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八下英语Unit 5 What were you
doing when the rainstorm came?Revision: when vs. while
这两个词都有“当…的时候”的意思。
when 既可指某一点时间, 也可以指一段时间;
while 强调一段时间, 所以从句的谓语动词常是延续性的。
当 when表示“在某一段时间里” 的意思时, 它可以代替
while, 但while不能代替when.
e.g. When I came home, she was cooking dinner.
当我到家时, 她正在做饭。
When you hang wet clothes near a fire, you will see
steam rising from them.
当你把湿衣服挂在火边时, 你会看到水汽从衣服上升起。1a Think of a time when you were late
for or couldn't go to an event. What was
the event? What was the reason why you
were late or couldn't go? Tell your
partner the story.1b. Listen and write short answers to the
questions.
1.What event happened at the school yesterday?
2.
_______________________________________
2. Who missed the event?
_______________________________________
3. Which team won at the event?
______________________________________
There was a basketball competition.
Kate missed the event.
John’s team won.1c. Listen again. Number the events [1-6] in
the order they happened.
______Kate saw a dog by the side of the road.
______Kate got to the bus stop.
______Kate called the Animal Helpline.
______Kate left the house.
______Kate waited for someone to walk by.
______Kate realized her bag was still at home.
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2
3
4
5
61d. Talk about why Kate missed the school
basketball competition. Student A begins a
sentence with while or when. Student B
completes the sentence.
A: When the school basketball competition
started ...
B: When the school basketball competition
started, Kate was still making her way
to school.A: When the school basketball competition
started, what was Kate doing at that time?
B: When the school basketball competition
started, Kate was still making her way
to school.A: While Kate was running back home, what
happened?
B: While Kate was running back home, Kate
saw a dog by the side of the road.马丁.路德.金(1929年1月15日—— 1968年4
月4日),著名的美国民权运动领袖。1948年
大学毕业。1948 年到1951年间,在美国东海
岸的费城继续深造。1963年,马丁•路德•金 晋
见了肯尼迪总统,要求通过新的民权法,给
黑人以平等的权利。
1963年8月28 日在林肯纪念堂前发表 《我有
一个梦想》的演说。1964年获得诺贝尔和平
奖。1968年4月, 马丁.路德.金前往孟菲斯市
领导工人 罢工被人刺杀,年仅39岁。1986年
起美国政府将每年1月的第三个虽期 一作为
马丁.路德.金全国纪念日。2a. Look at the pictures and title in the
passage. What do you think the passage
is about?
2b.Read the passage and answer the questions.
1.What are the two events in the passage?
2. When did they happen?
Reading the Title and First Sentences
The title can be helpful for you to understand
a text. It is also a good idea to read the first
sentence of each paragraph before you read
the whole text. Do You Remember What You
Were Doing?
People often remember what they were doing
when they heard the news of important events
in history. In America, for example, many
people remember what they were doing on
April 4, 1968. This was an important event in
American history. On this day, Dr. Martin
Luther King was killed. Although some
people may not remember who killed him,
they remember what they were doing when
they heard the news.Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a
school pupil at that time. “I was at home with
my parents,” Robert remembers. “We were
eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard
the news on the radio. The news reporter said,
‘Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago.’ My
parents were completely shocked! My parents
did not talk after that, and we finished the rest
of our dinner in silence.”
More recently, most Americans remember
what they were doing when the World Trade
Center in New York was taken down byterrorists. Even the date — September 11, 2001
— has meaning to most Americans.
This was a day Kate Smith will never forget.
She remembers working in her office near the
two towers. “My friend shouted that a plane
just hit the World Trade Center! I didn’t
believe him at first, but then I looked out the
window and realized that it was true. I was so
scared that I could hardly think clearly after
that.”1.What are the two events in the passage?
2. When did they happen?
The first event happened on April 4, 1968,
and the second one happened on September
11, 2001.
Dr. Martin Luther King was killed; the World
Trade Center in New York was taken down by
terrorists. 2c. Read the passage again. Are the following
statements true (T) or false (F),or is the
information not given (NG)?
________ 1. Everyone in America remembers who
killed Dr. King.
_____2. Robert Allen was eating lunch when
Dr. King was killed.
_____3. Roberts parents were shocked to hear
the news.
F
T
T_____4. Kate Smith was watching a movie when
a plane hit the World Trade Center.
_____5. Kate didn't think her friend was telling
the truth about the event.
NG
F1. Not everyone will remember who killed
him, but they can remember what they were
doing when they heard that he got killed.
2d. Find out sentences from the passage
with similar meanings to the ones below.
many people remember what they were
doing on April 4, 1968. This was an
important event in American history. On
this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed.2. No one said anything for the rest of
dinner.
