2. 在be动词的一般过去时中，
I + ;
You / we /they +_____ ;
He /She/It+ ______.
Step 2 Practice
T: Please fill in the blanks with the right form of “ be”
Step 1 Presentation T：Hello, everyone! Today we’ll learn grammar of unit 4. How are you today?
S: I’m fine.
T：I’m fine today. But I was ill yesterday. Today I get a little better. So I can be here with you. Where are you now?
S: We are at school now.
T: We are at school now. But ten hours ago we were at home.
T: Is it November this month?
S: Yes!
T: It is November this month. It was October last month.
T: ten hours ago, last month .这些都是表示过去的时间。When we talk about the things in the past, we use the simple past tense. 当我们谈论过去的事情时，我们用一般过去时。大家是否观察到be 动词在过去时中的变化呢？Can you work out the rules？
Task one
Working out the rule
1. am /is的过去式为 ；
are 的过去式为 。
1 重点：
了解并掌握一般过去时的构成及用法。
2 难点：
根据情境正确使用一般过去时谈论过去的事件。
1 知识目标
了解并掌握be动词和行为动词过去式的构成。了解一般过去时的结构和用法。
2 能力目标
6. Andy put the little cat into a bag.
Task three (Do Part C2 on Page 64)
Reorder the following sentences according to what Millie said.根据Millie讲的话给句子重新排序。
A. We left the park quickly.
B. Andy found a little cat in the bushes.
C. We talked under a big tree in the park.
D. Suddenly, we heard a whisper.
E. we heard another whisper.
F. Andy went to the park.
G. I told Andy about the noise.
Step Three ：Post – reading
Task One Summary (Help the students to retell the story)
One Saturday morning, Millie and Amy w_____ to Sunshine Park. They love to c_____ there. As u_____, they sat u_____ the big tree. S_______, they heard a w_____ from the b______ behind the tree. They turned a______ but could not see anything u______. They were f__________. Then they ran a______ quickly. Later, Andy told them it was a w______ cat. They were not a_____ any more.
Task Two Activities
Activity1 Finish B2 on page 63.
Activity2 A role play
Suppose one of you is Millie, other students can ask something about the ghost. Make up conversations.
Task Three Discussion
T: Andy found a cat and took it to the animal’s center. If you see such a weak cat, what will you do with it ?
S1: We may give it some food.
S2: We may leave it alone and let its owner find it.
S3: We may take it home and keep it.
……
S4: We shouldn’t hurt it.
Task Four Language points
1 Is anybody here? 那儿有人吗？
anybody与anyone是同义词，多用于否定句和疑问句中,指代人。
Put the following statements into English
教室里有人吗？
Is there anybody in the classroom now?
有人知道答案吗？
Does anybody/anyone know the answer?
2 As usual，they sat under the big tree.
像往常一样，她们坐在那棵大树下。
as usual 像往常一样
3 People in the centre would take care of it.
中心的人会照看它。
take care of 照看，照顾 相当于look after
Put the following into English
照看狗 take care of dogs look after dogs
好好照顾他 take good care of him look after him well
4 They turned around but could not see anything unusual.
她们转过身，但没看到什么不寻常的情况。
Complete the sentences
1 今天的报纸上没什么有趣的东西。
There isn’t ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿in today’s newspaper.
2 这台电脑坏了。
There’s ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿with this computer.
Homework
1 Read the text after the tape.
2 Retell the text in your own words.
3 Write a summary of the text in no more than 100 words.
5.Andy found a small cat in the bushes.
4.A teacher helped Andy find the ghost.
3.Amy told Andy everything.
2. The whisper came from the top of the big tree.