英语人教版八年级下册Unit5(SectionA 1a—2d).docx

Unit5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? (SectionA 1a2d)Part1. Teaching material This is the first period of this unit. In this lesson, students will learn some new phrases and sentences to describe the past events. They will do some speaking, listening and writing. Part2. Teaching aims 1.learn some phrases and sentences. 2. Improve the skills of listening. 3. learn the past progressive tense and describe the past events. Part3. Difficult and important points 1.master the sentences. 2.how to use the past progressive tense properly. 3. master the differences between the present and past progressive tense. Part4. Teaching aids Tape recorder, PPT, Part5. teaching procedures Step1. lead-in T: Good morning, everyone! Im glad to meet you here! You are very friendly and I hope we can make friends and have a happy class. Do you agree with me ? Now Ill show you some pictures. Look! What are you doing ? who can answer my question? Hands up, please. S1: I am reading. T: Great! What about this picture? What are you doing ? S2: I am T: You all did wonderful job! You are so clever! Step2. presentation T: whats the weather like today? What was the weather like yesterday? But yesterday there was a rainstorm in Fujian. What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Here are some reports. What were you doing when the rainstorm came? S: I was reading. T: wonderful! The next picture (show 3 pictures to practice the past progressive tense.) T: Find the differences. Dialogue1: What are you doing? I am reading . Dialogue2:What were you doing when the rainstorm came ? I was reading . Compare the tense and the forms of the verbs. The first one uses the present progressive tense and the structure is “am/is/are + doing”. The second one uses the past progressive tense and the structure is “was/were + doing”. Read the dialogues and the grammar. T: lets make a dialogue. Ask and answer in pairs. Where were you at 6:00 yesterday evening? What were you doing ? Ill show you an example. Where were you at 6:00 yesterday evening? S3: I was in a river. T: what were you doing ? S3: I was swimming. T: you can do like this with your deskmate. Now ,begin. (Several minutes later, ask some pairs to show their answers.) T: You all did great! Turn to page 33 and look at the pictures in 1a. Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm? Match statements with the people in the pictures. Its quite easy. Do it by yourself. I believe you can do it very well.(ask one to check the answers) Step3. listening and speaking a.do 1b on page 33. T: Its time to do some listening . Listen carefully. What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Pay attention to “was/were +doing”. (check the answers) T: look here! Look at the pictures and answer the questions by using “was/were + doing”. For example, what was your sister doing at the time of the rainstorm? Who can answer my question? S: She was reading at home. T: good! The nextWho can answer my question? S: b. Pairwork T: Pairwork. Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm.(ask four pairs to show.) c. listening(2a,2b) T: Wonderful job! Now listen to the tape and number the pictures 1-5 on page 34. Give you 1 minute to look through these pictures and guess what the right order is. Begin .(then check the answers) T: Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a. Before listening, give you 2 minutes to look through the text and guess what it is according to the pictures. (then check the answers) d. Practice T: If you are a TV reporter, ask your deskmate some questions. What happened yesterday morning? Did you catch the bus? So, when the rainstorm suddenly came, what were you doing? Step4. consolidation a.Read the 2d. b. follow the tape. c. read again and focus on the colorful word. d. role-play. Step5: feedback T: Make a survey. Ask your partners in your group what they were doing at the following time. Fill in the form and then give a report.(ask two students to write on the blackboard and check.) Step6.summary T: Have a revision. You should remember the important sentences and phrases. Who knows? Hands up, please. Step7: homework 1. Remember the words and phrases in this lesson. 2. Make a dialogue using “the