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A famous story
Unit 1
Alice was sitting with her sister
by the river.
《爱丽丝梦游仙境》
(Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland)是英国作家
查尔斯·路德维希·道奇森以
笔名路易斯·卡罗尔于1865
年出版的儿童文学作品。故
事叙述一个名叫爱丽丝的女
孩从兔子洞进入一处神奇国
度，遇到许多会讲话的生物
以及像人一般活动的纸牌，
最后发现原来是一场梦。
A rabbit with a watch
A girl called Alice
A rabbit with pink eyes
A girl with golden hair
What are they doing
They are having a tea party.
Queen
of
Hearts
March
Hare
Mad
Hatter
Cheshire
Cat
Who are they
下落 v.
fall (fell)
跟随 v.
follow
洞/穴n.
rabbit
兔子n.
嘘int.
hole
地面n.
tea party
茶会
ssh
ground
Listen and number the words as
you hear them.
fall follow hole
rabbit strange
4
2
5
3
1
2 Listen again and number the pictures.
Sees the
Cheshire Cat
Has a tea party at the March Hare’s house
Follows a white rabbit
2
3
1
Now complete the notes.
1 Alice was ________ with her________ by
the river.
2 The white rabbit with a ______ ran past.
3 The Mad Hatter, the March Hare and a
mouse were having a _____ party.
4 The Queen of Hearts was ________ a strange
game.
sitting
sister
watch
tea
playing
3 Listen and read .
Tony: Hi, Lingling!
Lingling: Ssh! I’m reading.
Tony: Sorry! What’s the book about
Lingling: It’s about a girl called Alice. One
day, Alice was sitting with her
sister by the river and she saw a
white rabbit with a watch. It ran past.
Tony: Why was it running
Lingling: Because it was late.
Tony: And where was it going
Lingling: To see the Queen of Hearts. Alice
followed it and fell down a hole in
the ground.
Tony: Yes! Then she saw the Cheshire
Cat. It was sitting in a tree and
smiling at everyone.
Lingling: Then Alice arrived at the March
Hare’s house. He was sitting with
the Mad Hatter and a mouse. They
were having a tea party in the garden.
Tony: And then Alice met the Queen of
Hearts. She was playing a strange
game!
Lingling: Do you already know the book
Tony: Yes, it’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Everyone in Britain knows the story.
Lingling: Then why did you ask me all those
questions
Tony: To see if you remember the story! Ha ha…
a girl called…一个名叫…的女孩 by the river 河边
run past 跑过 fall down 摔倒 in the tree 在树上
smile at 对…微笑 have a tea party 开茶会
4 Complete the sentences .
fall hole smile strange watch
1 Something is ________ if it is not usual.
2 You ______when you are happy.
3 You can wear a______ . It tells you the time.
4 A rabbit ______ is a place where rabbits
live.
5 You _______ when you move down quickly
to the ground.
strange
smile
watch
hole
fall
5 Listen and underline the words the
speaker stresses.
1--The Cheshire Cat was sitting on the grass.
-- No, it wasn’t. It was sitting in a tree.
2--The white rabbit was looking at its watch.
--Yes, it was.
Now work in pairs. Listen again and repeat.
6 Work in pairs. Do an interview.
Student A: You are a school newspaper
reporter. You are interviewing a
school basket star about what he
did yesterday.
Student B: You are a star on your school
basketball team. A school newspaper
reporter is interviewing you.
What were you doing at 5 am yesterday
I was getting up.
1.My mother_________dinner when I got home
yesterday. (2016天津中考)
A. was cooking B. cooks C.will cook
2.-How did the accident happen
-The girl__________wechat(微信)while walking
across the streets.（2016福建中考）
A. reads B. is reading C.was reading
3.—Where were you when I called
-I__________on the bed. (2016黑龙江中考)
A.lied B.was lying C.lay
过去进行时态
Alice was sitting with her sister by the river.
Why was it running
Where was it going
Cheshire Cat was smiling at everyone.
They were having a tea party.
She was playing a strange game.
过去进行时表示过去某时正在进行的动作，
基本结构为：was/were+现在分词（v-ing）
2016河北中考
4. Grandpa _______ glasses when he reads.
A. wears B. wore
C. has worn D. was wearing
2016山东菏泽中考
5.----Oh no, I can’t find my mobile phone.
