III. Read the third paragraph and answer the following questions (2 minutes)
When was the World Trade Center in New York destroyed by terrorists? It was destroyed on September 11, 2001.
in space.
Step 2. Group work （合作探究 1）
1)Many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. (first paragraph) in at
“年、月、季节”之前用in
on “某日”之前以及具体某一天的上午、下午、晚上
有计划的发生。 偶然性的发生。
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Check II（基础检测 2） Translate:
1)几天前济南路上出了场交通事故。 A traffic accident happened on Jinan Road a few days ago. 2)谋杀发生在星期天的晚上。
The murder took place on Sunday night.
II. Read the second paragraph and answer the following questions. (2 minutes)
1)What was Robert Allen at that time? He was a student. 2) What was Robert Allen doing when he heard the news? He was having fun in the playground. 3) How was the school for that day? And then what did Robert do ? School closed for the day, and Robert and his friends walked home together in silence.
Go for it!
Unit 3 Reading
What were you doing when the UFO arrived ?
No1 Middle School March 15th,2009
Revision and Lead-in(复习导入）: What were you doing when Liu Xiang ？ won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics I was …
几点、几分前
2)This was one of the most important events in modern American history. (first paragraph) one of + 形容词最高级+可数名词复数，表示： ……中最……
Check I（基础检测 1）
A Sunday 1)Mnay people like to sleep late _____ morning.
I. Read the first paragraph and answer the following question. (2 minutes)
What happened on April 4, 1968? Dr. Martin Luther King was killed in the city of Memphis in America.
the Earth
April 4, 1968
on
July 20, 1969
3. The World Trade Center
was destroyed in New York
March 15, 1979
October 15, 2003
C
C. one of the longest river
D. one of the longer rivers
Step 2. Group work II （合作探究 2）
1) Dr Martin Luther King’s Murder took place about thirty years ago… (the third paragraph) 发生 take place happen
Language goal (学习目标）
1. Read and understand the passage on Page24. 2.Learn to talk about past events to say something about yourself.
Step 1 Self-readiactice（拓展训练）
Listen and match the events with the correct dates.
1. Dr Martin Luther King was murdered September 11, 2001
2. Yang Liwei flew around
IV. Read the fourth paragraph and answer the following questions (2 minutes) 1)When did man first walk on the moon? On July 20,1969
2) Why did Yang Liwei bee a national hero in China? Because he was the first Chinese astronaut
2)He was wacthing TV ____ 8:00 last night. A. on B. in C. at
B in China. 3)The Yellow River is ____
A. one of the longer river B. one of the longest rivers