b
a
d
c
1b Listen to the TV report and circle
the correct responses.
a. doing my homework / studying
b. playing basketball / reading
c. going to work / waiting for the bus
d. walking home / shopping
She was reading at home.
Look at the pictures and answer the
questions by using “was/were + doing”.
What was your sister doing at the time of the rainstorm?
Speaking
He _____________________.
What was your brother doing
at the time of the rainstorm?
was doing his homework
He ____________________.
What was your father doing
at the time of the rainstorm?
was playing basketball
1c Talk about what the people in 1a were
doing at the time of the rainstorm.
A: What was the girl doing at the time
of the rainstorm?
B: She was…
Pairwork
Listening
2a Listen and number the pictures 1-5.
1
2
3
4
5
2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks
in the sentences in 2a.
I ____ so busy _______
for the umbrella that I didn’t see a car coming.
My alarm didn’t go off so I _______ up late.
I took a hot shower
and _________ some
warm food.
was
looking
ate
woke
I ____________ for the bus when it began to rain heavily.
I _____ to the bus stop but I still missed the bus.
was waiting
ran
过去进行时
含义： 表示过去某个时刻
正在进行的动作。

结构：
was/were + doing

例句：
I was having an English class at this time yesterday.
现在进行时
含义： 表示现在
正在进行的动作。

结构：
is/am/are + doing

例句：
I am having an English class.
过去进行时的疑问式
I wasn’t having an English class at this time
过去进行时的否定式
Were you having an English class at this time.?
What’s he doing now?
What was he doing at three
o’clock yesterday afternoon?
He football.
was playing
.
He is playing football.
What was she doing at seven o’clock yesterday morning?
She
What’s she doing now?
She
is running.
was running.
What are they doing now?

They
What were they doing
at ten last night ?
They
are dancing.
were dancing.
1 pick up 接电话
“Why don’t you pick up my phone “, he asked angrily.
2 strange adj. 奇怪的 stranger n.陌生人
The stranger said something strange and then left.
Language points
With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
外面没有光亮，感觉就像半夜一样。
此句中介词with表示一种伴随的状况，同时还
包含着某种因果关系，表示“因某种状况的存在
而导致……”，因此可译作“由于；因为”等。
With my parents away, I’m the king of the house.
我爸妈不在，我可是家中的“王”
I can't work with all that noise going on.
由于那噪音响着，我无法工作。
2. Ben’s dad ... while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.本的爸爸…同时他妈妈在确认手电简和收音机都能正常使用。
1)此句中的连词while的意思是“当……的时候；和……同时”，while还可以表示 “然而；但（是)”之意，用来说明或强调两种事情或情形的不同。例如：
Tom is active and outgoing while his sister Rosa is shy and quiet.汤姆活跃外向， 而他的妹妹罗莎却羞怯腼腆。
2）make sure的意思是“确认；查明；核实，其后可接句子或接介词of及宾语，用来引入需要确认的内容。例如：
Could you make sure what time he’s arriving?
I would like to go and meet him at the airport?
你确认一下他几点到达好吗？我想去机场他。
Make sure you turn off the TV before you leave the house.
在你离开屋子前确认关闭了电视。
3)此句中的work表示机器、器官等的“运作；运转”，这是动词work的一种基本用法
My watch is waterproof— that means it would work fine even if it’s in water.
我的手表是防水的---这就是说即便在水里它也会正常运转。
My brain isn't working well now.
这会儿我的脑子不好使。
6 fall asleep 睡着
He was too tired ,as soon as he lay down he fall asleep.
7 die down 逐渐变弱
The shouting outside suddenly began to die down..
8 rise v. 升起
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
9 fallen adj. 落下的 fall fell
He fell down from the tree. The fallen leaves are everywhere.
10 apart adv.分开
After arguing several times , they moved apart.
一 翻译下列句子：
外面没有光亮，感觉就像半夜一样。
外面的风渐渐平息了。
离开教室时确保窗子是关着的。
我的房间一片混乱。
With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
The wind outside is dying down.
Make sure the window is closed when you leave.
My room is in a mess.
What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?

