BOOK ONE · LESSON 118

What were you doing? 你那时正在做什么？

你那时正在做什么？

A picture lesson introducing the past continuous and past simple in 'when'/'while'/'just as' clauses. Six pictures (m-r) show an action in progress interrupted by a shorter action. The written exercises model 'What were you doing when he arrived?' and 'What was he doing while you were cooking the dinner?'. The grammar workbook drills choosing between the past simple and past continuous, and completing open-ended sentences with while/when/just as.

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READ & UNDERSTAND

Lesson 课文

Listen and answer the questions. 听录音并回答问题。

听录音并回答问题。

Grid of 6 pictures (m-r): m knocking while having breakfast, n postman arriving while leaving, o opening the door as the telephone rang, p getting off the bus, q shaving, r cooking the dinner while it rained. — l118-pictures-grid

Six pictures (m-r) illustrating past continuous + past simple in when/while/just as clauses. m: Someone knocked at the door when I was having breakfast. n: When I was leaving the house, the postman arrived. o: Just as I was opening the front door, the telephone rang. p: She slipped and hurt herself while she was getting off the bus. q: A man shaving in the mirror. r: A woman cooking the dinner while a man is standing in the rain outside.

六张图片（m-r）展示 when/while/just as 从句中过去进行时代替一般过去时的用法。m 我正吃早饭时，有人敲门。n 我正要出门时，邮递员到了。o 我刚要打开前门，电话就响了。p 她下公共汽车时滑倒了，伤了自己。q 一个男人在镜子里刮脸。r 一个女人在做晚饭，男人在外面的雨里站着。

Listen and answer the questions (pictures m-r)

Listen to the recording and answer the question for each picture (m-r).

听录音并回答每组图片（m-r）的问题。

The recording reads each caption; the answer is the caption sentence itself.

1Picture m: knocking at the door while having breakfast.

2Picture n: postman arriving while leaving the house.

3Picture o: opening the front door as the telephone rang.

4Picture p: getting off the bus.

5Picture q: shaving in the mirror.

6Picture r: cooking the dinner while it was raining outside.

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

Practice 练习

Written exercise B

Answer these questions. (One example is given.)

回答以下问题。（已给出一个例子。）

Model answers using 'When he arrived I was ...'. Item 0 is the printed example (have a bath).

0Example: What were you doing when he arrived? (have a bath)

When he arrived I was having a bath.

1What were you doing when he arrived? (cook a meal)

2What were you doing when he arrived? (wash the dishes)

3What were you doing when he arrived? (work in the garden)

4What were you doing when he arrived? (type letters)

5What were you doing when he arrived? (shave)

6What were you doing when he arrived? (boil the milk)

7What were you doing when he arrived? (phone my sister)

8What were you doing when he arrived? (dust the bedroom)

Written exercise C

Answer these questions. (One example is given.)

回答以下问题。（已给出一个例子。）

Model answers using 'While I was cooking the dinner, he was ...'. Item 0 is the printed example (work in the garden).

0Example: What was he doing while you were cooking the dinner? (work in the garden)

While I was cooking the dinner, he was working in the garden.

1What was he doing while you were cooking the dinner? (have a wash)

2What was he doing while you were cooking the dinner? (watch television)

3What was he doing while you were cooking the dinner? (clean his shoes)

4What was he doing while you were cooking the dinner? (listen to the radio)

5What was he doing while you were cooking the dinner? (change his suit)

6What was he doing while you were cooking the dinner? (sit in the dining room)

7What was he doing while you were cooking the dinner? (read the paper)

8What was he doing while you were cooking the dinner? (drive home from work)

Practice A: Was doing and did

Fill in the correct form of the verb - the simple past or the past continuous. 用一般过去时或过去进行时填空。

用一般过去时或过去进行时填空。

Workbook L118 A: 8 items; item 1 is the printed example (were leaving).

1We ___ (leave) the house when the postman arrived.

were leaving

2She dropped some money just as she ___ (get off) the bus.

3Someone ___ (ring) while I was working in the garden.

4They arrived while we ___ (cook) the meal.

5We ___ (all have) breakfast when the postman came with the letters.

6It ___ (rain) very heavily when I got off the train.

7John ___ (remember) his passport just as he was leaving the house.

8I dropped the milk while I ___ (make) some coffee in the kitchen.

Practice B: When and while

Join these sentences using when or while. 用 when 或 while 连接以下各组句子。

用 when 或 while 连接以下各组句子。

Workbook L118 B: 4 join items; item 1 is the printed example (I was walking to school when I met a friend).

1I was walking to school. + I met a friend.

I was walking to school when I met a friend.

2My friend broke his leg. + He was playing football.

3We were driving into the city. + We had an accident.

4She was leaving the house. + The telephone rang.

