at seven o’clock. III. Practice 操练 1. 3a Make notes about an event you remember well and then make a story to tell it to your partner. 5-wh—what/ when/ where/ who/ why What was the event? When did it happen? Where did it happen? What were you doing? What were your friends doing? Why was it important? Why do you remember this event? 2. 3b Write a short article about the important event in 3a. One possible article: An important event that I remember well was the Wenchuan Earthquake on May 12. It happened in Sichuan on May 12th, 2008. When I heard the news of this event, I was watching TV on CCTV 1. My friend David was playing soccer. This event is very important to me because millions of people lost their homelands in a moment. 2. Make stories you remember well according to the information in the chart. IV. Consolidation 1. Fill in the blanks with when or while. （Self Check 1） 巩固 1）Answers: （1）While, when （2) When （3) While 总结：While + 从句（过去进行时态/ 持续动作） When + 从句（一般过去时态/ 不持续动作 2）Read and then retell the story. 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets. （Self Check 2） 1) Answers: was, joined, practiced, came, help, arrived, was, called, went, was playing, sat, was waiting, heard, was beating, won, was 2) Retell the story. V. Examination 检测 选词填空。根据短文内容，选出适当的单词或短语，把其前面的字母序号填入空白处，使语意通顺完整。每个选项只用一次。 A. couldn’t B. seventh C. won D. quickly E. without F. winner G. While H. arrived I. dancing J. for When Helen was in the 1 grade, she joined the city 2 competition. She practiced dancing 3 five hours every day and her dancing teacher came four times a week to help her. Then the big day finally 4 . She was so nervous when they called her name. She went up and started to dance. 5 she was dancing, everyone sat quietly and watched carefully. She danced 6 any mistakes. Then she waited for them to called out the 7 . When she heard her name, her heart beat so 8 16
that she thought she would stop breathing. She 9 believe it. She 10 the first place in the city singing competition. It was the happiest day of her life. 答案: 1. ______ 2. _____ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. _______ 6. _____ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. ______ VI. Assignment 作业 1. 利用早读，朗读或背诵本单元课文和对话，体会过去进行时的含义和用法，学会使用过去进行时讲述故事，构建单元知识体系。 2. Preview the new words in Unit 6.
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