八年级Unit 3What were you doing when the UFO arrived.doc

Unit 3 What were you doing when the UFO arrived ?Period 1Teaching aims :1) Aims of basic knowledge1. Key vocabulary: UFO, bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, barber, cut, land, alien, buy(bought), shirt, land, while/when, take off2. Key structures:What were you doing when the UFO arrived?I was standing in front of the library.While the girl was shopping, the alien got out.When the UFO took off, the man was walking down the street.2) Aims of abilities:1. To train students’ listening skill.2. To train students’ communicative competence.3. To train students’ ability of telling a story.3) Aims of emotion and evaluation:1. To be interested in communicating in English.2. To be interested in exploring science.Teaching important points1. Master the key words in this period.2. Key structuresWhat were you doing when the UFO arrived I was…Teaching difficult points1. How to use correctly the past Continuous Tense.2. The differences between “while” and “when”Teaching methods1. Communicative method2. Task-based methodTeaching procedures :Step 1 Leading in 1. Greetings and free-talk .2. Check the homework .3. Dictate the words in Unit 2 .Step 2 Pre-taskSB 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-taskSB Page 18 , 1b .1. Read the instructions .Make sure the Ss understand what they should do .2. Look at the dialogue in the picture .Explain :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-taskTalk about what people were doing when the UFO arrived .Step 5 While-taskSB 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-taskSB 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 .Exercises :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 the 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 .Blackboard DesignUnit 3 What were you doing when the UFO arrived ?eat an ice cream ride a bike take photos of I was shopping. We were talking in the park. My father was reading a newspaper when I returned homePeriod 2Teaching aims :1) Aims of basic knowledge1. Key vocabulary: experience, around, strange, follow, kid2. Key structures:What were you doing at nine o’clock last Sunday morning?I was sleeping, How about you? I was doing my homework. You’re kidding!2) Aims of abilities:1. To train students’ reading and writing skill.2. To train students’ communicative competence.3)Aims of emotion and evaluation:To enable to ask for help when having difficulties in learning.Teaching important points1. Key vocabulary and phrases2. Key structureTeaching difficult points1. The use of the word “amazing”2. Make correct sentences using to Past Continuous.Teaching methods1. Reading and writing method.2. Communicative method3. Survey method.Teaching procedures :Step 1 Leading in1. Greetings and free-talk .2. Check the homework .Step 2 While-taskSB 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 .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-taskMake an interview .Interview two classmates in your class and write down their answers .Begin like this :What were you doing at … ? 。