第五课时
Unit 5  What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
教学目标：
1 语言目标：能运用过去时态描写过去发生的事情
2 技能目标：能听懂有关过去发生事件，能简单描写过去发后的事件
3 情感目标：能过学习本课，培养学生在困境中互帮互助的品质
教学重点
单词短语: rainstorm, suddenly, alarm , go off , pick up , strange, report, area, wood, light, window, match, beat, heavily, against, asleep, fall asleep, die down, rise, apart, passage, pupil, bright, play ground, bell, completely, silence, in silence, recently, date, tower, at first, realize, truth
句子:
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
语法：过去进行时。
教学难点: when, while引导的时间状语从句中的过去时和过去进行时
Section B 2 (3a – Self check)
Step 1 Free talk
      Look at the picture and talk about what they were doing when the plane hit the World Trade Center.
Step 2 Presentation
  3a  Make notes about an event you remember well.
      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?
Step 3 Writing
3b Write a short article about the important event in 3a. Try to write three paragraphs.
First, write about the event (when and where it happened).
Next, write about what you and some of your friends were doing when this event happened.
Then, write about why this event was important.


An important event that I remember well was _____________________.
It happened in/on _____________ at /in __________________.
When I heard the news of this event/ When this event happened, I was ____________.
My friends were _________________. This event is very important to me because _____________. /I remember this event well because _________________.
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.
【课后反思】