八下unit 5 section A (1a-2d)

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? Period 1 Section A (1a-2d)Knowledge Aims: 1. Words: rainstorm, alarm, begin (began), heavily, suddenly, strange 2. Phrases: go off, pick up, fall sleep, wait for the bus, at the time of the rainstorm, take a shower Ability Aims: Students can talk about past events and tell a story with the past progressive tense. Moral Aims: Improve the cooperative spirit through pairwork and role playing.Teaching difficulties and important points:1. Students can talk about the past events and tell stories. 2. Students can use “while”and “when”correctly. Teaching Methods:1. Listening and speaking practice. 2. Role-playing. Teaching Aids: The picture about events; PPT Teaching steps:Step 1 Warming-up 1. Yesterday, there was a rainstorm. Where were they when the rainstorm came? For example: A: Where were you when the rainstorm came? B: I was in the library. A: What were you doing when the rainstorm came? B: I was waiting for the bus at the bus stop. 2. Explain the use of “was / were +doing”. 3. Show the students the phrases by showing several pictures. in the library, in my house, on the street, at the bus stop 4. (1a) Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm? Match the statements with the people in the picture. Step 2 Listening 1. (1b) What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Listen to the tape and circle the correct responses. Pay attention to “was/were +doing”. 2. Check the answers. Step 3 Practice 1. 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 _. 2. (1c) Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm. Step 4 Presentation 1. Make sentences with “what” and “when”.Eg: What were people doing yesterday at the time of the rainstorm (when it began to rain heavily)? 2. Check up several pairs. Step 5 Listening 2a, 2b 1. Talk about the five pictures by using “Where was she/ he when the rainstorm suddenly came?” or “What was she / he doing when the rainstorm suddenly came ?”2. Play the tape for the students to listen and number 1-5 in the order. 3. Listen again and fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a. 4. Check the answers. Step 6 Work on 2c 1. Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation between the boy and a TV reporter. 2. Ask some pairs to role play their conversations. Step 7 Role-play Work on 2d 1. Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions. What was Linda doing at 7:00 last night? (helping mom in the kitchen) What was Linda doing at 8:00 last night? (taking a shower) What was Linda doing at 9:00 last night? (sleeping) 2. Role-play the conversation.3. Talk aboutwhat you were doing at 7:00 / 8:00 / 9:00 last night in pairs.Step8 Homework Make a survey: the classmates activities last Sunday using “when”. Try to write a report like this: Wang Sen was watching TV when his mother came home. _ _Blackboard designs: Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? Period 1 Section A (1a-2d) 1.Language focus:rainstorm, suddently, alarm, go off, pick up, strange, at the time of, at that time2.What is the