2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm?
Black clouds were making the sky very dark.
With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
The neighborhood was in a mess. Fallen trees,
broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.
could be heard
was putting pieces of wood over the windows
was helping his mother make dinner
fell asleep
was dying down
1. 以when和while引导的时间状语从句
1) 延续性动词和非延续性动词
    延续性动词指动作可以延续一段时间, 而不是
瞬间结束。
    如: work、study、drink、eat等。
    非延续性动词指动作极为短暂，瞬间结束。
    如: start、begin、hit、jump、knock等。
2) 在本单元中, 出现了以when和while引导的
时间状语从句。
when表示“当……的时候”。从句中既可用延续性
动词, 又可用非延续性动词, 这些动词既可以
表示动作, 又可表示状态。从句中的动作既可
和主句的动作同时发生, 又可在主句的动作之前
或之后发生。如：
    Mary was having dinner when I saw her .
    The boy was still sleeping when his mother got
home yesterday morning .
while表示“在……的时候”、“在……期间”。
它强调主句的动作与从句的动作同时发生或
主句的动作发生在从句的动作过程中。While
从句中必须是表示动作或状态的延续性动词。如：
    The weather was fine while we were in Beijing .
    She called while I was out.
如果主句的动作在从句的动作过程中发生，
从句常用进行时。如:
While we were swimming someone stole our clothes .
Don’t talk so loud while others are working.
总结
1) when可指时间点, 又可指时间段, 从句中
可用延续性动词, 也可用非延续性动词。
 2) while总是指一个时间段, 从句中必须用延
续性动词。
Fill with “While” or “When”
1.____ May was talking on the phone, her sister walked in.
2.____ Rita bought her new dog, it was wearing a little coat.
3._____ I saw Carlos, he was wearing a green shirt.
4._____ I was dancing, he was singing loudly.
5. _____ Linda finally saw Davy , he was jumping with a dog .
6. I was cleaning my room ________ the fire broke out .
When
While
While
When
When
when
1. Tom was eating supper, it began to rain outside.
2. What were you doing, Mr. Zhou came in?
3. Peter was sleeping, a thief broke into his house.
4. She left her hometown she was five.
when
when
While
While
1. _______ Jennifer was reading a magazine,
his sister was listening to the pop music.
A. While B. When C. What time
2. I was trying to draw a cat on the board
_________ the teacher came in.
A. while B. when C. what time
3. My best friend visited my house while I
_______ dinner in the kitchen.
A. cooked B. cooking C. was cooking
练一练
A
B
C
4. ― When ______ the car ______?
― In 1885． 
（2007随州市）
A. did; invent       B. was; invented
C. does; invent  D. is; invented
5. Our teacher wants us to be ______ when we talk with the foreigners.
(06大连中考真题)A. comfortable     B. unusual       
   C. grateful          D. confident
B
D
6. — Dick gave me a note while I ______ in the
library. — I guess he made it to say “sorry” to you.
(2007黄冈市) A. am reading B. was reading     
C. reads    D. will read
B
2. 过去进行时
1. 概念: 表示过去某一时刻或某段时间内正进行的动作。
2. 构成: was/were + 动词现在分词
3. 用法:
a: 表示某一时刻正进行的行为, 与特定的过去时间状
语连用,常见的时间有: at 8 last night, at this time
at that time, at that moment 等
e.g. What were you doing at 10 yesterday morning?
I was writing a letter to my father at that moment.
b: 表示过去某段时间内正进行的动作。
e.g. We were building a house last winter.
They were waiting for you yesterday.
否定句和疑问句：
e.g. We were not sleeping at home.
Was he feeling well?
3.现在分词的构成
1) 一般动词在词尾加-ing, 如go--going。
2) 以不发音字母e结尾的动词, 先去掉e, 再加-ing。
come--coming   make--making   write--writing
3) 以重读闭音节结尾的动词, 如果末尾以一个
辅音字母结尾, 应先双写这个字母, 再加ing，
x和w结尾的除外。
如: get--getting    swim--swimming 
show--showing

