八年级英语下册Unit 3 What were you doing when the UFO arrived Reading教案 第五课时一、.教学内容： Reading: Do you remember what you were doing ?二 、.教学目标：1.培养阅读技巧，提高阅读能力。2.能就阅读材料展开讨论，发表自己的观点。三 、教学重难点：1.学习过去进行词时态2.利用知识谈论过去发生的事情.3.复习过去式,学会讲故事.4.了解一些自然科学知识和社会科学知识.四、教学步骤：Step 1:Warm-up and revision1.Greeting the whole class as usual。2.T: How much do you know about some famous players ? How much do you know about the news of important events in history .Have you ever heard Dr Martin Luther King ?3.Students discuss the some questions in small groups.Step 2 : Lead-in and reading:1.Read the title ：Do you remember what you were doing ?2.Get students to practice what they think the article is about, according to the title.Step 3: Work on :Section 1.1.Groupwork: What were you doing when you heard the news?Liu Xiang won the gold medal at the 2004 OlympicsI was What were you doing when you heard the news?Yang Liwei flew around the earth on October 15, 2003.What were you doing when you heard the news?2.Repeat the three sentences.Step 3:Work on :Section 21.Fast reading and find out the answers to these questions2.Scan the text for information to complete the sentences in section2 .What were you doing when you heard the news?Liu Xiang won the gold medal at the 2004 OlympicsI was What were you doing when you heard the news?Yang Liwei flew around the earth on October 15, 2003.What were you doing when you heard the news?2.Fast reading and find out the answers to these questions3.Scan the text for information to complete the sentences in section1 .1)When was Dr. Martin Luther King murdered?2)Where was Dr. Martin Luther King killed?3)What was the weather like that day?4)What happened in New York on September 11, 2001?5)When did man first walked on the moon?6)Who became the first Chinese astronaut to fly around the earth?7)How many hours did it take Yang Liwei to fly around the earth?Step 4:Work on :Section 3 After you read1.Match the events with the correct dates .2.Write about an event that you remember well .3.Practic reading .Step 5:Work on :Section 4 Go for it!Discussion:1.Do you think something good can come out of something terrible ?2.How can terrible events bring people together ?Homework: oral work: Listen to the article and imitate.Written work: Find out the culture of a foreign country you are interested in and write a short article about it.Blackboard Design :Unit 3 What were you doing when the UFO arrived?New words :murder,kill ,bright ,playground ,bell ,close ,silence ,meaning ,earth ,hero ,flew heard ,told ,became Sentences : They heard the news of important events in history.Even the most everyday activities can seem important .It was a bright ,sunny day . His friends walked home together in silence 1