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Unit2 I was born in Quincy.
How many rooms are there
What can you see in these rooms
bedroom
n. 卧室
bathroom
n. 浴室
kitchen
n. 厨房
living room
起居室,客厅
Look at pictures and think about the questions.
How many rooms can you see
What are they
Label the picture with the words from the box.
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bathroom
bedroom
garden
kitchen
living room
n. 花园
kitchen
bathroom
bedroom
living room
garden
Now choose the correct answer.
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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.
1. Were there a lot of things to do
Yes, there were.
2. Was anyone famous born there
Yes.
3. Who were they
Two presidents of the US - John Adams and
John Quincy Adams.
Read and answer the questions.
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4. What was Betty’s house like
It was big and comfortable.
5. How many rooms were there
Six.
6. What was Betty’s bedroom like
On her bedroom walls there were pictures of her
favourite movie stars.
7. Was there a garden
Yes, there was.
8. Were there lots of children
Yes, there were.
Complete the table.
Betty’s life in Quincy
Quincy Betty’s house Behind the house
A town on the east coast of America.
It was big and comfortable.
There was a big living room with a TV, a kitchen, and a bathroom and three bedrooms.
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.
[观察1] I was born in Quincy, a town on the east coast of America, twelve years ago.
十二年前,我出生在昆西,一个位于美国东海岸的小镇。
The sun rises in the east. 太阳从东方升起。
[探究] east既可以作形容词,也可以作________词。短语on the east coast of意为“________________”,其中on为方位介词,表示两地域接壤。
名
在……的东海岸
[拓展] east, west, south, north等方位词常与方位介词in, on或to连用。其区别如下:
表示A在B范围内,用in;
表示A、 B接壤,用on;
表示A、 B不相邻,用to。
活学活用
1. Guangzhou is ________ the south of China.
A.in B.on
C.to D.at
2. Inner Mongolia(内蒙古) is ________ the north of Shanxi Province.
A.in B.on
C.to D.at
A
B
3. Shandong Province is ________ the east of Shanxi Province.
A.in B.on
C.to D.at
C
[观察2] My uncle went abroad about twenty years ago.
我叔叔大约在二十年前出国了。
[探究] ago作副词,放在表示________的词之后,是一般过去时的标志词,意为“……(时间)以前”。
时间
[辨析] ago与before
ago ago只用作副词,表示从现在起的若干时间以前,用于时间名词的后面,与一般过去时连用。例如:
There was a small river near our village twenty years ago.
二十年前,我们村庄附近有一条小河。
before before可用作副词,泛指以前,前后不跟具体的时间名词,单独使用,常与完成时连用。例如:
I've read this book before.我以前看过这本书。
活学活用
—When did Tony come to China
—Two years________.
A.ago B.before
C.after D.in
A
[观察3] I wasn't bored in Quincy. 我在昆西不会感到无聊。
Are you bored with seeing the movie
你对看这部电影感到厌烦吗?
[探究] bored的主语通常是人或常用来修饰人。其常用结构为________________,意为 “对……感到厌烦”。
be bored with
[拓展] boring意为“无聊的”,其主语通常是物或常用来修饰物,在句中既可以作表语,又可以作定语。例如:
The maths lesson is very boring. 这节数学课很无聊。
[联想] 有类似用法的词:
(1)描述事物特点的: tiring(使人疲劳的), exciting(令人激动的), relaxing(令人放松的), interesting(有趣的)
(2)描述人的主观感受的: tired(疲劳的), excited(激动的), relaxed(放松的;自在的), interested(感兴趣的)
活学活用
2017·黄石In the future, robots will do ________ jobs in place of people in order not to get us ________.
A.bored; bored
B.boring; boring
C.boring; bored
D.bored; boring
C
[观察4] There were lots of things to do in Quincy…
在昆西有许多事情可以做……
[探究] 在“There be+名词+to do…”句型中,名词多为要做的事情,与to do为动宾关系。例如:
There is always too much housework to do at the weekend.
周末总有太多的家务活要做。
[拓展]在“There be+名词+doing…”句型中,名词多为doing动作的发出者,它们为主谓关系。例如:
There are some girls singing on the balcony.
有几个女孩正在阳台上唱歌。
活学活用
—Listen! There ________someone ________ at the door.
—It must be your sister.
A.is; knocking
B.is; knock
C.are; knocking
D.are; knock
A
[观察5] It was great to play there. 在那里玩非常棒。
[探究] “It+be+形容词+to do sth.”意为“做某事是……的”;其中it是形式主语,真正的主语是后面的动词不定式(短语)。例如:
It is important to learn English well. 学好英语是重要的。
[拓展] “It+be+形容词+for sb.+to do sth.”意为“对某人来说,做某事是……的”。例如:
It is not easy for me to work out the problem.
对我来说,算出那道题是不容易的。
活学活用
2018·益阳 It's very dangerous for us ________ the mobile phone while crossing the street.
A.answering
B.to answer
C.answer
B
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box.
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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 ______.
ago bored coast comfortable east president store
coast
east
president
ago
stores
comfortable
bored
Summary
Betty’s life in Quincy
What was Quincy like
A town on the 1. ________coast of America.
Lots of things to do there.
Someone famous
Two 2. ___________of the US.
east
presidents
Betty’s life in Quincy
What was Betty’s house like
Big and 3. ___________with some rooms.
Great to play in a big 4. ________.
Lots of 5. ________
Many of them were Betty’s friends.
comfortable
garden
children
GOOD JOB