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Unit 8
Natural disasters
Period 3
Grammar
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Video about past continuous tense
Language Goal
1. 能熟悉并正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语。
2. 能掌握过去进行时。
3.能掌握when、while和as的用法。
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A Past continuous tense
We use the past continuous tense to talk about things that were happening at a particular time in the past.
I was (not) sleeping at 10 p.m. last night.
You/We/They were (not)
He/She/It was (not)
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Was I sleeping at 10 p.m. last night?
Were you/we/they
Was he/she/it
Yes, I was.
you/we/they were.
he/she/it was.
No, I wasn’t.
you/we/they weren’t.
he/she/it wasn’t.
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A snowstorm hit Sunshine Town. Mr Wu is asking the students about it. Complete their conversation with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
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Mr Wu: What a terrible snowstorm! It started at about seven this
morning. I ___________ (read) the newspaper then.
What _____ you ______ (do), Simon?
Simon: I ___________ (have) breakfast.
Mr Wu: What about you, Millie?
was reading
were doing
was having
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Millie: I ____________ (walk) to the bus stop. Sandy, I saw
you and your parents standing on the side of the road.
_____ you _______ (wait) for a taxi?
Sandy: Yes. My dad’s car broke down because of the cold
weather. He ___________ (ring) someone to come and
help when you saw us.
was walking
Were
waiting
was ringing
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B Using when, while and as
When, while and as can be used as conjunctions of time. They all mean “during the time that”.
I was sleeping when the earthquake started.
People were running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down.
As I was trying to find my way out, I suddenly heard some noise above me.
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Note: When a shorter action happened at the same time as a longer action,