Unit 3 What were you doing when the UFO arrived?

1a A TV reporter is asking “Where were you when the UFO arrived?” Match the statements with the people in the picture.

1. I was in the bathroom.

2. I was in my bedroom.

3. I was in front of the library.

4. I was in the kitchen.

5. I was in my barber shop.

6. I was in the barber’s chair.

浴室；盥洗室

卧室；寝室

厨房

理发店

( 为男子服务的 ) 理发师

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fin front of 在…前面 ( 指一物体在另一物体的前面 ) There is a tree in front of the classroom. in the front of 在…前部 ( 指某物体处在某个地方内的前部 ) There is a blackboard in the front of the classroom.

1b Listen to the reporter’s questions and circle the correct responses.

a. standing in front of the library / studying in the library

b. cleaning my room / sleeping late

c. making a smoothie / cooking dinner

d. getting out of the shower / talking on the phone

e. eating lunch / cutting hairget out 出去；离开 get out of 从…出来 get out of the shower 洗完澡出来

cut 剪；切；割talk on the phone 通过电话交谈

1c PAIRWORK

Talk about what people were doing when the UFO arrived.

A: What was he doing when the UFO arrived?

B: He was sleeping late when it arrived.

2a Listen and order these statements [1-5].

The alien visited the Museum of Flight.

The alien bought a souvenir.

A UFO landed on Center Street.

The alien went into a store.

An alien got out of the UFO.

alien 外星人 buy---bought

land 着陆 get---got

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2b Listen again. Complete the following sentences with “when” or “while”.

1. The boy was walking down the street a

UFO landed.

2. The girl was shopping she saw the alien

get out.

3. the alien was buying a souvenir, the girl

called the police.

4. the alien was visiting the museum, the

boy called the TV station.

when

when

While

While

当…的时候

when “ 当…的时候”，是 at that time 的意思，表示做某种动作的时间或瞬间。常与一般现在时或一般过去时连用。 When winter comes, the weather gets colder and colder. 当冬天来临时，天气变得越来越冷。 When Linda saw Davy, he was jumping with another dog. 当 Linda 看到 Davy 时，他正和另一只狗一起蹦跳着。 while “ 当…的时候”，是 during the time 的意思，表示略长的一段时间。常与现在进行时或过去进行时连用。 Mr. White was reading a newspaper while he was waiting for a bus. 怀特先生边等车边看报。 I am doing my homework while my mother is cooking. 我做作业的时候，我妈妈在做饭。see sb. do sth. 强调“看见整个行动，或整个事件或行为的全过程”。 I saw them cross the road. 我看见他们过了马路。 see sb. doing sth. 强调“看见行动或事件正在进行”。 I saw them crossing the road. 我看见他们正在过马路。

2c GROUPWORK

Look at the picture. Say what each person was doing when the UFO took off. Make sentences with “when” and “While”.

A: What was the girl doing when the UFO took off?

B: While the girl was …

C: When the UFO took off the man was …

take off – took off 起飞，脱去

Grammar Focus

The boy was walking down the street when the UFO landed.

While the boy was walking down the street, the UFO landed.

The girl was shopping when the alien got out.

While the girl was shopping, the alien got out.

过去进行时的构成及用法： 1 、构成： was / were + 现在分词 ( 其中 am,is—was; are—were )

I was doing my homework then. 那时，我正在做作业。 They were playing basketball at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon. 昨天下午五点他们在打篮球。

2 、用法：表示在过去某一时间内正在进行的动作。 She was writing a letter when I came in. 我进来时，她正在写信。 The barber was cutting my hair when they arrived. 他们到达时，理发师正在给我剪头发。

3a Read the e-mail message and number the pictures in the correct order.

Dear Jack,

I had a very unusual experience on Sunday. At

around ten o’clock in the morning, I was walking

down the street when a UFO landed right in front

of me. You can imagine how strange it was! An

alien got out and walked down Center Street.

experience 经历；体验 around 大约 (=about)

strange 奇怪的；陌生的right 正好；恰恰

I followed it to see where it was going, and I was very

surprised when it went into a souvenir shop. While it

was looking at the souvenirs, the shop assistant called

the police. Before the police arrived, the alien left the

shop and then visited the Museum of Flight. While

the alien was in the museum, I called the TV station.

Isn’t that amazing!

Tedfollow 跟随；追随 be surprised 感到吃惊Isn’t that amazing! = That is amazing. ( 否定疑问句 )

amazing 惊人的，了不起的

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3b PAIRWORK Cover the story. Look at the pictures and take turns to tell the story.

One day, a UFO landed in front of me when I was walking down the street. An alien got out. I was very afraid, and followed it. The alien went into a souvenir shop. While it was looking at the souvenirs, the shop assistant called the police. Before the police arrived, the alien left the shop and went into a museum. When the alien was in the museum, I called the TV station. That was amazing!

4 GROUPWORK

What were you doing at these times last Sunday? Fill in the table. Then interview two classmates.

You Student 1 Student 2

9:00 am

11:30 am

1:00 pm

4:00 pm

6:00 pm

9:00 pm

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!

v. 欺骗；戏弄；开玩笑