Play it again for the students t listen and repeat. Or play the video: Lesson 97 Practice 1.
Get the students to practise the dialogue in pairs, then to make up new dialogues using the substitutes in the box. Ask some pairs to act out their dialogues.
教师由前面走到后面，途中掉下书或钢笔。用英语解释这一情景：I dropped my book/pen when I was walking in the classroom
Play the tape for the students and ask What happened to A. (His wallet dropped on the ground.)
Explain the meaning of wallet and ground.（可通过图片或实物进行教学）
Wallet is a small flat leather case that you carry in your pocket for holding paper money. Show them one to make it easier.
Explain the sentence: A woman saw it happen when she was walking past.
上述句子包含以下句型：see sth. happen。
表示感觉的动词如：see，hear，watch等，以及其他动词如：make，let等，后面构成复合宾语作宾语补足语时，动词不定式的to要省去。如：
The children saw the motorbike hit the bag of rice.孩子们看见摩托车撞在了米袋上。
Whose photo is that？Let me have a look at it．那是谁的照片？让我看看。
Did you hear him play the piano just now？刚才你听见他弹钢琴了吗？
Play the tape again for the students to listen and repeat. Or Play the video: Lesson 97 Practice 2.
Get the students to practise the dialogue in pairs, and make up new dialogue using the substitutes in the box.
Ask some pairs to act out their dialogues.
Step 5 Exercises in class
Turn the following sentences into general questions, then give short answers.
1.All the boys were playing football on the playground when it began to rain.
2. Mary was talking to her friend on the phone when her mother got home.
3. I was leaving the house when the telephone rang.
4. The girl was making the bed at seven o'clock yesterday morning.
5. The dog was running after the cat.
Keys: 1.Were all the boys playing football on the playground when it began to rain?
Yes, they were. /No, they weren’t.
2. Was Mary talking to her friend on the phone when her mother got home?
Yes, she was. /No, she wasn’t.
3. Were you leaving the house when the telephone rang?
Yes, I was./No, I wasn’t.
4. Was the girl making the bed at seven o’clock yesterday morning?
Yes, she was. /No, she wasn’t.
5. Was the dog running after the cat?
Yes, it was./No, it wasn’t.
Step 6 Homework
1. Make sentences with the following phrases.
①look+ adj. ; ②forget to do sth. ; ③had better do sth. ;④walk past; ⑤give sth. back to sb.
2. Preview the next lesson.
3. Do exercises on page 121.
4. Finish off the workbook exercise.
Writing on blackboard
Lesson 97
The Past Continuous Tense
Statement forms Question forms
Short answers