Unit 5
What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
Teaching aims：
1 Knowledge objects：Talk about past events using the past progressive tense 2 Ability objects：tell a story
3 Emotion,attitude and value：Learn to help each other and help the people in
need.
Teaching important points:
Key words: 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, at first, realize, truth Key sentences:
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 rainstorm 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 Teaching difficult points: the usage of when and while Teaching Periods: Section A 1 (1a -2d) Section A 2 (3a-3c)
Section A 3 (Grammar Focus-4c) Section B 1 (1a-2e) Section B 2 (3a-self check)
The first period
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 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 / studying b. playing basketball / reading c. going to work / waiting for the bus d. walking home / shopping Step 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 Listening
2a Listen and number the pictures 1-5.
2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a. Step 5 Speaking
2c Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation between the boy and a TV reporter.
2d Role play the conversation. Step 6 Language points
1. 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?
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. 句型： begin to do与begin doing 2) heavily adv. 在很大程度上；大量地 e.g. moving heavily 吃力地移动 It was raining heavily.
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. 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 never met him. 5. I called at seven and you didn’t pick up.
pick up(=pick up the phone) 接电话 pick up ： 1) 拾起；抱起
e.g. The children picked up many sea shells at the seashore.
Pick that book up.
2) 搭载
e.g. The car stopped to pick me up. Step 7 Speaking
Make a survey. Ask your partners in your group what they were doing at the following time. Fill in the form then give a report.
Time Yesterday 7:00 Yesterday 8:00 Yesterday 9:00
Report: Tom was reading. Peter was shopping…
A: What were you doing yesterday at 7:00? B: I was reading. Step 8 Summary
in the library at the time of go to work wait for the bus walk home on the street Step 10 Homework
1. Remember the words and phrases in this lesson. 2. Finish the exercises in the workbook.
Names Tom Peter Tom Peter … doing reading shopping walking … … The second period
Section A 2 (3a-3c)
Step 1 Revision
1. Ask students to talk about what they were doing last night in groups of four then give a report. Step 2 Presentation
Ask the students to look at the picture and think about what has happened. Step 3 Reading
3a Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions 1) 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 blowing
2) was putting pieces of wood over the windows 3) was helping his mom make dinner 4) fell asleep: was dying down Step 4 Speaking
3c 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