Show a picture about rainstorm and talk about it with students.

T: What was the weather like?

S: It was raining heavily.

T:Yes, it was a rainstorm. Look at these people. Where were they and what were they doing at the time of rainstorm?

Ask them to talk about it .

Check the answers in class.

Step 4 Listening Practice

Have students read the phrases in 1b and the question the TV reporter asked aloud.

Ask them to listen to the tape and circle the correct responses in the conversation.

Check the answers.

Step 5 Practice

Let students work in group of four.

One is the reporter, and others are the people in picture a, b , c,d. Then ask them to think about what their family were doing at the time of the rainstorm and make their own conversations with their partners,

Call several pairs to act out their conversations in class.