Unit 3 What were you doing when the UFO arrived?
单元教材分析 Unit 3以“ What were you doing when the UFO arrived”为题。谈论如何使用过去进行时。如何使用过去进行时是本单元的重难点。通过观察图片，利用图片进行情景思维，学会讲故事，俩俩对话，角色扮演等形式和独立学习，合作交流，完成任务等培养学生的综合语言运用能力，创新意识和实践能力。 本单元的向导和要求： 语言功能 语言目标 谈论过去发生的事情 学会讲故事 When were you doing when the UFO arrived? I was sitting in the barber’s chair. The barber was cutting my hair. While he was buying souvenirs, a girl called the police. 语言结构 重点出词汇 When ,while引导的时间状语从句 学习过去进行时 复习现在进行时 bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, UFO, alien, barber’s chair. cutting hair, climbing ,jumping. land ,get out of ,take off, in front of . scared 学习策略与思维技巧 跨学科学习 联系上下 利用情景思维 角色扮演 自然科学知识 社会科学知识 总之，在本单元的全过程中，学生通过独立学习，角色扮演，实践体验，合作与交流的学习方式和任务型教学途径，通过掌握本单元的英语知识和技能，开发学生思维能力和发展个性，使语言学习的过程成为学生形成积极的情感态度，主动思维，大胆实践，使枯燥的语言变得丰富多彩，容易接受。 时安排5/6时 第一时： Section A (1a ?1c) 第二时： Section A (2a—Grammar Focus) 第三时： SectionA (3a ?4) 第四时: Section B 1—4a 第五时： (Self Check—Reading) 教学计划Period 1 (1a ?1c)
Teaching key point: the usage of the past continuous tense Teaching difficulties: How to use the past continuous tense in the adverb clause of time leaded by “when”and “while”. The Analysis of Teaching Process Step 1 - - - Organization 1. Exchange greetings with the Ss. Duty report: It is between two students. They are having a dialogue. Enjoy a clip of film about the UFO Step 2 - - - Revision 1.Show four animation pictures on the screen After showing the pictures, ask: ----What is Peter’s mother doing? ---She is cooking. ---What is Peter’s father doing? ---He is watching TV. ---What is Peter doing? ---He is sleeping late. ---What is Peter’s brother doing?. ---He is getting out of the shower 教学设计说明 复习进行时态 2. Lead the students into the real situations: Ask one boy student: What are you doing now? The student may answer: I am listening to you. Ask the whole class: What is he doing? The whole class answer: He is listening to you. Repeat this with one girl student. Practice with the whole class, trying to revise the tense with different personal pronouns. 教学设计说明 同样复习进行时态，不同的是从图回到现实。 Step 3 -Leading in: introduce the past continuous tense to the students 1. Ask one student (student A) to leave the room and wait outside the door Then ask two students to do actions, one (students B) is writing on the blackboard and the other (student C) is drawing a picture. They keep doing it without stopping until I ask them to stop. 2. Ask student B: What are you doing? Student B answers: I am writing on the blackboard. (Write the sentence on the blackboard as blackboard work) Repeat this with student C, write: I am drawing a picture 3. Ask the student outside to come in and sit down. Then ask the two students who are doing actions sit down too. 4. Ask the first student who was writing on the blackboard. Ask: What were you doing when (student A) came in? Help him to answer: I was writing on the blackboard when he came in. (Wrtie I was wrting on the blackboard as the blackboard work) I say to the class: He was writing on the blackboard when (student A) came in. Ask the class to repeat this sentence. 5. Repeat this with the second student who was drawing a picture. (Write I was drawing a picture ) 6. Ask some other students the question: What were you doing when (student A) came in? Then students ask and answer in pairs: What were you doing when (student A) came in? 7. Point to the blackboard-writing( During my teaching above, I have written it on the blackboard step by step). Help them to find out the differences between the two pairs of sentences. Tell the students: Today we are going to learn a new tense ----the past continuous tense. Introduce the past continuous tense. I am writing on the blackboard. I was writing on the blackboard when A came in.I am drawing a picture.
