Unit3OurhobbiesSectionAneeds1periodThemainactiviesare1band2aTeachingthestudentstousethePastContinuousTense.Teachingaimsanddemands:EnablethestudentstousethePastContinuousTense.Teachingprocedure:Step1Review1ReviewthePresentContinuousTense.ThePresenttensemeanswhatishappeningorwhatsomeoneisdoingnow.Andtheword“now”isusedtoshowthetime.Theformisbe+doing.Forexample:1)Iamdoingmyhomeworknow.2)Heisswimmingintherivernow.3)Wearelisteningtothemusicnow.2Practice.Oneofthestudentsperformsanaction,theotherstudentsguesswhathe/sheisdoing.Dothepracticeinchains.Student1:WhatamIdoing?Student2:Youarereading.Student3:Whatishedoing?Student4:Heisswimming.Student5:Whatisshedoing?Student6:Sheisrunning.Step2Presentation1Followingthefirststep,askaquestion“Whatareyoudoingat8:00yesterdaymorning?”FromthatyoucanstudythePastContinuousTense.ThePastContinuousTensemeans:Somethingwashappeningorsomeonewasdoingsomethingatacertaintimeinthepast.Theformis/was+doing.Forexample:Now(at8:00)Whatisthegirldoing?Sheisdoingherhomework.Yesterdaymorning(at8:00)Whatwasthegirldoingthistimeyesterdaymorning?ShewaswatchingTV.2Practice.Studentsdiscuss:Whatwereyouoryourfamilydoingat9:00lastSundaymorning?A:Whatwereyoudoingat9:00lastSundaymorning?B:Iwasdoingsomecleaning.A:Wasyourmotherathome?B:Yes,shewas.A:Whatwasshedoing?B:Shewasdoingsomewashing.A:Whataboutyourfather?B:Gewasreadinganewspaper.3Learnthenewphrases”dosomecleaning”and“dosomewashing”whilepracticing.4Pairworkin1b.Writedownthetimebelowthepictures.Oneisnow,theotheris“at8:00”yesterdaymorning”Writethemdownontheexcisebooksandcomparethem.Picture1:A:Whatisshedoingnow?B:Sheisdoingsomecleaning.A:Butwhatwasshedoingthistimeyesterday?B:Shewadoingsomewashing.5PAIRWORKIN1B.Lookateachpictureandsaysentencesendingwith“now”and“at8:00yesterdaymorning”Forexample:StudentA:LookatPicture1.Sheisdoingsomewashingnow.StudentB:Shewasdoingsomewashingat8:00yesterdaymorning.6Askthestudentstowritethemdownandfindthedifferences.7Theteachercheckstheanswers.Step3Consolidation1Pairworkin2a.Talkaboutthepictureandmakeadialoglikethis:A:Whatwereyoudoingthistimeyesterday?B:Iwas….A:Wereyou…?B:Yes,Iwas./No,Iwasn’t.2Practicethedialogusingthewordsandphrasesin2a,andlearnthenewwordsandphrases“museum,modelplaneStep4Practice1Listeningandreadingpractice.Complete1a,andlearnthenewwordsandphrases“nobody,answerthephone,takeashower”.2Discussingroups,andcompletethechartin2b.Step5Project1Workingroups.Choosethestudentwhohadthemostinterestingmorninginyourgroup.2Makeareportandchoosethestudentwhohadthemostinterestingmorninginyourclass.
