人教版八年级英语下册第五单元教案.doc

人教版八年级英语下册第五单元教案
Unit 5 What were you doing
when the rainstorm came?
第1课时 Section A 1a-2d
一、教学目标
（1）知识与技能
1） 掌握重点词汇和句型：What were you / was he (she) doing when…? I / He / She was doing…when….
2） 初步掌握使用过去进行时来询问或描述过去进行的事情，并学会用when描述某动作或某事件的发生。
3）能在交际过程中较流利地运用所学结构和句型。
4） 提高抓取和记录关键信息的听力技能。
（2）情感态度与价值观
培养学生在灾害面前要更团结，更友善，更懂得互相帮助。
二、教学重点
1. 掌握过去进行时态：“was / were + doing”结构。
2. 掌握when 引导的时间状语从句。
三、教学难点
掌握由when引导的时间状语从句以及如何使用过去进行时。
四、教学过程
Step 1 Greetings
Greet the students as usual.
Step 2 Warming up
Say：Yesterday，there was a rainstorm. I was watching TV when the rainstorm came. Where were you when the rainstorm came? And What were you doing when the rainstorm came? Help the students to answer：I was sleeping when the rainstorm came. I was doing my homework when the rainstorm came….
Then show some pictures and ask the students：Where were they and what were they doing when the rainstorm came? Work in pairs and ask and answer like this：
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 reading a book.
Step 3 Practice
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.
2. _____ I was in my house.
3._____ I was on the street.
4._____ I was at the bus stop.
Check the answers together.
Step 4 Listening
1b, What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Let’s listen. Remind the students to pay attention to “was/were +doing”
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
After listening，ask some students to report their answers.
Step 5 Speaking
1c, Look at the pictures and talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm using “was/were + doing”.
For example：
A：What was the boy doing at the time of the rainstorm?
B：He was_____________________.
Ask some pairs to act out their dialogue.
Step 6 Listening
2a, First ask the students to look at the pictures and go through the sentences. Then listen and number the pictures 1-5. Play the recording twice if necessary. Then ask some students to report their answers.
2b, Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a. Then ask some students to report their answers.
Step 7 Pair work
2c, Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation between the boy and a TV reporter. Then ask some pairs to act out their dialogue. Before they acting，give the “reporter” a “microphone”.
2d, Role play the conversation.
Step 8 Game
Ask the students to practice in groups. One imitates an action and the other two guess by using the dialogue：A：What was he doing when the rainstorm came? B：He was sleeping.
Step 9 Summary
1. 在图书馆 in the library 2. 在…的时候 at the time of
3. 去上班 go to work 4. 等公共汽车wait for the bus
5. 走路回家walk home 6. 在街上on the street
7. 拾起，接电话 pick up 8.（过去）正在做… was / were doing
Step 10 Homework
1. Remember the words and phrases in this lesson.
2. Finish the exercises in the workbook.
第2课时 Section A 3a-4c
一、教学目标
1知识与技能
1）掌握重点词汇和短语。
2）培养学生的阅读能力及技巧。
3） 复习、运用过去进行时。
2情感态度与价值观
培养学生在灾害面前要更团结，更友善，更懂得互相帮助。
二、教学重点
1. 掌握重点词汇和短语。
2. 复习、运用过去进行时。
三、教学难点
1. 培养学生的阅读能力及技巧。
2. when和while的区别。
四、教学过程
Step 1 Greetings
Greet the students as usual.
Step 2 Revision
Ask students to talk about what they were doing last night in groups of four then give a report.
Step 3 Presentation
Ask the students to look at the picture and think about what has happened.
Step 4 Reading
3a, Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions
1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?
2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm?
Ask some students to report their answers.
3b, Read the passage again and complete the sentences using information from the passage.
1. When the news on TV was reported，strong winds _ outside.
2. While Ben’s mom was making sure the radio was working his dad --
3. Ben _when the heavy rain finally started.
4. When Ben _____at 3：00 a.m.，the wind ____.
Ask some students to report their answers.
Step 5 Speaking
3c, Discuss the questions with a partner.
“Although the storm broke many things apart，it brought families and neighbors closer together.”What other can bring people closer together? How can we help each other in times of difficulty?
