What were you doing at this time yesterday?

内蒙古赤峰市第三中学 王育红

I think hip-hop music is pleasant.I agree with you. / Yes, I think so.I don’t agree. / No, I don’t think so. I think it’s …

I think basket games are exciting.

Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

What was he doing at 8:00 this morning?

He was sleeping.

Ask and answer according to the pictures and the time given.

at 8:00 last night at this time yesterday

at 9:20 last Monday at 6:30 this morning

Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

What was she doing from 7:00 to 8:00 yesterday morning?

She was reading books.

Ask and answer according to the pictures and the time given.

6:00--- 7:30 p.m. last night 6:00---7:30 a.m. last morning

5:30---6:00 p.m. last Saturday 7:40---8:30 p.m. yesterday evening

Listen to the recording and complete the table.

Name What was he/she doing at about nine o’clock last night?

Tom

Alice

David

He was taking a shower.

She was watching a movie.

He was phoning Alice to ask her about a math problem.

Make a similar dialog about what you were doing at 9:00 last night.

Example:A: What were you doing at 9:00 last night?B: I was watching TV. Were you doing some washing?C: No, I wasn’t. I was taking a shower…D: …

Do you know your parents well? Talk about what your parents were doing after the example. Then complete the table.

Example:A: What were your parents doing from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. last Sunday?B: My mother was doing the dishes and my father was reading the newspaper.

Time

Parent

6:00-7:00 a.m. last Sunday

9:30-11:00 a.m. last Monday

5:30-6:00 p.m. the day before

yesterday

7:30-9:00

p.m. last

night

Father

Mother

do the dishes 洗碗

Can you do the dishes?

This is a page from Kangkang’s diary. Choose the correct words to complete it.

Last Sunday, I went to Beihai Park with my friends. We (planned/were planning) to meet at the gate of the park, but I was late. When I got to the park, they (played/were playing) happily there. Jane was playing the guitar and Maria (flew/was flying) a kite. Michael and some other boys (played/were playing) games. I said hello to them and (joined/was joining) them at once. After lunch, we (sang/were singing) and danced to music. Wang Wei (took/was taking) many photos while we were playing together. When we got back home, we all felt tired but happy. What a wonderful day!

plannedwere playing

wasflying

joinedwere

playingsang

took

Read the passage again and answer the

following questions.

1. What was Jane doing when Kangkang got to the park?

2. What was Maria doing when Kangkang got to the park?

3. What were Michael and some other boys doing when Kangkang got to the park?

4. What was Wang Wei doing while others were playing together?

Retell the passage according to the key words below .

last Sunday ---- went ----planned ---- gate ----

got to ---- playing happily ---- guitar ---- kite ----

games ---- sang ---- danced to music ---- took

photos ---- playing ---- tired

4a Grammar focus

Past Continuous

…I was taking a shower.

…you weren’t listening to the teacher.

Were you playing computer games?

Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.

What were you doing at this time yesterday?

I was washing some clothes.

What was he/she doing at nine o’clock last Sunday morning?

录音1

4b Useful expressions

Hold the line, please.

I don’t agree.

I thought it was just so-so.

I thought he was very brave!

I agree. / I agree with you.

Yes, I think so. / No, I don’t think so.

It’s nothing serious.

…Miss Wang was angry with me.

Because I made faces and made my classmates laugh ...

In the early 1800s, Sunday was the “holy day”.

At one o’clock, everyone stopped working.

录音2

1. Talk about your hobbies in groups.2. Select the best report from your group and then present it to your class.

1. Do you like to collect something?

2. What kind of collections do you like best?

3. Why do you like it? Can you give me some reasons?

Review the pastReview the past

continue tense.continue tense.

Review some Review some

useful expressions.useful expressions.

Tell the differencesTell the differencesbetween the pastbetween the pastcontinues tense and continues tense and the past tense.the past tense.

Talk about favorite Talk about favorite collections.collections.

1.写出本课中有关表示赞同及不赞同的习惯用语。

2.找出一张庆祝节日的图片，用过去进行时谈论怎样庆祝节日。