Unit 3 What were you doing when the UFO arrived ?
Teaching goals （教学目标）
1.Words : barber shop , well , bathroom , accident , earth , silence , playground , around , strange , kitchen , modern , follow , shirt .
2.when , while 引导的时间状语从句。
3.学习过去进行时态。
4.利用知识谈论过去发生的事情。
5.复习过去式，学会讲故事。
6.了解一些自然科学知识和社会科学知识。
Important and difficult points：（教学重难点）
1.when , while 引导的时间状语从句。 2.学习过去进行时态。
Teaching aids : a tape-recorder , cards .
第一课时
Teaching procedures（教学步骤） :
Step 1 Leading in（导入话题，激活背景知识）
1.Greetings and free-talk . 2.Check the Homework（家庭作业） .
3.Dictate the words in Unit 2 .
Step 2 Pre-task（任务前活动）SB Page 18 , 1a .
1.Point to the sentences .Read the sentences .Explain what each one means .
2.Look at the picture .Point out the six people .Match the statements with the people in the picture .
3.Check the answers .
4.Practice reading .
Step 3 While-task（任务中活动）SB Page 18 , 1b .
1.Read the instructions .Make sure the Ss understand what they should do .
2.Look at the dialogue in the picture .
语法：
过去进行时态的构成: was / were + doing .
用法:表示过去某一时刻或某一段时间正在进行的动作，一般用时间状语来表示。
I was standing in front of the library when the UFO arrived .
3.Play the tape twice . Circle the correct responses . 4.Check the answers .
Step 4 Post-task（任务后活动）
Talk about what people were doing when the UFO arrived .
Step 5 While-task（任务中活动）SB Page 19 , 2a .
1.Read the sentences .Make sure the Ss understand what they mean .
2.Play the tape twice .Order these statements .
3.Play the tape again ,correct the answers .
SB Page 19 , 2b .
1.Read the instructions . 2.Play the recording .Write “when” or “while” on each line .
3.Play the recording again ,correct their answers .
Notice: when / while
※ When comes before a quick action that happens only once .The word “while” comes from an action that continues for some time .
Step 6 Post-task（任务后活动）SB Page 19 , 2c .
1.Point ort the picture .Ask what each person is doing .
2.Groupwork : Ask “What was …doing when the UFO arrived ?”
3.Ask a group to say its conversation to the class .
Step 7 Grammar Focus
Review the grammar box by asking some students to read the sentences .
Homework（家庭作业） :
1.Go over the words in this unit
2.用介词或介词短语填空。
① They were talking the phone .
② I was he barber’s chair .
③ The boy was walking the street when a UFO landed .
④ I had a very unusual experience Sunday .
⑤ The alien visited the Museum Flight .
教学后记:
第二课时
课前准备：
教师：录音机，所学物品的图片。
学生：英语点金教练及相关的学习用具
Teaching procedures（教学步骤） :
Step 1 Leading in（导入话题，激活背景知识）
1.Greetings and free-talk .
2.Check the Homework（家庭作业） .
Step 2 While-task（任务中活动）SB Page 20 , 3a .
1.Read the instructions .
2.Read the e-mail by the Ss first .Number the pictures in the correct order .
3.Explain something .
4.Practice reading and listen to the tape .
SB Page 20 , 3b .
Cover the story .Look at the pictures and take turns to tell the story . I think this activity is hard to most of the students .
If necessary , do it as Homework（家庭作业） .
SB Page 20 , Part 4 .
What were you doing at these times last Sunday ?
1.Read the sample dialogue in the box .
2.Look at the table .Read the times for the Ss .
3.Pairwork : Talk about what they were doing at different times .
4.Write down your answers .
5.Practice reading .
Step 3 Post-task（任务后活动）
Make an interview .
Interview two classmates in your class and write down their answers .Begin like this :
-----What were you doing at … ? ------I was … .
Homework（家庭作业） :
Cover the story in 3a .Try to retell the story .
教学后记:
第三课时
课前准备：
教师：录音机，所学物品的图片。
学生：英语点金教练及相关的学习用具
Teaching procedures（教学步骤） :
Step 1 Leading in（导入话题，激活背景知识）
1.Greetings and free-talk .
2.Check the Homework（家庭作业） .
Step 2 Pre-task（任务前活动）SB Page 21 , 1c .
1.Look at the pictures .Please say something about the picture .
2.Read the sentences and explain the new words .
3.Match the sentences with the pictures .
4.Check the answers .
Step 3 While-task（任务中活动）SB Page 21 , 2a & 2b .
1.Read the things in the chart below .They will help Ss to guess what you will heard .Hear six things in the chart .
2.Play the recording the first time .Ss only listen .
3.Play the recording a second time .Check the phrases they hear on the recording .
4.Listen again .Pay attention to the persons who did each thing in the chart above .Match the phrases with the persons .
5.Play the tape again and correct the answers .
Step 4 Post-task（任务后活动）SB Page 21 , 2c .
Pairwork : Read the sample dialogue in the box .Talk about the people in activity 2a .S1 begins a sentence with the word “while” ,S2 complete the sentence .
① While John was walking to school , he saw a cat in a tree .
② While John was climbing the tree , a man saw him .
③ While the man was calling the police , a woman called the newspaper .
④ While the newspaper reporter was taking photos ,the cat went up the tree again .
Ss can say them out by themselves .
Homework（家庭作业） :
SB Page 23 , Selfcheck , Parts 1and 2 .
教学后记:
第四课时
课前准备：
教师：录音机，所学物品的图片。
学生：英语点金教练及相关的学习用具
Teaching procedures（教学步骤）:
Step 1 Leading in（导入话题，激活背景知识）
1.Greetings and free-talk .
