Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came.docx

1、Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?Topic: Unforgettable eventsFunctions: Talk about past events ; tell a storyI. Teaching aims:1. Knowledge aims (1) Learn some key words and phrases in the unit.(2) Learn to talk about past events and

2、 tell a story.(3) Learn Past Progressive Tense2. Ability aims(1) Enable students listening, speaking and writing skills using the target languages.(2) Improve students communicative ability about telling stories to others. 3. Emotional aimsMake students tell others their experiences and learn to sha

3、re with others. At the same time improve their communicative skill.II. Teaching important and difficult pointsKey words and phrases and the target languages in the unit.Past Progressive Tense The differences of Past Progressive Tense and Past TenseIII. Teaching arrangements: 5The First Period: Secti

4、on A (1a-1c, 2a-2d)Teaching aims and demandsKnowledge object:New words: in the library, in (my) house, on the street, at the bus stop rainstorm, umbrella, alarm ,heavily, suddenly ,begin, go off, pick up, wait for, miss the bus, take a hot shower, look for Sentences: What were you doing when the rai

5、nstorm came? I was doing my homework at home.Ability object: 1. Talk about past events.2. Learn to tell a story.Normal object:Teaching difficult and important pointsImportant points:Sentences: What were you doing when the rainstorm came? I was doing my homework at home.Difficulties points：过去进行时的正确使用

6、及when 和while 的用法区别Teaching procures:Step 1. Warm-up and revision（1）Warm-up: T: Nice to see you again, everyone! All of you look so well. Did you enjoy your summer vacation? S: Yes.（2）Revision T: Can you tell me about your activities during the summer vacation? Give me some verb phrases, for example,

7、 “watch TV”.2S1: I went shopping. S2: I went to the movies.S3: I went swimming. T: Oh. What an interesting vacation! I am sure you enjoyed yourselves very much. Today, well talk about “What do you do on weekends?”3)the things you did last night.Step 2. Presentation Lead-inT: Now, tell me what are th

8、e things you do on weekends. (To S1). What do you do on weekends? look at these pictures. What happened last night?S1: I go to the movies. There was a rainstorm. T: Oh, you often go to the movies.4 What does he do on weekends?5Good. What was the girl in picture a doing when the rainstorm came?S2: He

9、 often goes to the movies. She was doing her homework. (She was studying.)T: (To S2) What do you do on weekends? Good job. OK, what was the boy in picture b doing when the rainstorm came?Step 3. Read and match (Work on 1a)T: OK, great. Lets look at these four sentences. Can you match each sentence t

10、o the correct picture? T: Look at the picture in 1a. There are five small pictures. They tell us what people do in their free time. Now look at these pictures and add in the verb phrases.7Step 4. Listening (Work on 1b)T: Now youll hear a conversation. Listen carefully and write the correct letters f

11、rom the picture above on the lines below.8T: Listen again and try to catch the adverb like “often” 、“usually” in each sentence.9T: Can you guess the meaning of the words in color?Step 5. Work on 1cT: Look at 1c. I want one student to read the conversation for us.12T: Look at the picture in 1a. Ask a

12、nd answer questions in pairs, “What does she do on weekends?”Now retell the story in your own words.Step 6. Work on 2a and 2bT: Listen and number the pictures 1-5. T: Then, listen again. Now fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a. Have Ss get into pairs and check their answers.Step 7. Work on 2cT

13、: Look at the information in 2a again. Then get into pairs. Student A will be the boy and Student B, a TV reporter.T: Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation between the boy and a TV reporter.Have Ss practice their conversations. Then, have some pairs present their conversati

14、ons to the class.Step 8. Work on 2dHave Ss get into pairs again and role-play the conversation. Then get them to look at the screen and answer the questions.Step 9. Make a surveyT: Lets make a survey on “What does your friend do on weekends?” Work in four groups. One of the students should write dow

15、n the results.14T: Who would like to give us an example?S1: Jim often watches TV. Lucy always goes shopping. Li lily never goes to movies. . HomeworkOral:Read aloud the new words learned in this lesson.Written:Make a survey about your parents activities in their free time.The Second Period: Section

