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Unit 5 Now and Then
Lesson13 Changes in Our Town
(Period2)
Years ago, …
The village was small.
The houses were old.
Years ago, …
The neighbours were friendly to each other.
We were like a big family.
We were close to our neighbours.
Years ago, …
There weren’t so many cars.
There weren’t many buses, either.
There were lots of bicycles
and there were lots of trucks, too.
The road was narrow and dirty.
Years ago, …
There weren’t any shopping centres.
There were only small shops.
Things in the shops were really cheap then.
Years ago, …
There was a little shop near my home.
I was there a lot.
And candies were really cheap then.
L: Mum always tells me her hometown is small, but this is just like a big city.
G: Well, it wasn’t like this when you mum was here. Our town was very small then. There weren’t many tall buildings. Back then, our house was small, but we were close to our neighbours. We were friendly to each other, just like a big family. Some old neighbours are still my best friends.
L: You mean those Tai Chi friends of yours Were they all your old neighbours
G: Yes. Now we live in large flats, but we are far away from each other. We seldom talk to our neighbours.
Read the dialogue again. Circle and pay attention to be: was, were, was not (wasn’t) or were not (weren’t).
L: But it’s easy to travel around the town, right There are so many buses and taxis.
G: Not really. Look at the traffic. It’s so bad!
L: What was the traffic like before Was it good then
G: There weren’t so many cars. There weren’t many buses, either. But there were lots of bicycles and there were lots of trucks, too. Oh, time flies. It was just like yesterday.
L: Wow, look at all the shops and fast-food restaurants. I feel like I’m in Beijing!
G: Yeah, things change so fast. This one wasn’t open a month ago.
L: Was my mum always at the shopping centre She really likes them now.
G: No, there weren’t any shopping centres back then. There were only small shops. There was a little candy shop near our home. Your mum was there a lot. And candies were really cheap then.
L: They aren’t very expensive now.
G: That’s true. OK, let’s go and get some candies.
动词be (is, am, are) 的过去式
原形 am is are
过去式 was was were
1. Now we live in large flats, but we are far away from each other.
2. Back then, our house was small, but we were close to our neighbours.
Complete the table with was, were, was not (wasn’t) or were not (weren’t).
肯定句
Our town 1______ very small then.
We 2______ were friendly to each other.
否定句
There 3________ many tall buildings.
It 4________ like this before.
一般疑问句 答句
5______ my mum there a lot
6______ they all your old neighbours Yes, she was.
No, she wasn’t.
Yes, they were.
No, they weren’t.
特殊疑问句
What 7______ the traffic like before
What 8______ Grandpa’s neighbours like
was
were
weren’t
wasn’t
Was
Were
was
were
Write questions about the town in Exercise 3, Then ask and answer the questions in pairs.
1 what / the town / like / was
2 there / lots of bicycles /were
3 any / shopping centres / there / were
4 tall buildings / were / many / there
What was the town like
Were there lots of bicycles
Were there any shopping centres
Were there many tall buildings
Pair work: Ask and answer questions in pairs. Talk about where you were at these times yesterday.
11:30 am
1:30 pm
5:30 pm
9:30 pm
Example
A: Where were you at 11:30 am yesterday morning
B: I was in the kitchen. How about you
A: I was at school.
Pair work
Talk in pairs with facts about our town.
Look at the Sentence Builder.
Then complete the sentences with too or either.
1 It was sunny. It was cool, __________.
2 We can’t bring our bikes, __________.
too
either
[i ], [e ]
[i ] 发这个音的字母和字母组合ear eer
ear: ear hear dear tear
eer: deer beer
[e ] 发这个音的字母和字母组合
air ear ere are
air: hair chair pair stair
ear: pear bear wear
ere: where there
are: careful
Listen and complete the words with ear, ere, air, or are. Then listen and read aloud.
Be c____ful! I can h____ a b____.
Wh___ is it
It’s out th____. Can you h____ it
I think it’s coming in h____.
Quick! Run up the st____s!
are
ear
ear
ere
ere
ear
ere
air
Homework
Read the Grammar Summary 6, P102.
Get ready for the next lesson.
Thank you