3. September 11, 2001— the date alone
means something to most people in the US.
My parents did not talk after that, and we
finished the rest of our dinner in silence.”
Even the date — September 11, 2001
— has meaning to most Americans.
4. I had trouble thinking clearly after that
because I was very afraid.
I was so scared that I could hardly think
clearly after that.”A: When did Dr. Martin Luther King die?
B: He died on ...
2e.How much do you remember about the
events in the passage? Test your partner. What was the event?
When did it happen?
Where did it happen?
What were you doing?
What were your friends doing?
Why was it important?
Why do you remember this event?
3a. Make notes about an event you
remember well. 3b. Write a short article about the important
event in 3a. Try to write three paragraphs.
First, write about the event (when and where
it happened).
Next, write about what you and some of your
friends were doing when this event happened.
Then, write about why this event was
important.An important event that I remember well
was ___________. It happened in/ on
_________ at/in ________________.
When I heard the news of this event/ When
this event happened, I was_______________.
My friends were_______________________.
This event is very important to me because
_____________. /I remember this event well
because ______________________________.Language points
1.On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed.
2. 这一天,马丁 •路德•金博士遇害了。
3. 1)马丁 •路德•金(Martin Luther King, Jr.,
1929--1968)是世界上知名的美国民权运动领袖。
4. 在20世纪50~60年代,他为改善美国黑人的社
会权利及地位做了大量的工作。作为黑人领袖,
5. 他贏得了美国各阶层人民的尊重和爱戴,为世
界所关注,1964年荣获“诺贝尔和平奖”。
6. 2)was killed 的意思是“被杀害”,表被动关
系。2. …most Americans remember what they were
doing when the World Trade Center in New
York was taken down by terrorists.
……绝大多数美国人都记得纽约世贸中心被恐
怖分子摧毁时他们在做什么。
1)纽约世贸中心
世界贸易中心( World Trade Center )简称
“世贸中心”,是美国纽约的地标之一。2001
年
9月11日,世贸中心被恐怖分子用所劫持的民航
班撞击摧毁,这就是举世震惊的“9 11事件”。
2)take down 意为“摧毁” 。3. She remembers working in her office near
the two towers.
她当时记得自己正在据两座塔楼不远的办公室
工作。
1)towers 指世贸中心的双子塔。
2)remember (someone) doing sth 是固定搭配。
表示 “记得某人做过某事”, 其中
remember
可表示“记得;回忆起;想起”等意思。如:
I don't remember seeing him anywhere.
我不记得在什么地方见过他。单项选择
1. I met a friend of mine _____ I was walking in
the park.
A. before B. when C. after D. if
2. We’ll go for a walk if it _____ tomorrow.
A. will not rain B. isn’t raining
C. doesn’t rain D. isn’t rain
3. I met Li Lei _____ hospital last Sunday.
He was ill _____ hospital then.
A. in the, in the B. in, in the C. in the, in D. in, in
B
C
C 4. When you are _____ trouble, why not phone
the _____?
A. at, police B. in, policeman
C. in, police D. at, policeman
5. ____ useful invention the computer is!
A. What a B. What an C. How a D. How an
C
A 6. I can’t find ____ to sit on the crowded bus.
A. nowhere B. somewhere
C. anywhere D. everywhere
7. My mother was cooking while I ____ the radio.
A. listened to B. have listened to
C. was listening to D. is listening to
8. _____ TV at that time?
A. Did you watch B. Have you watched
C. Were you watching D. Are you watching
C
C
C 9. They arrived ____ Paris ____ a winter evening.
A. at, in B. to, on C. in, on D. in, at
10. Mr. Green told us ____ too much time ____
reading novels.
A. don’t take; on B. not to take; in
C. not to spend; in D. don’t to spend; on
11. Do you know _____?
A. what he happened
B. what the matter is with him.
C. what happened to him
D. what did he happened
C
C
C 12. The thief _____ the purse and _____.
A. drops, run after B. dropped, ran away
C. dropped, run away D. dropped, ran away
13. People in China are always dressed ______
their best clothes _____ New Year’s Day.
A. at, in B. to, on C. in, on D. in, at
D
C 14. —Is Mr. Green really very ill?
— __________ . He's in hospital.
(中考真题
)
A I don' t think so B No, he isn't
C l hope so D I' m afraid so
15. Her husband is ill _____
(2006 北京市)
A. in a hospital B. in hospital
C. in the hospital D. on the hospital
D
B 16. ―My pen is lost and I can’t find
it anywhere.
―So you will have to buy _________.
(中考真题
)
A. it B. few C. one D. any
C Homework
Write about an event that you remember well.
Give dates and say why you remember it, and
what you were doing at the time when you
heard the news.