Unit 1 Past and present Welcome to the unit

Free Talk in the past at present (now)

My hometown has changed a lot. Everything has changed now. What about Hobo and Eddie? Have they changed too? OK, let’s listen and see, try to answer the following questions.

Questions 1. Where was Hobo’s food? It was in the bowl an hour ago. 2. What did Eddie do with the food? Why? Eddie ate Hobo’s food. Because he was hungry. 3. What does Hobo think of Eddie now? He thinks Eddie is bad now.

Listen to the tape again, then fill in the blanks with proper words. Hobo p__ some food in his b___ and went away. When he c____ back, the food wasn’t there any m___ . So he asked Eddie, “ Have you s____ my food?” Eddie told him, “ I have just e____ it. ” Hobo became very a____. ut owl ame ore een aten ngry

He thought Eddie was k___ in the past, but now he is very b___ He thought Eddie was k___ in the past, but now he is very b___. He doesn’t want to p___ with him any more. ind ad lay

Do you know the name of these following pictures?

coach bus

double-decker light rail

underground train

plane taxi

Make a dialogue like this: A: What’s this/that? B: It’s a … A: Have you seen it before? B: Yes, I have. /No, I haven’t. A: When and where did you see it? B: Oh,…

Read the following sentences and guess which form of transport they are describing. It is a kind of bus, but it can carry more people than a usual bus because of its two floors. ( ) 2. It’s faster and more expensive than bus, if you are in a hurry, you prefer it. ( ) double-deck taxi

3. There are many of them. Each one has wheels and takes you to many places in and around your city. ( ) 4. It has provided transport service for people living in Beijing since 2002. ( ) bus light rail

5. It is the fastest way of traveling and was introduced to Beijing in 1958. ( ) 6. Thousands of people travel to work on it every day, it is faster than a bus but not expensive. ( ) plane underground

7. It is a kind of bus, but it is used for carrying passenger (乘客) over long distances (距离). ( ) 8. It is the safest way of traveling. It travels on the railway and has several carriages(车厢). ( ) coach train

Consolidation

I. Put the following into English. 1) 一小时之前 2) 和某人一起玩 3) 不再…… an hour ago play with sb. not … any more

4) 我很饿。我想吃一些食物。 5) Jim变了很多。他现在学习很努力。 I’m hungry. I want to eat some food. Jim has changed a lot. He works very hard now.

II. Fill in the blanks. 1. He is working at _______.(目前) 2. I have never traveled by ____________. (地铁) 3. We have known each other ____ (自从) we were born. present underground since

4. I can’t remember the ____ (time before the present). 5. You ____________ (已经改变了), you wanted to play with me. past have changed

III. 请根据句意及所给首字母提示, 写出 所缺表示交通工具的名词。 This morning, the students got on the c_____ at the school gate and went to the World Park. 2. You can take a t___ to the restaurant. But it’s more expensive than taking a bus. coach taxi

3. It only takes five minutes to go to the centre of Nanjing by u ___________ from my home. 4. I like to travel by t____ because it’s cheap and safe. 5. When you go to London, you can see the d____________ in the street. It’s special. underground train double-decker

IV. 请从各题后所给的A, B, C, D四个选 项中选出最佳答案。 I _____ my bowl on the table a few minutes ago, but I can’t find it now. see B. have seen C. saw D. am seeing C

2. —Why did you drink my juice? — _______ I was very thirsty. A. For B. Because C. If D. So 3. The twins are over there. Lucy is playing _____ volleyball. Lily is playing ______ Mimi, her cat. A. 不填; 不填 B. with; with C. 不填; with D. with; 不填 B C

4. He _____ a lot over the years. Now he is polite and kind. A. changed B. has changed C. is changing D. changes 5. The underground has been in use in the city _____ 2012. A. since B. on C. for D. at B A

6. My home isn’t far from school, so I ___ to school every day. A. drive a car B. take a bus C. ride a bike D. take a plane 7. — ______ is Simon? — He is watering flowers in the garden. A. What B. How C. When D. Where C D

8. We can go to Shanghai by _______ 8. We can go to Shanghai by _______. It is faster and can save more time. A. plane B. train C. underground D. coach A

Homework Remember the words and expressions in this lesson.