4) 以字母y结尾的单词, 直接加ing。
    如carrying、playing、studying。
5) 以字母ie结尾的动词, 变ie为y, 再加ing。
   die → dying             lie →lying
6) 以元音字母加e结尾, 或以e结尾, 且e发音的
动词, 直接加- ing。
    see--seeing            be--being
5. 过去进行时和一般过去时的区别
1) 过去进行时表示过去正在进行的动作,
而一般过去时则表示一个完整的动作。如：
They were writing letters to their friends last night.
昨晚他们在写信给他们的朋友。
(没有说明信是否写完)
They wrote letters to their friends last night .
 他们昨晚写了信给他们的朋友。
(表达了他们已写好的意思, 整个写的过程已完成)
While
was
was
While
When
was
was
were
1. What ______ (be) you ______ (do) when he arrived?
2. Jim _____________ (sleep) when I came in.
3.They _____________ (watch) TV at 8:00
yesterday evening.
4. Now he __________ (read) and _________(write).
were
doing
was sleeping
were watching
is reading
writing
Ⅰ. 用所给词的正确形式填空
5. Mother _____________ (wash) clothes when I
________ (get) home from school yesterday
afternoon.
6. Look, my sister _______ (be) there in the barber
shop. The barber _____________ (cut) her hair.
7. ---When _______ you ________ (see) the accident?
---I ______ (see) it fifteen minutes ago.
was washing
got
is
is cutting
did
see
saw
Ⅱ. Translate these sentences.
1. 上课铃响时, 你在干什么?
What _____ you ______ when the class bell rang?
2. 当我妈妈进来时我正在看书.
I _____ ________ when my mother came in.
3. 昨天晚上十点钟她正在做饭.
She ____ ________ at ten o’clock ______ _______.
were
doing
was reading
was cooking
last night
What was he doing when they swam in the water ?
He was doing homework.
He was talking on the phone while they were swimming.
PAIRWORK
Role play. Student A was in the park last Sunday. Student B is a police officer. Talk about what was happening at these times.
A: Where were you at 11:00 am last Sunday?
B: I was in the park.
A: What were you doing there?
B: …
11:00 am
11:10 am
11:15 am
11:20 am
11:25 am
4 Group work:
A: What were you doing at nine o’clock
last Sunday morning?
B: I was sleeping. How about you?
A: I was doing my homework.
B: You’re kidding!
kid 开玩笑：戏弄；欺骗
happened
an accident
P: What were you doing when the accident
happened?
A: I was riding my bike when the accident
happened.

B:…
C:…
What were you doing when you heard the news?
When I heard_____________________,
I was__________________________.
Man walked on the moon for the first time onJuly20,1969.
Yang Liwei flew around the Earth on October 15,2003.
Do you know this man? What
do you know about him?
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。
The World Trade Center was destroyed in New York on September 11, 2001.
2a. Look at the pictures and title in the
passage. What do you think the passage
is about?
1 completely adv.完全地complete adj.“
He completely believe my words.
2 in silence 沉默
After arguing with each other , both of them are in silence.
3 recently adv. 最近 recent adj.
What have you done recently?
4 …most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken 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。
take down 摧毁
“They are talking about how to take that wall down.
5 terrorist n.
恐怖分子
The man is a terrorist.
6 She remembers working in her office near the two towers.
她记得当时自己正在距两座塔楼不远的办公室工作。
remember (sb) doing sth
记得（某人）曾经做过某事
I don’t remember seeing him anywhere.
I remember my father bringing home a large Christmas tree.
F
F
T
NG
T
1.Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what were doing when they heard the new.

