人教版八年級英語下冊《What were you doing when the rainstorm came?》SectionA PPT教學(xué)課件(第1課時)，共28頁。
Objectives
To learn to talk about past events using the past progressive tense.
To learn new words: rainstorm, alarm, begin, heavily, suddenly, strange, go off, pick up...
What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
I was wating TV when the rainstorm came.
Look and say
What was he doing when the rainstorm came?
He was sleeping when the rainstorm came.
Pair work
What was the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm?
She was reading at home.
What was the boy doing at the time of the rainstorm?
He was taking a shower.
Role-play the conversation.
M:What were you doing last night, Linda?
I called at seven and you didn’t pick up.
L: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.
M: I see, I called again at eight and you didn’t answer then either.
L: What was I doing at eight? Oh, I know. When you called, I was taking a shower.
M: But then I called again at nine.
L: Oh, I was sleeping at that time.
M: So early? That’s strange.
L: Yeah, I was tired, Why did you call so many times?
M: I needed help with my homework. So while you were sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me.
Language points
1. I called at seven and you didn’t pick up.
pick up可以表示“拿起，撿起，(開車)接人，
(偶然)得到”等。
露西拿起電話，撥打了你的號碼。
Lucy picked up the phone and called you.
我五點鐘來接你。
I will pick you up at five.
2. So while you were sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me.
1) While 作連詞，有兩種含義：作“當(dāng)……時候” 解時，引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句，且從句中的謂語動詞常用延續(xù)性動詞或狀態(tài)動詞；作“而，然而”解時，表前后意義上的對比。
Millie came in while we were talking.
我們正聊天的時候，米莉進來了。
Some people waste food while others haven’t enough.
有人浪費食物，而有人卻食不果腹。
2) while 作名詞，一段時間，一會兒
Can you wait a while or do you have to leave right now?
你能不能等一會兒，還是現(xiàn)在就必須離開？
Homework
Use“when / while” make conversations.
Preview the reading (3a).
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