人教版八年级英语单词unit5
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
重点单词
alarm n. 闹钟
begin v. 开始
heavily adv. 在很大程度上;大量地
suddenly adv. 突然;忽然
strange adj. 奇特的;奇怪的
storm n. 暴风雨
wind n. 风
light n. 光;光线;光亮
report v. & n. 报道;公布
area n. 地域;地区
wood n. 木;木头
window n. 窗;窗户
match n. 火柴
beat v. 敲打;打败
against prep. 倚;碰;撞
asleep adj. 睡着
rise v. & n. 升起;增加;提高
fallen adj. 倒下的;落下的
apart adv. 分离;分开
icy adj. 覆盖着冰的;冰冷的
kid v. 开玩笑;欺骗
realize v. 理解;领会;认识到
passage n. 章节;段落
pupil n. 学生
completely adv. 彻底地;完全地
shocked adj. 惊愕的;受震惊的
silence n. 沉默;缄默;无声
recently adv. 不久前;最近
date n. 日期;日子
tower n. 塔;塔楼
truth n. 实情;事实
重点短语
1. go off (闹钟)发出响声
2. pick up(=pick up the phone) 接电话
3. fall asleep 进入梦乡;睡着
4. die down 逐渐变弱;逐渐消失
5. have a look 看一看
6. make one’s way 前往;费力地前进
7. in silence 沉默;无声
8. take down 拆除;往下拽;记录
9. at first 首先;最初
重点句型
1. —What were you doing at eight last night?
—I was taking a shower.
2. —What was she doing at the time of the rainstorm?
—She was doing her homework.
3. —What was he doing when the rainstorm came?
—He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came.
4. —What was Ben doing when it began to rain heavily?
—When it began to rain, Ben was helping his mom make dinner.
5. —What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping?
—While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework. 重点语法
1. make sure 意为“确认;查明;核实;确保;设法保证”,其后可接句子,或接借此of 及宾语,用于引入需要确认的内容。
2. remember(someone )doing something固定搭配,意为“记得(某人)曾经做过某事”。
3. 连词when 和while 引导的状语从句。
4. 过去进行时。
过去进行时由“was/were +动词-ing”构成,表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间正在进行的动作。这一特征的过去时间除有上下文暗示以外,一般用时间状语来表示。