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Unit 2
I was born in Quincy.
Module 7 My past life
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Label the picture with the words from the box.
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garden
living room
bedroom
bathroom
kitchen
What does Betty say when she talks about her past life
the location and main buildings
Famous people in her hometown
garden of the house
her birthplace
rooms in her house
Global reading
my past life
her friends
The social life in Quincy
Betty’s house
Her life with friends and her hope
Pay attention to the structure of the passage. Divide the passage in to THREE parts.
Global reading
Is it a good title
Detailed reading
1. Where was Betty born
2. When was Betty born
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3. How was Betty when she was at her hometown
Detailed reading
What does Para. 2 talk about
It talks about famous people and their houses in Quincy.
Detailed reading
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2
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1. What was Betty’s house like
2. What furniture was there in the living room
It was big and comfortable.
There was a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and three bedrooms in the living room.
3. What were on Betty’s
bedroom walls
There were pictures of her favourite movie stars on her
bedroom walls.
Detailed reading
1. What does this paragraph talk about
It talks about the big garden behind Betty’s house.
Detailed reading
When did Betty leave Qincy
She left Qincy in 2010.
Why did Betty use last home in the passage What does she mean
After reading, can you infer when Betty wrote this passage
含be 动词的一般过去时:
主语是主语是第一人称/第三人称单数名词(代词)时或是指示代词this/that时,be动词为_____;
当主语是第二人称单数或复数名词(代词)时,be 动词为_____。
was
were
there be 结构后紧跟单数名词(代词),一般过去时要用_________; 紧跟复数名词(代词)时,要用_________。
there was
there were
Read and underline the sentences with was/were and pay attention to the form.
Grammar
Translate the following expressions into English and underline them in the passage.
1.出生在 ___________
2.在……的东海岸 _________________
3.很多可以做的事 _______________
4.最后的家 _____________
5.最后一次 _______________
6.盼望 _________________
7.回去 _________________
was born in
on the east coast of …
lots of things to do
last home
for the last time
look forward to
Translation
go back
1. Mrs White has _________ housework to do every weekend.
2. ____________ two playgrounds in Timmy’s
middle school.
3. - When were you in Chengdu ______________
- In 2009.
4. Mrs Miller plans __________ to Shanghai
the day after tomorrow.
5. The May Day holiday is coming and everyone
___________________ it.
lots of
for the last time
be born in on the coast of there be lots of
last home for the last time look forward to go back
There are
to go back
is looking forward to
Practice
Quincy is a small town on the (1) _____, in the (2)____ of the US. John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams, both (3) _________ of the US, were born in Quincy. Betty was also born there twelve years (4) ____. She lived in a (5)___________ house with several rooms. There were lots to do there, with many (6) _____, so betty wasn’t (7)______.
ago
comfortable
stores
bored
east
presidents
coast
ago bored coast comfortable east president store
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box.
Task 5
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Exercises
Part 1 social life
① I was born in…, … on the east coast of …, … ago.
② There were lots of things to do in … with many stores, two …, football…, and … I wasn’t bored.
③ Two presidents of…was born in…You can visit…
Retell the story.
Retell
Part 2 family life
Our house are…
There was a… with a kitchen, a…, three…
On my bedroom walls, there were…
Behind the house, there was…with…
Part 3 life with friends and my hope
① There were lots of children...
Many of them were...
② One day, I'll ... and I'm looking forward to...
Writing
Look at the sentences.
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 …
Writing
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2 There was a big garden.
There were lots of trees in it.
3 There was a small lake.
There were fish in it.
There was a big garden with lots of trees.
There was a small lake with fish in it.
1 There was a big living room.
There was a TV in it.
There was a big living room with a TV.
Now join these sentences with “with”.
Answer the questions.
1. When and where were you born
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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
I was born in …
Describe your past life with the answers from Activity 6.
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Possible answer:
I was born in London in 1995. 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.
Homework
1. Write a paragraph about your parents’ past life.
2. Read the articles in Learning English.