Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 8 (Global Success) - Unit 9: Natural disasters. Lesson 3: A closer look 2

 OBJECTIVES
 By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know how to use 
“The past continuous” in different situations. LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2
WARM-UP Questions and answers.
 Aims of the stage:
 ✓ To create an active atmosphere in the class 
 before the lesson.
 ✓ To lead into the new lesson. LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2
WARM-UP Questions and answers.
 PRESENTATION Introduce the form and use of the past continuous. PRESENTATION
 The use of the past continuous:
 We use the past continuous to describe:
 +) an action that was happening at a particular time in the past.
 +) a past action that was happening when another action 
 interrupted it. We use the past simple for the action that 
 interrupted it.
 Notes: 
 +) We can use when or while before the past continuous. 
 +) We can only use when before the past simple. PRACTICE
 1 Complete the sentences by putting the verbs in brackets into the past continuous. 
 1. They (help) _____________were helping the flood victims at 10 o’clock last night. 
 2. It (not snow) _______________wasn’t snowing when I left home this afternoon. 
 3. While she (work) ____________was working in the field, the tornado came. 
 4. – What you (do) ______________were you doing at 9 o’clock yesterday morning? – I (watch) 
 was____________ watching the news about a volcanic eruption. 
 5. – you (cry) _______________were you crying when I saw you two days ago? – No, I wasn’t. PRACTICE
 Look at the picture and write what each person in Lan’s family was doing when 
 3 the earthquake happened. Use the given word and phrases from the box.
 watch TV 1. Lan’s grandparents were watching TV.
 read a book 2. Lan’s/ Her mother was reading a book.
 drink tea 
talk on the phone 3. Lan’s/ Her father was drinking tea.
 draw 4. Lan was talking on the phone.
 5. Lan’s/ Her brother was drawing. PRACTICE
 Form questions using the past continuous. Then in pairs, ask and 
 4 answer the questions. 
 1. you / have dinner / 7 o’clock yesterday evening? 
 => Were you having dinner at 7 o’clock yesterday evening?
 2. you / do / homework / 8 o’clock yesterday evening? 
 => Were you doing your homework at 8 o’clock yesterday evening?
 3. you / watch / film / 9 o’clock yesterday evening?
 => Were you watching a film at 9 o’clock yesterday evening? PRODUCTION
 5 Work in groups. Take turns to say a sentence that describes what each 
 person in the picture was doing
 - Mai was reading.
 - Phong and Nick were playing chess.
 - Lan and Ann were singing.
 - Nam was cleaning the board.
 - Mi and Ha were talking. CONSOLIDATION
 1 WRAP-UP
 Structures:
 Affirmative sentences: S + was/ were + V_ing .
 Negative sentences: S + was/ were not + V_ing 
 Questions: Was/ were + S + V_ing ?