Step1: Warming-upWatch the video and answer the question:What happened in the video?Then discuss the following questions:What may happen before the storm ?What may happen during the storm ?What may happen after the storm ?3.Lead-in:There was also a rainstorm in Alabama. Watch the video and present some information about Alabama.Step2: PredictionLook at the title and the photo and make predictions.What can you see in the picture?How could a storm bring people closer?Step3: While-readingTask1:Fast readingRead the article quickly and answer the questions.Task2:Careful readingRead part1(para.1-para.2)carefully and finish the tasks：Q:What was the weather like?Q:What could Ben’s family prepare before the storm?Read part2(para.3)carefully and finish the tasks：Q1: What was Ben doing during the storm?Q2. Did they have fun?Read part3(para.4)carefully and finish the tasks：Step4:After reading1.Finish 3a.2.Finish 3b.nguage points1)make sure 确保；确认；查明make sure意为“确保;查明"，常用于祈使句中，表示请求或要求对方按照要求做某事，其后可接that引导的宾语从句或of短语。
What were you doing when therainstorm came优秀教案内容分析】本单元是教材的第五单元，以“unit5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?”为话题，旨在练过去进行时的使用，学会谈论过去发生的事情和讲故事。
重点内容是如何使用过去进行时及使用when、while引导的时间状语从句。
本单元的话题是学生最为熟悉的话题，有利于激发学生研究兴趣。
学情分析】初三的学生在知识和能力方面都有一定的沉淀，尤其是在初二学过现在进行时之后，对于过去进行时的研究就有了一定的基础。
因此，通过图片或提示写出与之有关的句子，运用所学内容表演对话，可以对即将研究的内容进行很好的积淀。
教学目标】1.知识目标：学生能够掌握使用过去进行时来询问或描述过去进行的事情，并学会用when描述某动作或某事件的发生。
2.能力目标：学生能够在交际过程中流利地运用所学结构和句型，提高抓取和记录关键信息的听力技能。
3.情感目标：鼓励学生爱上英语课堂活动，促进他们在课堂上进行合作交流。
4.研究策略目标：帮助学生掌握使用英语进行交流，积极参与班级活动。
教学重点、难点】教学重点：过去进行时态：“was/were + doing”结构和when引导的时间状语从句。
教学难点：掌握由when引导的时间状语如何使用过去进行时。
教学过程】教学流程：___ 1：Warm-up教师活动：创设学生感兴趣的课堂情景，调动学生的背景知识和兴趣。
学生活动：展示一些幻灯片复现在进行时，然后通过观察时钟询问过去某时间正在进行的动作引出过去进行时。
T: What is he doing now?Ss: ___.T: What was he doing ___?Ss: ___.___ 2：___教师活动：归纳现在进行时与过去进行时的含义与用法，直接进入新课引入课题。
学生活动：学生跟随教师研究过去进行时的用法。
八年级英语下册Unit5 What were you doing when the rainstormcame知识点整理八年级英语下册Unit5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?知识点整理一.基础知识讲解. What were people doing yesterday at the time of the rainstorm?昨天当暴风雨来临的时候人们正在做些什么？【解析1】过去进行时过去进行时态⑴ .用法：①过去某个时间正在发生的动作 He was cooking at six last night. 昨天晚上六点，他正在做饭。
②过去某段时间正在发生的动作 I was staying here from March to May last year.去年从3月到5月，我一直呆在这里。
⑵ .与过去进行时连用的时间状语，常见的有 at nine last night/ at that time= then/at this time yesterday / 或有when the teacher came in/ while he was reading的提示⑶ 过去进行时的构成：was\were +现在分词⑷ 过去进行时的四个基本句型肯定句He was cooking at six last night. 否定句 He was not cooking at six last night. 一般疑问句 Was he cooking at six last night? 两回答Yes ,he was. No, he wasn’t. 特殊疑问句 What was he doing at six last night? ⑸ 过去进行时的固定句型 Jim was reading when the teacher came in. 当老师进来的时候，吉姆正在读书。