2. My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.

3. Even the date ---September 11, 2001 ---has meaning to most Americans.

4. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.
4a Use these pictures to write a story.
One day a girl was going to the park at 11:00 in the morning. She put her bike near the sea. She saw two boys swimming in the sea. At 11:15, while she was sitting, a thief took her bike away. A moment later, she found her bike was lost. Then she called the police.
While He Yan was at the doctor’s, I was going to the class.
While she was having English class, I was having a test. While she was having lunch with her mother, I was playing in the park. While she was visiting her aunt in hospital, I was studying in the classroom. While she was going shopping, I was going home.
2.Look at what He Yan did yesterday.
Write what you were doing at these times.
While
When
When
While
While
joined
practiced
came
help
arrived
was
called
went
started
was playing
sat
waited
heard
beat
won
was
此时你正在干什么？
What are you doing now / at the moment?
I’m talking with my best friend on the phone.
He is helping his mom sweep the floor.
It’s raining heavily.
2.我正和最好的朋友在聊电话呢。
3.他正帮妈妈扫地呢。
4.天正下着大雨。
Translate the following sentences by yourself.
Fill with “While” or “When”
1.____ May was talking on the phone, her sister walked in.
2.____ Rita bought her new dog, it was wearing a little coat.
3._____ I saw Carlos, he was wearing a green shirt.
4._____ I was dancing, he was singing loudly.
5. _____ Linda finally saw Davy , he was jumping with a dog .
6. I was cleaning my room ________ the fire broke out .
When
While
While
When
When
when
Fill with “While” or “When”
1.______ May was talking on the phone, her sister 　
walked in.
2.______ Rita bought her new dog, it was wearing
a little coat.
3.______ I saw Carlos, he was wearing a green
shirt.
When
While
When
4.______ I was dancing, he was singing loudly.
5. ______ Linda finally saw Davy , he was jumping with a dog .
6. I was cleaning my room ________ the fire broke out .
While
When
when
3. 根据所给中文，完成句子翻译。
(2009辽宁朝阳)
当我到家的时候，妈妈正在厨房做饭。
___________________________________
___________________________________
4. —What were you doing when I called
you at 8 o’clock yesterday?
— I _____ the violin at that time.
(2010年江苏淮安)
A. play B. is playing
C. played D. was playing
When I got / arrived home, my mother was cooking in the kitchen.
5. It _______ heavily when I left the
cinema. (2010年北京)
A. rains B. will rain
C. is raining D. was raining
6. I ______ my clothes, and the phone
rang. (2010年河北)
A. wash B. washed
C. am washing D. was washing
7. My brother came back home while I
______ homework. (2010年四川内江)
A. am doing B. were doing
C. was doing
8. — Did you watch the football match
yesterday?
— Yes, I did. You know, my brother
_____ in the match. (2010年四川自贡)
A. is playing B. was playing
C. will play
9. I ____ the charity show on TV when
the telephone rang. (2010年江苏宿迁)
A. watch B. watched
C. am watching D. was watching
10. Peter likes reading a newspaper _____
he is having breakfast. (2010年河北)
A. until B. while
C. because D. though
11. Look at the timetable. Hurry up! Flight
4206 ____ at 18:20. (2010年四川乐山)
A. takes off B. took off
C. will be taken off
12. Listening is just as ____ as speaking in
language learning. (2010年上海)
A. important
B. more important
C. most important
D. the most important
4. A great meeting about weather change
_____ in Copenhagen (哥本哈根) in
December, 2009. (2010年山东临沂)
A. took place
B. took pride
C. took care
D. took after
1.昨天早上9点钟你在干什么?
What _____________at 9 o’clock yesterday morning.
2.当李雷在吃早饭时,吉姆进来了.
While LiLei ________________
Jim came in.
were you doing
was having breakfast
【基础训练】
3.不明飞行物起飞时,小明正在骑自行车.
XiaoMing _________________when the UFO took off.
4.那时,他们正在做家庭作业.
They ________________________
at that time.
5. 刚才,我们正在电话上交谈.
We ___________ on the phone just now.
was riding his bike
were doing their homework
were talking
根据汉语意思完成句子：
When I was in the shop,
___________________________ (一个外星人正从UFO中出来).
2. When he arrived at the airport,
________________________(飞机正在起飞)
3.从这儿出去!
an alien got out of the UFO
a plane was taking off.
Get ______ _______ here!
out of
4. I go to the __________(理发店) to have a haircut once a month.
