Unit 5
What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
Section A(1a-2d)
Lead-in
What is the man talking about?
rainstorm
New words
New words
wind
light
New words
alarm
New words
pick up
New words
Now 2 mins to test your spelling.
1. English-Chinese
rainstorm, alarm, get off, heavily, pich up, strange， suddenly， begin
2. Chinese-English
暴风雨，闹钟，发出响声，大量地，接电话，奇特的，突然，开始
When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.
Practice
Yesterday, there was a rainstorm.
Lead-in
Yesterday, there was a rainstorm.
What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Here are some reports.
Lead-in
What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
I was reading in the library.
Presentation
过去进行时：
主语+was/were +doing
What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
I was sleeping in my house.
Presentation
过去进行时：表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间内进行或发生的动作。
主语+was/were +doing
What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
We were waiting for the bus at the bus stop .
Presentation
What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
I was running on the street .
Presentation
过去进行时态
表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间内正在进行的动作。
基本结构：主语+was/were + v.-ing +其他成分
昨晚那个时间你正在做什么？
—What _____ you ______at that time last night?
我正在洗澡。
—I ___________ a shower.
doing
were
was taking
Presentation
Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm? Match the
statements with the people in the picture.
1. __ I was in the library.
2. __ I was in my house.
3. __ I was on the street.
4. __ I was at the bus stop.
b
d
c
a
1a
Presentation
Listen to the TV report and circle the correct responses.
a. doing my homework / studying
b. playing basketball / reading
c. going to work / waiting for the bus
d. walking home / shopping
1b
Listening
听力原文：
Reporter: The?weather?is?beautiful?today!?But?yesterday’s?rainstorm?
was?the?heaviest?one?so?far?this?year.?So,?what were?people?
doing?yesterday ?at?the?time of the?rainstorm??
[outside?the?studio, on?the?street]
Girl: I?was?at?home?doing?my?homework.?But?I?could?hear?
the?heavy?rain?against?my?bedroom?window.
Boy: I?was?reading?at?the?library?after?school.?I’m?so?glad
Listening
I?didn’t?decide?to?play?basketball!
Woman: I?was?waiting?for?the?bus?after?work.?Then?the rain
?? suddenly?started?and?I?got?all?wet.
Man: I?was?walking?home?from?the?supermarket.?Luckily,
?I?had?an?umbrella,?but?I?still?got?wet!?
[back?in?the?studio]?
Reporter: Looks?like?many?people?were?caught?in?the?rain
? yesterday.?Many?took?hours?to?get?home…
Listening
Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm.
A: What was the girl doing at the time
of the rainstorm?
B: She was…
1c
Talking
Listen and number the pictures 1-5.
1
2
3
4
5
2a
Listening
Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a.
I ____ so busy _______
for the umbrella that I didn’t see a car coming.
My alarm didn’t go off so I _______ up late.
I took a hot shower
and _________ some
warm food.
was
looking
ate
woke
2b
Listening
I ____________ for the bus when it began to rain heavily.
I _____ to the bus stop but I still missed the bus.
was waiting
ran
Listening
听力原文：
Boy: Yesterday?was?a?terrible?day.?My?alarm?didn’t?go? off?so?I?
woke?up?late.?It?was?seven?thirty?when?I?woke?up,?and?I?
needed to?be?at?school?by?eight!?I?ran?to?the bus?stop…but,
? I?still?missed?the?bus.?It?was?eight?thirty?when?I?got?to
?school.?My?teacher?was?angry?and?I?felt?bad?all?day.?At?four?
thirty,?it?was?time?to?go?home.?I?was?waiting?for?the?bus?
when …all?of?a?sudden…it?began?to?rain?heavily. It?was
Listening
?like…a?really?crazy?rainstorm!?I?thought?I?had?an?umbrella?in?my?schoolbag,?so?I?kept?trying?to?look?for?it.?I?was?so?busy?looking?
for?the?umbrella?that?I?didn’t?see?a?car?coming.?And?it?got?water?
all?over?me!?I?was?waiting?like?that…completely?wet…for?maybe?almost?an?hour.?Finally,?the?bus came?and?brought me home. I took?a?hot?shower?and?ate?some?warm?food.?It?felt so?good?to?be
?home!?
Listening
Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation
between the boy and a TV reporter.
TV reporter: Tell us what happened yesterday morning.
Boy: …
TV reporter: So, when the rainstorm suddenly came, what were you doing?
Boy: …
2c
Talking
Read the conversation and fill in the blanks.
7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm
What was Linda doing?
Where was she?
helping mom
in the kitchen
taking a shower
sleeping
in the bathroom
in the bedroom
2d
Reading
Mary: What were you doing last night, Linda? I called at
seven and you didn’t pick up.
Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.
Mary: I see. I called again at eight and you didn’t answer then either.
Linda: What was I doing at eight? Oh, I know. When you called, I was
taking a shower.
Mary: But then I called again at nine.
Linda: Oh, I was sleeping at that time.
Mary: So early? That’s strange .
Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why did you call so many times?
Mary: I needed help with my homework. So while you were
sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me.
Reading
1. pick up接电话
pick up 意为“接电话”, 相当于answer the phone/pick up the phone。pick up的用法：
eg: Why didn’t you pick up/answer the phone?
你为什么不接电话?
Language points
pick up 还可意为“捡起; 开车接( 人)；学会；（偶然）得到”。
pick up the bottle
捡起瓶子
pick up his son
接他的儿子
pick up a heavy cold
染上重感冒
Language points
2. strange/stre?nd?/ adj.奇怪的；奇特的
strange 作形容词，常用含义为“奇怪的；陌生的”，其副词形式为strangely。
eg: What a strange idea! 多么奇特的想法！
He stands in a strange street.
他站在一条陌生的街道上。
Language points
用所给词的适当形式填空：
My mom often tells me not to talk to _________ ( strange ).
strangers
strange
adj.
strangely
adv.
strangeness
n.[U]
stranger(陌生人）
n.[C]
Language points
一、根据句意及所给提示写出单词或短语，补全句子
1. There is an________ (闹钟) on her table.
2. When I got off the bus, it________ (开始) to rain.
3. It all happened so_________(突然地)．
4. My hands are wet. Could you please help me ___________ (拾起) the phone?
5. It is________(奇怪的) to wear such a scarf in summer.
alarm
began
suddenly
(to) pick up
strange
Let's Do It
本节课主要练习了听力，学习了知识点go off, heavily, suddenly, pick up, strange的用法，学会了谈论过去某个时刻正在发生的事情。
Summary
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