【正文】 n the fire alarm went off. S2 is Sammy and uses the pictures on the right and the words in the box below to give answers. Example: S1 What were you doing, Sammy, when the alarm went off? S2 I was playing the violin. read a newspaper talk on the phone play the violin write a letter watch TV eat 2 S1 What was Sandy doing when the alarm went off? S2 She was talking on the phone. 3 S1 What were your twin brothers doing when the alarm went off? S2 They were watching TV. 4 S1 What was your father doing when the fire alarm went off? S2 He was reading a newspaper. 5 S1 What was your mother doing when the fire alarm went off? S2 She was writing a letter. 6 S1 What was your dog doing when the fire alarm went off? S2 He was eating. C3 Later Sandy was telling a friend about the fire. Complete her story, using the verbs in the box on the right. Put the verbs into the simple past or past continuous tense. I (1)___________ on the phone when I (2) ________ the alarm, and my brother Sammy (3) ______________ the violin. My twin brothers (4) ____________ television, and my mum (5) _________ at her desk, writing a letter. My dad (6) _____________ a newspaper (actually I think he (7) ____ asleep) when the alarm (8)_____ off. was talking heard was playing were watching was sittingwas reading was wentIt (9)______ him up suddenly! Our dog was funny! He (10)________ his dinner, so he (11) __________ to leave it and go downstairs! Sammy (12) ______to pick him up and carry him out. woke was eating didn’t want had When / While + 主語(yǔ) 1 ＋ was / were doing + 主語(yǔ) 1/2 + did…. 句型 2： When /While Susan was watching TV, the telephone rang. Possible answers: When/ While Ben was sleeping, a mosquito bit him. C4 Write three sentences about the things that happened to you yesterday. Example: When/ While I was watching TV, the phone rang. Possible answers: When/ While Ted was playing basketball, he hurt his leg. Possible answers: When/ While Tod was fishing, it started to rain. A Talk time Offering, accepting and refusing help A1 1 Can I help you with anything? Come on, let me give you a hand. If you want, I could do some typing. A1 2 Thanks very much, but I can manage. No, thanks. I’m OK. 3 Oh, that would be good. Thanks a lot. A2 Joyce is at home doing some housework. Tony is visiting her and offers to help. Work in pairs to plete their conversation. Hello, Joyce, you look busy. Can I help you with anything? Thanks very much, but I can manage. Come on, let me give you a hand. No, really, I’m OK. If you want, I could wash the dishes. Wash the dishes? Oh, that would be good. Thanks a lot. The story of a fashion designer A Pierre Lan is a top fashion designer in our city. Here is part of an interview with him. Work in pairs. Match the answers with the right questions. Paragraph 1: His early life and time at school 1 c 2 a 3 b 4 d The story of a fashion designer Paragraph 2: His experiences after he left school 5 d 6 f 7 e The story of a fashion designer Paragraph 3: The start of his pany 8 h 9 j 10 i B Possible answer: Pierre Lan is one of Shenzhen’s top fashion designers. He was born here in 1960. He had a happy childhood. Art was his best subject at school, and he always loved drawing and making things. He was good at English, too. His mother is a maths teacher and his father works in a bank. Paragraph 1 After he left school, he went to university in London. He studied law, but he hated it. He gave it up one year later. He then got a job in a shop, selling clothes. He soon started designing some of the clothes. Then he decided to study design. He studied at the Royal College of Art for three years. Paragraph 2 He returned to our city after that, and worked in a clothing pany for four years, designing clothes. He saved up his money and then started his own pany. At first, it was very small, but now he has his own factory in Shenzhen, ten shops in Shanghai, and one in Guangzhou. Paragraph 3 Benjamin Franklin T F T T F F T T T Making pie charts Using English A Read the paragraph and look at the pie chart below. Complete the chart with the information given in the sentences. perfume 10 5 Lipstick 15 40 Face powder