初中英语人教版八年级下册Unit 5 Section A.doc

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?Section A (1a-1c)教学目标：By the end of the class, students should be able to:1. Read and write the key words and phrases: walk home, at the time of the rainstorm.2. Say and write the key sentences: What was he doing when the rainstorm came? I was reading in the library.3. Get the specific information from listening and improve listening ability教学重点与难点1. Key vocabulary: rainstorm, at the time of. , wait for the bus, etc.2. Key structure: -what was the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm? -she was doing her homework at home.教学方法与手段1. CAI 2. Brainstorm 3.listening method学情分析1. Students have learned the present progressive tense and the simple past tense.2. They may not express the time of the past progressive tense correctly.教学过程教师活动学生活动Step 1. GreetingGreet students as usual.Step 2. New wordsShow the new words on PPT.Lead the students to read the new words.Step 3. GrammarIntroduce the past progressive tense.(1) structure : was/were + 动词-ing(2) 表示过去某一时刻或某一时间段正在进行的动作。(3) 时间状语: at eight last night, at this time yesterday, when the rainstorm came. 上下文暗示Show the target sentences on PPTStep 4. Lead-in.Show the picture on PPT,Ask,Look at the pictures and guess what happened last night?Where were they and how do you know that? What were they doing when the rainstorm came last night?Step 5. Activity 1Move to Activity 1 in the book.Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm? Match the statements with the people in the picture.Step 6. Listening Say, This is a TV report. There is a TV reporter and another four people: one girl, one boy, one man and one woman. Listen. What were they doing at the time of the rainstorm?Play the recording.Play the recording again. And let students do the exercise on the paper.Step 6. Oral practice.(1)Move to 1c.Give a sample.A: What was the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm?B: She was at home doing her homework.(2)Now you are the reporter. Give a report on the weather!A sample:Reporter: The weather is beautiful today! But yesterdays rainstorm was the heaviest one so far this year. Many people were caught in the rain yesterday. Many took hours to get home. What were people doing yesterday at the time of the rainstorm? Ive interviewed four people. Now lets have a look together.The girl the boy the woman the man What were you doing when the storm came?Read the new words and master the meanings.Students read them and translate into Chinese. With the help of the sentences, students try to understand the target tense.There was a rainstorm.Students guess S1: She was at home.I can see the bed in the picture.She was doing her homework at that time.S2:I think he was in the library.I can see many books and some people looking for books.He was reading at that time.Do Activity 1 and check the answers.Ss listen and circle the correct responses according to the recording.Check the answers.Listen again and fill in the blanks. What _ people_ at the time of the _? The girl was at home _.The boy_ at the library after school.The woman_ after work.The man_ from the supermarket.Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm.A: What was the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm?B: She wasSs make conversations in pairs.Show their conversations one by one.Students prepare for their report with the help of the sample.Some students show their reports before the class.随堂练习1. What was Tom doing _ it was raining? He was doing his homework in the bedroom. A. since B. while C. when D. if2. Betty was doing her homework _ the door bell rang. A. when B. if C. because D. and1. 当暴风雨来临的时候，她在干什么？ 当它来的时候她正在购物。2. 当这个男孩正在街上走的时候，下起了暴雨。教学板书设计Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?The past progressive tenseWas/were + v.-ingA: What was the girl doing at the