----Well, where _____ you last put it
A.have B.do C.did
2016重庆B卷
6. I _____ Chinese dishes for my foreign friends
tomorrow evening.
A. will cook B. have cooked
C. cook D. Cooked
2016湖南永州
7.----What are you doing now
----I ______ to the music.
A.is listening B.am listening C.was listening
判断以下句子的时态
1.Ssh! I’m reading.
2.She saw a rabbit with a watch.
3.Cheshire Cat was sitting in a tree.
4.Alice followed it and fell down a hole.
5.Alice arrived at the March Hare’s house.
6.Everyone in Britain knows the story.
现在进行时:be(am/is are)+现在分词(v-ing)
一般过去时:过去式(v-ed)/不规则
过去进行时:be(was/were)
+现在分词(v-ing)
一般现在时:动词原形/第三人称单数（v-es）
Homework
1.Write your own sentences about the
continuous tense in your exercise
books.
2.Read Part 3 skilly.
3.Additional exercises.
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新外研英语八年级上Module 7 Unit 3教案
Unit 3 Language in use.
课型：Revision
课时：45 minutes
课前预测 In this Unit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), they should master the use of the past continuous tense,but how to use them correctly in real life maybe a little difficult for them.21·cn·jy·com
教学方法：Interactive approach, writing and speaking.
板书设计：Key words and sentences in PPT.
教学目标：
1. Master the key words and expressions in Module 7.21世纪教育网版权所有
2.Master all the key points and grammars in this module.2·1·c·n·j·y
3.Cultivate their ability of creation.
教学重难点：
1.Key words and expressions.
2.Key sentences in Module 7.
3. Master the use of the past continuous tense.21·世纪*教育网
教学准备：
PPT/pictures on the Internet/ videotape.
教学过程：
Step 1. Revision
1. Revise all the w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ords and expressions in Module 7 by reading after the tape.
2. Ask them to say the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Chinese meaning when the teacher point at any word freely.
Step2.Language practice.
Go through the se ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ntences and read them. Have an inclusion about the past continuous tense. Do some exercises to consolidate it.www.21-cn-jy.com
Step3. Tasks:
1. Underline the c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )orrect words in Part 1. Check answers by asking them read the sentences loudly in class.www-2-1-cnjy-com
2. Write sentences in Part 2 by themselves. Check answers each other.21cnjy.com
3. Work in groups of f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )our in Part 3 freely. Act it in class, More encouragement should be given.
4. Write down w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hat each member of your group was doing at eight o’clock last night to finsih Part 4 and work in pairs to check the answers.2-1-c-n-j-y
5. Complete the sentences in Part 5.
6. Complete the passage in Part 6 and read it together.21教育网
Step 4.Listening
Listen and complete the sentences to finish Part 7. 21*cnjy*com
Step 5. Reading.
1. Listen and read t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he play in Part 8, after that, show them some questions for them to find out the answers. 【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
2. Sum up the keys.
3. Happy reading.
Stetp 6 Around the world.
Go through t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he passages of around the world to learn something about stories in the past.
Step 7. Moduel task .
1. Make notes about your story to finish Part 9.
2. Write the story and discuss your story in pairs.
3. Read your story t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o your classmates, if there is no time, ask them to finish it after class.
Step 8. Exercises
Do some exercise ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s to consolidate what they have learnt in this module.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
Step 9. Homework
1. Read some more ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) English stories and choose one of them to introduce it to your partners.
2. Additional exercises.
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新外研英语八年级上Module 7 Unit 1教案
Unit 1 Alice waas sitting with her sister by the river.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
课型：Listening and speaking
课时：45 minutes
课前预测 In this Unit, t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hey’ll learn a new kind of tenses-the Past Continuous Tense.
教学方法：Interactive approach, Listening and speaking.21·世纪*教育网
板书设计：Key words and sentences in PPT.
教学目标：
1. Master the key words and expressions in Unit 1.www-2-1-cnjy-com
2.Learn about the use of the Past Continuous Tense . 2-1-c-n-j-y
3.Cultivate their ability of creation.
教学重难点：
1.Key words and expressions:
fall, follow, hole, rabbit, ground, tea party, etc.21教育网
2.Key sentences:
Alice was sitting with her sister by the river. 21*cnjy*com
It was sitting in a tree and smiling at everyone.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
She was playing a strange game.
Etc.