2.Check the Homework（家庭作业） : Correct the answers .
Step 2 Pre-task（任务前活动）SB Page 22 , Part 3 .
1.Read the instructions ,pointing to the article and the list of questions .
2.Scan the passage for the main idea .
T: Who found Linda’s dog ? (the police officer’s dog )
3.Read the questions by the Ss .Make sure they understand them .
4.Play the recording .Ss listen carefully . 5.Write answers to the questions .
6.Practice reading .7. Correct the answers .
Step 3 While-task（任务中活动）SB Page 22 , 4a .
1.Read the instructions .
2.Look at the pictures .Discuss in groups .
3.Ask students to explain what is happening in each picture .
4.Complete the work on their own .Remind them to use times in their stories .
5.Share their stories .(If someone can’t finish it in class ,do it as Homework（家庭作业） .)
Step 4 Post-task（任务后活动）SB Page 22 , 4b .
1.Read the instructions . 2.Read the times .
3.Pairwork : One is the police officer ,the other is the bicycle thief .Begin like this :
A: Where were you at … ? B: I was in the park .
A: What were you doing there ? B : … .
4.Show the role-plays to the class .
Homework（家庭作业） :
1.Finish Selfcheck , Part 3 .
2.运用过去进行时态when / while 来描述上个星期日两人不同的动作，写出五个正确的句子 。
Time Action
Linda Me
8:00 am read English play football
12:00 am have lunch read newspaper
2:00 pm have a rest play computer games
4:00 pm play basketball sleep
6:00 pm do Homework（家庭作业） watch TV
教学后记:
第五课时
课前准备：
教师：录音机，所学物品的图片。
学生：英语点金教练及相关的学习用具
Teaching procedures（教学步骤）:
Step 1 Leading in（导入话题，激活背景知识）
1.Greetings and free-talk .
2.Check the Homework（家庭作业） .
Step 2 Pre-task（任务前活动）SB Page 24 , Groupwork .
1.Arrange the Ss in small groups .Ask them to look at the pictures and talk about the events .Encourage students to say how historical events affected their lives .
2.Tell the Ss to help each other with vocabulary they might need and don’t know .
Step 3 While-task（任务中活动）
1.Reading strategy :The title can be helpful for you to understand a text .It is also a good idea to read the first sentence of each paragraph before reading .
2.Read the title ,which gives an indication of the content of the reading .Think of one question they think might be answered in the reading .
3.Play the recording , Ss listen . 4.Ask Ss to read the story out to the class .
5.Ask Ss to comment on whether their questions in the previewing stage were answered .
Step 4 Post-task（任务后活动）SB Page 25 , 3a .
Read the four events and match them to the correct dates .When finished ,ask Ss to swap their book with a partner for correction .
Homework（家庭作业） :
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 .
教学后记:
第六课时：测试课
一、单项选择。
（ ）1. What ____ you ____ when she came in?
A. did, do B. are, doing C. do, do D. were, doing
（ ）2. The girl is ill. She’s ______.
A. in hospital B. in the hospital C. at hospital D. at the hospital
（ ）3. The patients （病人）are waiting ___.
A. at the doctor B. at the doctor’s C. in the doctor D. in doctor’s
（ ）4. Where was Davy ______ Linda was looking for him?
A. that B. whileC. at D. where
（ ）5. They are thinking about _______ the poor children.
A. help B. to helpC. helping D. helps
（ ）6. The woman couldn’t see her son ________. She’s very worried.
A. anywhere B. somewhere C. nowhere D. where
（ ）7. They are talking about something ______ the telephone. A. in B. on C. at D. for
（ ）8. We were very ____ that Jim didn’t pass the exam.
A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised D. surprises
（ ）9. Just now she saw the man ________ into the room.
A. go B. went C. goes D. to go
（ ）10. There’s a big tree _____ the building.
A. in front of B. in the front of C. in front D. at the front of
二、根据对话内容填入单词，使对话通顺、完整（每空一词）。
Father: What 1 you doing 2 noon today?
Li Lei: I 3 making my kite in the garden.
Father: What 4 Li Hong doing 5 that time?
Li Lei: She was 6 some horses for the art lesson. It was 7 a nice picture.
Father: Can you ask her to show me the picture?
Li Lei: Of 8 . Li Hong, bring your picture here, please. Dad wants to have a look.
Li Hong: OK! But it’s upstairs. Let me go and 9 it. Wait a 10 , please.
三、 用所给动词的正确形式填空：
1. Father _____ still ______（sleep）when I ______（get）up yesterday morning.
2. Grandma ______（cook）breakfast while I ______（wash）my face this morning.
3. Mother ______（sweep）the floor when I ______（leave）home.
4. The students ______（have）a biology class when the visitors ______（come）.
5. The driver ______（drive）home when it ______（rain）last night.
6. Some students from Class Four ______（play）basketball when I ______（see）
them on the playground.
7. Doctor Liu was on duty last night. He ______still ______（work）in the hospital at 10 p.m.
8. The street seller ______（sell）clothes when he ______（find）a purse on the ground.
9. Mr Wang spends a lot of time writing his novel every day. He ______still ______（work）
at midnight last night.
10. I ______（read）a history book when someone ______（knock）at the door.
11. Masha ______（cook）when the doorbell______（ring）.
五. 翻译下列句子：
1. 老师走进教室时，吉姆正在黑板上画画。 __________________________
2. 我回家时爷爷正在看报。__________________________
3. 昨天上午下雨时，我们正在家看电视。__________________________
4. 她妈妈正在做饭时，电话铃响了。 __________________________
5. 你昨天晚上八点钟在干什么？ __________________________
教学后记:
