Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?

Section A

1b Listen to the TV report and Circle the correct responses.

The weather is beautiful today!

But yesterday's rainstorm was the heaviest one so far this year.

So, what were people doing yesterday at the time of the rainstorm?

I was at home doing my homework.

But I could hear the heavy rain against my bedroom window.

I was reading at the library after school.

I'm so glad I didn't decide to play basketball!

I was waiting for the bus after work.

Then the rain suddenly started and I got all wet.

I was walking home from the supermarket.

Luckily, I had an umbrella, but I still got wet!

Looks like many people were caught in the rain yesterday.

Many took hours to get home...

2a Listen and number the pictures .

Yesterday was a terrible day.

My alarm didn't go off so I woke up late.

It was seven thirty when I woke up, and I needed to be at school by eight!

I ran to the bus stop... but, I still missed the bus.

It was eight thirty when I got to school.

My teacher was angry and I felt bad all day.

At four thirty, it was time to go home.

I was waiting for the bus when... all of a sudden... it began to rain heavily.

It was like... a really crazy rainstorm!

I thought I had an umbrella in my schoolbag, so I kept trying to look for it.

I was so busy looking for the umbrella that I didn't see a car coming.

And it got water all over me!

I was waiting like that... completely wet... for maybe almost an hour.

Finally, the bus came and brought me home.

I took a hot shower and ate some warm food.

It felt so good to be home!

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

Yesterday was a terrible day.

My alarm didn't go off so I woke up late.

It was seven thirty when I woke up, and I needed to be at school by eight!

I ran to the bus stop... but, I still missed the bus.

It was eight thirty when I got to school.

My teacher was angry and I felt bad all day.

At four thirty, it was time to go home.

I was waiting for the bus when... all of a sudden... it began to rain heavily.

It was like... a really crazy rainstorm!

I thought I had an umbrella in my schoolbag, so I kept trying to look for it.

I was so busy looking for the umbrella that I didn't see a car coming.

And it got water all over me!

I was waiting like that... completely wet... for maybe almost an hour.

Finally, the bus came and brought me home.

I took a hot shower and ate some warm food.

It felt so good to be home!

2d Role-play the conversation.

What were you doing last night, Linda?

I called at seven and you didn't pick up.

Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.

I see. I called again at eight and you didn't answer then either.

What was I doing at eight?

Oh, I know.

When you called, I was taking a shower.

But then I called again at nine.

Oh, I was sleeping at that time.

So early? That's strange.

Yeah, I was tired. Why did you call so many times?

I needed help with my homework.

So while you were sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me.

3a Read the passage and answer the questions.

The Storm Brought People Closer Together

Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area. 

Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Ben's dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table. 

Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside. 

Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3: 00 a. m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.