八年级英语下册 Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came5 人教新目标版

1、Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came,Section A 1a-2d,What were you doing when the rainstorm came,I was taking a shower,I was sleeping,What were you doing when the rainstorm came,I was cooking,What were you doing at the time of rainstorm,I was cutting hair,What were you doing at the tim

2、e of the rainstorm,I am picking up the phone,What were you doing at 8 yesterday evening,I was reading books,What were you doing when I called you last Sunday,1a. 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. _I was in

3、 my house. 3._I was on the street. 4._I was at the bus stop,b,a,d,c,1b. Listen to the TV report and circle the correct responses,a. doing my homework / studying b. playing basketball / reading c. going to work / waiting for the bus d. walking home / shopping,A: What was the girl doing at the time of

4、 the rainstorm? B: She was,1c. Talk about what the people in la were doing at the time of the rainstorm,A: What was the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm? B: She was reading at home,A: What was the boy doing at the time of the rainstorm? B: He was studying in the library,A: What was the woman

5、doing at the time of the rainstorm? B: She was waiting for the bus,A: What was the man doing at the time of the rainstorm? B: He walking home,2a. Listen and number the pictures 1-5,1,2,3,4,5,2b. Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a,1,My alarm didnt go off so I _ up late,woke,2,I _

6、 to the bus stop but I still missed the bus,ran,3,I _ for the bus when it began to rain heavily,was waiting,4,I _ so busy _ for the umbrella that I didnt see a car ing,was,looking,5,I took a hot shower and _ some warm food,ate,2c. Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation betwe

7、en the boy and a TV reporter,TV reporter: Tell us what happened yesterday morning. Boy: TV reporter: So, when the rainstorm suddenly came, what were you doing? Boy:,Mary: What were you doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didnt pick up. Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom. M

8、ary: I see. I called again at eight and you didnt answer then either. Linda: What was I doing at eight? Oh, I know. When you called, I was taking a shower. Mary: But then I called again at nine,2d. Role-role the conversation,Linda: Oh, I was sleeping at that time. Mary: So early? Thats strange. Lind

9、a: Yeah, I was tired. Why did you call so many times? Mary: I needed help with my homework. So while you were sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me,3a. Read the passage and answer the questions,What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? 2. What was the neighborhood like after the

10、storm,Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area. Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Bens dad was putting pieces of wood over the

11、 windows while his mom was making sure the,The Storm Brought People Closer Together,flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a

12、card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside. Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family,and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees

13、, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together,What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? 2. What was the neighborhood like

14、 after the storm,Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight,The neighborhood was in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere,3b. Complete the sentences using information from the passage,When the news on TV was reported, strong wi

15、nds _outside. 2. While Bens mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad_ _ 3. Ben_ when the heavy rain finally started. 4. When Ben _ at 3:00a.m., the wind_,were,was putting pieces of wood over the windows,was helping his mom make dinner,finally fell asleep was dying down,3c. Discuss the ques

16、tions with a partner,Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.” What other things can bring people closer together? How can we help each other in times of difficulty,Language points,With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 外面没有光亮，感觉就像半夜一样。 此句

17、中介词with表示一种伴随的状况，同时还 包含着某种因果关系，表示“因某种状况的存在 而导致”，因此可译作“由于；因为”等。 With my parents away, Im the king of the house. 我爸妈不在，我可是家中的“王” I cant work with all that noise going on. 由于那噪音响着，我无法工作,2. Bens dad . while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.本的爸爸同时他妈妈在确认手电简和收音机都能正常使用。 1)此句中的连

18、词while的意思是“当的时候；和同时”，while还可以表示 “然而；但（是)”之意，用来说明或强调两种事情或情形的不同。例如： Tom is active and outgoing while his sister Rosa is shy and quiet.汤姆活跃外向， 而他的妹妹罗莎却羞怯腼腆,2）make sure的意思是“确认；查明；核实，其后可接句子或接介词of及宾语，用来引入需要确认的内容。例如： Could you make sure what time hes arriving? I would like to go and meet him at the airport

19、? 你确认一下他几点到达好吗？我想去机场他。 Make sure you turn off the TV before you leave the house. 在你离开屋子前确认关闭了电视,3)此句中的work表示机器、器官等的“运作；运转”，这是动词work的一种基本用法 My watch is waterproof that means it would work fine even if its in water. 我的手表是防水的-这就是说即便在水里它也会正常运转。 My brain isnt working well now. 这会儿我的脑子不好使,一 翻译下列句子,外面没有光亮，

20、感觉就像半夜一样。 外面的风渐渐平息了。 离开教室时确保窗子是关着的。 我的房间一片混乱,With no light outside, it felt like midnight,The wind outside is dying down,Make sure the window is closed when you leave,My room is in a mess,二.选择最佳答案： 1.She thought I was praising her child, _ in fact, I was scolding him for his bad behaviors at school.

