Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
第七课时(Section B3a-Self Check)
【学习目标】
1. 复习使用when和while引导的时间状语从句，熟练运用过去进行时谈论过去的事情或讲述过去的故事。
2. 能够用过去进行时描述一起重要的事件。
【学习重点】
★重点短语：have trouble doing sth.（做某事有困难），point out（指出），as well（也）. ★重点句型：
1. While I was walking home from school, I saw a strange light in the sky. But when I pointed it out to my friend, it went away.(当我从学校走回家的时候，我看见空中有一道奇怪的光，但是当我把它指给我朋友的时候，它消失了。）
2. When I heard my name, my heart was beating so quickly I thought I would stop breathing.(当我听到我的名字的时候，我的心脏跳得如此快，我想我快要停止呼吸了。）
【课前预习方案】
(一)小小翻译官。(请预习课文，将下列中文译成英文)
1. 一束奇怪的光 a strange light 2. 在空中 in the sky 3. 指出 point out 4.离开；消失 go away 5. 电视新闻 television news 6. 也 as well 7. 在六年级 in the sixth grade 8. 钢琴比赛 piano competition 9. 一周三次 three times a week 10. 开始做某事 start to do sth 11. 没有任何错误 without any mistakes 12.等待 wait for 13. 宣布 call out 14.停止呼吸 stop breathing 15.我一生中最快乐的一天 the happiest day of my life （二）请根据句意，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。 1. —What was the woman doing at the time of the rainstorm? — She was waiting (wait) for the bus at the bus stop.
2. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began (begin) to beat heavily against the windows.
3.While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping (help) Mary with her homework. 4.While John was playing the piano, Mary left (leave) the house.
5.When the basketball competition started, Kate was making (make) her way to school. 6.We were eating dinner at the kitchen when we heard (hear) the news on the radio. 7.While I was making my breakfast, my brother was listening (listen) to the radio. 8.Ben’s dad was putting (put) pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
9.John was shopping (shop) when Mary took the car to the car wash.
10.Most Americans remember what they were doing when World Trade Center in New York was taken down (take) by terrorists.
（三）请按要求完成Self Check的任务。
1. 读第1题的3个句子，根据语境用when 或while 填空。 2. 读第2题的短文，根据语境用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
【课堂活动方案】
活动一：复习when和while引导的时间状语从句。 1. 师生共同复习when和while的用法区别。
2. 请10名同学分别朗读并解释《课前预习方案》第（二）题的句子。 活动二：补全Self Check第1题的句子。 1. 请3名同学分别朗读完整的句子。 2. 师生共同核对答案并理解句子的意思。 3. 让学生在课堂上熟读这些句子。 活动三：补全Self Check第2题的短文。 1. 请1名同学将每个空的答案写在黑板上。 2. 师生共同核对答案并理解短文内容。
【当堂评价方案】
★写作园地。
1. 在下列方框中记录一件让你记忆深刻的事。 What was the event? When did it happen? Where did it happen? What were you doing? What were your friends doing? Why was it important? Why do you remember this event? It was an aircraft accident. It happened on March 8th, 2014. It happened in Malaysia. I was doing my homework at home. My best friend was sleeping. Because 239 passengers disappeared. Because so many Chinese passengers died. I was sad. An Important Event An important event I remember well was an aircraft accident. It happened on March 8th, 2014 in Malaysia. When I heard the news of this event, I was doing my homework at home. My best friend Nancy was sleeping. This event is very important to me because 239 passengers disappeared in the accident. And there were 154 Chinese passengers. I remember this event well because so many Chinese people died. I am so sad. And even the date, has
2. 请以An Important Event为题，根据上面的表格信息向我们介绍这起重大的事件。
meaning to most Chinese people.