Ask some students to report their answers.
Step 6 Language points
1. With no light outside，it felt like midnight.
此句中介词with表示一种伴随状况，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…”，因此可翻译成“由于；因为”等。
e.g. I can’t work with all that noise going on.
由于那噪音响着，我无法工作。
2. Ben’s dad… while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
1) 此句中的连词while的意思是“当…的时候；和…同时”，while还可以表示“而；然而；但”之意，用来说明和强调两种事情或情形不同。
e.g. Tom is active and outgoing while his sister Rosa is shy and quiet.
汤姆活跃外向，而他的妹妹罗莎却害羞腼腆。
2) make sure“确认，查明，核实；确保；设法保证”，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。
e.g. 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“运作，运转”，这是动词work的一种基本用法。
3. It was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
It is adj.+ to do sth. 做…怎么样。
It is adj. for sb. to do sth. 对某人来说做…怎么样。
e.g. It is important for us to learn English. 对我们来说学英语很重要。
活学活用：
1) 在街上踢球很危险。 It is _____________ soccer on the street.
2) 每天早上读书对你来说很有必要。It is ________ for you _______ in the morning.
3) 对他来说完成作业很容易 It is ____ for him __________________.
Step 7 Grammar Focus
Read and translate the sentences and try to conclude the grammar in the sentences.
1. What were you doing at eight last night? I was taking a shower.
2. What was she doing at the time of the rainstorm? She was doing her homework.
3. What was he doing when the rainstorm came?
He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came.
4. What was Ben doing when it began to rain heavily?
When it began to rain，Ben was helping his mom make dinner.
5. What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping?
While Linda was sleeping，Jenny was helping Mary with her homework.
Ask some students to report their opinions.
过去进行时
1. 基本概念：过去进行时表示在过去某一时刻或一段时间内正在进行的动作。这一特定的过去时间除有上下文暗示以外，一般用时间状语来表示。
2. 结构：was / were ( not ) + 动词-ing
3. 一般过去时与过去进行时用法的比较：一般过去时表示在过去某个时间发生过的动作或存在的状态，而过去进行时则表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间正在进行的动作。
e.g. 1) David wrote a letter to his friend last night.
大卫昨晚给他的朋友写了封信。(信写完了。)
2) David was writing a letter to his friend last night.
大卫昨晚一直在给他的朋友写信。(信不一定写完。)
Step 8 Practice
4a, Look at the table and write sentences with both while and when.
John
Mary
take photos
buy a drink
play the piano
leave the house
clean his room
turn on the radio
shop
take the car to the car wash
Ask some students to report their sentences and explain the difference between while and when.
4b, Fill in the blanks with was，were，when or while. After several minutes，ask some students to report their answers.
Step 9 Pair work
4c, What were you doing at these times last Sunday? Fill in the chart. Then ask your partner. Then ask some pairs to report their answers.
Step 10 Homework
After class，please make some dialogues with the phrases and sentences in 4c.
第3课时 Section B 1a-2e
一、教学目标
1知识与技能
1）掌握重点词汇和短语。
2） 通过听力训练来掌握提高学生们综合听说能力。
3） 通过阅读训练来让学生们逐步提高英语阅读能力。
2情感态度与价值观
能用一般过去时和过去进行时叙述过去的事，特别是重大突发事件。
二、教学重点
通过阅读训练来让学生们逐步提高英语阅读能力。
三、教学难点
阅读训练，来培养学生们的综合阅读能力。
四、教学过程
Step 1 Greetings
Greet the students as usual.
Step 2 Revision
Ask some students to report their dialogues.
Step 3 Presentation
1a, Think of a time when you were late for or couldn’t go to an event. What was the event? What was the reason why you were late or couldn’t go? Tell your partner the story. Then ask some students to tell their stories.
Step 4 Listening
What happened to the girl? Let’s listen.
1b, Listen and write short answers to the questions.
1. What event happened at the school yesterday?
2. Who missed the event?
3. Which team won at the event?
Play the recording at least twice and give the students enough time to write down their answers. Then ask some students to report their answers.
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.