I was drawing a picture when A came in..
教学设计说明：通过真实的情景引入过去进行时态 8. ore practice about continuous tense. 教学设计说明 通过更多的图片操练新学的时态。 9. Comparison : make a comparison between the two tenses. 时态 现在进行时 过去进行时 用法 表示现在正在进行的动作 表示过去某个时刻正在进行的动作 结构 is/am/are + doing was/were + doing 例句 I am having an English class I was having an English class. 教学设计说明 操练熟练后让学生比较两种时态的区别，这样就简单多了。 Step 4 Section A 1a1. Show a picture of all kinds of UFOs and ask Ss:What is UFO?Do you know?
Help Ss answer: Unidentified Flying Object
2. Show a picture of all kinds of aliens and ask: What does the alien look like? Ss answer according to their imaginations. 3. Show a picture (the picture on page 18) on the screen. Tell about the picture with the students. Say: A reporter was asking some people“What were you doing when the UFO arrived?” If you want to knohat they were doing. Please open your books, let’s look at 1a. please look at the picture and match the statements with the people in the picture 4. Pairwork: Where were you when the UFO arrived? I was in… 教学设计说明 新的时态操练熟后才能到中。通过各种图片资料把学生带入。此时做1a 已经很简单了。然后再通过图片操练句型：Where were you when the UFO arrived? I was in… Step 5 Section A (1b). 1.In order to transit from 1a to 1b naturally. I say: Would you like to knohat the reporter was asking? Now please look at the picture and listen to the reporter’s questions and circle the correct responses. 2.Pairwork: What were you doing when the UFO arrived? I was…ing when… 3.Listen and repeat. 4.教学设计说明 做好听力后再通过图片操练句型：What were you doing when the UFO arrived? I was…ing when… Step6 Section A (1c) 1.Pairwork A:Where was the girl when the UFO arrived? B:She was in front of the library. A: What was she doing when the UFO arrived? B: She was standing in front of the library. 2.Ask students to ask and answer in pairs 教学设计说明：再次通过1a 的图片操练本节的重点句型，使学生都熟练掌握。 Step 7 A emory Competition The competition is like this: 1.show 9 ten animation pictures on the screen. As soon as one picture with corresponding time appears, it disappears very quickly ( about several seconds). 2.The whole class is divided into four teams. If one student knows the answer, he must stand up quickly before the second one stands up. If he gives the answer correctly, then his team can get one score. 教学设计说明：个比赛复习句型，效果更好。但务必要求学生说出整个句型。 Step 8 Who was the murderer? Design an imaginary situation: A girl was murdered at Fangshan ountain last night. A policeman is making a survey of this accident among you. P: Where were you at 12:00 last night? A: I was in the park (…) P: What were you doing there? A: I was… 1.I ask several students to make a model dialogue with me. 2.Students role play in groups of four. 3.Choose one student in each team as a policeman. They make a survery in their team They should write down their survery results. These policemen ask: Where were you at 12:00 last night? What were you doing there? Then ask these policemen to report their survey results to the class. The report may be like this: A was at… at 12:00 last night. He was climbing with his friend. B was at… 教学设计说明：设计一个学生感兴趣的情景，让学生做警察和坏蛋的游戏。在审讯过程中再一次复习了重点句型。 Step 9 Survey Ask your two partners what they were doing at these time yesterday. Time(yesterday) youYour partner 1
Your partner 2
7:00pm
8:00pm
9:00pm
They should report their survey result to the class. 教学设计说明：通过采访形式巩固重点句型。 Step 10 Summary (After the students go through the four tasks, it is the right time for me to help them sum up the usage of the past continuous tense. The summary can help them form a full idea about the tense) 用法 表示过去某个时刻正在进行的动作 结构 was/were + doing 常见的 标志词 1) at 9 o’clock yesterday, from 8 to 9 yesterday morning at this/that time yesterday 2) 主句（过去进行时）＋ when + 从句（一般 过去时） 例句 1)I was cutting hair at 9 o’clock yesterday. 2)I was sleeping late when the UFO arrived. 教学设计说明：最后的总结加深学生对重点难点的印象。 Step 11 Homework Period 2 (2a—Grammar Focus) Step 1 Greeting and free talks or duty reportStep 2 Revision What were you doing when the UFO arrived?
