牛津版八年级英语下Unit2课件10.ppt

1、 Unit 2 Travelling Period 5 Grammar(1)1.Past continuous tense2.Past continuous tense with while and whenWe are having an English class now.We were having a Physics class at this time yesterday.Past continuous tenseWe use the past continuous tense to talk about that were happening for some time in th

2、e past.What were you doing during your winter holiday?(do our homework/read books/play chess/)We were doing our homework during our winter holiday.What were your English teachers doing then?(read English books/prepare lessons/)Task 1 We were writing a composition at this time yesterday.last month.I/

3、He/She/ItYou/We/You/Theywas(not)singing.were(not)dancing.We make positive and negative sentences using the past continuous tense like this.-Was your father having a meeting at 3 oclock yesterday afternoon?-Yes,he was.-Was your mother having a meeting,too?-No,she wasnt.She was discussing the project

4、on travelling.-Were your parents watching TV at 8 last night?-No,they werent.-What were they doing then?-They were reading newspapers.Was he/she/it eating?Yes/No,he/she/it was/wasnt.Were you/they/we walking?Yes/No,we/you/theywere/werent.We ask questions using the past continuous tense like this.What

5、 was your cousin doing when you got home yesterday?She was dancing to the music when I got home.=While she was dancing to the music,I got home.Past continuous tense with while and whenI was chatting with my new friends while my parents were packing the luggage.=I was chatting with my new friends whe

6、n my parents were packing luggage.1)What were you doing when I came in?2)What were you doing while/when I was reading?Task2We use the past continuous tense to talk about things that were happening for some time in the past.When two long actions went on at the same time,we can use the past continuous

7、 tense in both clauses and while to join them.When something else happened while a longer action was going on,we can use when or while to join the two actions.We use the past continuous tense for the longer action and the simple past tense for the shorter action.GrammarMake some past continuous sent

8、ences according to the following times,activities and peopleExercise 4Yesterday Class 4 students 6.40 have breakfast7.50 have a Chinese lesson10.10 do morning exercises11.15 do eye exercises12.0012.30 have lunch12.4013.25 have a restExercise 3Kitty:I saw you in the computer room yesterday,Simon.What

9、 were you doing there?Simon:I_(search)the World Wide Web.I _(look)for some photos of Australia for my project.Kitty:Oh,I thought you _(discuss)the project with Daniel.Simon:No.Daniel _(talk)to Millie.They _(plan)a trip to Tianjin.They _(look)for some information about it.Daniel _(try)to find a map o

10、f Tianjin and Millie _(read)some guidebook.was searchingwas lookingwere discussingwas talkingwere planningwere lookingwas tryingwas reading 1.My brother _(listen)to the music while he _(make)a model plane.2.Her mother_(cook)dinner when the telephone _(ring).3.We _(have)a sports meeting while it _(ra

11、in)yesterday afternoon.was listeningwas makingwas cookingrangwere havingwas rainingExercise 1 4.My grandpa _(read)the newspaper when I _(leave)home.5.Ling Feng _(draw)a horse on the blackboard when the teacher_(come)into the classroom.6.Peter _(look)at some photos when I _(give)him a pencil.was read

12、ingleftwas drawingcame was lookinggave1._ (when/you/arrive/I/read a book)2.While _ _(while/I/sleep on the sofa/the telephone/ring)3.Daniel_ _ (Daniel/work on the computer/while/Kitty/stand beside him)When you arrived,I was reading a book.I was sleeping on the sofa,the telephone rang.was working on t

13、he computer while Kitty was standing beside him.Exercise 24.Mrs.Wang _ _ (drop a glass/while/sleep on the floor)5.What _ (when/came in/were/you/doing/what/I)6.While_ _ (Miss Gao/saying to himself/writing/while /Jack was/was)were you doing when I came in?Miss Gao was writing,Jack was saying to himsel

14、f.dropped a glass while she was sleeping on the floor.8.When_ _ (came/were/watching/TV/room /into/when/Henry/parents/the/his)7.Peter_ _ (look at some photos/while/Millie /give him a pencil)was looking at some photos when Millie gave him a pencil.Herry came into the room,his parents were watching TV.Lets play a game.Work in groups of four.The first three write out time,activities and people,the last one should make a past continuous sentence with the above.Make two sentences with the pastcontinuous tense.Pay attention to the use of while and when.