初中英语人教版八年级下册SectionA1a-1c.doc

人教版新目标 八年级下Unit5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came ？Section A 1a-1c. Teaching aims:Knowledge aims:a. To learn some useful words, expressions and sentence patterns. b. To learn the structure “was / were + doing” Ability aims:a. Be able to talk about past events using the structure “was / were + doing”.b. To catch and take notes main information while listening.Moral aims:a. To cultivate students confidence and interest in English.b. To develop the spirit of cooperation. Teaching key points:a. Learn and master useful words and phrases.b. Use the structure “was / were + doing” to talk about past events. Teaching difficult points:a. Students may find it difficult to talk about past events using the past progressive tense. Teaching and learning methods: The situational teaching approach Audio video method Brainstorming Task-based teaching method Communicative approach Discussion. Teaching aids: Text book, paper sheet(learning paper), a computer for multi-media use and other normal teaching aids. Teaching procedures:Step1. Enjoy a song and greet. T: Whats the weather like today? Do you like it?Step 2. Talk about the rainstorm.Show some scenes when the rainstorm came and talk something. Step3.Review Show some pictures and say:Wheres the girl?Whats she doing?Wheres the boy?Whats he doing?Wheres the man?What s he doing?Wheres the woman?Whats she doing?Step4. Presentation1. Show a picture with thunder, lighting and rain, then ask: It happened yesterday. Can you guess what happened?2. Work on 1aWhere were the people at the time of the rainstorm?(=when the rainstorm came?) Match the statements with the people in the picture. 1. _ I was in the library. 2. _ I was in my house. 3._ I was on the street. 4._ I was at the bus stop.T: Do you want to know what people were doing at the time of the rainstorm?Step5. Listening timeWork on 1b. 1. Listen to the TV report and circle the correct responses.a. doing my homework / studyingb. playing basketball / readingc. going to work / waiting for the busd. walking home / shopping2. Listen one by one to check answers.Step 6. Pair work 1. Work on 1c. Talk about what the people in 1a doing at the time of the rainstorm.2. Show some pictures about our school when the rainstorm came.Step7. SummaryObserve the following conversations and summarize:A: What was she doing when the rainstorm came?B: She was doing her homework.C: What were they doing when the rainstorm was over?D: They were cleaning up the road.Step8. Boys PK girls1. Round1 GuessingLets see who has sharp eyes.Rules: Ill show you some pictures, then you should answer “what were you doing? ”. If you know the answers, put up your hands. And you can get marks for your group.What was she doing?She was 2. Round2 Find the differencea. Describe the pictures.Whats Tom doing?Whats Santa doing?Whats Dora doing?Whats Bill doing?b. Find the difference between two similar pictures.In the picture just now, wasBut now, he/she is3. Round 3 Give a reportRules:Step1 Make a survey among your classmates and all the teachers here.(No Chinese)Step2 Take notes in the form, and you can just need to write down the letter to save time. Ill show some verb phrases to help you. Step3 Come to the front to give a report. (1 -5points)Step 9. Sum upWeve learnt_.Weve known_. Homework Rewrite the re