英语人教版八年级下册Unit 5 Section A 1a-2d.doc

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?Section A (1a-2d)教学设计缑雪飞一 从容说课Section A 该部分有4个板块：第一模块围绕“Where were you?”这一话题展开思维(1a)、听力(1b)、口语(1c)训练；第二模块围绕“a boys story”进行听力(2a-2b)和口语(2c-2d)训练；第三模块就“The storm brought people closer together”这一话题展开阅读训练(3a-3b)，并就这一话题进行进一步的讨论(3c)；第四模块，对本单元的重要语言结构进行训练，连词when和while的用法(4a-4b)、过去进行时(4c)。二 教学目标1. 能够掌握过去进行时态。2. 能够用所学语言描述自己的经历。3. 通过用英语讲述自己的故事，激发学生学英语的积极性。三 教学内容1. Words and expression:rainstorm, suddenly, alarm, go off, pick up, strange, at the time of, at that time2. Grammar: the past progressive tense四 教学过程Step 1 Lead-inLead in by showing a video of a person walking in the rainstorm helplessly. And talk about this situation with students.Can you guess whats the feeling of the person? Have you ever had the same experience? Can you share the experience with us? What were you doing when the rainstorm came?Step 2 PresentationLook at the sentence in the picture: “What were people doing yesterday at the time of the rainstorm?” Read it aloud over and over, try to recite it. Then think over what the difference is between “What were you doing” and “What are you doing?”Have some students try to say out their ideas.Then point out that they both mean “doing”, but “were” represents in a past time, while “are” represent now.Step 3 Listening1. Listen to the TV reporter and circle the correct response in 1a.2. Check the students answers.3. Listen and repeat.Step 4 PracticeTalk about what the people were doing at the time of rainstorm.A: What was the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm?B: She wasStep 5 Listening1. Listen and number the pictures in 2a.2. Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences for each picture in 2a.3. Check the students answers.Step 6 Pair work1. Listen to the tape again and repeat it.2. Role-play the conversation between the boy and a TV reporter.Step 7 Role-playing1. Go over the conversation in 2d, and deal with the difficulties in groups.Go over the conversation in 2d quickly, if you have any trouble, discuss them in your group. The teacher goes through the classroom and offer help if necessary.2. Read aloud the conversation in pairs.3. Act out their conversations in groups, then in class.Step 8 Summary本节课学习了过去进行时，其构成为：was/were+v.-ing。用法说明1. 表示在过去某一时刻或某一阶段正在发生的动作。如：What were you doing at this time yesterday?昨天这个时候你在做什么？2. 表示过去将来，多用于go, come, leave, start, take off等动词。如：He said he was leaving for home in a day or two.他说他一两天之内就动身回家了。3. 表示某个短暂性动作发生的背景。如果主句谓语和从句谓语都发生在过去，动作时间长的用过去进行时，表达谈话背景；动作时间短的用一般过去时，表达新的信息。如：I was reading the newspaper when the doorbell rang.我正在看报，突然门铃响了。Jim burnt his hand when he was cooking the dinner.吉姆做饭时把手烫了。I met Diana while I was shopping this morning.我今早买东西时碰到了戴安娜。4. 表示两个同时持续的动作。如：I was doing my homework while he was listening to music.我在做作业而他在听音乐。Step 9 HomeworkTell your partner a story about you in English.五 板书设计第一课时 Section A 1a-2d1. Language focus:rainstorm, suddenly, alarm, go off, pick up, strange, at the time of, at that time2. What is the differenc