21、 A. what B. while C. sothat D. therefore 2.I do every single bit of housework_ my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then. A. while B. since C. when D. as,B,A,3._it is expected that students euniversity with the ability to take a good set of notes, this is not always the case. A. When B. As C.

22、 For D. While 4.We were swimming in the lake _ suddenly the storm started. A. when B. while C. until D. before 5.-You seem to have had that car for years. -Yes, its in good condition, but I should sellit _ it still runs. A. if B. before C. because D. while,D,A,D,Homework,Remember one or two things y

23、ou were doing when the rainstorm came. And municate them with your classmates,Thank You,Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came,Section A Grammar Focus,Grammar Focus,1. 以when和while引导的时间状语从句,1) 延续性动词和非延续性动词 延续性动词指动作可以延续一段时间, 而不是 瞬间结束。 如: work、study、drink、eat等。 非延续性动词指动作极为短暂，瞬间结束。 如: start、

24、begin、hit、jump、knock等,2) 在本单元中, 出现了以when和while引导的 时间状语从句。 when表示“当的时候”。从句中既可用延续性 动词, 又可用非延续性动词, 这些动词既可以 表示动作, 又可表示状态。从句中的动作既可 和主句的动作同时发生, 又可在主句的动作之前 或之后发生。如： Mary was having dinner when I saw her . The boy was still sleeping when his mother got home yesterday morning,while表示“在的时候”、“在期间”。 它强调主句的动作与从句

25、的动作同时发生或 主句的动作发生在从句的动作过程中。While 从句中必须是表示动作或状态的延续性动词。如： The weather was fine while we were in Beijing . She called while I was out. 如果主句的动作在从句的动作过程中发生， 从句常用进行时。如: While we were swimming someone stole our clothes . Dont talk so loud while others are working,总结,1) when可指时间点, 又可指时间段, 从句中 可用延续性动词, 也可用非延续

26、性动词。 2) while总是指一个时间段, 从句中必须用延 续性动词,1. _ Jennifer was reading a magazine, his sister was listening to the pop music. A. WhileB. When C. What time 2. I was trying to draw a cat on the board _ the teacher came in. A. whileB. when C. what time 3. My best friend visited my house while I _ dinner in the

27、kitchen. A. cookedB. cooking C. was cooking,练一练,A,B,C,4. When_ the car _? In 1885 （2007随州市） A. did; invent B. was; invented C. does; invent D. is; invented 5. Our teacher wants us to be _whenwe talk with the foreigners. (06大连中考真题)A. fortable B. unusual C. grateful D. confident,B,D,6. Dick gave me a

28、notewhileI _ in the library. I guess he made it to say “sorry” to you. (2007黄冈市)A. am reading B. was reading C. reads D. will read,B,2. 过去进行时,1. 概念: 表示过去某一时刻或某段时间内正进行的动作。 2. 构成: was/were + 动词现在分词 3. 用法: a: 表示某一时刻正进行的行为, 与特定的过去时间状 语连用,常见的时间有: at 8 last night, at this time at that time, at that moment

29、 等 e.g. What were you doing at 10 yesterday morning? I was writing a letter to my father at that moment,b: 表示过去某段时间内正进行的动作。 e.g. We were building a house last winter. They were waiting for you yesterday. 否定句和疑问句： e.g. We were not sleeping at home. Was he feeling well,grow,grew,mean,meant,tell,told,t

30、ake,took,fly,flew,think,thought,get,got,ring,rang,bee,became,run,ran,fall,fell,hear,heard,buy,bought,make,made,eat,ate,cut,cut,go,went,leave,left,sleep,slept,shop,shopped,写出过去式,Revision,Fill in the blanks with “be”. 1. I _ 16 years old this year. 2. I _ 15 years old last year. 3. How _ the weather t

