8上Unit8NaturaldisastersGrammarA教材.ppt

8A Unit 8;To learn to use the past continuous tense to talk about things that were happening for some time in the past;break break down because of ;Past continuous tense; I was sleeping when it started to rain. 2. I was sleeping when the earthquake started.;3. Outside, people were running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down. 4. I felt nervous and my heart was beating fast. 5. Hours later, as I was trying to find way out, I suddenly heard some noise above me.; 1. I ___________ when it started to rain. 2. I ___________ when the earthquake started. 3. Outside, people ____________ in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks ______________ down. 4. I felt nervous and my heart _______ ________ fast. 5. Hours later, as I ____________ to find way out, I suddenly heard some noise above me.;What were you doing at 7 o’clock last night? ;What were you doing between 7 o’clock and 9 o’clock yesterday?;What was your father doing when you came back home yesterday?;What were they doing at that time last week?;过去进行时主要表示： ? 在过去某一时刻正在进行的动作 They were eating breakfast at 7:00 am yesterday. (b) I was writing a letter at this time yesterday. (c) Five minutes ago, Danny was looking out of the window and Suzy was reading a book.;? 在过去某段时间一直在进行的动作 (a) From 1983 to 1998, he was teaching at Yale. (b) They were building a dam last winter.;2. 过去进行时的句式;3.跟过去进行时连用的时间状语 at this time yesterday, at that time, at nine yesterday morning, the whole afternoon, from 6:00 to 8:00 yesterday morning When/ while引导的时间状语从句;Time for a guessing game!;Guessing Game;Was he….?;Guessing Game;Guessing Game;Guessing Game;Guessing Game;Pair work!;It was snowing this morning. Do you know what Sandy was doing early this morning? What happened to her? Complete the conversation below.;Mr. Wu: What a terrible snowstorm! It started at about seven this