1.Show five pictures. Let Ss ask and answer in pairs.
A: What were you doing when the UFO arrived?
B: I was…(Answer according to the pictures.)
2.ake sentences according to the pictures.
They should say like this:Yesterday morning when the UFO landed, r Li was cooking.
教学设计说明：通过一系列的图片复习上时的重点句型。
Step 3 SectionA (2a) (2b)
1.Look at the picture in 2a and tell what the alien did after he arrived at Center Street. Ss answer according to the phrases beside the picture. 2.I say: Please listen and find out what did the alien do first and what did he do next. Put these phrases in order.3.After Ss finish it. Check the answer.
4.Work on (2b) Listen again. Complete the following sentences with “when” or “while”. Then check the answer.
5.Listen and repeat. 6.Ask Ss to look at the four sentences in (2b) carefully and try to find out the different usage of when and while. 7.Give a summary of the usage of when and while.. while 当……时候(后面跟的动作延续,多用进行时态)
when 当……时候(后面跟的动作不延续,多用过去时态) Step 4 SectionA (2c) Look at the picture .Say what each person was doing when the UFO landed. ake sentence with “when” and" whileA: What was the girl doing when the UFO took off?
B: While the girl was… C: When the UFO took off the man was… Step 5 Exercises1.We were talking________ the teacher came into the classroom.
2.I was singing _________ he was dancing. 3.________ I was cutting hair, the UFO landed. 4.The boys were playing by the river ____ Tom fell into the river. 5.y mother was washing _______ my father was cooking. 6.What were you doing ______ the UFO arrived? Step 6 Grammar Focus Ask Ss to read the four sentences. ake sentences using “when” or “while” I/He was… when the teacher came in. While I /He was… , the telephone rang. Step 7 ore Grammar Step 8 Homework Period 3 (3a ?4) Step 1 Greeting and duty report Step 2 Revision 1.Show Ss some pictures about what people did last…First I ask Ss: “What were they doing last…?”
S1 answers: “ They were reading/doing homework.”
Then ask Ss ask and answer according to the pictures inpairs.
2. Lead the students into the real situations: Ask one boy student: What were you doing last…? The student may answer: I was fishing. Ask the whole class: What was he doing last…? The whole class answer: He was fishing. Repeat this with one girl student. Practice with the whole class, trying to revise the tense with different personal pronouns. 教学设计说明：真实地场景不同的人称复习过去进行时态Step 3 SectionA (3a)
1.Listen and read the e-mail message
2.Read carefully(精读).Collect different information and write some on the Bb . Explain them simply.
3.Number the pictures in the correct order.
4.Answer the questions.
a) What kind of experience did Ted have on Sunday?
b) What was he doing at around 10:00 in the morning?
c) What happened(发生) then?
d) Was it strange?
e) Who got out? And what did he do next?
f) What did Ted do when he saw that?
g) What did Ted feel when the alien went into a souvenir shop?
h) What was the alien doing when the shop assistant called the police?
i) What did the alien do before the police arrived?
j) When did Ted call the TV station?
k) Isn’t that amasing?
教学设计说明：第四步如果问题回答得好，就可以毫不费力的复述短了。
Step 4 SectionA (3b)
Cover the e-mail message. Look at the pictures and tell a story.
I had a very unusual experience on Sunday _____________.I _____________,
when_____________.While it _____________,the shop assistant _____________.While the alien____________,I_____________. 教学设计说明：复述后，就可以自己说一段类似的短了。Step 5 SectionA (4)
Pairwork
A: What were you doing at nine o’clock last Sunday morning?
