8BUnit2Period4二.doc

8B Unit2 Period 4 二、预设教案 授课年级 Grade 8 学科 English 任课教师 全体八年级英语教师 课题 8B Unit 2 Period 4 Grammar 课时安排 2 课型 新授课 授课日期 2009.03. 主备人 王春叶 组长审核签名 教学目标 认知目标 To recognize and use the past continuous tense 能力目标 To recognize and use the past continuous tense 情感目标 To start students thinking about different places in the world. 教学重点 Words and expressions 教学难点 The past continuous tense 教学方法 Reading Writing 教学准备 pictures, computer, 教学流程设计（Teaching Procedures design） Step 1. Review the use of the present continuous tense. Give a few examples talking about what students are doing at the present moment. Remind students how we form the present continuous tense: verb ‘be’ + the ‘-ing’ form of the verb. Step 2. Give some examples using the past continuous tense. Explain the difference between the simple past tense and the past continuous tense. Tell students that the simple past tense is used for a completed action in the past. The past continuous tense is used to describe an ongoing situation in the past. Explain that we form the past continuous tense by putting ‘was’ or ‘were’ before the ‘-ing’ form of the verb. Step 3. Explain the context of Part A1. Kitty is asking Simon what was happening in the computer room yesterday. Ask students to complete it on their own. Tell less able students that they have to put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous tense. When students have finished the exercise, select two more able students to role-play the conversation. Write the correct forms of the verbs on the board. Step 4. Tell students that when we ask questions about what people were doing, we use the past continuous tense, e.g., ‘Were you watching TV?’. Step 5. Go through the tables on page 28, focusing on question forms. Ask a few questions to check understanding. Step 6. Explain the context of Part A2. Daniel is asking Millie about her holiday. Ask students to complete the exercise on their own. When students have finished, ask tow more able students to role-