Unit5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?

重点单词：

rainstorm [ˈreɪnstɔ:m] n. 暴风雨

alarm [əˈlɑ:m] n. 闹钟

go off (闹钟)发出响声

begin [bɪˈgɪn] v. 开始

heavily [ˈhevɪli] adv. 在很大程度上，大量地

suddenly [ˈsʌdənli] adv. 突然地

pick up(=pick up the phone) 接电话

strange [streɪndʒ] adj. 奇怪的，陌生的，奇特的

storm [stɔ:m] n. 暴风雨

wind [waɪnd] n. 风

light [laɪt] n. & v. 电灯;点燃

report [riˈpɔ:t] v. 报导，报告

area ['eərɪə] n. 范围，地域，地区

wood [wʊd] n. 树木，木材，树木

window [ˈwindəu] n. 窗户

flashlight ['flæʃlaɪt] n. 手电筒，火炬

match [mætʃ] n. 火柴，比赛

beat [bi:t] v. 敲打，打败

against [əˈgenst] prep. 反对，对…不利

asleep [əˈsli:p] adj. 睡着的，熟睡的

fall asleep 进入梦乡，睡着

die down 逐渐变弱，逐渐消失

rise [raɪz] v. 上升，升起

fallen [ˈfɔ:lən] adj. 倒下的，落下的

apart [əˈpɑ:t] adv. 分离，分开

have a look 看一看

icy [ˈaɪsɪ] adj. 覆盖着冰的，冰冷的

kid [kɪd] n. & v. (口语)小孩;开玩笑，欺骗

realize [ˈri:əlaɪz] v. 认识到，了解

make one's way 前往，费力地前进

passage [ˈpæsɪdʒ] n. 章节，段落

pupil [ˈpju:pl] n. 学生

completely [kəmˈpli:tli] adv. 彻底地，完全地

shocked [ʃɔkt] adj. 震惊的，震撼的

silence [ˈsaɪləns] n. 寂静，沉默

in silence 沉默，无声

recently [ˈri:sntli] adv. 不久前，近来，最近

take down 拆除，往下拽，记录

terrorist [ˈterərɪst] n. 恐怖分子

date [deɪt] n. 日期，日子

tower [ˈtaʊə(r)] n. 塔

at first 首先，最初

truth [tru:θ] n. 真相，真理，事实

【重点短语】

1. in/on the street 在街上

make sure 确信;确认

at the bus stop在公共汽车站

2. beat against... 拍打… …

at the time of the rainstorm

在下暴雨的时候

3. fall asleep/ill 进人梦乡/生病

4. die down 逐渐变弱;逐渐消失

die out灭绝

die away消失

die of/ from…死于……

5. wake up 醒来

6. find the neighborhood in a mess

发现周转一团糟

join somebody to do something

(加入)和某人一起做……

7. break.. . apart 使……分离

8. in times of difficulty

面对困难的时候

9. at the time of 当.......时候

at that time在那时

10. go off (闹钟)发出响声

11. take a hot shower 洗热水澡

12. miss the bus 错过公交车

13. pick up 接电话

strong winds狂风

heavy rain/snow 大雨/雪

dark clouds乌云

14. bring... together 使……靠拢

take the car to the car wash

把车开到洗车场

15. be in the area在这个地区

make dinner做晚餐

fall in trouble遇到麻烦

fall in love with sb.爱上某人

16. miss the event 错过这个事件

the place of the accident事故发生地

get to the bus stop 到达汽车站

17. by the side of the road 在路边

18. the Animal Helpline 动物保护热线

19. walk by 走路经过

20. make one’s way to somewhere=on one’s way to somewhere在某人去……的路上; 前进

be helpful to do sth做…有帮助

21. hear the news 听到这个消息

the news of important events in history历史上的重要事件的新闻

the news on the radio/ TV

收音机/电视的新闻

22. be completely shocked被彻底震惊

the rest of…其余的…;剩下的…

cheer somebody on给某人加油/打气

23. for example 例如

24. be killed 被杀害

25. over 50=more than 50多(岁)

26. a school pupil 一个小学生

27. on the radio 通过广播

28. in silence 沉默;无声

in surprise 吃惊地

in joy 高兴地

29. more recently 最近地;新近

30. the World Trade Center 世贸中心

31. take down 拆除;摧毁

be taken down by terrorists

被恐怖分子摧毁

look out the window看窗外

32. have meaning to sb.对某人有意义

have trouble/ difficulty /problem (in) doing something=there is trouble /difficulty / problem (in) doing something做……有麻烦/困难/问题

33. point out指出

the big day一个重要的日子

a day Kate Smith will never forget

凯特 Smith永远不会忘记的一天

33. remember doing sth. 记得做过某事

played the song without any mistakes毫不出错地演奏了这首歌

call out the winner大声喊出胜者

34. at first 首先;最初

the happiest day of my life

我生命中最高兴的一天

35. so far到目前为止 get it wet打湿

36. be caught in the rain被阻于雨中

be caught under a big stone

被压于大石下(来源：兔笨笨英语网 http://www.tooben.com/)

37. all of sudden突然

leave sb/sth sw把某人/某物留在某地

38. be busy doing sth.=be busy with sth

忙于(做)某事

run back home跑回家

【重点句型】

1. — What were you doing at eight last night? 昨晚8点你在干什么?

