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.

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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 take photos play the piano clean his room shop buy a drink leave the house turn on the radio take the car to the car wash Mary

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. 课堂作业

I. 根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子，每空格一词。 1. 昨天下午五点钟你哥哥在做什么？

What ________ your brother ________ at five yesterday afternoon? 2. 昨天我回到家时，我妈妈在洗衣服。

My mother _____ ________ clothes ________ I ________ home yesterday. 3. 你做作业时，你妹妹在干什么？

What _______ your sister _______ _______ you _______ _______ your homework?

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II. 翻译短语

1. 感觉像 2. 首先，起初 3. 入睡 4. 减弱 5. 确定 6. 醒来 7. 一团糟 8. 打扫 9. 互相帮助 10. 在困难的时候

参考答案：I. 1. was，doing 2. was washing when got 3. was doing when were doing II. 1. feel like 2. at first 3. fall asleep 4. die down 5. make sure 6. wake up 7. in a mess 8. clean up 9. help each other 10. in times of difficulty

教学反思

让学生根据例句自己总结语法规则，他们兴趣高，能积极动手查阅资料，主动进行小组交流合作，学习效果好。

第3课时 Section B 1a-2e

教学目标 一、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。 二、过程与方法

上网查阅相关资料，反复听力，操练对话。 三、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。 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。 教学难点

阅读训练，来培养学生们的综合阅读能力。 教法导航

听、说、读、写四项基本技能相结合。引导学生进行泛读和精读。 学法导航

通过多种形式的运用，培养各种能力。 教学准备

图片，多媒体。 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

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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)?

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___ 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. 课堂作业

Translate the phrases.

1. 在历史上 2. 默默地 3. 首先 4. 讲实话 5. 做??感到吃惊 6. 做某事有麻烦 7. 如此??以致??

参考答案：1. in history 2. in silence 3. at first 4. tell the truth 5. be shocked to do sth. 6. have trouble doing sth. 7. so … that…

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