Unit5
What were you doing
when the rainstorm came?
Unit 5
Section B 2
2a-2e
学习目标
Read to learn which two events the passage talks about

To learn new words: passage, pupil, completely, silence, recently, date, tower, truth
shout
climb
What were they doing when you saw them?
jump
follow
Look at the picture. Say what each person was doing when the rainstorm came. Make sentences with “when” and “while”.
eat ice cream
take photos
ride a bike
talk with a policeman
A: What was the girl doing when the rainstorm came?
B: While the girl was...
C: When the rainstorm came, the man was…
eat ice cream
take photos
ride a bike
talk with a policeman
Do you know the world-famous speech I Have a Dream?
It is given by Martin Luther King.
Now lets enjoy it:
马丁·路德·金 (Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968) 是世界知名的美国民权运动领袖。在20世纪50~60年代，他为改善美国黑人的社会权利及地位做了大量的工作。作为黑人领袖，他赢得了美国各阶层人民的尊重和爱戴，为世界所关注，1964年荣获“诺贝尔和平奖”。
Do you know the “911” event that shocked the world?
Now lets see the real scene of “911”:
世界贸易中心(World Trade Center) 简称“世贸中心”，是一个由两座并立的塔式摩天楼(被称作“双子塔”)、四座办公楼和一座旅馆组成的建筑群，主体于1973年建成使用，曾以世界最高的双子塔闻名于世，是美国纽约的地标之一。2001年9月11日，世贸中心被恐怖分子用所劫持的民航班机撞毁，这就是举世震惊的“9·11事件”。
Read the words and expressions loudly.
passage
pupil
completely
shocked
silence
in silence
recently
take down
terrorist
n. 章节；段落
n. 学生
adv. 彻底地；完全地
adj.惊愕的；受震惊的
n.沉默；缄默；无声
沉默；无声
adv. 不久前；最近
拆除；往下拽；记录
n.恐怖主义者；恐怖分子
date
tower
at first
truth
Animal Helpline
World Trade Center
n. 日期；日子
n. 塔；塔楼
首先；最初
n.实情；事实
动物保护热线
世贸大楼(美国纽约)
Look at the pictures and title in the passage. What do you think the passage is about?
2a
1 completely adv.完全地complete adj.“
He completely believe my words.
2 in silence 沉默
After arguing with each other , both of them are in silence.
3 recently adv. 最近 recent adj.
What have you done recently?
4 …most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken by terrorists.
绝大多数美国人都记得纽约世贸中心被恐怖分子摧毁时他们在做什么。
take down 摧毁
“They are talking about how to take that wall down.
5 terrorist n.
恐怖分子
The man is a terrorist.
6 She remembers working in her office near the two towers.
她记得当时自己正在距两座塔楼不远的办公室工作。
remember (sb) doing sth
记得（某人）曾经做过某事
I don’t remember seeing him anywhere.
I remember my father bringing home a large Christmas tree.
2b
Click it.
Reading
Reading the Title and First Sentences
The title can be helpful for you to understand a text. It is also a good idea to read the first sentence of each paragraph before you read the whole text.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. What are the two events in the passage?

2. When did they happen?
1) Dr. Martin Luther King was killed.
2) The World Trade Center in New
York was taken down by terrorists.
Dr. Martin Luther King was killed on April 4, 1968.
The World Trade Center was taken down on September 11, 2001.
2b
Read the passage again. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F), or is the information not given (NG)?
__ 1. Everyone in American remembers who killed Dr. King.
__ 2. Robert Allen was eating lunch when Dr. King was killed.
__ 3. Robert’s parents were shocked to hear the news.
__ 4. Kate Smith was watching a movie when a plane hit the World Trade Center.
__ 5. Kate didn’t think her friend was telling the truth about the event.
2c
F
F
F
F
T
Underline sentences from the passage with similar meanings to the ones below.
1. Not everyone will remember who killed
him, but they can remember what they
were doing when they heard that he got
killed.
2d
Although some people may not remember
who killed him, they remember what they
were doing when they heard the news.
2. No one said anything for the rest of
dinner.
3. September 11, 2001 — the date alone
means something to most people in the
US.

