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Unit 5
What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
Section B 1a~2e
1a. Think of a time when you were late for or couldn’t go to an event. What was the event? What was the reason why you were late or couldn’t go? Tell your partner the story.
Pre-listening
1b. Listen and write short answers to the questions.
Q: What is the passage mainly about?
________ Kate saw a dog by the side of the road.
________ Kate got to the bus stop.
________ Kate called the Animal Helpline.
________ Kate left the house.
________ Kate waited for someone to walk by.
________ Kate realized her bag was still at home.①
1c. Listen again. Number the events [1-6] in the order they happened.
4
2
6
1
5
3
1d. Talk about why Kate missed the school basketball competition. Student A begins a sentence with while or when. Student B completes the sentence.
A: When the school basketball competition started...
B: When the school basketball competition started, Kate was still making her way to school.
Post-listening
1. Kate realized her bag was still at home.
realize作及物动词,其后可接名词、代词或从句作宾语。
realize v. 理解;领会;认识到
e.g. Bob didn’t realize his mistake.
鲍勃没有意识到自己的错误。
Listening is important in learning English, but he doesn’t realize it.
听力在学习英语中很重要,但他没有意识到这一点。
Language Points
6
Let’s Predict
Look at the title and the pictures in the book, what are the events?
∙ Dr. Martin Luther King
∙ An African American who fought for the civil rights for the black
∙ He got killed in 1968.
∙ The World Trade Center in New York
∙ It was taken down by terrorists.
∙ 911 (September. 11. 2001)
Pre-reading
2a. Look at the pictures and title in the passage. What do you think the passage is about?
The passage is about events that happened in the past.
/ ˈpæsɪdʒ /n.章节;段落
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.
While-reading
2b. Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. What