7 Unit 2 I was bore in Quincy

1. To master the new words and expressions in this lesson. 2. To get information from the reading material about one’s past life. 3. To join sentences with “and, but, because, so, too” and “with”. Teaching aims

/ 'b ɑ :θrum / / 'bedru:m / / ' ɡɑ :dn / / i:st / / kəust / / ə' ɡ əu / 浴室 n. bathroom 卧室 n. bedroom 花园 n. east 东面的；东部的 adj. 东方 n. ago 海岸 n. garden 以前 adv. coast Words and expressions living room 起居室；客厅

/ st ɔ : / / b ɔ :d / / 'prez I dənt / / 'k ʌ mfətəbl / / le I k / / l ɑ :st / 商店 n. store 厌烦的；厌倦的 adj. bored 总统 n. comfortable 舒适的；舒服的 adj. last 湖 n. president 最近过去的 adj. lake movie theater 电影院

1.Label the picture with the words from the box. bathroom bedroom garden Kitchen living room garden living room bedroom bathroom kitchen

Now read the passage and choose the correct answer. I was born in Quincy, a town on the east coast of America ， twelve years ago. There were lots of things to do in Quincy, with many stores, two movie theaters, football clubs and basketball teams too. I wasn’t bored in Quincy. I was very happy there. Two presidents of the US, John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams, were born in Quincy. You can visit their old family houses. My life in Quincy By Betty King

Our house was big and comfortable. There was a big living room with a TV, a kitchen, a bathroom and three bedrooms. On my bedroom walls there were pictures of my favorite movie stars. Behind the house, there was a big garden with lots of trees and there was a small lake with fish in it. It was great to play there. There were lots of children in Quincy. Many of them were my friends. This was our last home in the US and I was there for the last time in One day I’ll go back, and I’m looking forward to seeing my friends again.

1.Betty was / wasn't happy when she was in Quincy. 2.Two / Three US presidents were born in Quincy. 3.There were / weren't pictures on Betty’s bedroom walls. 4.There was / wasn’t a small lake in the garden. 5.Betty was / wasn't in Quincy last year.

3. Answer the question 1. Were there a lot of things to do? 2. Was anyone famous born there? 3. Who were they? 4. What was Betty's house like? Yes, there were. Two presidents of the US were born there. John Adams and John Quincy Adams. It was big and comfortable.

5. How many rooms were there? 6. What was Betty's bedroom like? 7. Was there a garden? 8. Were there lots of children? Five. On the bedroom walls there were pictures of her favourite movie stars. Yes, there was. Yes, there were.

4 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box. ago bored coast comfortable east president store Quincy is a small town on the _______in the_______ of the US. John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams ， both _________of the US, were born in Quincy. Betty was also born there twelve years ____. She lived in a __________ house with several rooms. There was lots to do there ， with many______, so Betty wasn’t ______. coasteast president ago comfortable stores bored

There were lots of things to do in Quincy. There were many stores … There were lots of things to do in Quincy, with many stores Look at the sentences. Now join the sentences with with. 1. There was a big living room. There was a TV. 2. There was a big garden. There were lots of trees. 3. There was a small lake. There were fish in it.

1. There was a big living room. There was a TV. 2. There was a big garden. There were lots of trees. 3. There was a small lake. There were fish in it. There was a big living room with a TV. There was a big garden with lots of trees. There was a small lake with fish in it. Look at the passage in Activity 2 again and check.

1. When and where were you born? 2. Were you happy there? 3. What was your house like? 4. What was your bedroom like? 5. Were there lots of things to do? 6. Answer the questions.

Then describe your past life with the answers from Activity. For example: I was born in London in I was very happy there. My house was small but comfortable. My bedroom had blue walls with lots of posters. There were lots of things to do in London. It has many shops, parks and museums.

