section a period 1 (1a-1c). now ! what is the baby doing? she is eating ice-cream

Section A Period 1 (1a-1c)

Now!

What is the baby doing?

She is eating ice-cream.

At seven yesterday

What ___ the girl doing?

She ___ playing the piano.

was

was

rainstorm

I was studying in the library.

Yesterday, there was a rainstorm. What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Here are some reports.

What were you doingwhen the rainstorm came?

I was walking on the street.

What were you doing when the rainstorm came?

I was talking with my mother in our house.

What were you doing

when the rainstorm came?

I was waiting for the

bus at the bus stop.

What were you doing

when the rainstorm came?

Practice:please make conversations by using the following sentence structures.

• What were you doing ?

I was playing the piano…

I was watching TV at home .I was watching TV at home .

I was at home.I was at home.

Where was I?Where was I?

He was reading in the library.He was reading in the library.

Where was my brother?Where was my brother?

He was in the library.He was in the library.

Where was my uncle?Where was my uncle?

He was in the kitchen.He was in the kitchen.

He was cooking in the kitchen.He was cooking in the kitchen.

Mary’s familyMary’s family

TomTom

Mary

1a Where were the people in Mary’s

family at the time of the rainstorm?

Match the statements with the people in

the correct picture.

1. __ I was in the library.

2. __ I was in my house.

3. __ I was on the street.

4. __ I was at the bus stop.

b

d

c

a

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 She was

What was Mary doing at the time of the rainstorm?What was Mary doing at the time of the rainstorm?

doing her homework.doing her homework.

Tom Tom

reading .reading .He wasHe was

A: What was Mary’s mother doing at

the time of the rainstorm?

B: She \ He\ was …

waiting for the bus at the bus stop.waiting for the bus at the bus stop.

walking home on the street.walking home on the street.

过去进行时 (the past progressive tense)过去进行时表示 _______ 某一时刻或某一段时间的 _________________动作，其结构为：

过去进行时 (the past progressive tense)过去进行时表示 _______ 某一时刻或某一段时间的 _________________动作，其结构为： was / were + v. –ing 。was / were + v. –ing 。

正在进行或发生正在进行或发生过去过去

were they were they

They wereThey were

fatherfather

Ask your classmates in your

group what they were doing last

night then give a report.

Report: Yesterday 7:00 … was reading. … was shopping…

Groupwork

1. Write down at least three

sentences about what you were

doing at 7:00pm yesterday.

2. Finish the exercises 1 and 2

in the workbook.