4. I had trouble thinking clearly after that
because I was very afraid.
My parents did not talk after
that, and we finished the rest of our
dinner in silence.
Even the date — September 11,
2001 — has meaning to most Americans.
I was so scared that I could hardly think
clearly after that.
How much do you remember about the events in the passage? Test your partner.
A: When did Dr. Martin Luther King die?
B: He died on …
A: When was the World Trade Center taken down?
B: It was on …
2e
Language points
1. She remembers working in her office near the two towers.
我会记得告诉她这件事。
I will remember to tell her about it.
你不记得昨天已经告诉过我了吗？
Don’t you remember telling me about it yesterday?
remember to do sth. 表示“记得去做某事(还没做)”；remember doing sth. 表示“记得做过某事(已做过)”。
我忘记掉我昨天把门关了(我关了门，但是我忘了)
I forget opening the door.
我昨天晚上忘记做作业了。(实际上我没有做)
I forgot to do my homework last night.
【链接】有类似用法的短语还有：forget doing sth. 忘记做过某事(已做) / forget to do sth.忘记做某事(还未做)。
课时重点回顾
Review
remember to do sth.
remember doing sth.
in silence
take down
at first
Test your spelling.
Spelling Bee
1. English-Chinese
passage, pupil, silence, terrorist, date, tower, truth, Animal Helpline, World Trade Center
2. Chinese-English
彻底地；惊愕的；沉默；不久前；拆除；首先
When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.
People often ________ what they ________ when they _____ the news of important events in history. Robert Allen _________ dinner with his parents _____ he _____ the news that Dr. Martin Luther King died. Kate Smith ___________ in her office ____ the World Trade Center ______________ by terrorists. She was ________ that she could ______ think ______ after that.
根据课文内容填空。
remember
were doing
was eating
heard
when
heard
was working
when
was taken down
so scared
hardly
clearly
1. What ___you ____when she came in? 
A. did, do    B. are, doing 
C. do, do    D. were, doing
2. Remember ____ off the lights when you leave the room, please.
(2013黑龙江绥化)
A. to turn B. turning C. turn
选择最佳答案。
3. Where was Davy __Linda was looking 
for him? 
  A. that   B. while C. at    D. where
4. Attention, please! The plane will _____ in a minute. Every passenger, please fasten(系) your safety belt.
A. take up           B. take off     
C. take over         D. take down
5.  —Jack, you seem to be ____.
—Yes. It’s 8:20 now and my train
leaves in ten minutes. (2012江苏盐城)
A. in a hurry  B. in fear
C. in safety  D. in silence
6. The reporter said that the UFO ____ east to west when he saw it.
(2012江苏盐城)
A. travels  B. traveled
C. was traveling  D. has traveled
1. 昨天上午下雨时，我们正在家看电视。
2. 她妈妈正在做饭时，电话铃响了。
3. 你昨天晚上八点钟在干什么？
We were watching TV at home when it rained yesterday morning.
Her mother was cooking dinner when
the telephone rang.
What were you doing at eight o’clock 
last night?
翻译下列句子。
1. was, a, she, day, forget, will, this, never
_______________________________.
2. realized, it, out, that, was, the, I , looked,
true, window, and
__________________________________
______________.
3. office, working, she, in, near, towers,
remembers, her, the, two
　________________________________
___________________.
She remembers working in her office near the two towers
This was a day she will never forget
I looked out the window and realized that it was true
将所给单词连成完整、正确的句子。
1. While the boy _____ down the street, the
UFO landed.
A. had walked B. was walking
C. has walked D. is walking
2. Tina was waiting for me when I arrived
at the museum. (对划线部分提问)
______ was Tina ________when you
arrived at the museum?
What doing
3. 根据所给中文，完成句子翻译。
当我到家的时候，妈妈正在厨房做饭。
__________________________________
__________________________________
4. —What were you doing when I called
you at 8 o’clock yesterday?
— I _____ the violin at that time.
A. play B. is playing
C. played D. was playing
When I got / arrived home, my mother was cooking in the kitchen.
5. It _______ heavily when I left the
cinema.
A. rains B. will rain
C. is raining D. was raining
6. I ______ my clothes, and the phone
rang.
A. wash B. washed
C. am washing D. was washing
7. My brother came back home while I
______ homework.
A. am doing B. were doing
C. was doing
8. — Did you watch the football match
yesterday?
— Yes, I did. You know, my brother
_____ in the match.
A. is playing B. was playing
C. will play
9. I ____ the charity show on TV when
the telephone rang.
A. watch B. watched
C. am watching D. was watching
10. Peter likes reading a newspaper _____
he is having breakfast.
A. until B. while
C. because D. though
11. A great meeting about weather change
_____ in Copenhagen (哥本哈根) in
December, 2009.
A. took place
B. took pride
C. took down
D. took after
发挥想象，连词成文。
(50-100字)
completely, shocked, in silence, take down, at first, truth, have a look
Homework
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