5. When the teacher came in, ____________________________ (所有的学生正在读书).
6. ______________________________(那个女孩在写信)when I went out.
barber shop
all the students were reading books.
That girl was writing a letter
1. The station was crowded and Linda couldn’t see Davy anywhere.
【选词填空】
选用somewhere, anywhere填空。
I don’t go _________ in this big city yet.
【用法透析】
anywhere作副词，表示“在（或往）任何
地方”，常用于否定句和疑问句。在肯定
句中一般用somewhere，表示“某个地方”。
I know somewhere you can eat Japanese
food.
anywhere
2. She didn’t think about looking outside the station.
【词形变换】
They are thinking about _______ (move)
to another city this year.
【用法透析】
think about表示“思考、考虑”。后面可接
名词、动词-ing形式。如：
I’m thinking about the math problem
now.
moving
用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
1. Don’t _______ (shout)! I can hear you.
2. Look! The cat is ________(climb) a tree
in the yard.
3. I _______(meet) my Chinese teacher
while shopping there yesterday.
4. Did you know how the accident _______
(happen) that afternoon?
5. — How did you go to school this
morning?
— I _____(ride) a bike.
rode
shout
climbing
met
happened
1. What ___you ____when she came in? 
A. did, do    B. are, doing 
C. do, do    D. were, doing
2. The girl is ill. She’s ______. 
  A. in hospital    B. in the hospital
C. at hospital     D. at the hospital
3. The patients (病人) are waiting _____. 
  A. at the doctor   B. at the doctor’s 
C. in the doctor   D. in doctor’s
Choose the best answer.
4. Where was Davy __Linda was looking 
for him? 
  A. that   B. while C. at    D. where
5. They are thinking about ___the poor 
children.
A. help    B. to help
C. helping   D. helps
6. The woman couldn’t see her son ____. 
She was very worried.
  A. anywhere    B. somewhere  
C. nowhere    D. where
7. They are talking about something ___
the telephone. 
A. in    B. on
C. at    D. for
8. We were very ____that Jim didn’t pass  the exam.  
A. surprise   B. surprising
C. surprised   D. surprises
9. Just now she saw the man ___into the 
room. 
A. go    B. went 
C. goes    D. to go
10. There’s a big tree ____the building. 
A. in front of    B. in the front of 
C. in front    D. at the front of
1. is, the, time, taking, plane, off, what
________________________________?
2. it, to, out, for, get, bed, me, this, was, of,
difficult, morning
__________________________________
______________.
3. can, happy, how, she, imagine, was, you
　_________________________________!
You can imagine how happy she was
What time is the plane taking off
It was difficult for me to get out of bed this morning
将所给单词连成完整、正确的句子。
1. While the boy _____ down the street, the
UFO landed. (2009湖北襄樊)
A. had walked B. was walking
C. has walked D. is walking
2. Tina was waiting for me when I arrived
at the museum. (对划线部分提问)
______ was Tina ________when you
arrived at the museum? (2009山东临沂)
What doing
walk down the street
沿街走
look at…
看……
get out
出来
do one’s homework
做作业
get out of…
从……里面出来
Exercises
翻译下面短语。
sleep late
take off
睡懒觉
go into…
进入……
起飞
做奶昔
打电话；在电话上交谈
做饭
make a milk shake
talk on the phone
cook dinner
3. Circle the words that don’t belong.
1. walk climb jump down alien
2. bathroom bedroom newspaper kitchen
3. barber UFO cut hair barber shop
4. when scared while how long
Exercises
1.用本单元单词填空,首字母已给出.
1. Why are you so dirty? Go to the b and wash yourself.
2. A is a nice season of year.
3.The plane landed on the airport s .
4.I don’ t want to f in the test.
5.I lost my purse. I can’ t find it a .
athroom
utumn
afely
ail
nywhere
1. The boy was ______ (scare, scared) when he saw the alien.
2. Lily, please ________ (get out, get out of) the shower quickly. I want to use it.
3. _____ (Because, While) I was walking down the street, I saw a stranger.
scared
get out of
While
2.选择合适的词
4. —What’ s up?
—Did you see the UFO? When it ______ (landed, was landing), I was in the barber’ s shop.
5. What was the robot doing ____ (while, when) the fire started?
landed
when
根据括号中的汉语意思完成句子.
1. When my father called me,I was ______ ____ (理发).
2. A kind man _____ the ______ (报警) when he
saw the accident.
3. At ______ ___ o’ clock(大约十点左右) in the
evening the UFO arrived at the bank of the river.
4. We were _______ __ (惊讶) the change in his appearance.
5. The cat ____ ___ (跳下) the tree when it saw a boy throw at it.
called
police
around ten
Homework
cutting hair
amazed at
jump off