31、oday? 4. How _ the weather yesterday? 5. They _ good friends. 6. They _ good friends three years ago,am,was,is,was,are,were,3.现在分词的构成,1) 一般动词在词尾加-ing, 如go-going。 2) 以不发音字母e结尾的动词, 先去掉e, 再加-ing。 e-ingmake-making write-writing 3) 以重读闭音节结尾的动词, 如果末尾以一个 辅音字母结尾, 应先双写这个字母, 再加ing， x和w结尾的除外。 如: get-gettingswi

32、m-swimming show-showing,4) 以字母y结尾的单词, 直接加ing。 如carrying、playing、studying。 5) 以字母ie结尾的动词, 变ie为y, 再加ing。 die dying lie lying 6) 以元音字母加e结尾, 或以e结尾, 且e发音的 动词, 直接加- ing。 see-seeingbe-being,4.使用进行时态的注意事项,1)一些动词, 如see、hear、love、like、know、 remember; understand、have等表示感情、 知觉和状态的词, 一般不用于进行时态。 2) 在there和here引起的

33、句子中, 常用一般现在 时代替现在进行时。 e.g. Here es the bus. There goes the bell,5. 过去进行时和一般过去时的区别,1) 过去进行时表示过去正在进行的动作, 而一般过去时则表示一个完整的动作。如： They were writing letters to their friends last night. 昨晚他们在写信给他们的朋友。 (没有说明信是否写完) They wrote letters to their friends last night . 他们昨晚写了信给他们的朋友。 (表达了他们已写好的意思, 整个写的过程已完成,2) 当动作延

34、续较长时间时或表示厌烦、赞美等 感情色彩时, 常用过去进行时表示。如： He was thinking more of others than of himself. 他考虑别人的比考虑自己的多。 (表示说话者赞扬的口气) The boy was always making trouble then . 那时, 他总是惹麻烦。(表示说话者厌烦的口气,过去进行时,含义: 表示过去某个时刻 正在进行的动作。 结构： was/were + doing 例句： I was having an English class at this time yesterday,现在进行时,含义: 表示现在 正在进

35、行的动作。 结构： is/am/are + doing 例句： I am having an English class,6,4a. Look at the table and write sentences with both while and when,e.g. While John was taking photos, Mary bought a drink. John was taking photos when Mary bought a drink,While John was playing the piano, Mary left the house. John was pl

36、aying the piano when Mary left the house,While John was shopping, Mary took the car to the car wash. John was shopping when took the car to the car wash,While John was cleaning his room, Mary turned on the radio. John was cleaning his room when Mary turned on the radio,4b. Fill in the blanks with wa

37、s, were, when or while,At 7:00 a.m., I woke up. _I _making my breakfast, my brother_ listening to the radio. _I was eating, the radio news talked about a car accident near our home. My brother and I went out right away to have a look. _we got to the place of the accident, the car _ in bad shape from

38、 hitting a tree. But luckily, the driver _fine. The roads _ icy because of the heavy snow from the night before,While,was,was,While,When,was,was,were,4c. What were you doing at these times last Sunday? Fill in the chart. Then ask your partner,A: What were you doing at nine oclock last Sunday morning

39、? B: I was sleeping. How about you? A: I was doing my homework. B: Youre kidding,Group work,What were you doing at last Sunday,A: What were you doing at nine oclock last Sunday? B: I was running. How about you? A: I was reading. B: Youre kidding,v. 欺骗; 戏弄; 开玩笑,1. What _ (be) you _ (do) when he arriv

40、ed? 2. Jim _ (sleep) when I came in. 3.They _ (watch) TV at 8:00 yesterday evening. 4. Now he _ (read) and _(write,were,doing,was sleeping,were watching,is reading,writing,用所给词的正确形式填空,5. Mother _ (wash) clothes when I _ (get) home from school yesterday afternoon. 6. Look, my sister _ (be) there in t

41、he barber shop. The barber _ (cut) her hair. 7. -When _ you _ (see) the accident? -I _ (see) it fifteen minutes ago,was washing,got,is,is cutting,did,see,saw,Translate these sentences,1. 上课铃响时, 你在干什么? What _ you _ when the class bell rang? 2. 当我妈妈进来时我正在看书. I _ _ when my mother came in. 3. 昨天晚上十点钟她正在

42、做饭. She _ _ at ten oclock _ _,were,doing,was reading,was cooking,last night,4.当飞机起飞的时候, 天正下着大雪。 It _heavily when the plane _. 5. 瞧, 孩子们正在追逐一只小猫。 Look! The children _ a small cat. 6.我女儿正在写信时, 其他的孩子都在外面玩耍。 My daughter was writing a letter _ the other children _ outside,took off,were playing,was snowin

