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UNIT 4 Information Technology Lesson 1 Avatars
语法:过去将来时
过去将来时( 定义):
过去将来时表示从过去某时看将要发生的动作或存在的状态。
eg. I thought he wouldn't attend the social evening, but to my surprise, he came.
我原以为他不会参加这个联欢晚会,但是令我惊讶的是,他来了。
eg. He asked me if I should be in the office in the afternoon.他问我下午是否在办公室。
过去将来时的表示方法
(1)would/should+动词原形,would用于所有人称,should只用 于第一人称。
eg. She told us that she would not go with us, it rained.她告诉我 们,如果下雨的话她就不和我们一起去了。
特别提醒 :
"would+动词原形"也可表示过去经常性、习惯性的动作。
eg. When I was small, mum would read me stories at night. 在我小的时候,妈妈常在晚上给我讲故事。
(2)was/were going to do表示过去打算/计划做某事或客观迹象表明要发生的事。
eg. I was going to see Mr Brown the next day,but the appointment was cancelled.我本打算第二天去看布朗先生的,但预约被取消了。
(3)was/were about to do表示过去正要/即将做某事
eg. When I got there they were about to leave.我到那儿的时候他们正要离开。
特别提醒:
"Sb.be about to do.…when."句型表示"某人正要做某事, 突然……"。
eg. I was about to leave when someone knocked at the door.我正要离开,突然有人敲门。
(4)was/were to do表示过去计划或安排将要做某事,如果计划没有实现,不定式要用完成式。
eg. He said he was to finish the work in a week,他说他打算一星期内完成这项工作。
eg. She said she was to take up the position,她说她要承担这个职务。
注意: 1. 在含有条件状语从句和时间状语从句的复合句中, 从句的谓语常用一般过去时表示过去将来时。
eg. I didn't know when she would come, but when she came I would let you know.
eg. The teacher said that it would be very difficult to make progress if I didn't work hard.
2.was/were+doing表示过去将来时时,仅限于go,come, leave,start,take off等趋向性(短语)动词。
eg. David was leaving for Shanghai in a few days.戴维几天以后 要去上海。
课本11页 8:Read the sentences. Write P below the underlined parts that refer to the past and PF below the underlined parts that refer to the future in the past.
1: Yet, very few people knew that future avatars would have such a wide variety of forms and uses.
P
PF
2: When people started creating their own avatars, they discovered that they were going to have the power to create new identities that did not look or act like their real selves at all.
P
P
PF
3: Many Internet users realised that their avatars would be seen by many people,not just their friends.
PF
P
课本24页1. The class were assigned group projects on the topic "How Information Technology Affects Our Lives". Li Zhen's group is presenting their research on the development of information technology. Use the correct form of the verbs or phrases to complete their presentation.
Information technology has developed in ways that people would never have imagined. In the 1980s, telephones started to become popular in daily life.
Nobody at that time imagined that 20 years later people 1__________________(have)phones in their pockets and 2 _____________________(use)them for many functions other than just making calls.
would have
would use
In 1983, there were only 200 computers connected to the Internet. At that time, even scientists didn't realise that one day people 3________________________(be able to)connect with family and friends anywhere through video chats.
would be able to
And most certainly, people back in the 1980s 4_________________________. (not understand)that clothing and delicious food 5_____________________ (be send)to their homes by simply using an app on the phone.
would not understand
would be sent