— I was taking a shower. 我在洗淋浴。

2. When it began to rain, Ben was helping his mom make dinner. 当开始下雨的时候，本正在帮他妈妈做晚饭。

3. — What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping? 琳达在睡觉的时候，珍妮正在干什么?

— While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework. 琳达在睡觉的时候，珍妮正在帮玛丽做作业。

4. No wonder you didn’t make it to the competition.难怪你没有来参加比赛。

5. It was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.屋外有如此严重的风暴，很难玩得高兴。

6. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.外面没有光，感到像半夜一样。

【知识点讲解】

1.go off(铃声)响起

The alarm went off.

【拓展】 go off“离开，逃走，私奔，(食物)变坏”

Bob went off alone and has not returned.

Meat went off quickly in hot weather.

2.pick up拾起，捡起, 拿起

pick up sth pick sth up.如果是人称代词，必须放在中间

Please pick up your toy. /pick it up.

I called you yesterday, but you didn’t pick up.

【拓展】pick up还有“搭载，让人乘车”的意思。

The bus stopped and picked up some passengers.

3.while 当……的时候

While the girl was shopping, he went out.

【辨析】 while与when

while “当……的时候”，作连词引导时间状语从句。在使用时应注意:在while引导的从句中，其位于动词只能是延续性动词，强调主句和从句的动作或状态同时发生。

While I was watching TV, someone knocked at the door.

When“当……时”，后可跟延续性动作，也可跟短暂性动作。

When I passed that room I heard someone singing.

【提示】 while作连词时也可理解为“然而”，表示转折关系,强调前后动作形成对比，while作名词，表示“一会儿，一段时间”for a while。

I like apples while my sister doesn’t. /The rain will fall for a while.

4.make sure查明，确信

Make sure that you’ve made no mistakes. Go and make sure of the time and place.

【拓展】 sure的常见搭配

①be sure of对……有把握

I’m quite sure of your kindness.

②be sure+宾语从句

I’m sure that she’ll win the game.

I’m not sure if they will return or not.

③be sure to一定，必定

He’s sure to succeed.(成功)

5.beat在本句中表示“敲打”，还可表示“(心脏)等跳动”，beat+人 “打败某人”

We beat them by 2 to 1.

His heart is still beating.

【拓展】 win “赢，获胜” +game, war, match, prize（ 过去式，过去分词won,现在分词winning.）

I always win a prize.

6. die down “逐渐减弱”=drop

The winds dropped.

=The winds died down.

The sound died down slowly.

【拓展】 die of因……致死

He died of a disease.

7. rise vi，“上升，上涨;起立，起床”（ rise –rose-risen）

After the heavy rain the river will rise. /He rose from his chair./When do you rise in the morning?

8..in silence寂静地，沉默地=silently

silence为名词，其形容词形式为silent，“寂静的，无声的”

Uncle Tom smoked at the corner in silence. Our teacher asked us to keep silent.

9.hit用作动词，“打，击，击中”，指一次性的动作。在表示“击打某人”时，习惯上的表达方式是“hit sb+on/in+the+身体的某一部位”

John hit Tom on the head. Tom hit him in the face.

【语法：过去进行时】

过去进行时:由“was/were+Ving”构成

以动词work为例，其肯定式、否定式和疑问式见下表：

表示过去进行时的时间状语有：at that time,this time yesterday,at ten yesterday evening,from eight to twelve yesterday,以及when,while 引导的时间状语从句。

It was raining at 6 o’clock this morning. What were you doing this time last night?

He was sleeping when the UFO arrived.

(2)过去进行时与一般过去时的区别：

①表示已完成的动作用一般过去时，未完成的动作则可用过去进行时

I wrote a letter this morning. I was writing a letter this morning.

②一般过去时侧重于叙述事实，过去进行时则侧重于动作的持续性，从而更具描绘性

It snowed last night.It’s all white outside now.

It was snowing last night.so it was very cold.

③两个动作同时发生时，较短的动作可用一般过去时，而较长时间的动作可用过去进行时表示。

Mum was talking with her friends when Sue entered the room.

【话题写作】

紧张而又忙碌的初中生活即将结束，请以“My unforgettable (难忘的) Middle School Life”为题写一篇短文。短文首句已给出。

要求： 词数80-100. 短文题目和开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：learn, spend, be interested in, be busy with

My Unforgettable Middle School Life

How times flies! My middle school life is coming to the end. I can't forget the happy time that I've spent with my classmates and teachers. At school, I am busy with my studies. I'm interested in English, because my English teacher, Miss Wang, is kind and helpful.

I like playing basketball and reading books. After class, I join some clubs at school. In this way, I've got more knowledge and improved my life. I learn how to face difficulties, and I also learn how to get on well with friends.

My school life is meaningful and colorful. In a word, it is unforgettable, isn't it?