Unit5 The First Period SectionA(1a-1c)Teaching Aims1.Knowledge aims:1)Master the key word: rainstorm2)Master the sentences:What were you doing when the rainstorm came?I was reading in the library. What was the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm? She was doing her homework2. Ability aims:1)Be able to talk about what people were doing according to the pictures.2)Improve Ss listening and speaking skills.3. Moral aims:Arouse students motivation and interest in learning English and guide them to love natural and social science.學(xué)情分析：八年級(jí)學(xué)生以有了一定的英語基礎(chǔ)和聽說能力，對(duì)英語學(xué)習(xí)有了較濃厚的興趣。經(jīng)過新課程的實(shí)踐，學(xué)生有了初步自主合作和探究的能力，有了很強(qiáng)的團(tuán)隊(duì)協(xié)作能力。七年級(jí)下冊(cè)就學(xué)過現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí),對(duì)其結(jié)構(gòu)和用法學(xué)生都能夠掌握和熟練運(yùn)用。因此，為本課的學(xué)習(xí)奠定了良好的基礎(chǔ)。Teaching Key and Difficult points1. Key points: 1)Master the key words and sentences2) Master the usage of the past progressive tense2. Difficult points:Learn how to use the past progressive tense in different forms.Teaching proceduresStep1.Warm-upGreet the classStep2.Lead-in1.Look at some pictures and talk about what people are doing now and what people were doing at certain time in the past.e.g. What is the boy doing? He is sleeping.What was he doing at 9 yesterday evening? He was doing his homework.What is the girl doing? She is running.What was she doing at seven yesterday morning? She was running.What are you doing now? We are having a English class.What were you doing at this time last Sunday? We were having a sports meeting.2.Compare the present progressive tense and the past progressive tense現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)過去進(jìn)行時(shí)含義： 表示現(xiàn)在正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作含義：表示過去某個(gè)時(shí)刻正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作結(jié)構(gòu)： is/am/are + doing結(jié)構(gòu)： was/were + doing例句：I am reading a book now.例句：I was reading a book at this time yesterday3.Learn the adverbial of time of the past progressive tense(過去進(jìn)行時(shí)的時(shí)間狀語)at this time yesterday at seven oclock yesterday morning at three oclock yesterday afternoon at nine yesterday evening at this time last Sunday 4.Show some questions and some phrases on the screen.Students ask and answer in pairsWhere were you at 6:00 yesterday evening?What were you doing ?Step3 Presentation1. Show a picture on the screen. Learn the new word rainstorm.2. Look and say Where were you when the rainstorm came? I was on the streetWhat were you doing when the rainstorm came? I was waiting for the bus at the bus stop.3.Activity 1a.1)Look at the pictures on page33. Write the letter of each person in the line in front of each sentence.Check the answers.2）Talk about the pictures. Help students to use the structure:Where was the girl/boy/woman/manHe/She waswhen the rainstorm came.Students repeat after the teacher.Step4 Practice1.Activity 1b.Listen to the recording and circle the correct responses.1)Go through the statements first.Play the recording twice. Students circle the correct phrases.Check the answers. 2)Listen again and fill in the blanks. Then students read the sentences together.2.Activity 1c. Ask students to talk about the people.Ask two students to give an example.Have students work in pairs to have conversations using words and phrases in 1b and the following structure:A: What was the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm?B: She wasStep5 ExerciseStudents do the exercises by themselves and check the answers.Step6 Summary and homeworkWrite sentences about what your family members were doing at 8 oclock yesterday evening.板書設(shè)計(jì)