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 didnt pick up. pick up(=pick up the phone) 接电话 pick up 还有以下含义：1) 拾起；抱起 e.g. Thechildrenpickedupmanyseashellsattheseashore.孩子们在海边捡到许多贝壳。 Pickthatbookup. 把那本书拣起来。2) 搭载 e.g. Thecarstoppedtopickmeup.汽车停下来接我。Step 6 Summary 1. 在图书馆 in the library 2

9、. 在的时候 at the time of3. 去上班 go to work 4. 等公共汽车wait for the bus5. 走路回家walk home 6. 在街上on the streetStep 7 Exercise根据上下文内容填空。Mary: What _ you doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didnt pick _.Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.Mary: I see. I called _ at 8 and you didnt _ the

10、n either.Linda: What was I doing at 8? Oh, I know. When you called, I was _ a shower.Mary: But then I called again at 9.Linda: Oh, I _ sleeping at that time.Mary: So early? Thats strange.Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why _ you call so many times?Mary: I needed help with my homework. So while you were _,

11、 I called Jenny and she helped me.Step 8 Homework1. Remember the words and phrases in this lesson.2. Finish the exercises in the workbook. Section A 2 (3a-3c)Step 1 Revision Ask students to talk about what they were doing last night in groups of four then give a report.Step 2 PresentationAsk the stu

12、dents to look at the picture and think about what has happened.Step 3 Reading 3a Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions1) What was the weather like before the heavy ran started?2）What was the neighborhood like after the storm?Keys: 1. Black clouds were making the sky very dark.

13、With no light outside, it felt like midnight.2. The neighborhood was in a mess.3b Read the passage again and complete the sentences using information from the passage. 1) When the news on TV was reported, strong winds were _ outside. 2）While Bens mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad_.

14、3) Ben _ when the heavy rain finally started.4) When Ben _at 3:00 a.m., the wind _.Keys: 1) were blowing 2) was putting pieces of wood over the windows 3) was helping his mom make dinner 4) fell asleep: was dying downStep 4 Speaking3c Discuss the questions with a partner. “Although the storm broke m

15、any things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.” What other can bring people closer together? How can we help each other in times of difficulty?Step 5 Language points1. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 此句中介词with表示一种伴随状况，同时还包含着某种因果关系，表示“因某种状况的存在而导致”, 因此可翻译成“由于；因为”等。e

16、.g. With my parents away, Im the king of the house. 我爸妈不在家，我可是家中的“王”了！ I cant work with all that noise going on. 由于那噪音响着，我无法工作。2. Bens dad while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. 1) 此句中的连词while的意思是 “当的时候；和同时”，while还可以表示“而；然而；但”之意，用来说明和强调两种事情或情形不同。e.g. Tom is active and

17、outgoing while his sister Rosa is shy and quiet. 汤姆活跃外向，而他的妹妹罗莎却害羞腼腆。2) make sure“确认，查明，核实；确保；设法保证”，其后可接句子，或接介词of及宾语，用来引入需要确认的内容。e.g. Could you make sure what time hes arriving? 你能确认一下他几点到达吗？Make sure you turn off the TV before you leave the house. 在你离开屋子前确认关闭了电视。3) 此句中的work表示机器，器官等 “运作，运转”，这是动词work

18、的一种基本用法。e.g. My watch is waterproof that means it would work fine even if its in water. 我的手表是防水的 这就是说即便在水里它也会正常运转。3. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily againstthe window. beat作动词，可意为 “敲打；锤砸”。 如：The rain beat against the windows.beat作动词，可意为 “打败；取胜”。 如：I can easily

19、 beat him at golf. beat作动词，可意为 “(心)跳动”。如： Her heart beat so quickly that she could hardly breathe. 【运用】根据句意，选出下列各题中划线部分的含义。A. (心)跳动B. 敲打；锤砸C. 打败；取胜(1) He often beats me at chess. _ C(2) Shes still alive her heart is still beating. _ A(3) The boy is beating a drum. _ B4. It was hard to have fun with