3.Learn about the use of the Past Continuous Tense. 【出处：21教育名师】
教学准备：
PPT/pictures on the Internet/ videotape.
教学过程：
Step 1. Warming up:
Show some information ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) about Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,enjoy a short video about the story and ask some questions.
step2.Introduction
1.Learn all the new w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ords in Unit 1, read them together,especially, pay attention to
their pronunciation.
2.Without sho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )wing the English spelling or Chinese meaning,have a quick test.
Step3.Listening
1.Listen and number the words as you hear them to complete Part 1.www.21-cn-jy.com
2.Listen to the tape in Part 2 ,number the pictures.21·cn·jy·com
3.Check answers, encouragement should be given.
Step4.Reading.
Read the dialogue c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )arefully in Part 3, Complete the notes by themselves. Check answers to check their reading skills. 2·1·c·n·j·y
Read Part 3 toget ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )her, then in groups, finally in pairs. Give them more encouragement.
Everyday English and key phrases.
Step5.Video
Enjoy the video in Part 3.
Step 6.Complete the sentences.
Complete the sentences in Part 4, and check answers.21世纪教育网版权所有
Stetp 7. Pronunciation and speaking
Listen and underl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ine the words the speakers stresses to finish Part 5. Listen again and repeat.
Work in pairs to finis ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )h Part 6. Ask some of them act their dialogues in class.
Step 8.Exercises
Do some exerc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ises in class to consolidate what they have learnt in this lesson. Encouragement should be given.21cnjy.com
Step 9. Homework
1.After chec ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )king each other, write your own sentences about the continuous tense in your
exercise books.
2.Read Part 3 skilly.
3.Additional exercises.
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A famous story
Unit 2
She was thinking about her cat.
Revision
1.Where was Alice reading
She was reading by the river.
2.Was Cheshire Cat sitting in the tree
Yes, it was.
3.What was the Queen of Hearts doing
She was playing a strange game.
两次/两倍adv.
twice
偶尔
once or twice
粉红色n.
pocket
/ /
衣袋n.
pink
突然地adv.
suddenly
/ /
牧场 n.
考虑
field
deep
深的adj.
think about
当…时候conj.
while
降落v.
land
干燥的adj.
dry
1 look at the picture in Activity 2 and
say what you think is strange.
1. It is standing up on its back legs. Rabbits can
only walk on four legs.
2. It is wearing clothes. Rabbits
don’t wear clothes.
3. It is carrying a pocket watch.
Rabbits don’t carry watches
and can’t tell the time.
a) Alice landed on some dry leaves.
b) Alice was sitting by the river with
her sister.
c) Alice fell down a hole.
d) A rabbit ran by.
e) Alice ran across the field after the
rabbit.
5
1
4
2
3
3 Read by yourself and number the events
in the order .
2 Read the start of Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland and guess what happens next.
Alice was sitting with her sister by the river and her sister was reading a book. Alice had nothing to do. Once or twice she looked into her sister’s book. “And what is a book for,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations ” Suddenly a white rabbit with pink eyes ran by.
There was nothing strange about that. She heard the rabbit say, “Oh dear! Oh dear! I’ll be late!” and she did not think it was strange. Then the rabbit took a watch out of its pocket and looked at it. A rabbit with a pocket and a watch Alice got up and ran across the field after it. She saw it go down a large rabbit hole in the ground.
Then Alice went down after it, but never thought about how she was going to get out again. She found that she was falling down a very, very deep hole. It was too dark for her to see anything. She was falling for a long time. While she was falling, she was thinking about her cat, Dinah. Suddenly she landed on some dry leaves…
4 Answer the questions. Use the words
and expression in the box.
deep dry field once or twice
pink pocket
1 Was Alice interested in her sister’s book
How do you know
Alice wasn’t interested in her sister’s book because in the story Alice thought “… what is a book for without pictures or conversations ”
2 What colour were the rabbit’s eyes
3 Where was the rabbit’s watch before he took
it out
4 What did Alice run across after the rabbit
The rabbit’s eyes were pink.
It was in his pocket.
She ran across a field.
deep dry field once or twice
pink pocket
5 What did she fall down
6 Where did she land
She fell down a very deep hole.
