1. Module 8

2. Module 8 Accidents

3. Unit 3 Language in use

4. Fill in the blanks according to the picture.
Warming up
Fill in the blanks according to the picture.
Jenny ___________ a red dress when she was taking photos in the park.
was wearing

5. I ___________ supper when he called me.
was having

6. Language practice
用适当的单词补全句子。
1. While the lights ______________ to red, a car suddenly appeared round the corner.
2. When Henry ___________ to find the snake, his hand began to hurt badly.
3. I ___________ to pick it up when it bit me again.
were changing
was trying
was trying

7. Complete the sentences with when or while.
1. He was listening to music ___________
he was riding his bike.
2. I was waiting at the lights ______ I saw
the boy fall off his bike.
3. I was walking in the street ______ an
accident happened.
4. The driver was talking on his mobile
phone ____________ he was driving.
while
when
when
while

8. Look at what Tony did last Saturday. Complete the You column.
Time
Tony
You
8:30 am-11:30 am
playing in the park
visiting my grandparents
12:30 pm-1:30 pm
having lunch with his friends
2:00 pm-4:00 pm
playing football
5:00 pm-6:30 pm
doing homework

9. Follow the example below.
Now write sentences.
Follow the example below.
Last Saturday while Tony was playing in the park, I was visiting my grandparents.

10. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in the box.
appear bite show throw
Doctor: When did the snake (1) ____ you?
Henry: Earlier this morning. It suddenly (2) _________ in front of me and bit my hand.
Doctor: Can you (3) _______ me a photo of it?
bite
appeared
show

11. appear bite show throw
Henry: Yes. Here it is.
Doctor: Oh, the snake was on a table.
Henry: Yes. I (4) ________ it on the table after it bit me.
threw

12. Complete the passage with the correct form of
the expressions in the box.
fall off just in time pay attention side by side
When the girl was riding her bike (1) ___________ with a friend, she had an accident. They were talking and they were not (2) _______________.
side by side
paying attention

13. fall off just in time pay attention side by side
A car came round the corner but stopped (3) ____________. The car did not hit her, but she (4) _________ her bike.
just in time
fell off

14. Complete the news report with the correct form
of the words in brackets.
Two planes (1) _________________ (fly) around the airport for a long time this morning because an airport worker was asleep!
were flying/ flew

15. The planes (2) _________________ (call) the airport for half an hour
The planes (2) _________________ (call) the airport for half an hour. “We were calling and (3) ________ (ask) what to do, but no one answered.” In the end, they found that the airport worker was asleep.
were calling/ called
asking

16. One plane (4) ____________ (come) from Pairs and the other was coming from New York. “We couldn’t land without reporting to the airport, because we didn’t know what the other planes (5) ___________ (do).”
was coming
were doing

17. Listen and complete the accident report.
The accident happened to a
(1) ____________ at about four o’clock yesterday afternoon. When the accident happened, Alice was (2) _______________ in the sitting room. She heard a strange (3) _______ from the next room.
lucky cat
reading a book
sound

18. He was looking into the fish bowl and trying to get a (4) ______ from the bowl. The bowl fell on Pete. Alice picked him up and took him to the __________ and dried him.
fish
bathroom

19. √ √ √ 1. A car almost hit Jack last week.
Read the passage and
check (√) the true sentences.
1. A car almost hit Jack last week.
2. Jack was talking on his mobile phone when the car hit him.
3. Jack fell down a hole on his way to the park.
4. A friend took Jack to hospital.
5. Jack didn’t break his arm.
6. The writer wants Jack to be careful. √ √ √

20. Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
1. What is the best word to describe Jack in the past?
a) Careful b) Caring c) Careless
2. How many accidents did Jack have in the passage?
a) One b) Two c) Three

21. 3. How careful is Jack now?
a) He is always careful.
b) He is careful sometimes.
c) He is still careless.

22. Around the world
An emergency landing
US Airways Flight 1549 took off as usual from an airport in New York. But after only three minutes, the plane was hit by a large number of birds. The pilot,
Chesley Sullenberger,
had to make a quick
decision to avoid a
terrible disaster.

23. He and the crew kept calm and he carefully made an emergency landing on the Hudson River. All the passengers left the plane safely. When reporters interviewed him, he said, “I was
just doing my job.”

24. Writing a news report about an accident
Module task:
Writing a news report about an accident
Think about a recent accident you know. Write notes.

25. 1. When and where did it happen?
2. Why did it happen?
3. How did it happen?
4. What happened after the accident?

26. Possible answers
1. three o’clock this afternoon; on the
motorway between London and
Cambridge
2. was driving too fast; was not
watching the traffic in front of him
3. the car in front of him slowed down
to avoid a rabbit
4. apologised to the other driver

27. Use your notes and write sentences
for your news report about the accident.

28. 1. A terrible accident happened at three o’clock this afternoon on the motorway between London and Cambridge.
2. James Brown was driving too fast along the road.
3. He was not watching the traffic in front of him.

29. 4. The accident happened because the car in front of him slowed down to avoid a rabbit that was running across the road.
5. After the accident, Mr Brown apologised to the other driver.

30. Join the sentences you wrote in Activity 9 and write your report
Join the sentences you wrote in Activity 9 and write your report. Use when, while, so, because and then. Read out your report to the class.

31. Possible answers
A terrible accident happened at three
o’clock this afternoon on the motorway
between London and Cambridge.
James Brown was driving too fast along
the road. He was not watching the
traffic in front of him because he was
talking on his mobile phone. The
accident happened when the car in

32. front of him slowed down in order to avoid
a rabbit that was running across the road.
So Mr Brown’s car crashed into the back of
the other car. Luckily, both of the drivers
were not badly hurt, but the cars were
damaged. After the accident, Mr Brown
apologised to the other driver. Then, the
police arrived and told Mr Brown that
talking on his mobile phone while driving
was very dangerous.

33. Exercises
1. —Did you see Mr. Black just now?
—Yes. He ______ his car when I met
him.
A. parked B. was parking
C. parks D. will park
2. The girl suddenly fell ______ the bike and I sent her to hospital at once.
A. on B. of C. off D. to B C

34. 3. Yesterday evening, I was walking along the street _______ I suddenly met my maths teacher.
A. when B. while C. but
4. — Where were you at 7:00 last night?
— I _____ to my mom at home.
A. write B. was writing C. wrote A B

35. 中考链接
1. —What did the teacher say just now?
　— Sorry. I didn’t catch it. I ____
something else. 【2011贵州安顺】
A. think B. will think
C. was thinking D. had thought C

36. 2. When I came back yesterday evening, my brother _____ his homework
A. is doing B. has done C. was doing
3. Mrs White ____dinner when her son came home. 【2011浙江衢州】
A. is cooking B. was cooking
C. are cooking D. were cooking C B

37. 本课小结
1. 过去进行时。
2. 重点短语:
fall off just in time
pay attention to side by side
in the end fall asleep

38. Homework
你认为如何避免交通事故？结合所学知识阐述一下你的观点，写一篇50词左右的短文。