20、a serious storm happening outside.It is adj.+ to do sth. 做怎么样。It is adj. for sb. to do sth. 对某人来说做怎么样。e.g. It is important for us to learn English. 对我们来说学英语很重要。活学活用：1. 在街上踢球很危险。It is _ soccer on the street.2. 每天早上读书对你来说很有必要。It is _ for you _ in the morning.3. 对他来说完成作业很容易It is _ for him _.5. Ben coul

21、d not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. sleep可作动词，意为“睡觉”；它也可作名词，意为“睡眠；睡觉”。 如：The baby is sleeping. Please be quiet.I didnt get much sleep last night.asleep是形容词，意为“睡着”，强调状态，常作表语。fall asleep意为“进入梦乡；睡着”。如：My daughter was asleep with her head on her

22、arms.He was so tired that he fell asleep at his desk.根据句意，用sleep或asleep填空。(1) We _ very well every night.(2) I need to get some _.(3) He was _ the minutehe lay down.Keys: sleep, sleep, asleepdie down逐渐变弱；逐渐消失e.g. When you saw him, his anger had died down a bit. 你看见他的时候，他的火气已经下去了。与die 相关的短语:die away

23、逐渐减弱；逐渐模糊die out 灭绝；消失die of/ from 死于6. When he woke up, the sun was rising.rise v. & n. 做动词时，常用作不及物动词，意为“升起；增加；提高”。并且还有“起床”的意思。raise常用作及物动词，含有“(人为地)使升起；使提升”的意思，并且还有“筹集；饲养；抚养”的意思。根据句意选用raise或rise的适当形式填空。1. Tom _ his head when he heard the sound.2. The moon has not _ yet.3. My brother often _ at abou

24、t 6:30 a.m.4. We _ money to help the sick girl yesterday.Keys: raised, risen, rises, raisedStep 6 重点短语feel likeat firstfall asleepdie downmake surewake up in a messclean up help each otherin times of difficulty HomeworkRead the text and remember the language points.Preview next lesson. Section A 3 (

25、Grammar focus-4c)Step 1 Revision Look at the pictures and make up the sentences.Step 2 Grammar Focus 读下列句子，能否总结出句子中包含的语法？ 1. What were you doing at eight last night?I was taking a shower. 2. What was she doing at the time of the rainstorm?She was doing her homework. 3. What was he doing when the rai

26、nstorm came?He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came.4. What was Ben doing when it began to rain heavily?When it began to rain, Ben was helping his mom make dinner. 5. What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping?While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework.Step 3

27、 过去进行时1. 基本概念：过去进行时表示在过去某一时刻或一段时间内正在进行的动作。这一特定的过去时间除有上下文暗示以外, 一般用时间状语来表示。2. 结构 was / were ( not ) + 动词-ing 3. 句式 肯定式：I/He/She/It was working.We/You/They/ were working. 否定式:I/He/She/It was not working.We/You/They/ were not working. 疑问式和简略回答:Was I working?Yes, you were.No, you were not.Were you workin

28、g?Yes, I was.No, I was not.Was he/she/it working?Yes, he/she/it was.No, he/she/it was not.Were we/you/they working?Yes, you/we/they were.No, you/we/they were not.注：1) was not常缩略为wasnt; were not常缩略为werent。2) 一般过去时与过去进行时用法的比较: 一般过去时表示在过去某个时间发生过的动作或存在的状态, 而过去进行时则表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间正在进行的动作。例如:David wrote a

29、letter to his friend last night. 大卫昨晚给他的朋友写了封信。(信写完了。)David was writing a letter to his friend last night. 大卫昨晚一直在给他的朋友写信。(信不一定写完。)Practice: Look at the picture and make up the dialogues.Step 4 过去进行时中的when和while when和while都可表示“当的时候”，引导时间状语从句。你知道两者在过去进行时中的用法有什么不同吗？ 请仔细观察下面的例句，然后补全空格中的内容。 I was walkin

30、g to school when I saw a cat in a tree. When Sally arrived home, her mother was cleaning the house. 主句的动作是持续性的，而从句动作是短暂性的，此时用_引导时间状语从句，主句用_时态，从句用一般过去时态。 While I was sleeping in the bedroom, someone knocked at the door. David fell while he was riding his bike. 主句的动作是短暂性的，从句的动作是持续性的，此时用_引导从句，主句用_时态，从句用过去进行时态。 While Andy was waiting for the bus, he