1. Unit 5

2. when the rainstorm came?
What were you doing
when the rainstorm came?
Unit 5
Section A 1
1a-2d

3. —What is he doing? —He is playing tennis.
play tennis
play soccer
do some reading
—What are they doing?
—They are boating on the sea.
dance
have a party
boat on the sea

4. What was he doing at 9:00 yesterday evening?
What is the boy doing ?
He is sleeping.
He was doing his homework.

5. What is the boy doing now?
What was the boy doing just now?
He is playing football.
He was playing football.

6. What are you doing now?
We are having a class.
What were you doing at this time yesterday?
We were having a class at this time yesterday.

7. 现在进行时 过去进行时 含义： 表示现在正在进行的动作。 结构： is/am/are + doing 例句：
I am having an English class.
含义： 表示过去某个时刻正在进行的动作。
结构：
was/were + doing
例句：
I was having an English class at this time yesterday.

8. Presentation Yesterday, there was a rainstorm.
What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Here are some reports.
What were you doing
when the rainstorm came?
I was studying in the library.

9. Where were you when the rainstorm came?
I was on the street.

10. What were you doing
when the rainstorm came?
I was talking with my mother in my house.

11. What were you doing
when the rainstorm came?
I was waiting for the bus at the bus stop.

12. 1a 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 a d c

13. Listening
What were they doing when
the rainstorm came? Let’s listen.
Pay attention to “was/were +doing”.

14. 1b 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

15. Speaking Look at the pictures and answer the
questions by using “was/were + doing”.
What was your sister doing at the time of the rainstorm?
She was reading at home.

16. What was your brother doing
at the time of the rainstorm?
He _____________________.
was doing his homework

17. What was your father doing
at the time of the rainstorm?
He ____________________.
was playing basketball

18. A: What was the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm? B: She was…
Pairwork
1c 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…

19. Listening
2a Listen and number the pictures 1-5. 4 1 5 3 2

20. 2b 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.
was
looking
I took a hot shower
and _________ some
warm food.
ate
My alarm didn’t go off so I _______ up late.
woke

21. I ____________ for the bus when it began to rain heavily.
was waiting
I _____ to the bus stop but I still missed the bus.
ran

22. Speaking 2c 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?

23. 2d Role play the conversation.
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.

24. 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.

25. Mary: But then I called again at nine.
Linda: Oh, I was sleeping
at that time.
Mary: So early? That’s strange.

26. 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.

27. Language points
1. My alarm didn’t go off so I woke up
late.
alarm n. 闹钟
e.g. What time shall I set the alarm
for?
我该把闹钟拨到几点钟响？

28. 2. I was waiting for the bus when it began to rain heavily.
1) begin v. (began) 开始
e.g. I’ll begin whenever you’re ready.
你什么时候准备好我就开始。
常用的句型：
begin to do与begin doing
一般来说，begin to do和begin doing可
以互换，但在以下三种情况下，用to do。

29. 主语不是指人，而是it等。
如：It began to rain.
begin后接表示心理活动的词。如：begin to know, 还有believe, wonder, think等词。
begin本身是ing形式，为避免重复后接to do。 即：beginning to do

30. 2) heavily adv. 在很大程度上；大量地
e.g. moving heavily 吃力地移动
It was raining heavily. 雨下得很大。
3. So, when the rainstorm suddenly came, …
suddenly adv. 突然；忽然
e.g. I suddenly remembered that I hadn’t
locked the door.
我忽然想起没有锁门。

31. 4. That’s strange.
strange adj. 奇特的，奇怪的；
不可思议的
e.g. a strange noise 奇怪的声音
He’s always here; it’s strange you’ve
never met him.
他经常在这，你却没有见过他，真是
不可思议。

32. 5. I called at seven and you didn’t pick up.
pick up(=pick up the phone) 接电话
pick up 还有以下含义：
　1) 拾起；抱起  
e.g. The children picked up many sea 
shells at the seashore.     孩子们在海边捡到许多贝壳。     Pick that book up.     把那本书捡起来。    

33. 2) 搭载  
e.g. The car stopped to pick me up.     汽车停下来接我。 
  We’ll send the ambulance to pick him 
up.    我们要派一辆救护车把他接走。

34. Speaking
Make a survey. Ask your partners
in your group what they were doing
at the following time. Fill in the form
and then give a report.

35. Report: Tom was reading. Peter was shopping…
Time
Names
doing
Yesterday 7:00
Tom
reading
Peter
shopping
Yesterday 8:00
walking …
Yesterday 9:00
A: What were you doing yesterday at 7:00?
B : I was reading.

36. Summary 写出下列短语。 1. 在图书馆 2. 在……的时候 3. 去上班 4. 等公共汽车 5. 走路回家 6. 在街上
7. 打篮球
8. 弹钢琴
in the library
at the time of
go to work
wait for the bus
walk home
on the street
play basketball
play the piano

37. Exercises 根据上下文内容填空。 Mary: What ______ you doing last night, Linda?
I called at seven and you didn’t pick ____.
Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.
Mary: I see. I called _____ at 8 and you didn’t
_______ then either.
Linda: What was I doing at 8? Oh, I know. When
you called, I was ______ a shower.
Mary: But then I called again at 9.
Linda: Oh, I _____ sleeping at that time.
Mary: So early? That’s strange.
were up
again
answer
taking
was

38. Linda: Yeah, I was tired.
Why _____ you call so
many times?
did
Mary: I needed help with my
homework.
So while you were ________, I
called Jenny and she helped me.
sleeping

39. 1. Remember the words and phrases in this lesson.
2. Finish the exercises in the workbook.