Unit 3 What were you doing when the

Unit 3 What were you doing when the UFO arrived?

Self check

Fill in the blanks with the words given. take off get out land shout shop 1. The girl was ____ shopping when she saw a car accident. 2. I was so tired this morning. It was difficult to ______ get out of bed. took off 3. My flight to New York ____ from Beijing International Airport.

4. It was raining when the plane landed ______ in London. 5. Don’t _____! shout I can hear you.

2. Look at what He Yan did yesterday. Write what you were doing at these times. 9: 00— 9: 30 at the doctor’s 在医生候诊室 10: 00— 11: 00 had English class 12: 00— 1: 00 had lunch with her mother 2: 00— 3: 30 visited aunt in hospital 住院 4: 00— 5: 00 went shopping

While He Yan was at the doctor’s, I was doing some reading. While she was having English class, I was doing homework. While she was having lunch with her mother, I was playing in the park. While she was visiting her aunt in hospital, I was watching TV at home. While she was going shopping, I was cleaning my bedroom.

3. Circle the words that don’t belong. 1. walk climb jump down alien 2. bathroom bedroom newspaper kitchen 3. barber 4. when UFO cut hair barber shop scared while how long

What were you doing when you heard the news. Yang Liwei flew around the Earth.

What were you doing when you heard the news. Beijing was made host to the 2008 Olympics

What you were doing when you heard the news? Liu Xiang won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics

Shanghai was made host to the EXPO.

Guangzhou was made host to the 2010 Asian Games.

Who was he? Do you know anything about him?

Do you remember what you were doing?

Reading Strategy (阅读策略): The title(标题) can be helpful for you to understand(理解) a text. It is also a good idea to read the first sentence of each paragraph(段落) before you read.

Do you remember what you were doing? 根据课本中对应的短文完成下列任务。 根据短文内容, 选出每个段落的主题句。 Paragraph 1: People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history.

Paragraph 2: The most everyday activities can even seem important. Paragraph 3 Most people remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events which happened after they were born.

Paragraph 4 Not all events in history are terrible.

请根据短文内容, 完成下面的表格, 每 空词数不限。 When What April 4, (1) 1968 _____ Dr Martin Luther King July 20, 1969 Man first walked was killed. on the moon (2)______.

When What September The (3)_________ World Trade Center 11, 2001 was destroyed by terrorists. (4)_______ October (5)______ Yang Liwei went into 15, 2003 space and became a national hero in China.

� 根据短文内容, � 出最佳答案。 ( )1. Robert Allen was a ____ when Dr Martin Luther King was killed. A. teacher B. student C. murderer D. worker ( )2. Robert Allen was ____ when he heard the news about Martin Luther King’s death. A. eating lunch B. walking home C. having a class D. playing in the playground

( )3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Robert Allen felt sad when he learned of Dr Martin Luther King’s death. B. All the events in history are terrible. C. Yang Liwei’s flight around the Earth lasted about two days. D. Six important events are mentioned in the passage.

1. When was Dr. Martin Luther King murdered? On April 4, 1968. 2. Where was Dr. Martin Luther King killed? In the city of Memphis in America. 3. What was the weather like that day? It was a bright sunny day.

4. What happened in New York on September 11, 2001? The World. Trade Center ws destroyed by terrorists. 5. When did man first walked on the moon? On April 4, 1968.

6. Who became the first Chinese astronaut to fly around the earth? Yang Liwei. 7. How many hours did it take Yang Liwei to fly around the earth? About 24 hours.

April 4, 1968 July 20, 1969 September 11, 2001 October 15, 2003

选用所给词(组)的适当形式填空。 happen；take place 1. The accident happened ____ this morning. 2. The opening of the play will take place tomorrow night. _____

Write about an event that you remember well. Give dates and say why you remember it, and what you were doing at the time when you heard the news.