She landed on some dry leaves.
deep dry field once or twice
pink pocket
5 Match the answers with the questions.
( ) 1 What did Alice find on a table
( ) 2 What did Alice do with the key
( ) 3 What did Alice find next
( ) 4 What happened to Alice when she drank
from the bottle
a) She became very small.
b) Alice found a small key on a table.
c) She found a bottle with the words “DRINK
ME” on it.
d) She opened a small door with the key and saw
a beautiful garden.
b
d
c
a
6 Write what happened to Alice after she
found a small key on a table. Use the
answers in Activity 5 to help you.
After Alice found a small key on a table, she opened a small door…
After Alice found a small key on a table, she opened a small door with it and saw a beautiful garden. Next, she found a bottle with “DRINK ME” on it. Then she drank from the bottle and became very small.
Now imagine what will happen next.
You may find books like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Harry Potter very interesting but too difficult. Try to read simplified versions of the books you like.
think about
have nothing to do
run by
take out of
run across
in the ground
fall down
too.. to…
land on
考虑
无事可做
跑过
拿出
跑过
地面上
掉进
太…而不能…
落在…上
Language points
Alice had nothing to do. 艾丽丝无事可做。
nothing 是不定代词，其后接不定式做后置定语
have something to do 有事可做
have something to eat 有可吃的东西
have nothing to drink 没有什么喝的
不定式也可以放在名词后做后置定语
The time to go is July.
I have much homework to do.
2.Once or twice she looked into her sister’s book.
她偶尔看一眼姐姐的书。
Some students go to the net bars once or twice a week .
有些同学一周去一两次网吧。
once a week(一周一次)/twice a month(每月两次)/
three times a year(一年三次)等表频度的时间状语常用
How often来进行提问。
How often do you visit your uncle
Once a month.
3. And “what is a book for,” thought Alice,
“without pictures or conversations ”
“连插图和对话都没有”,艾丽丝想,“这书是干
什么用的呢？”
What’s the button for 这个按钮是干什么的？ — What do you study for 相当于why do you study
你们为什么读书？
— We study for our good future.
4. She heard the rabbit say , “Oh dear, I’ll be late.”
她听见兔子说：“天哪，我要迟到了。”
She saw it go down a large rabbit hole in the ground.
她看到它钻进了地上一个很大的兔穴里。
see/hear
do 看见/听见…经常做某事
doing 看见/听见…正在做某事
I often see him sing in the garden.
Listen , can you hear someone crying in the
next room
5. It was too dark for her to see anything.
对于爱丽丝来说，太黑暗了，她什么也看不清。
too…to 太…而不能…
The water is too hot to drink. 可改写为: so…that…如此…以至于…
The water is so hot that I can’t drink it.
He was too tired to walk further.
He was so tired that he can’t walk further.
Can you make your own sentences
like this
1.He was_______angry______say a word.
A. to, too B. so, that C. too, to
2.I saw him________basketball when I ran
past him.
A. play B. playing C. played
3._________do you come here for
A. What B. Where C. Why
4.I__________my homework when they were
playing games happily.
A.was do B. were doing C.was doing
What was the baby wearing
What was the baby doing
Where were the babies
playing
The baby was sleeeping.
They were playing happily
in the kitchen.
The baby was wearing a
winter cap.
What was the little girl doing when she was having dinner
What were the two babies doing when they were sitting in the sofa
What did the boy see when he was walking alone outside
He saw a zombie when he was walking alone outside.
Homework
1.Read Part 2 skilly after class.
2.Try to know more about the details
of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
by watching the movie.
3.Additional exercises.
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新外研英语八年级上Module 7 Unit 2教案
Unit 2 She was thinking about her cat.
课型：Reading
课时：45 minutes
课前预测 In this Unit, the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y’ll continue to learn the Past Continuous Tense. Maybe it’s not too difficult.21教育网
教学方法：Interactive approach, reading and speaking.
板书设计：Key words and sentences in PPT.
教学目标：
1. Master the key words and expressions in Unit 2.21·cn·jy·com
2.Learn more about the use of the Past Continuous Tense.www.21-cn-jy.com
3.Cultivate their ability of creation.
教学重难点：
1.Key words and expressions:
twice, once or twice,suddenly, pink, field, etc.
2.Key sentences:
She was thinking about her cat.
What is a book for
It was too dark to see anything.
Etc.
3.How to master the basic use of the Past Continuous Tense.21世纪教育网版权所有
教学准备：
PPT/pictures on the Internet/ videotape.
教学过程：
Step 1. Warming up:
Revise Unit 1 by asking them some questions.
