Unit-5-What-were-you-doing-when-the-rainstorm-came？-教案

Unit-5-What-were-you-doing-when-the-rainstorm-came？-教案Section A 1 (1a-2d)Step 1 Warming upYesterday, there was a rainstorm. Where were they when the rainstorm came?Here are some reports.For example: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 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._____ 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”1b Listen to the TV report and circle the correct response.a. doing my homework / studyingb. playing basketball / readingc. going to work / waiting for the busd. walking home / shoppingStep 3 SpeakingLook 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 therainstorm.Step 4 Listening2a Listen and number the pictures 1-5.2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a.Step5 Language points1. My alarm didn’t 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) 开始e.g. I’ll begin whenever you’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 do2) heavily adv. 在很大程度上；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 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 al ways here; it’s strange you’ve never met 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.pick up(=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 6 Summary1. 在图书馆in the library2. 在的时候at the time of3. 去上班go to work4. 等公共汽车wait for the bus5. 走路回家walk home6. 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 didn’t pick ____.Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.Mary: I see. I called _____ at 8 and you didn’t _______ then 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? That’s strange.Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why _____ you call so many times?Mary: I needed help with my homework. So while you were ________, 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 RevisionAsk students to talk about what they were doing last night in groups of four then give a report.Step 2 PresentationAsk the students to look at the picture and think about what has happened.Step 3 Reading3a 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. 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 Ben’s mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad ________________.3) Ben _____________________ when the heavy rain finally started.4) When Ben _______________at 3:00 a.m., the wind _________________. Keys: 1) were blowing2) was putting pieces of wood over the windows3) was helping his mom make dinner4) fell asleep: was dying downStep 4 Speaking3c Discuss the questions with a partner.“Although the storm broke many 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。