英语人教版八年级下册Unit_5.doc

Unit5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?Section A 1a-2dTeaching aims and demands1 Knowledge objects Key vocabulary: rainstorm, suddenly, alarm , go off , pick up , strange. Target language: -What were you doing when the rainstorm came?-I was2Ability objects Train students listening and speaking skills. Learn how to tell stories. 3Moral objects Arouse students motivation and interest in learning English .Teaching key points1.Master key vocabulary2.Master the usage of adverbial clauses with when and while.3. Learn to talk about past events using the past continuous tense. Teaching difficult points Learn to talk about past events using the past continuous tense. Teaching methods Task based language teaching, group work , Pair workTeaching proceduresStep 1 Warming up and lead -in1. Greetings.2. Show pictures and learn new words3. Revise the present continuous tense and learn the past continuous tense.Step 2 Presentation1a Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm? 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.Step 3 Listening：What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Lets listen. Pay attention to “was/were +doing”1b Listen to the TV report and circle the correct response. a. doing my homework / studying b. playing basketball / reading c. going to work / waiting for the bus d. walking home / shoppingStep 4 Speaking Look at the pictures and answer the questions by using “was/were + doing” For example: A: What was the boy doing at the time of the rainstorm? B: He _.Pair work: 1c Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm.Step 5 Listening2a Listen and number the pictures 1-5.2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a.Step 6 Speaking 2c Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation between the boy and a TV reporter.Step 7 PairworkRole-play the conversationStep 8 Language points1. I called at seven and you didnt pick up. pick up(=pick up the phone) 接电话 pick up 还有以下含义：1) 拾起；抱起 2) 搭载 2. Thats strange. strange adj. 奇特的，奇怪的；不可思议的Step 9 SummaryWhat did we learn today?Step10 HomeworkWhat were you doing at these times last Sunday? Fill in the table. Then interview two classmates.La