Lesson 15

He was driving along when suddenly…

Horror Story Love StoryFunny Story

Science

Story

Detective Story

Do you like reading stories?What kind of story do you like

best?

I.Get main idea

Read the text quickly and answer

Q: What’s the story mainly about?

A taxi driver—Jake’s story

Jake

3 1

2

late one night

Weather

Time

Jake

cold, raining

A woman

On the street

In the taxi

was driving… looking for…was thinking about…

was standing… and carrying…

waved to…didn’t say…

drove in silence

looked at her…and saw…

asked…

was crying

didn’t reply

What happened on the street?/in the taxi?

paid him, got out,

and went inside

Read and underline the answers1) Who was Jake?

2) What was the weather like that day?

3) Who did he meet?

4) Did the woman say anything after she got in the taxi?

5) What was she doing when Jake looked at her in the mirror?

6) What did she do when they finally arrived at the house?

1) Jake was a taxi driver.

2) It was cold and it was raining.

3) He met a woman.

4) No, she didn’t.

5) She was crying when Jake looked at her in the mirror.

6) She paid him, got out,and went inside when they finally arrived at the house.

What was she doing when Jake looked at her in the mirror?

What did she do when they finally arrived at the house?

When they finally arrived at the house,She paid him, got out,and went inside

She was crying when Jake looked at her in the mirror.when

When

主句 时间状语从句

复合句,

1.4 study the examples and complete the blanks.

He was driving along and thinking about going back home when suddenly a woman appeared.

He was reading a book when suddenly the telephone rang.

They __________ (play) football on the playground when it _______(begin) to rain.

They ______________(watch) a wonderful movie on TV when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

were playingbegan

were watching

He was driving along when suddenly a woman appeared .She was crying when he looked at her in the mirror.

Describe the pictures

late one night

Weather

Time

Jake

cold, raining

A woman

On the street

In the taxi

was driving… looking for…was thinking about…

was standing… and carrying…

waved to…didn’t say…

drove in silence

looked at her…and saw…

asked…

was crying

didn’t reply

paid him, got out,

and went inside

What did Jake find while he was cleaning his taxi?

He found the woman’s suitcase on the floor.

Listen to the next part and answer:

What did he do then?

He drove all the way back to the house and knocked on the door.

An old lady called to him from the next house.

She told him that the woman died five years ago.

What happened while Jake was waiting

at the door of the house?

What did the old lady tell him?

.While the woman was waiting under the streetlight, she saw a taxi coming.

.While Jake was cleaning his taxi, he found the woman’s suitcase.

.While Jake was waiting at the door, an old woman called to him.

.While Jake was driving through the street, he suddenly saw a woman.

Number the sentences

1

2

3

4

While the woman was waiting under the streetlight, she saw a taxi coming.

Match with the picture the sentences

2.

While Jake was cleaning his taxi, he found the woman’s suitcase.

4.

While Jake was waiting at the door, an old woman called to him.

1.

While Jake was driving through the street, he suddenly saw a woman.

3.

2.While the woman was waiting under the streetlight, she saw a taxi coming.

4.While Jake was cleaning his taxi, he found the woman’s suitcase.

1.While Jake was waiting at the door, an old woman called to him.

3.While Jake was driving through the street, he suddenly saw a woman.

Observe( 观察） the sentences.

Complete 2.2

While I ____________(do) my homework, the lights ___________(go out)

While we ____________(talk), s strange box ______________(arrive).

was doingwent out

were talkingarrived

Homework

1. 抄写新词汇，默写 inside, knock on, waste, empty, die, light

2. 听录音，跟读课文3. 同步检测 Lesson 15 写到操练本

上

Activity

活动三：你们小区昨天晚上发生了盗窃案，警察调查你的家人昨晚在什么地方做了什么事，相同时间分别在做什么事，用今天所学的句型，至少写 3 句话。

现在进行时 +when + 一般现在时