英语人教版八年级下册Unit5SectionAl3a--3c.pptxVIP

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?Section A 3a----4cLanguage GoalsTalk about past events using the past continuous tense.Was/were +v-ingRevisionWork in groups of four and talk about what you were doing at 8 o’clock last night then give a report. (在图书馆 在……的时候 去上班 等公共汽车 走路回家 在街上 打篮球These phrases may help you)Report: Yesterday 8:00p.m. … was reading… was shopping…Reading3a Read the passage and answer the following questions.1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?Strong winds were blowing, and black clouds were making the sky very dark. The neighborhood was in a mess. There were fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish everywhere.2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm?3b Complete the sentences using information from the passage.1. When the news on TV was reported, strong winds ____________ outside.2. While Ben’s mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad __________________________________ ________.were blowingwas putting pieces of wood over the windows3. Ben ______________________________ when the heavy rain finally started.4. When Ben ___________ at 3:00 a.m., the wind ______________.was helping his mom make dinnerfell asleep was dying downLanguage points 1. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 此句中介词with表示一种伴随状况，同时还包含着某种因果关系，表示“因某种状况的存在而导致……”, 因此可翻译成“由于；因为”等。e.g. With my parents away, I’m the king of the house. I can’t work with all that noise going on. 由于那噪音响着，我无法工作。It was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.With no light outside, it felt like midnight.2. Ben’s dad… while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. 1) 此句中的连词while的意思是 “当……的时候；和……同时”，while还可以表示“而；然而；但”之意，用来说明和强调两种事情或情形不同。e.g. Tom is active and outgoing while his sister Rosa is shy and quiet. I was cooking while my little son was watching TV at nine yesterday. 2) make sure“确认，查明，核实；确保；设法保证”，其后可接句子，或接介词of及宾语，用来引入需要确认的内容。e.g. Could you make sure what time he’s arriving? 你能确认一下他几