Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
Section A
2d Role-play the conversation.
Mary
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What were you doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didn鈥檛
pick up.
Linda
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Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.
Mary
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I see. I called again at
eight and you didn鈥檛 answer then either.
Linda
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What was I doing at eight? Oh, I know. When you called, I was having a
shower.
Mary
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But then I called again at nine.
Linda
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Oh, I was sleeping at that time.
Mary
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So early? That鈥檚 strange.
Linda
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Yeah, I was tired. Why did you call so many times?
Mary
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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.
1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?
2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm?
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鈥檚 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.
