英语人教版八年级下册Unit 5 Section A（1a-2d)

1、,What were you doing when the rainstorm came?,Unit 5,Section A 1 1a-2d,I was studying in the library.,Yesterday, there was a rainstorm. What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Here are some reports.,What were you doing when the rainstorm came?,Presentation,I was on the street.,Where were you w

2、hen the rainstorm came?,I was talking with my mother in my house.,What were you doing when the rainstorm came?,I was waiting for the bus at the bus stop.,What were you doing when the rainstorm came?,1a Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm? Match the statements with the people in the pi

3、cture.,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.,b,d,c,a,What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Lets listen. Pay attention to “was/were +doing”.,Listening,1b Listen to the TV report and circle the correct responses.,a. doing my ho

4、mework / studying b. playing basketball / reading c. going to work / waiting for the bus d. walking home / shopping,She was reading at home.,Look at the pictures and answer the questions by using “was/were + doing”.,What was your sister doing at the time of the rainstorm?,Speaking,He _.,What was you

5、r brother doing at the time of the rainstorm?,was doing his homework,He _.,What was your father doing at the time of the rainstorm?,was playing basketball,1c Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm.,A: What was the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm? B: She was,

6、Pairwork,Listening,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.,I _ so busy _ for the umbrella that I didnt see a car coming.,My alarm didnt go off so I _ up late.,I took a hot shower and _ some warm food.,was,looking,ate,woke,I _ for t

7、he bus when it began to rain heavily.,I _ to the bus stop but I still missed the bus.,was waiting,ran,2c Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation between the boy and a TV reporter.,TV reporter: Tell us what happened yesterday morning. Boy: TV reporter: So, when the rainstorm s

8、uddenly came, what were you doing? Boy: ,Speaking,2d Role-play the conversation.,Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.,Mary: What were you doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didnt pick up.,Linda: What was I doing at eight? Oh, I know. When you called, I was taking a shower.

9、,Mary: I see. I called again at eight and you didnt answer then either.,Mary: But then I called again at nine.,Linda: Oh, I was sleeping at that time.,Mary: So early? Thats strange.,Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why did you call so many times?,Mary: I needed help with my homework. So while you were slee

10、ping, I called Jenny and she helped me.,1. My alarm didnt go off so I woke up late. alarm n. 闹钟 e.g. What time shall I set the alarm for? 我该把闹钟拨到几点钟响？,Language points,2. I was waiting for the bus when it began to rain heavily. 1) begin v. (began) 开始 e.g. Ill begin whenever youre ready. 你什么时候准备好我就开始。

11、 常用的句型： begintodo与begindoing 一般来说，begin to do和begin doing可 以互换，但在以下三种情况下，用to do。,主语不是指人，而是it等。 如：It began to rain. begin后接表示心理活动的词。如：begin to know, 还有believe, wonder, think等词。 begin本身是ing形式，为避免重复后接to do。 即：beginning to do,2) heavily adv. 在很大程度上；大量地 e.g. moving heavily 吃力地移动 It was raining heavily. 雨

12、下得很大。 3. So, when the rainstorm suddenly came, suddenly adv. 突然；忽然 e.g. I suddenly remembered that I hadnt locked the door. 我忽然想起没有锁门。,4. Thats strange. strange adj. 奇特的，奇怪的； 不可思议的 e.g. a strange noise 奇怪的声音 Hes always here; its strange youve never met him. 他经常在这，你却没有见过他，真是 不可思议。,5. I called at seve

13、n 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 e.g. Thechildrenpickedupmanysea shellsattheseashore. 孩子们在海边捡到许多贝壳。 Pickthatbookup. 把那本书捡起来。,2) 搭载 e.g. Thecarstoppedtopickmeup. 汽车停下来接我。 Wellsendtheambulancetopickhim up. 我们要派一辆救护车把他接走。,Make a survey. Ask your partners

14、 in your group what they were doing at the following time. Fill in the form and then give a report.,Speaking,Report: Tom was reading. Peter was shopping,A: What were you doing yesterday at 7:00? B : I was reading.,写出下列短语。,in the library at the time of go to work wait for the bus walk home on the str

15、eet play basketball play the piano,1. 在图书馆 2. 在的时候 3. 去上班 4. 等公共汽车 5. 走路回家 6. 在街上 7. 打篮球 8. 弹钢琴,Summary,根据上下文内容填空。,Mary: What _ you doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didnt pick _. Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom. Mary: I see. I called _ at 8 and you didnt _ then either. Linda: What was I doing at 8? Oh, I know. When you called, I was _ a shower. Mary: But then I called again at 9. Linda: Oh, I _ sleeping at that time. Mary: So early? Thats strange.,were,up,again,answer,taking,was,Exercises,Lind