43、g,are chasing after,while,1. 昨天早上9点钟你在干什么? 2. 不明飞行物起飞时，小明正在骑自行车。 3. 那时，他们正在做家庭作业,What were you doing at 9 oclock yesterday morning,Xiao Ming was riding his bike when the UFO took off,They were doing their homework at that time,翻译,4.今早给你打电话的时候, 你正在干什么？ 5.当他正睡觉的时候他梦见了UFO. 6. 当李雷在吃早饭时,吉姆进来了,What were y

44、ou doing when I called you up this morning,While he was sleeping, she dreamed about UFO,While Li Lei was having breakfast, Jim came in,Homework,What were you doing at these times last Sunday? Practice more with your classmates,Thank You,Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came,Section B,Re

45、vision: when vs. while,这两个词都有“当的时候”的意思。 when 既可指某一点时间, 也可以指一段时间; while 强调一段时间, 所以从句的谓语动词常是延续性的。 当 when表示“在某一段时间里” 的意思时, 它可以代替 while, 但while不能代替when. e.g. When I came home, she was cooking dinner. 当我到家时, 她正在做饭。 When you hang wet clothes near a fire, you will see steam rising from them. 当你把湿衣服挂在火边时, 你

46、会看到水汽从衣服上升起,1a Think of a time when you were late for or couldnt go to an event. What was the event? What was the reason why you were late or couldnt go? Tell your partner the story,1b. Listen and write short answers to the questions,What event happened at the school yesterday? _ 2. Who missed the e

47、vent? _ 3. Which team won at the event? _,There was a basketball petition,Kate missed the event,Johns team won,1c. Listen again. Number the events 1-6 in the order they happened,_Kate saw a dog by the side of the road. _Kate got to the bus stop. _Kate called the Animal Helpline. _Kate left the house

48、. _Kate waited for someone to walk by. _Kate realized her bag was still at home,1,2,3,4,5,6,1d. Talk about why Kate missed the school basketball petition. Student A begins a sentence with while or when. Student B pletes the sentence,A: When the school basketball petition started . B: When the school

49、 basketball petition started, Kate was still making her way to school,Pair Work,A: When the school basketball petition started, what was Kate doing at that time? B: When the school basketball petition started, Kate was still making her way to school,A: While Kate was running back home, what happened

50、? B: While Kate was running back home, Kate saw a dog by the side of the road,Pair Work,What do you doing at that time,What do you doing at that time,What do you doing at that time,What do you doing at that time,What do you doing at that time,What do you doing at that time,Do you know this man? What

51、 do you know about him,马丁.路德.金（1929年1月15日 1968年4月4日),著名的美国民权运动领袖。1948年大学毕业。1948 年到1951年间，在美国东海岸的费城继续深造。1963年,马丁路德金 晋见了肯尼迪总统，要求通过新的民权法，给黑人以平等的权利。 1963年8月28 日在林肯纪念堂前发表 我有一个梦想的演说。1964年获得诺贝尔和平奖。1968年4月， 马丁.路德.金前往孟菲斯市领导工人 罢工被人刺杀，年仅39岁。1986年 起美国政府将每年1月的第三个虽期 一作为马丁.路德.金全国纪念日,2a. Look at the pictures and ti

52、tle in the passage. What do you think the passage is about,2b.Read the passage and answer the questions,1.What are the two events in the passage? 2. When did they happen,Reading the Title and First Sentences The title can be helpful for you to understand a text. It is also a good idea to read the fi

53、rst sentence of each paragraph before you read the whole text,Do You Remember What You Were Doing? People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. In America, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was an impo

54、rtant event in American history. On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news,Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. “I was at home with my parents,” Rob

55、ert remembers. “We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news on the radio. The news reporter said, Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago. My parents were pletely shocked! My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.” More recently, most Americans

56、remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by,terrorists. Even the date September 11, 2001 has meaning to most Americans. This was a day Kate Smith will never forget. She remembers working in her office near the two towers. “My friend shouted that a plane ju

57、st hit the World Trade Center! I didnt believe him at first, but then I looked out the window and realized that it was true. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.,1.What are the two events in the passage? 2. When did they happen,The first event happened on April 4, 1968, and the second one happened on September 11, 2001,Dr. Martin Luther King was killed; the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists,2c. Read the passage again. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)，or is the