Practice C: About you

Write true answers to these questions. 根据真实情况回答以下问题。

根据真实情况回答以下问题。

Open-ended personal responses; model answers shown. (Workbook key lists 'Open-ended, but these are possible answers.')

1What were you doing when the teacher came into the class this morning?

2What happened while you were having breakfast this morning?

3Did you meet anyone while you were going home from school yesterday?

BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION

Grammar 语法练习

Grammar I: Complete the sentences with either the past simple or the past continuous

用所给动词的一般过去时或过去进行时形式填空。

16 numbered items. Items 2 and 4 have two blanks (one answer field per blank). Item 10 has three blanks. Where the key accepts two equivalent forms (4b: wasn't feeling / didn't feel), the first form is used.

1While she ___ (sit) in the library, someone ___ (throw) a letter through the window. (blank 1 of 2)

2While she was sitting in the library, someone ___ (throw) a letter through the window. (blank 2 of 2)

3When the telephone ___ (ring), she ___ (do) her housework. (blank 1 of 2)

4When the telephone rang, she ___ (do) her housework. (blank 2 of 2)

5When I ___ (leave) the party, the people ___ (enjoy) themselves. (blank 1 of 2)

6When I left the party, the people ___ (enjoy) themselves. (blank 2 of 2)

7He ___ (not go) to school yesterday because he ___ (not feel) very well. (blank 1 of 2)

8He didn't go to school yesterday because he ___ (not feel) very well. (blank 2 of 2)

9Just as the bus ___ (begin) to move, he ___ (run) quickly and ___ (jump) on it. (blank 1 of 3)

10Just as the bus was beginning to move, he ___ (run) quickly and jumped on it. (blank 2 of 3)

11Just as the bus was beginning to move, he ran quickly and ___ (jump) on it. (blank 3 of 3)

12The teacher ___ (go) into the classroom while the boy ___ (draw) on the blackboard. (blank 1 of 2)

13The teacher went into the classroom while the boy ___ (draw) on the blackboard. (blank 2 of 2)

14She ___ (break) her ankle while she ___ (play) tennis. (blank 1 of 2)

15She broke her ankle while she ___ (play) tennis. (blank 2 of 2)

16While the teacher ___ (talk) to us, a boy ___ (bring) him a note. (blank 1 of 2)

17While the teacher was talking to us, a boy ___ (bring) him a note. (blank 2 of 2)

18When my brother ___ (come) into the room, I ___ (telephone) Mary. (blank 1 of 2)

19When my brother came into the room, I ___ (telephone) Mary. (blank 2 of 2)

20I ___ (listen) to the stereo when you ___ (knock) at the door the first time, so I ___ (not hear) you. (blank 1 of 3)

21I was listening to the stereo when you ___ (knock) at the door the first time, so I didn't hear you. (blank 2 of 3)

22I was listening to the stereo when you knocked at the door the first time, so I ___ (not hear) you. (blank 3 of 3)

23I'm afraid there's no more cake left. We ___ (eat) it all this morning.

24While the train ___ (still move), a lot of people suddenly ___ (jump) out of their seats. (blank 1 of 2)

25While the train was still moving, a lot of people suddenly ___ (jump) out of their seats. (blank 2 of 2)

26While the children ___ (play) outside, their mother ___ (cook) their dinner. (blank 1 of 2)

27While the children were playing outside, their mother ___ (cook) their dinner. (blank 2 of 2)

28It ___ (rain) heavily when we ___ (leave) the house, but it ___ (clear) up later. (blank 1 of 3)

29It was raining heavily when we ___ (leave) the house, but it cleared up later. (blank 2 of 3)

30It was raining heavily when we left the house, but it ___ (clear) up later. (blank 3 of 3)

31We ___ (walk) home this evening when we ___ (see) an accident involving a car and a bike. (blank 1 of 2)

32We were walking home this evening when we ___ (see) an accident involving a car and a bike. (blank 2 of 2)

33Because he ___ (not want) the noise to disturb his daughter while she ___ (study), he ___ (shut) the door. (blank 1 of 3)

34Because he didn't want the noise to disturb his daughter while she ___ (study), he shut the door. (blank 2 of 3)

35Because he didn't want the noise to disturb his daughter while she was studying, he ___ (shut) the door. (blank 3 of 3)

Grammar II: Complete the sentences, using your own words

用自己的话完成下列句子。

Open-ended sentence completion with while/when/just as; model answers shown. No printed examples.

1While I was having my breakfast this morning, ___

2I was having a bath when ___

3While I was putting on shoes this morning, ___

4When I was walking to school this morning, ___

5While our class was having an English lesson, ___

6Just as I was leaving the classroom after class, ___

7___ while I was walking home yesterday.

8While I was watching television last night, ___

9I was reading in the library when ___

10While I was cooking the dinner, ___

11Just as I was going to sleep, ___

12While I was walking home yesterday, ___

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Original sources 原始资料

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A little practice, every day. 每天一点，慢慢积累。