Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came-Section A-2a-2d 教案 2024-2025学年人教版英语八年级下册

教学设计 课题 Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came-Section A-2a-2d 课时 1 教学目标 1.Language Ability: Grasp listening strategies (predicting, catching key verbs) and extend vocabulary (heavily, flashlight, match). Use past continuous tense to retell events coherently. 2. Cultural Awareness: Explore how English speakers describe storm-related experiences, comparing expressions like "heavy rain" and "pouring down" with mother tongue. 3. Thinking Quality: Infer the timeline of events from fragmented listening materials, enhancing logical reasoning about past actions. 4. Learning Ability: Summarize storm safety tips through dialogues, and transfer language knowledge to real-life scenarios. 重难点 Key Points: Listening for past continuous tense in context (e.g., "She was reading in the library when the storm hit") and understanding compound sentences with "when/while". Difficult Points: Distinguishing simultaneous actions ("while") from sequential ones ("when") in listening, and reducing misinterpretation of homophones (e.g., "wind" vs. "window"). Practice with dictation and timeline mapping. 教学环节 教学过程 新课教学 T（Teacher）: Good morning, class! How are you today? Before we start our new lesson, let's have a little chat. Have you ever experienced a really heavy rainstorm? Raise your hands if you have. （Wait for students to respond） So, when that rainstorm happened, what were you doing at that time? Can anyone share with the class? （Call on a few students to answer） Well, today we are going to learn Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? Section A 2a - 2d. In this part, we will learn more about what people were doing during a rainstorm and how to describe past actions in progress.​ 词汇讲解​ T: First, let's look at some new words and phrases. （Write the new words and phrases on the blackboard: storm, wind, light, report, area, wood, window, flashlight, match, go off, pick up, at the time of） Let's read them together. （Lead students to read the words and phrases several times） Now, let's learn the meanings. "Storm" means a very bad weather with strong wind, rain, thunder or snow. For example, last night, there was a terrible storm. The wind was blowing hard. "Wind" is the air that moves outside. We can feel the wind on a windy day. "Light" here can mean the brightness. When the power went out, there was no light in the room. "Report", we often hear news reports on TV or the radio. A reporter tells us what's happening. "Area" is a particular part of a place. Our school is in this area. "Wood" is the material from trees. We can make tables and chairs from wood. "Window", of course, we can see outside through the window. "Flashlight", it's a small light that you can carry, like when you go camping in the dark, you may need a flashlight. "Match" can be used to make a fire. But be careful when using matches.​ Now, "go off". When an alarm clock goes off, it makes a noise to wake you up. My alarm clock didn't go off this morning, so I was late for school. "Pick up" has different meanings. Here it means to answer the phone. I picked up the phone, but there was no one on the other side. "At the time of" means when something happened. At the time of the rainstorm, I was at home.​ Let's practice. I'll say a sentence, and you tell me which word or phrase it is. （Give some sentences using the new words and phrases and ask students to respond）​ 听力环节 - 2a​ T: OK, now let's move on to 2a. Look at the five pictures. What can you see in each picture? （Ask students to describe the pictures briefly） Now, we are going to listen to a passage. While listening, number the pictures from 1 to 5 according to the order you hear. Are you ready? Let's play the recording. （Play the recording for the first time） Stop. Have you numbered the pictures? Now, let's listen again to check your answers. （Play the recording again）​ T: （Check the answers with the class） Picture 3 should be number 1, picture 1 is number 2, picture 4 is number 3, picture 5 is number 4, and picture 2 is number 5. Let's see why. Listen carefully. （Play the recording one more time, pausing at relevant parts to explain） The boy said his alarm didn't go off, so he woke up late. That's related to picture 3. Then he took a hot shower and ate some warm food, which is picture 1. After that, he was looking for his umbrella and didn't see a car coming, corresponding to picture 4. Then he was waiting for the bus when it began to rain heavily, that's picture 5. And finally, he ran to the bus stop but still missed the bus, which is picture 2.​ 听力环节 - 2b​ T: Now, let's listen again for 2b. This time, you need to fill in the blanks in the sentences. Listen carefully to the details. （Play the recording for 2b）​ T: （Check the answers with the class） The sentences should be filled like this: My alarm didn't go off so I woke up late. I took a hot shower and ate some warm food. I was so busy looking for the umbrella that I didn't see a car coming. I was waiting for the bus when it began to rain heavily. I ran to the bus stop but I still missed the bus. Let's read these sentences together to make sure you understand. （Lead students to read the sentences）​ 对话练习 - 2c​ T: Great. Now, we are going to do 2c. Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation between the boy and a TV reporter. First, let's look at an example. （Write an example on the blackboard: TV reporter: Tell us what happened yesterday morning. Boy: Well, my alarm didn't go off, so I woke up late.） Now, work in pairs. One of you is the TV reporter, and the other is the boy. Try to make your conversation as detailed as possible. （Walk around the classroom to help students and listen to their conversations）​ T: （After a few minutes） OK, stop. Which pair would like to come to the front and show us your conversation? （Call on several pairs to come to the front and perform their conversations. Give praise and feedback）​ 对话学习 - 2d​ T: Now, let's look at 2d. Role - play the conversation between Mary and Linda. First, let's read it together. （Lead students to read the conversation）​ T: In this conversation, Mary called Linda several times last night. But Linda didn't pick up. Do you know why? Let's analyze it. When Mary called at seven, Linda was in the kitchen helping her mom. When she called again at eight, Linda was taking a shower. And at nine, Linda was sleeping. Notice how we use the past continuous tense here. "Was/were + verb - ing" shows an action that was in progress at a certain time in the past. For example, Linda was helping her mom at seven last night. It means the action of helping her mom was happening at that time.​ Now, let's practice this conversation. I'll play Mary's part, and you play Linda's part. （Practice the conversation with the students several times） Then, work in pairs. You can change the time and the activities. For example, you can say Mary called at six and Linda was doing homework. Create your own conversations. （Walk around to help students and check their conversations）​ 总结与拓展​ T: Today, we learned a lot. We learned some new words and phrases, and most importantly, we learned how to use the past continuous tense to describe what people were doing at a certain time in the past, especially during a rainstorm. Remember, the past continuous tense is formed by "was/were + verb - ing". We use it when we want to emphasize an action that was in progress at a particular moment in the past.​ For homework, I want you to write a short passage about what you and your family members were doing during a rainstorm. Use the past continuous tense as much as possible. And also, review the new words and phrases we learned today.​ That's all for today's class. See you next time!​ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$