1 Kate left the house.
____ Kate waited for someone to walk by.
____ Kate realized her bag was still at home.
Ask some students to report their answers.
Step 5 Speaking
1d, Talk about why Kate missed the school basketball competition. Student A begins a sentence with while or when. Student B completes the sentence.
A：When she got to the bus stop，Kate …
B：When she got to the bus stop，Kate realized that her bag was still at home.
A：While she was running back home， …
B：While she was running back home，she saw a dog by the side of the road.
Encourage the students to make up as many dialogues as possible.
Step 6 Presentation
2a, Look at the pictures and the title in the passage. What do you think the passage is about?
Remind the students to talk about it in pairs. Then ask some students to report their answers.
Step 7 Reading
2b, Read the passage and answer the questions:
1. What are the two events in the passage?
2. When did they happen?
Ask some students to report their answers.
2c Read the passage again. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)，or is the information not given (NG)?
___ 1. Everyone in America remembers who killed Dr. King.
___ 2. Robert Allen was eating lunch when Dr. King was killed.
___ 3. Robert’s parents were shocked to hear the news.
___ 4. Kate Smith was watching a movie when a plane hit the World Trade Center.
___ 5. Kate didn’t think her friend was telling the truth about the event.
Ask some students to report their answers.
2d Underline sentences from the passage with similar meanings to the ones below.
1. Not everyone will remember who killed him，but they can remember what they were doing when they heard that he got killed.
2. No one said anything for the rest of dinner.
3. September 11，2001—— the date alone means something to most people in the US.
4. I had trouble thinking clearly after that because I was very afraid.
Ask the students to read the passage carefully and try to find out the answers.
Step 8 Language points
1.My parents did not talk after that，and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.
in silence 沉默，无声
e.g. Many patients were waiting in silence. 许多病人在静静地等候着。
2. I didn’t believe him at first.
at first “起初，首先”，作为介词短语，只起副词作用（在句中用作状语）。 at first主要用于强调前后对照，暗示接下去的动作与前面的动作不同甚至相反，因此常有 but， afterwards，soon，at last等相呼应。
e.g. At first I didn’t want to go，but soon I changed my mind.
我开始不想去，但我很快就改变了主意。
Step 9 Pair work
2e, How much do you remember about the events in the passage? Test your partner.
A：When did Dr. Martin Luther King die?
B：He died on …
Ask some pairs to practice the dialogue.
Step 10 Homework
1. Remember the words and phrases in this lesson.
2. Finish the exercises in the workbook.
第4课时 Section B 3a-Self Check
一、教学目标
1知识与技能
1）复习本单元所学重点词汇、短语和句型。
2）能熟练运用过去进行时描述过去的事。
3） 培养写作能力。
2情感态度与价值观
遇到困境不要慌张，冷静处理，邻里之间要互相帮助，共渡难关。一些记忆，尽管是不好的，也是我们生活的组成部分，我们要正视这些不美好的记忆并能从中吸取经验教训。
二、教学重点
1. 复习本单元所学重点词汇，短语和句型。
2. 能熟练运用过去进行时描述过去的事。
三、教学难点
培养写作能力。
四、教学过程
Step 1 Greetings
Greet the students as usual.
Step 2 Revision
Try to retell one of the stories in the passage in 2b.
Step 3 Free talk
Show a picture about “the event of 9,11”and say：Suppose you witnessed the event， please talk about what you were doing when the plane hit the World Trade Center. Ask some students to report their opinion.
Step 4 Presentation
3a, Say：Suppose you have an event you remember well，please make notes about it according to the questions. Then ask some students to tell their events briefly.
Step 5 Writing
3b, Write a short article about the important event in 3a. Try to write three paragraphs.
One possible version
An important event that I remember well was Wenchuan Earthquake. It happened on May 12，2008 in Wenchuan，Sichuan. When I heard the news of this event，I was working. My friends were watching games on TV. This event is very important to me because many people died in the earthquake. They need some help. Lots of people came to help them.
Step 6 Self Check
Give the students several minutes to finish the exercises and then check the answers together.
Step 7 Exercises
Step 8 Homework
Remember the words and phrases in this unit.