Step 2 Listening：What were they doing when the rainstorm came? Let’s listen. Pay

attention to “was/were +doing”

1b Listen to the TV report and circle the correct response.

a. doing my homework / studying

b. playing basketball / reading

c. going to work / waiting for the bus

d. walking home / shopping

Step 3 Speaking

Look at the pictures and answer the questions by using “was/were + doing” For example:

A: What was the boy doing at the time of the rainstorm?

B: He _____________________.

Pair work: 1c Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the

rainstorm.

Step 4 Listening

2a Listen and number the pictures 1-5.

2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a.

Step 5 Speaking

2c Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation between the boy and a TV reporter.

2d Role play the conversation.

Step 6 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?

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。 I. 主语不是指人，而是it等。

如：It began to rain.

II. begin后接表示心理活动的词。如：begin to know还有believe, wonder, think 等词。

III. begin本身是ing形式，为避免重复后接to do。 即：beginning to do

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。

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。

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