1. on the east coast of … 在 …… 东海岸 e.g. I lived on the east coast of China. 2. There be … 有 …… be 动词用单数 is 还是复数 are, 根据就近原则 来决定。 e.g. There is a man and two boys over there. There are two boys and a man over there. Language points

3. There were lots of things to do in Quincy, with…. (1) 不定式 to do 在句中充当定语, 修饰 things e.g. There are many letters to write. (2) with 的用法, 表示伴随, 随着。 e.g. I’ll go hiking with some money.

4. This was our last home in the US, and I was there for the last time in I was there 定语从句用来修饰 the last time, 主语是 the last time 。 5. one day 有一天 ( 常与将来时连用, 也可与 一般过去时连用 ) e.g. I will fly to Beijing one day. One day he played football with his brother.

1. I ____ born on a warm Sunday morning. 2. My uncle ____ very naughty when he ____ a little boy. 3. There _____ three pencils in my pencil- case this morning. But there _______ any pencils in it now. was were aren’t Fill in the blank with the right form of verb be.

4. ____ the wind strong when you _____ at the top of the mountain that day? 5. No one ____ at home this morning because we _____ at the Art Museum at that time. were was were Was

Grammar: Be 动词的一般过去时 1. 一般过去时的概念：表示过去发生而现在已 经结束的事件、动作或情况。 2. 一般过去时中，所有的动词必须用过去式， 除了了 be 动词的过去式有人称和数的变化 外，其余动词的过去式都没有人称和数的 变化。

过去式的构成规则： 1. 一般情况直接加 ed ， 如 ask-asked ， work-worke. 2. 以不发音的 e 结尾，只加 d ， 如 love-loved ， dance-danced 。 3. 以辅音字母加 y 结尾，把 y 改 i ， 如 try-tried ， study-studied 。 4. 以一个元音字母和一个辅音结尾的重读音节结尾 的动词，先双末尾一个字母，再加 ed ， 如 stop-stopped ， permit-permitted 。 注意： be 动词的过去式，即 is/am/are 的过去式 Be 动词过去式： is/am--was are--were

一般过去时的肯定句、否定句和疑问 句中的 be 动词变化如下： 1. 肯定句 结构：主语 +was/were+ 其他 2. 否定句 结构：主语 +was/were+not+ 其他 3. 一般疑问句及其回答 结构： Was/Were+ 主语 + 其他？ 4. 特殊疑问句及其回答 结构：特殊疑问词 +was/were+ 主语 + 其他？

Be 动词在各种句式中的记忆口诀： 肯定变否定，在 was 或 were 后面加 not 。 Was/were 位于主语前，一般疑问句马上现。 特殊问句也不难，疑问词加在一般疑问句前。

1. 单词拼写： 1. Her ________( 过去的 ) life was very happy. 2. That was my ________ school ( 小学 ) ten years ago ． 3. My teacher is ________( 严格的 ) with us. 4. He lived in a ______________( 舒适的 ) house. 5.Obama is the ___________( 总统 ) of America. past primary strict comfortable president

2. 判断下列句子： 1. I was born in China. 2.When and where was Kangkang born? 3.I wasn’t here yesterday. 4.Were you twelve last year? 5.You were ten in He was born in China on May 13th, You weren’t here at that time. 肯定句 特殊疑问句 否定句 一般疑问句 肯定句 否定句

3. 选择填空 1 ． My father ＿＿ ill yesterday ． A. isn't B. aren't C. wasn't D. weren't 2 ． ＿＿ your parents at home last week ﹖ A. Is B. Was C. Are D. Were C D

3. The twins ___ in Dalian last year. They ___ here now ． A. are; were B. were; are C. was; are D. were; was 4. ___ your father at work the day ___ yesterday ﹖ A. Was; before B. Is; before C. Was; after D. Is; after 5 ． —Who was on duty last Friday ﹖ — ＿＿＿＿＿＿． A. I am B. I was C. Yes, I was D. No, I wasn't B B B

Master the new words and expressions in the passage.