英语人教版八年级下册unit 5 Section A Grammar focus

Unit 5 what were you doing when the rainstorm came?Grammar focus【Teaching aims】Knowledge objectiveGet the students to be able to know the new words and expressions they learnt in this partAbility objectiveTo summarize and consolidate the grammar and usage【Key points】summarize and consolidate the grammar and usagedistinguish writing styles and learn to write【Difficulty point】when, while引导的时间状语从句中的过去时和过去进行时【Teaching methods】 task-based method and interactive approach【Teaching aids】 multimedia and some pictures【Teaching Procedures】Step1 Warming up T: what were you doing at 7:00 last night? Ss: I was. What were they doing at 7:00 last night? Ss : She /he was. (show some pictures on the screen)Step 2 Read Grammar Focus1. 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.Step 3 Discuss past continuous tense1. 基本概念：过去进行时表示在过去某一时刻或一段时间内正在进行的动作。这一特定的过去时间除有上下文暗示以外, 一般用时间状语来表示。2. 结构 was / were ( not ) + 动词-ing3. 句式Step 4 PracticeShow some pictures to practice ,then show some exercises on the screen .Step 5过去进行时中的when和whileShow some examples ,then summarize the differences between when and while.Step 6 Lets do ! 4a. Look at the table and write sentences with both while and when. John Mary take photos buy a drink play the piano leave the house clean his room turn on the radio shop take the car to the car wash 4b. Fill in the blanks with was, were, when or while. At 7:00 a.m., I woke up. _ I _ making my breakfast, my brother _ listening to the radio. _ I was eating, the radio news talked about a car accident near our home. My brother and I went out right away to have a look. _ we got to the place of the accident, the car _ in bad shape from hitting a tree. But luckily the driver _ fine. The roads _ icy because of the heavy snow from the night before.Step 7 Pair work （4c）Make your own conversations using 4c , then ask some pairs to present.Step 8 Exercises Fill in the blanks