英语人教版八年级下册Unit 5 Section A（3a-4c）

Unit 5 What were you doing when therainstorm came?第二课时Section A（3a-4c）Teaching Key Points【教学重点】The vocabulary:storm,report,area,wind,light,wood,window,match,beat,heavily,against,rise,fall asleep,die downTarget language:1.Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.2.He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m.3.What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping?Teaching Difficult Points【教学难点】1.Use the target language above to talk about past events.2.The usage of “fall asleep,die down”.Teaching Aids【教学工具】an English book,a tape recorder and CAITeaching Steps【教学过程】Step 1Preview and perception【预习感知】Ask the students to read the vocabulary and target language.根据句意及汉语或首字母提示写单词。1.I will send you a copy of the _ (报道).2.They pushed a_ the rock with all their strength.3.The No.1 School b_ our school at basketball yesterday.4.Its cold outside,would you mind my closing the w_ ? 5.Her breathing became steady and she fell _ (睡着).句型转换。1.I was watching TV when the rainstorm came.（对划线部分提问）What _ you _ when the rainstorm came?2.She was listening to the music when her father called her.（改为一般疑问句）_ she _ to the music when her father called her?3.We played soccer in the playground yesterday.（用at this time yesterday替换yesterday ）We _ _ _ in the playground at this time yesterday.Step 2Consociation and exploration【合作探究】Let the students read the book by themselves in order to find out the answers.They can discuss the questions in a group or ask the teacher for help.When they finish the questions,ask some students to check the answers.Give the students 57 minutes.Step 3Leading in【情景导入】Ask some students to review the conversation they learned in last class.T: What were you doing at 7:00 last night?S1:S2:Step 4Pre-task【准备任务】Page 35,3a Ask the students to read the passage and answer the questions.1.What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?2.What was the neighborhood like after the storm?Step 5While-task【过程任务】Page 35,3a &3b1.Pay more attention to the passage in 3a.Make the students know the meaning of the passage.2.Make the students read again.And then finish 3b.3.Choose one or two students to check the answers.Then ask one student to write his or her answers on the blackboard.Page 35,3cDiscuss the questions with a partner.Then have one student in a group say his/her answers.Step 6Post-task【后续任务】Page 36,Grammar Focus1.Review the grammar box.Work in pairs.One asks and the other answers.Then ask some pairs to act them out to the class.2.Practice reading the sentences in the chart.Page 36,4a1.Look at the table and write sentences with both while and when.2.Ask some students to check the answers.Page 36,4b Ask the students to look at 4b,and fill in the blanks with was,were,when or while.Then ask some students to check the answers.Page 36,4cWhat were you doing at this time last Sunday? Fill in the chart.Then ask your partner like this:A: What were you doing at nine oclock last Sunday morning?B: I was Step 7Consolidation practice【巩固练习】Look at the students book of the 2nd exercise.Step 8Summary【课堂小结】In this class we should master the passage and know how to use Past Progressive Tense.And practice it after class with your partner.Step 9Homework【家庭作业】1.Review the words and phrases in 3a.2.Retell the passage.Board Design板书设计Unit 5What were you doing when therainstorm came?The second period Section A（3a-4c）1.The vocabulary:storm,report,area,wind,light,wood,window,match,beat,heavily,against,rise,fall asleep,die down2.Target language:（1）Ben was helping his mom make