Module 7 My past life
Unit 3 Language in use
Learning objectives:
To summarise and consolidate past simple be (affirmative, negative and interrogative) and the new vocabulary
Step 1 Language practice
I was born in Quincy.
My first teacher was Mrs Lane.
I wasn’t bored in Quincy.
Were you difficult in class too
No, I wasn’t.
Where were you born
Learn to know
观察句子中be的形式。
1. I was born in Quincy.
2. My first teacher was Mrs Lane.
3. I wasn’t bored in Quincy.
4. - Were you difficult in class too
- No, I wasn’t.
5. Where were you born
6. There were twenty-two students in Betty’s class.
7. What was the name of the village
8. Our house was big and comfortable.
9. There were lots of things to do in Quincy.
Step 2 Grammar
1. I was late for school this morning.
2. Susan wasn’t born in Shanghai.
3. Were your parents at home yesterday
4. Where were you born
1. 一般过去时表示过去某一时间发生的动作或存在的状态,经常与表示过去的时间状语连用,如:yesterday,the day before yesterday,last week,last month,last year,a moment ago,just now,in 2014等。
2. 通过观察上面的例句我们发现动词be的过去式形式有两种:am,is的过去式为was; are的过去式为were。
3. 含动词be的一般过去时的各种句式:
1) 肯定句式:“主语+ was / were + 其他.”
2) 否定句式:“主语+ was / were + not +其他.”
3) 一般疑问句式:“ Was/ Were+主语 +其他 ”
肯定回答为:“Yes, 主语+was / were.”
否定回答为:“No, 主语+wasn’t / weren’t.”
be动词的过去式
原形 am is are
否定缩略式 (am not) isn’t aren’t
过去式 was was were
否定缩略式 wasn’t wasn’t weren’t
动词be的过去时有四巧:
一是时间状语巧,表示过去的短语要记牢;
二是形式巧,单数was,复数were;
三是否定句结构巧,not紧跟was/were;
四是疑问句式巧,was/were向前跑(提前)。
【语境应用】选词填空
was, were, wasn't, weren't
1. We _______ in Guilin two weeks ago. There _______ a big festival there.
2. I _______ at the movie theatre last Saturday. But the movie _______ funny.
3. — _______ your grandparents with you last week
—No, they _______.
4. —Where _______ Rita yesterday
—She _______ in the hospital.
5. —_______ you busy last Friday
—Yes. I _______ busy all the day.
句型转换
1. Simon will be in Nanjing tomorrow. (用yesterday改写句子)
Simon _______ in Nanjing _______.
2. Rachel and Toby were friends in their first school. (改为否定句)
Rachel and Toby _______ friends in their first school.
3. There were a lot of people in the supermarket just now. (改为一般疑问句并补全肯定答语)
— _______ _______ a lot of people in the supermarket just now
—Yes, _______ _______.
4. My sister was free last weekend. (改为一般疑问句并补全否定答语)
—_______ _______ sister free last weekend
—No, _______ _______.
5. My daughter was born in 2018. (对划线部分提问)
_______ _______ _______ daughter born
6. Eric was ten years old last year. (对划线部分提问)
_______ _______ _______ Eric last year
Step 3 Practice
1. Work in pairs. Read about Liu Yun. Ask and answer the questions.
Liu Yun You Your partner
Born in Tianjin
Primary School Qiuzhen Primary School
First teacher Ms Guo
First friends Feifei, Lulu
Where / born
—Where was she born
—She was born in Tianjin.
1. what / primary school
2. who / first teacher
3. who / first friends
Complete the You column in the table. Ask and answer the plete the Your partner column.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word and expressions from the box.
be bored be born lots of on the east coast of primary school town
1. I was a good pupil in __________________.
2. —Where ____________ you __________
— In Newton, a small _____________in America.
3. — Can I play a computer game, Mum I_______.
— You can read your book.
4. Qingdao is in Shandong Province and it is _________China.
5. There was a new film on yesterday and there were _________ people at the cinema.
Step 4 Around the world
阅读Around the world,然后补全下面的短文, 每空一词。
Nelson Mandela was born on 18th (1) ______, 1918. His hometown was a small (2) _______ in the Transkei region of South Africa. From 1994 to 1999, he was (3) ________ of South Africa.
Cultural Corner
Nelson Mandela was born in 1918 in South Africa. He became that country’s first freely elected (选举) black president in 1994. He organized a national strike (罢工) to demand equal (平等的) rights for black people and was arrested (逮捕) and sent to prison for about 28 years. He became a symbol (象征) for freedom for black people around the world. He was given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
Step 5 Writing
Module task—Writing about your classmate’s past life
Work in pairs. Talk about your past life with your classmate.
—When were you born
— I was born...
Step 6 Summary
由be动词构成的一般过去时
肯定句 主语+was/were+其他
否定句 主语+wasn’t/weren’t+其他
一般疑问句 Was/Were+主语+其他?
答语 肯定回答:Yes,主格代词+was/ were. 否定回答:No,主格代词+wasn’t/ weren’t.
特殊疑问句 疑问词(不作主语或主语的定语)+was/were +主语+其他?疑问词(作主语或主语的定语)+was/were+其他?
Step 7 Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境,用be动词的适当形式及其正确时态填空。
1. This time last year Daming ________ in Australia.
2. She is fine now, but she ________ very tired last night.
3. Last year he ________ 12, so he ________ 13 now.
4. The weather ________ nice today, but yesterday it ________ very cold.
5. —Where ________ the children
—I don’t know. They ________ in the garden ten minutes ago.
Ⅱ. 根据括号内的要求完成下列各题,每空一词(含缩略形式)。
1. Kate was at the lost and found office. (改为否定句)
Kate ________ at the lost and found office.
2. My grandma was an English teacher. (改为一般疑问句,并补全肯定答语)
— ________ your grandma an English teacher
—Yes, ________ ________.
3. Cathy was born in 2006. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ Cathy ________
4. Yesterday I was with my cousins. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ you ________ yesterday
5. There is a small park next to my home. (用two years ago改写句子)
________ ________ a small park next to my home two years ago.
Ⅲ. 根据短文内容,用was (not) / were (not)填空,使短文完整、通顺。
My name is Li Juan. Let me tell you something about my last Sunday.
It (1)________ my best friend Lingling’s birthday. At 10: 00 am, I (2)________ at Lingling’s house. Liu Hua and He Lili (3)________ also there. At 12 o’clock, we (4)________ at a restaurant. The birthday cake was very nice. And the food there (5)________ delicious as well. At 2:00 pm, we (6)________ at the restaurant.
We (7)________ at the movie theatre then. There (8)________ a new movie on. It was interesting. Lingling, Liu Hua and I (9)________ at the park at 4:00 pm. But He Lili (10)________ with us. She was tired and went home first.
What a nice day!
Step 8 Homework
Write about your parents’ past life.
He/ She was born...
体裁:记叙文
时态:一般过去时
人称:以第三人称为主
在说明名词、表示事物的附属部分或所具有的性质时,可用with将两个句子合并成一句话