:The First Period—Section A(1a-2d) Teaching Important Points 【教学重点】 Key words & phrases: unexpected,backpack,oversleep by the time;give…a lift Key sentences: 1.What happened to the girl? 2.By the time I got up,my brother had already gotten in the shower. 3.When I got to school,I realized I had left my backpack at home. 4.Before I got to the bus stop,the bus had already left. Key structure: had+done when/before/by the time+clause e.g.When I got home,I realized I had left my keys in the backpack. Teaching Difficult Points 【教学难点】 ★Practice the past perfect tense and the adverbial clauses with when,before,as,by the time to narrate past events. Teaching Aids 【教学工具】 A tape recorder,pictures,CAI or multimedia courseware. Teaching Steps 【教学过程】 ★Step 1 Leading in 【新课导入】 1.Greeting 2.Warming-up Get the students to review some verbs and their past forms.