Mary: I see. I called again at eight and you didn‟t answer then either.
Linda: What was I doing at eight? Oh, I know. When you called, I was taking a shower.
• 1 in a river • 2 in a park basketball • 3 in a shop shopping • 4 at home • 5 at home homework swimming playing doing some cooking doing my
2a Listen and number the pictures 1-5.
A: What was the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm? B: She was… A: What was the boy doing at the time of the rainstorm? B:He was…
1c 1.What was the girl doing at the time
Mary: But then I called again at nine. Linda: Oh, I was sleeping at that time. Mary: So early? That‟s strange .
[streɪndʒ] adj. 奇怪的
Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why did
1.What are you doing now?
I am … 2. What were you doing at 10:00 last Sunday morning ? I was…
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What is he doing now?
He is playing football.
What was he doing at three
o’clock yesterday afternoon?
He was playing football.
What is she doing now? She is running.
What was she doing at seven o’clock yesterday morning?
She was running.
2d Role play the conversation.
Mary: What were you doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didn‟t pick up接电话. Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.
Studying aims: To learn new words and phrase: rainstorm ,suddenly ,alarm , strange ,go off ,pick up , To learn the expressions: What were you doing when the rainstorm came? I . was … Develop students’ listening and speaking skills ,and learn how to tell stories according to the pictures.
She was reading at home.
What was your brother doing at the time of the rainstorm?
He was _____________________. doing his homework
What was your father doing at the time of the rainstorm?
you call so many times? Mary: I needed help with my homework. So while you were sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me.
1.What was Linda doing at seven o‟clock last night? I was helping my mom in the kitchen when you called
What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
I was waiting for the bus at the bus stop.
1a Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm? Match the statements with the people in the picture.
[ə'lɑ:（r）m] n.闹钟
[wəʊk] 醒 --wake
woke up late. My alarm didn‟t go off so I _______
发出响声
I ____________ was waiting for the bus when it began [bɪ'ɡæ n] to rain heavily[ˈhev ɪli] adv.大量 地. begin [bɪ„ɡɪn] v.开始 I _____ ran to the bus stop but I still missed the bus.
2c Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation between the boy and a TV reporter. TV reporter: Tell us what happened yesterday morning. Boy: … TV reporter: So, when the rainstorm suddenly [ˈs ʌdənli] adv. 突然came, what were you doing? Boy: …
of the rainstorm? 1).本句是过去进行时态,该时态表示过去 某时间某动作正在进行,由助动词was/ were+ v-ing 2).at the time of “当…的时候” e.g. He was still working at the time of lunch. e.g. What were you doing at nine yesterday morning? --I was playing in the park.
Key point:
1.To learn new words and phrase 2.Master the usage of adverbial clauses with when and while 3.Learn to talk about past events using the past continuous tense Difficult point: Learn how to use the past continuous tense in different forms'
He was ____________________. playing basketball
What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Let‟s listen. Pay attention to “was/were +doing”.
1b Listen to the TV report and circle
I was studying in the library.
Where were you when the rainstorm came?
I was on the street.
What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
I was talking with my mother in my house.
While I …
He was doing…
While I was sleeping, he was eating.
When it …
He was doing…
When it walked on the street he was eating.
While they …
I did…
While they were fighting with each other I slept.
1. __ b I was in the library. 2. __ a I was in my house. 3. __ d I was on the street. 4. __ c I was at the bus stop.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions by using “was/were + doing”. What was your sister doing at the time of the rainstorm?
the correct responses.
a. doing my homework / studying
b. playing basketball / reading
c. going to work / waiting for the bus
d. walking home / shopping
1c Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm.
Yesterday, there was a rainstorm. What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Here are some reports.