B: I was sleeping. How about you? A: I was doing my homework. B: You are kidding.you
student1
student2
9:00am
11:30am 1:00pm 4:00pmake a report:
At nine o’clock last Sunday morning, I was sleeping. y friend li Qian was doing her homework… 教学设计说明：先几组问答，再采访，最后汇报。Step 6 Consolidation
Fill in the blanks with the proper words.
I had a very ________ experience ________ Sunday. At ________ ten o’clock in the morning, I was _________ down the street ________ a UFO landed ________ in front of me. You can _______ how ______ it was! An alien ______ ______ and ________ ________ Center Street. I followed it to see ________ it was going, and I was very ________ when it went into a souvenir shop. _________ it was ________ at the souvenirs, the shop _________ called the police. Before the police arrived, the ________ left the shop and then ________ the useum of Flight. While the alien was _______ the museum, I called the TV station. Isn’t that ___________!
教学设计说明：填空，可以知道学生掌握得如何。
Step 7 Talking about the picture. 1.Ask Ss to look at the picture carefully, then answer the questions. What did the man do at 4:00 yesterday afternoon? What was the woman doing when the man looked out of the window? What was the man doing when the man looked out of the window? What were the boys doing when….? What was that old man doing when…? … 2.Get one student to talk about the picture. 3.教学设计说明：扩展到描述一张图片 Step 8 Exercise 1. Look at the picture carefully and fill in the blanks .In the picture, it was 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Bill and Tom ___________.
A cat ____________ on the road. Bob ________ the windo Ann _____________ something on the book.ate __________ a book. Sally and Tessa were good friends.They _________ . Dave ___________ coffee _____ his friend Diana. Andy and Tony _________________. Gary _____________ at the notice board. 教学设计说明：由描述图片到看图填空，又从口头落实到笔头。 Step 9 Homework Period 4 (SectionB1—4a) Step 1 Greeting and duty report Step 2 Revision Show pictures and key words or phrases. Get Ss to make sentences.Step 3 SectionB(1)
1.Show pictures and present the phrases in SectionB (1)
1.Discribe the pictures in SectionB (1)using more than two sentences .
a) The boys are playing football. A girl is shouting at them.
b) There is a dog in the picture. What’s the dog doing?It’s jumping down.
c) What’s in the picture? There is a snake. It’s scary. The man is scared.
d) There is a cat in the picture. The cat is climbing the tree.
2. atch the sentences with the picture.
3.Check the answer.
教学设计说明：在涉及到1a之前，先描述每张图片，这样就达到充分利用教材资的目的。
Step 4 SectionB (2a) (2b)
1.(2a) Say: Listen. Two people are talking about some things. Check the six things you hear in the chart.
2.Play for the first time. Ss only listen. Play a second time and ask Ss to check the things they hear.
3.(2b) Listen again and write the letter of who did each thing in the chart.
Play the recording again if Ss don’t finish the work. 4.Correct the answers. 教学设计说明：这个听力比较难，如果前面作些听前的铺垫说明会好些。Step 5 SectionB (2c)
1. Talk about the people in 2a.student A begins a sentence with “while”. Student B completes the sentence.A: While John was walking to school
B: While John was walking to school, he saw a cat in a tree. C: While John was climbing the tree…………….. 教学设计说明：接龙游戏，游戏的同时复习句型。Step 6 SectionB (3)
1.Talk about the picture. Ask Ss what they see in the picture. Help Ss say “ a suitcase and a cage”& “a woman with glasses” Ask “Where is the woman?” Ss answer “ in a train station” 2.Read the article and find out how many Adverbial Clause of Time introduced by when and while. 3.Read again and find the answers to these questions.1).What was Linda doing when Davy ran away?
