Step 8 Homework
1. Read aloud the article and underline the difficult parts. 2. Remember the new words in this lesson.
第三课时 Reading II
Aims:
1. Learn the language points in this article. 2. Learn to talk about natural disasters. Step 1 Revision
How much do you know about ?An earthquake?? Fill in the table.
Step 2 Explanation 1. feel a slight shake (n.) 感到一阵轻微的震动
e.g. We felt a slight shake when the earthquake started. 当地震开始的时候我们感到一阵轻微的震动。 2. start to shake (vt.) 开始摇动
e.g. The earth started to shake when the earthquake began. 当地震开始时地球开始摇动。 3. in fear 害怕地，恐惧地 相似的结构还有： in trouble 有麻烦的 in need 需要帮助的 in danger 处于危险之中 in hunger 饥饿的 e.g. People screamed in fear. 人们害怕地尖叫起来。
e.g. They got lost in the forest. They had to try different ways in fear. 他们在森林里迷路了，他们不得不害怕地尝试不同的路。 4. run out of … 从……跑出 e.g. Some students run out of the classroom. 一些学生从教室里跑出来。 5. run in all directions 跑向四面八方 e.g. People ran in all directions. 人们跑向四面八方。
6. come down 崩塌，坍塌 e.g. The walls began to come down. 墙开始坍塌了。 7. feel nervous 感到紧张 8. beat fast 跳的快
e.g. He felt nervous and his heart was beating fast. 他感到紧张并且他的心跳的很快。 9. calm down 冷静下来，平静下来 calm v. 使平静，使镇静 n. 平静，宁静 adj. 平静的，镇静的
e.g. I?m nervous, but I told myself to calm down. 我很紧张，但是我告诉自己要平静下来。 e.g. I must keep calm. 我必须要保持冷静。
10. find one?s way out 找到出路 e.g. He wants to find his way out. 他想要找到出路。 11. move away 搬走，移走 e.g. They quickly move away the bricks. 他们快速的搬走了砖块。 Step 3 Do some exercises
一、根据句意和首字母提示补全单词，使句子完整、通顺。 1. The two old friends s_____ hands hard when they met in the street. 2. Most buildings in this area are made of b________ and stones. 3. The girl was full of f_____ when the earthquake started. 4. I tried to c______ down, but I was still frightened. 5. Kate began to s_____ when she saw a worm in her book. 二、Find the following phrases from the text.
起初 惊恐地
在地下 向四处跑
玻璃的碎片和砖块 开始倒塌 冷静下来 三、Fill in the blanks.
1. Frightened by the loud noise, the children looked at each other ________ (害怕地). 2. The small animals in the forest __________________ (四处逃窜) when they saw a tiger coming.
3. We _________________ (正在尽全力) to protect wild animals. 4. The fans _______________(疯狂尖叫) all the time during the concert. 5. I _____________ (平静下来) after listening to the beautiful music. 6. Five workers ____________ (被困) in the mine for 10 hours last month. 四、Translation
1. 地震开始的时候，她正在购物。
2. 人们在跑向四面八方，一块块的玻璃和砖块直往下掉。 3. 我正在努力找出路时，这时突然听到我的上方有声音。 4. 我听到了兴奋的人们的呼喊声。 Step 4 Homework 1. Recite this article.
2. Remember the language points in this lesson.
第四课时 Grammar
Teaching aims:
1. To recognize the past continuous tense.
2. To become familiar with the of structure of the past continuous tense 3. To recognize the past continuous tense with ?while? and ?when? and ?as?
4. To become familiar with the structure of the past continuous tense with ?while? and ?when? and ?as?. Step 1 Presentation
Enjoy the picture and present the present continuous tense. Step 2 Lead-in
Enjoy more pictures and talk about the past continuous tense. Step 3 Explanation 1. 过去进行时主要表示：
? 在过去某一时刻正在进行的动作
（a） They were eating breakfast at 7:00 a.m.yesterday. （b） I was writing a letter at this time yesterday.
（c） Five minutes ago, Danny was looking out of the window and Suzy was
reading a book.
? 在过去某段时间一直在进行的动作 （a） From 1983 to 1998, he was teaching at Yale. （b） They were building a dam last winter. 2. 过去进行时的句式
（1）基本结构：was / were + V-ing （2）肯定句: 主语+was / were + V-ing （3）否定句：was / were not + V-ing was not = wasn?t were not = weren?t （4）疑问句：将 was/were 调到主语前
（5）特殊疑问句：疑问词+was/were +主语 +V-ing… Step 4 Exercises
Complete the conversation on page 97.