1、Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? 1. To talk about past events 2. To use the sentence patterns: What were you doing when the rainstorm came? I was taking a shower. 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 Wh
2、ere were the people at the time of the rainstorm? Match the statements with the people in the picture. What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Lets listen. Pay attention to “was/were +doing”. a. doing my homework / studying b. playing basketball / reading c. going to work / waiting for the bus
3、 d. walking home / shopping 1b Listen to the TV report and circle the correct responses. Look at the pictures and answer the questions by using “was/were + doing”. A:What was your sister doing at the time of the rainstorm? B:She was reading at home. Speaking He _. What was your brother doing at the
4、time of the rainstorm? was doing his homework A: What was the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm ? B: She was. A: What was the boy doing. B: He was. 1c Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm. 2a Listen and number the pictures1-5. 1 2 3 4 5 I _ so busy _ for the
5、 umbrella that I didnt see a car coming. My alarm didnt go off so I _ up late. I took a hot shower and _some warm food. was looking ate woke I _ for the bus when it began to rain heavily. I _ to the bus stop but I still missed the bus. was waiting ran 2b Listen again.Fill in the blanks in the senten
6、ces in 2a. 2c Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation between the boy and a TV reporter. Reporter: Tell us what happened yesterday morning? Boy: _ Reporter: Why ? Boy: My alarm _ Reporter: Did you catch the bus? Boy: _ Reporter: What were you doing when the rainstorm suddenly
7、 came? Boy: _ Reporter: Why didnt you see a car coming ? Boy: _ _ 2d Role-play the conversation. Mary: What were you doing last night,Linda?I called at seven and you didnt pick up? Linda:Oh,I was in the kitchen helping my mom. Mary:I see.I called again at eight and you didnt answer then either. Lind
8、a: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?Thats strange. Linda:Yeah,I was tired.Why did you call so many times? Mary:I needed help with my homework.So while you were sleepi
9、ng,I called Jenny and she helped me. Read the conversation in 2d again and answer the questions. 1. What was Linda doing at seven last night? 2. What was Linda doing at eight last night? 3. What was Linda doing at nine last night? 4. Why did Mary call Linda last night? She was in the kitchen helping
10、 her mom. She was taking a shower. She was sleeping. She needed help with her homework. 区分 when 与while (1) “当的时候”,如后面连接的动词为进行时态,则用while多于 用when。而when通常与瞬间性动词或延续性不强的动词连用。 (2) 如果while前后的动词都是进行时态,while可译为“与此同时”。 I was reading while my brother was drawing. (3) 当while前后的句子描述的情况相对或相反,while可译为 “而”,while更强调
11、并列的对比而非转折。 e.g. I am outgoing while my sister is quiet and shy. Summary 总之,when表示做某种动作的时间或瞬间,由其引导的时间 状语的时态如果是一般过去时,其主句通常要用过去进行时。 while表示略长的一段时间,由其引导的时间状语从句用过去 进行时,而主句时态根据实际情况而定。 1.Linda in the kitchen _ (help) her mother when Mary called. 2. When Linda called, Mary _ _(take) a shower. 3. Linda _ _(sleep) at nine last night. 4.While you _ _(read), Mary called you. was helping was taking was sleeping were reading Exercises 1.Remember the words and phrases in this lesson. 2.Write a report about what your family were doing at 8:00 p.m. last Sunday.