16、A (3a-3c）Teaching aims and demands：Knowledge object:New words: report, beat, rise (v. & n.) storm, wind, light, area, wood, window, flashlight, matches, candle apart asleep, serious, fallen, broken against die down, fall asleep, break (sth.) apart, bring (sth.) closer together Sentences: What were y

17、ou doing when the rainstorm came? Bens dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure Ability object: 1.掌握运用阅读技巧skimming和scanning来获取信息；2.能够理解过去进行时态在文章中的运用。Normal object: people should be always be closer to conquer the nature disaster. Teaching difficult and important

18、pointsDifficult points：Skimming and scanning important points: use the past present tense to tell a storty.Teaching procures:Step 1. RevisionT: Yesterday, we learnt some important phrases, lets review them now! Please translate the following expressions. Many people were caught in the rainstorm yest

19、erday.Step 2. Lead-inT: In summer, there are always storms, right? And the storms always bring us some problems. Look at the pictures on the screen. What can you see?T: Yes. The storm destroyed the trees. And we can say “The storm damaged the trees.” or “The trees are damaged.” However, do you think

20、 the storm can be good for us?S3: I think the storm can Step 3. The 1st readingT: As the saying goes, “Every coin has two sides.” While the storms can cause lots of damage to the environment, the storm can be good for us. Please read the passage on page 35 quickly to find out how a storm can be good

21、 for the people. .Step 4. The 2nd readingT: Now we have known the main idea of this passage. Lets move on to deal with two questions about the content of this passage. Please look at 3a on page 35. First, you have to understand the questions and remember the key words. Then look for the answers from

22、 the passage. Please underline the answers in the passage.T: Are you finished?T: You are right! Please look at the screen. Have you got it?T: Good! Now No. 2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm? Who can give us the answer?Step 5. The 3rd readingT: OK, now lets move to some details of the

23、 passage. Please look at 3b. You have to read the passage again and complete the sentences. T: OK, time to stop! Please check your answers in your group in two minutes.T: Time is up. Lets read out the four sentences and check the answers together. If your answer is not right, please correct it. Step

24、 6. Learning useful expressionsT: Lets read each paragraph more closely and learn some useful expressions.Step 7. Post-readingT: From the passage, we know that although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together. And what other things can bring people closer

25、 together?T: I will give you a sample first. Look at the screen. What is the picture about?T: Also, a big event, such as the Olympic Games, can bring people together. Lets discuss.Have Ss discuss as a class or in small groups. Have Ss express their opinions about big events. Encourage them to say th

26、e reasons why big events can bring people together.T: As you have just discussed, a big event or a disaster can bring people together. So how can we help each other in times of difficulty?T: Do you know the phrase “in times of difficulty”?(1) Cheer people up by saying some kind words to encourage th

27、em (2) Donate clothes, food, and other things to those who need help(3) Donate some money to those who lost their homes(4) Send some police officers and doctors to save the people in danger Step 8. ThinkT: We have learnt the content and the language points of this passage. Please think about it: Wha

28、t can we learn from this passage other the language structures?(1) We should protect the environment.(2) When a natural disaster happens, we human beings should work together to help each other and overcome the difficulties (3) We should remember that “each coin has two sides.” Natural disasters can

29、 cause lots of damage to the environment, but they can be good for us if people work hard together. Step 9. Homework1. Memorize the language points in the passage;2. Try your best to recite the whole passage.The Third Period:Grammar Focus, Section A (4a-4c) Section B (1a-1d)Teaching aims and demands

30、Knowledge object:New words: kid, realize icy, make ones waySentences: What were you doing at eight last night?I was What was she doing at the time of the rainstorm?She was What were you doing when the rainstorm came? I was. What were you doing while Linda was sleeping? I was.Ability object: To under

31、stand the passage about the stormNormal object: love animals.Teaching difficult and important points:Difficult points: listeningImportant points: new words and sentences.Teaching procures:Step 1. Warm-up and revisionRevisionT: Before we begin our lesson today , lets review things that we learnt yest

32、erday. Please translate the following phrases. Step 2. Grammar FocusT: I have some sentences for you. Can you try to fill in the blanks?What were you doing when the rainstorm came? I was What were you doing while Linda was sleeping? I was.Step 3. GrammarT: After finishing these sentences, youve learned more about using past continuous