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Section A (3a-4c)
Unit 5
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Key words & phrases:
Key sentences:
1. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
2. Ben was helping his mom make dinner
when the rain began to beat heavily against
the windows.
Learning targets
storm, wind, light, report, area, wood, window, flashlight, match, beat, against, asleep, rise, fallen, apart, icy, kid, at first, fall asleep, die down, have a look
在……时候
等公交
（闹钟）响
洗个热水澡
错过公交
雨下得很大
接电话
at the time of
wait for the bus
go off
take a hot shower
miss the bus
rain heavily
pick up / answer the
call
Translate the phrases.
Revision
a storm
destroy/damage
毁坏，损毁
Do you think a storm can be good for people
storm n. 暴风雨
wind n. 风
light v. 光；光线；光亮
report v. & n. 报道；公布
area n. 地域；地区
wood n. 木；木头
window n. 窗；窗户
match n. 火柴
Words and expressions
beat v. 敲打
against prep. 倚；碰；撞
asleep adj. 睡着
rise v. & n. 升起；增加；提高
fallen adj. 倒下的；落下的
apart adv. 分离；分开
icy adj. 冰冷的
kid v. 开玩笑；欺骗
Words and expressions
at first 起先；起初
fall asleep 进入梦乡；睡着
die down 逐渐变弱；逐渐消失
have a look 看一看
Words and expressions
Read the passage and answer the
questions.
What was the weather like before the
heavy rain started
Strong winds were blowing outside and
black clouds were making the sky very dark.
3a
Presentation
2. What was the neighborhood like after
the storm
The neighborhood was in a mess. Fallen
trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.
Complete the sentences using the
information from the passage.
1. When the news on TV was reported,
strong winds outside.
2. While Ben’s mom was making sure the
radio was working, his dad _________
_________________________________
were blowing
3b
was putting
pieces of wood over the windows.
3. Ben ______________________________
when the heavy rain finally started.
4. When Ben _______________ at 3:00 a.m.,
the wind ______________.
was helping his mom make dinner
finally fell asleep
was dying down
Discuss the questions with your
partner.
“Although the storm broke many things
apart, it brought families and neighbors
closer together.”
3c
1. What other things can bring people
closer together
Share your ideas and reasons with your
partner, then share them with the class.
2. How can we help each other in times of
difficulty
(1) Cheer people up by saying some kind
words to encourage them.
(2) Donate clothes, food and other things to
those who need help.
(3) Donate some money to those who lost
their homes.
(4) Send some police officers and doctors to
save the people in danger.
If you were Ben’s neighbors, what could you do after the storm How could you help them
What were you doing at eight last night
I was taking a shower.
What was she doing at the time of the rainstorm
She was doing her homework.
What was he doing when the rainstorm came
He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came.
Grammar Focus
What was Ben doing when it began to rain heavily
When it began to rain, Ben was helping his mom make dinner.
What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping
While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework.
I was cooking.
I was cutting hair.
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Look at the table and write sentences with both while and when.
4a
While John was taking photos, Mary bought a drink.
John was taking photos when Mary bought a drink.
John Mary
take photos buy a drink
play the piano leave the house
clean his room turn on the radio
shop take the car to the car wash
(2) While John was playing the piano, Mary left the house.
John was playing the piano when Mary left the house.
(3) While John was cleaning his room, Mary turned on the radio.
John was cleaning his room when Mary turned on the radio.
(4) While John was shopping, Mary took the car to the car wash.
John was shopping when Mary took the car to the car wash.
Fill in the blanks with was, were,
when or while.
4b
At 7:00 a.m., I woke up. _____ I ____ making my breakfast, my brother ____ listening to the radio. ______ I was eating, the radio news talked about a car accident near our home. My brother and I went out right away to have a look. _____ we got to the place of the accident, the car ____ in bad shape from hitting a tree. But luckily, the driver ____ fine. The roads _____ icy because of the heavy snow from the night before.
When
was
were
was
While
was
was
While
What were you doing at these times last Sunday Fill in the chart. Then ask your partner.
4c
A：What were you doing at nine o’clock last
Sunday morning？
B：I was sleeping. How about you？
A：I was doing my homework.
B：You're kidding！
You Your partner
9:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
1. 过去进行时
含义： 表示过去某一时刻或某一段时间内正在进行的动作或存在的状态。与特定的过去时间状语连用,常见的时间有: at 8 last night, at this time、at that time、at that moment 等。
结构： was/were (not) + doing
Language points
例：What were you doing at six last night
你昨晚六点在干什么？
I was writing a letter to my father at that
moment. 我那时候正在给我爸爸写信。
We were building a house last winter.
我们去年冬天在建房子。
We were not sleeping at that time.
我们当时没睡。
Was he feeling well 他感觉还好吗？
2. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
(1) with no light outside是由with引导的复合结构，其结构为“with＋名词＋副词”，在句中作伴随状语。介词with表示一种伴随的状态。
例：The square looks more beautiful than ever
with all the lights on.
所有的灯都亮起来了，广场看起来比任
何时候都漂亮。
(2) feel like 感觉像；似乎。其后可接名词、
代词、动名词或从句。其中like为介词，它
除了可与feel搭配以外，还可与sound、taste、
look等动词搭配。
例：I feel like catching a cold.我好像感冒了。
It tastes like ice-cream! 它尝起来像冰淇淋。
Your voice sounds like screaming.
你的声音像在尖叫。
The baby look like a small doll.
这个婴儿看起来像个小玩偶。
3. Ben was helping his mom make dinner
when the rain began to beat heavily against
the windows.
(1)【辨析】beat与win
两者都有“赢，获胜”的意思。二者的区别:
beat后常接表示人、团队的名词，而win后
接比赛、战争、奖品等名词。
例：I believe he can beat the competitor.我相
信他能打败他的竞争对手。
I won the first prize in the competition.
在这场比赛中我赢得了第一名。
(2) against prep. 倚；碰；撞。
【拓展】①against prep. 反对，与……相反。
常用短语：be against 反对……，其反义短语为 be for (支持……)。
例：That’s against my will. 那违背了我的意愿。
②against常与play、fight、argue等动词连用，表示“反抗、对抗”之意。
例：The soldiers fought against the enemies without
any fear. 士兵们毫不畏惧地与敌人作战。
一、单项选择。
1. The Chinese national women's badminton team
____the Japanese team on May 24.
A．won B．lost C．beat D．missed
2. I have a bad cold.I don’t feel like______ anything.
A．to eat B．eating C．eat D. eating
3. We’ll play basketball ________ Class 3 tomorrow.
A．over B．against C．to D．for
Exercises
二、根据汉语意思完成句子。
1. 因为昨晚外面太吵，我们睡不着。
Because it was too outside last
night, we couldn’t .
2. 这尝起来像蜂蜜，你要试一下吗？
It like honey. Do you want to
a ______ .
3. 她睡着了，别叫醒她。
Don’t her . She is .
fall asleep
noisy
asleep
wake
up
try
tastes
have
1. Learnt some new words and phrases:
storm, wind, light, report, area, wood, window,
flashlight, match, beat, against, asleep, rise,
fallen, apart, icy, kid, at first, fall asleep,
die down, have a look
2. Learnt Past Progressive tense.
Summary
Memorize the language points in the
lesson.
2. Try your best to retell the whole
passage.
Homework