2). Why couldn’t Linda see Davy? 3). Where was Davy while Linda was looking for him? 4). What happened while Linda was on the telephone? 5). What was Davy doing when Linda finally saw him? 4.Explain some difficult points if possible. 教学设计说明：先描述图片让学生知道大概关于什么。找状语从句让学生初步了解短。通过找问题答案进一步熟悉短。层层深入。Step 7 SectionB (4a)
Use pictures to tell a story, using the past continuous tense 1.Ask some questions about the pictures and let Ss answer. 2.Show the pictures on the screen. Ask four students to explain what is happening in each picture. Give some help if they need. In every picture, there is a clock showing the time. The students should use the time to tell the story. Sample story: Last Sunday, I went to the park by bike at 11:00. I put my bike near the small trees. When I went to see the boys swimming, a thief saw my bike. While I was watching the boys swimming, he took my bike away.(or he stole my bike) . When I wanted to go back home, I couldn’t find my bike. I was very worried. I called the police at once. The police arrived a few minutes later. He helped me find out my bike. I thanked him and went back home. 教学设计说明：教师先通过提问方式让学生了解图片内容，然后让四个学生描述每张图片。最后到单个人的口头作。 Step 11 Homework Period 5 (Self Check—Reading) Step 1 Greeting and duty report Step 2 Revision Retell the story in SectionB (2a) Step 3 Self Check(1) Ask Ss to do the exercises , then check the answers.Step 4 Self Check(2)
First learn the phrases,especially “in hospital”& “at the doctor’s” Then ask Ss to look at what He Yan did yesterday.And then get Ss to write what they were doing at these times. Sample writing: While He Yan was at the doctor’s, I was going to the class. While she was having an English class, I was having a test. While she was having lunch with her mother, I was playing in the park. While she was visiting her aunt in hospital, I was studying in the classroom. While she was going shopping, I was going home.Step 5 Self Check(3)
Circle the words that don’t belong.
Step 6 Just for fun
Ask Ss to look at pictures carefullly and read the dialogue . Then find out the answers to these questions:“Was she scared? How do you know?”
Step7 Reading.(Section1 Before you read)
Show the two pictures and talk about them in groups.
What were you doing or where were you when you heard the news?
T: Liu Xiang won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. When did it happen? S1: It happened at 21:30 on August 27th,2004. T:Where were you when you heard the news? S1:I was in… T: What were you doing ? S1: I was… Ask and answer about the second picture in the same way. 教学设计说明:通过两张图片问答，操练两个句型。Where were you when you heard the news? 和What were you doing ?Step 8 Reading.(Section2 While you read)
1. T: Today we will read a passage.Before reading, let’s read the reading strategy.
Ss: The title can be helpful for you to undestand a text. It’s a good idea to read the first sentence of each paragraph before you read.
2.Ask Ss to look at the title and think about what is the passage about.
3.Ask Ss to underline the first sentence of each paragraph.
4.Explain some useful phrases: have fun/in silence/ take place/in space/hear about/as…as
5.Find out the dates when some important events happened.
6.Questions:
1) What do many American people remember? Why?
2) Where was artin Luther king killed?
3) What was Robert Allen when artin Luther ing was killed?
4) What was he doing when he heard the news?
5) What did their teacher ask them to do then?
6) Who destroyed the World Trade Center? Was that a terrible event in history?
7) Who became the first Chinese astronaut in space?
8) What did he do in space?
9) What did he became when he returned?
教学设计说明:指导学生读阅读策略，让学生明白掌握这些策略的重要。
通过找中心句让学生初步了解短。找出重要事发生的时间进一步让学生理解短。
通过9个问题让学生对短掌握得更好。
Step 9 Reading.(Section3 After you read)
1.(3a) atch the dates with the events.
2.(3b) Write about an event that you remember well. Give dates and say why you remember it, and what you were doing at the time when you heard the news.
Step 10 Reading.( Section4 Go for it)
1. Do you think something good can come out of something terrible? Discuss this question in your groups.How can terrible events bring people together?
2. If time permits, have a quiz.
See how good your memory is for dates and events in history.
Divide the whole class into two groups. Each team thinks of 5 questions. You must know the answer. Then ask and answer the questions in turn. Which team knows more?
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