Unit 3What were you doing when the UFO arrived

Duty Report

Organization

Revision

What are you doing ?

What is he/she doing ? He /She is…

What are you doing ? I am…

现在进行时

含义： 表示现在正在进行的动作。

结构： be (is/am/are) + doing

例句： I am having an English class. We are listening to Mr. Fu.

Leading in

I was walking in the room when he walked in.

I was writing on the blackboard when he walked in.

Pairwork

What were you doing when he walked in?

过去进行时

含义： 表示过去某个时刻正在进行的动作。

结构： be (was/were) + doing

例句： What were you doing at nine last night? I was taking a shower at nine last night.

过去进行时含义： 表示过去某个时刻 正在进行的动作。

结构： was/were + doing

例句：I was having an English class at this time yesterday.

现在进行时

含义： 表示现在 正在进行的动作。

结构： is/am/are + doing

例句：I am having an English class.

Match the statement with the people in the picture.

1. ___ I was in the bathroom.

2. ___ I was in my bedroom.

3. ___ I was in front of the library

4. ___ I was in the kitchen

5. ___ I was in my barber shop.

6. ___ I was in the barber’s chair.

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A

B

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a.standing in front of the library/studying in

the library

b.cleaning my room/sleeping late

c.making a smoothie/cooking dinner

d.getting out of the shower/talking on the phone

e.eating lunch/cutting hair

Listen to the reporter’s questions and circle the correct responses

Where was he?What was he doing

Where was he?What was he doing

Where was she?What was she doing

Where was he?What was he doing

Task 1Pairwork:talk about what people were doing when the UFO arrived

Use: --What was the man/woman doing when the UFO arrived

--- He/she was…

____ The alien visited the Museum of Flight.

____ The alien bought a souvenir.

____ A UFO landed on Center Street.

____ The alien went into a store.

____ An alien got out of the UFO.

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Listen and order these statements.

1. The boy was walking down the street_____ a UFO landed.

2. The girl was shopping_____ she saw the alien got out.

3. _____ the alien was buying a souvenir, the girl called the police.

4. _____ the alien was visiting the museum, the boy called the TV station.

when

when

While

While

Complete with “when” and “while”

比较 “ when” and “while”1. when “ 当… .. 时候”

后面跟的动作不延续 , 常跟一般过去时

When the UFO took off, the boy was taking photos

1. while “ 当… .. 时候”

后面跟的动作延续 , 常跟过去进行时

While the boy was taking photos, the UFO took off,

Target Language:

比较 “ when” and “while”

2. When the UFO landed, the boy was walking

down the street.

While the boy was walking down the street,

the UFO landed

1. When the alien got out, the girl was shopping.

While the girl was shopping, the alien got out.

Target Language:

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Talk about what each person was doing when the UFO took off. Make sentences with “when” and “while”.

Task 2

talk with a

policeman ride a bike

give a reporttake photos

Use: When the UFO took off, he / she was….

While he/she was…, the UFO took off.

Pairwork: What were you doing at … ?

time(yesterday) your partner you

7:20 am

12:00 am

1:00 pm

Task 3

Example: …

Example:

A: What were you doing at nine o’clock yesterday?

B: I was sleeping. How about you?

A: I was doing my homework.

Pairwork: What were you doing at … ?

time(yesterday) your partner you

7:20 am

12:00 am

1:00 pm

Task 3

Play a game

Play a game.

Group work:

Ask and answer the questions,

using: the past continuous tense (过去进行时 )

e.g.

I was listening to the music when you came in.

While I was listening to the music, you came in.

I was listening to the music at 8 o’clock.

I will give each group some pieces of paper. There is one sentence in the paper and I would like you to make a logical ( 逻辑的 )story.

Groupwork: Mary’s busy morning!

A. Mary got up at seven o’clock.

B. And then she was doing her homework while her

mom was cleaning the bed room.

C. After breakfast, she began to study for the tests.

D. When her mom made breakfast, she was listening

to English.

E. At last Mary and her mom decided to go shopping

in the afternoon.

Please order Mary’s activities with your classmates!The first group to do it up will be the winner!

Key: A D C B E

1. Mary got up at seven o’clock. 2. When her

mom made breakfast, she was listening to English.

3. After breakfast, she began to study for the test.

4. And then she was doing her homework while h

er mom was cleaning the room. 5. At last Mary a

nd her mom decided to go shopping in the afterno

on.

Groupwork: Marry’s busy evening!

A. Mary got home at six o’clock.

B. And then she was watching TV while her mom was folding the clothes..

C. After supper, she began to study for the test.

D. When her mom made supper, she was doing her homework

E. At last Mary and her mom went to bed.

Please order Marry’s activities with your classmates!The first group to do it up will be the winner!

Key: A D C B E

1. Mary got home at six o’clock. 2. When her

mom made supper, she was doing her homework.

3. After supper, she began to study for the test. 4. And then she was watching TV while her mom wa

s folding the clothes. 5. At last Mary and her mo

m went to bed.