8Unit 3 Language in use WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE PICTURE?现在现在将来将来过去过去B:I was leaving for school when Wen chuan Earthquake happened.（二）过去进行时 的构成：动词动词动词动词 was/were现在分词(一)定义 过去进行时表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间里正在进行的动作。过去进行时(三) 标志词：1.at this/that time, 2.at this/that time yesterday (last night/Sunday/week ), 3.at+ 点钟 +yesterday (last night / Sunday ) ，4. when sb/sth. did sth. last evening5. the whole morning, all day , from nine to ten, while等。例如：I was making fruit salad at this time. They were studying from 8:00 to 11:00 yesterday.常见的句式肯定句：主语+was/were +doing +其它否定句:主语+was/were +not +doing +其它一般疑问句: Was/Were+主语+doing+其它特殊疑问句:特殊疑问词+was/were+主语+doing+其它Language practiceWhile the lights were changing to red, a car suddenly appeared round the corner.When Henry was trying to find the snake, his hand began to hurt badly.I was trying to pick it up when it bit me again. 1 Complete the sentences with when or while.1 He was listening to music he was riding his bike.2 I was waiting at the lights I saw the boy fall off his bike.3 I was walking in the street I saw the accident happen.4 The driver was talking on his mobile phone_ he was driving.whilewhilewhenwhen2 Look at what Tony did last Saturday. Complete the you column.TimeTonyYou8:30am11:30am playing in the park visiting my grandparents 12:30pm1:30pm having lunch with his friends 2:00pm4:00pm playing football 5:00pm6:30pm doing homework Now write sentences. 3 Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in the box. appear bite show throw Doctor: When did the snake (1)_ you?Henry: Earlier this morning. It suddenly (2) _ in front of me and bit me on my hand.Doctor: Can you (3) _ me a photo of it?Henry: Yes. Here it is.Doctor: Oh, the snake was on a table.Henry: Yes. I (4) _ it on the table after it bit me.biteappearedshowthrew5 Complete the news report with the correct form of the words in brackets.Two planes _(fly) around the airport for a long time this morning because an airport worker was asleep!The planes _(call) the airport for half an hour. “We were calling and _(ask) what to do, but no one answered.” In the end, they found that airport worker was asleep. One plane _(come) from Pairs and the other was coming from New York. “ We couldnt land without reporting to the airport, because we didnt know what the other planes _(do).were flyingwere callingaskingwas comingwere doing4 Complete the passage with the correct form of the expressions in the box. fall off just in time pay attention side by sidefall off just in time pay attention side by side When the girl was riding her bike (1)_ with a friend, she had an accident. They were talking and they were not (2) _. A car came round the corner but stopped (3) _.The car did not hit her, but she (4) _ her bike.side by sidepaying attentionjust in timefell off6 Listen and complete the accident report. Accident report The accident happened to a _called “Pete” at about four oclock yesterday afternoon. When the accident happened, Alice was _ in the sitting room. She heard a strange _ from the next room. Pete was sitting next to the fish bowl. He was looking into the water and trying to get a _ from the bowl. The bowl fell on Pete. Alice picked him up and took him to the _ and dried him.reading a bookcatsoundfishbathroom7 Read the passage and check () the true sentences. Careless Jack My friend Jack was always having accidents. He did not pay attention to where he was going or what he was doing. A few months ago, a car hit him while he was on his way home from school. The driver was a bit tired, so he did not see Jack. And Jack was talking on his mobile phone and was riding in the middle of the road. The car hit him. He broke his leg and was in hospital for over a month. Last week, he fell down a hole in the park. As usual, he was not looking where he was going. Some kind-hearted people in the park helped him climb out of the hole and then took him to hospital because he was in a lot of pain. Luckily, he did not break an arm or a leg. At the hospital, the doctors gave him some medicine and then he went home. I always told him to be careful, but he did not listen to me. After the two accidents, he promised to take my advice. Now he is very careful.Check () the true sentences. 1. A car almost hit Jack last week.2. Jack was talking on his mobile phone when the car hit him.3. Jack fell down a hole on his way to the park.4. A friend took Jack to hospital.5. Jack did not break his arm.6. The writer wants Jack to be more careful.Now choose the correct answer1 What is the best word to describe Jack in the past?a)Careful b)Caring c) careless2 How many accidents did Jack have in the passage?a)One b) Two c) Three3 How careful is Jack now?a) He is always careful.b) He is careful sometimes.c) He is still careless.Around the w rldAn emergency landing US Airways Flight 1549 took off as usual from an airport in New York. But after only three minutes, the plane was hit by a large number of birds. The pilot, Chesley Sullenberger, had to make a quick decision to avoid a terrible disaster. He and the crew kept calm and he carefully made an emergency landing on the Hudson River. All the passengers left the plane safely. When reporters interviewed him, he said, “ I was just doing my job.”Writing a news report about an accident.1 When and where did it happen?2 Why did it happen?3 How did it happen?4 What happened after the accident?8 Think about a recent accident you know. Write notes.Three oclock this afternoon; on the motorway between London and CambridgeThe driver was driving too fast; The driver was not watching the traffic in front of him.The car in front of him slowed down to avoid a rabbitThe driver apologized to other driver.1 A terrible accident happened at2 (Name) was3 He / She was not4 (The accident) happened because5 After the accident9 Use your notes and write sentences for your news report about the accident.1.A terrible accident happened at three oclock this afternoon on the motorway between London and Cambridge.2.James brown was driving too fast along the road3.He was not watching the traffic in front of him4.The accident happened because the car in front of him slowed down to avoid a rabbit that was running across the road.5.After the accident, Mr. Brown apologised to the other driver.10 Join the sentences you write in Activity 9 and write your report. Use when, while, so, because and then. And read out your report to the class.A terrible accident happened at three oclock this afternoon on the motorway between London and Cambridge. James brown was driving too fast along the road. He was not watching the traffic in front of him because he was talking on his mobile phone. The accident happened when the car in front of him slowed down in order to avoid a rabbit that was running across the road. So Mr Browns car crashed in to the back of the other car. Luckily, both the drivers were not badly hurt, but the car were damaged. After the accident ,Mr Brown apologised to the other driver. Then, the police arrived and told Mr Brown that talking on his mobile phone while driving was very dangerous. Homework Try to master all the words and expressions in this unit. Find more information about how to act in accidents.