Step 2. Introduction
1.Learn new words ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )and read them together,especially, pay attention to their pronunciation.
2.Without showing t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he English spelling or Chinese meaning,have a quick test.
3.Look at the pictur ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e in Activity 2 and say what you think is strange. Discuss it together.
Stetp 3. Reading.
1.Read each passa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ge quickly, number the events in the order to finish Part 3 and check answers.
2.Read it more carefully to find some key points.
3.With the help of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) their teacher, Read each passage together, then freely, at last, ask some of them to read each passage. Encouragement should be given.2·1·c·n·j·y
4.Ask more question ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s about the passage in part 4 orally in class to make them understand more.
Step 4.Video
Enjoy the video in Part 2.
Step 5. Writing.
1. Match the answ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ers with the questions to complete Part 5, check answers.
2. Write what happened to Alice to Part 6.
Step 6. Language points.
Step 7. Exercises
Do some exerc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ises in class to consolidate what they have learnt in this lesson, Encouragement should be given.21cnjy.com
Step 8. Homework
1.Read Part 2 skilly after class.
2.Try to know more ab ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )out the details of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by watching the movie.
3.Additional exercises.
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A famous story
Unit 3
Language in use.
fall (fell)
follow
hole
rabbit
Ssh
ground
tea party
twice
once or twice
suddenly
pink
pocket
field
think about
deep
while
land
dry
Alice was sitting with her sister by the river.
It was sitting in a tree and smiling at everyone.
They were having a tea party in the garden.
Where was it going
1.过去进行时态的句子结构
肯定句 We were having a party at 9:00 last night.
否定句 We weren’t having a party at 9:00 last night.
一般疑
问句 Were you having a party at 9:00 last night
特殊疑
问句 What were you doing at 9:00 last night
过去进行时表示过去某时间正在进行的动作或持续的行为，常和表过去的时间状语连用。如: at this time yesterday/ at 9:00 last night/ from 7:00 to 10:00
yesterday morning 等。
I was doing my homework at this time yesterday.
My parents were watching TV at 8:30 yesterday evening.
I wasn’t doing my homework when he called me .
2. 过去进行时的基本用法
一般过去时和过去进行时的区别
I played basketball yesterday. I was playing basketball at this time yesterday.
I didn’t play tennis yesterday. I wasn’t playing tennis at
this time yesterday.
Did you watch TV last night Were you watching TV at
10:00 last night
What did they do What were they doing then
2016湖南长沙中考
----Your coat fits you well.
----Thank you. I _______ it when I was on a vacation.
A.have bought B.buy C.bought
2016山东济南中考
Sun Hai_______his mother make dinner when
his father got home from work.
A.was helping B.helps C.helped
2016贵州安顺中考
----I called you at 5:00 yesterday afternoon, but no
one answered.
----Sorry, I _____ football with my friends at that time.
A.play B.played C. was playing
2016河南中考
---There is someone knocking at the door.
----It must be the computer repairman. I _______him
to come to fix my computer.
A.call B.have called C.called D.will call
1 Underline the correct words.
1 Suddenly, all the lights in my house were going
off /went off. There was heavy rain outside.
2 — I called you up at seven o’clock last night,
but nobody answered it.
— Really I’m sorry, but I was teaching/
taught a piano lesson at school.
3 — I was seeing / saw you and Tom in the
library just now.
— Oh, we showed / were showing several
visitors around the school.
2 Write sentences about what you were
doing.
1 At about seven o’clock last night,
.
2 This morning, on my way to school,
.
3 This time last year,
.
Last Saturday, from about 1 pm to 4 pm,
.
I was having dinner
I met my friend Lingling.
I was staying at my grandparents’ house
I was playing in the park with my friends
3 Work in groups of four. Play a chain
game.
A: At eight o’clock last night I was watching
TV. How about you, B
B: At eight o’clock last night I was sleeping.
How about, C
C: At eight o’clock last night I was having
dinner. How about you, D
D: …
4 Write down what each member of your group
was doing at eight o’clock last night.
Sun Li was watching TV at eight o’clock last night.
1___________________________________________
___________
2___________________________________________
___________
3___________________________________________
4___________________________________________
Ming Hui was playing the guitar at eight o’clock last night.
Liu Yin was doing her homework at eight o’clock last night.
Mei Ling was eating an apple at eight o’clock last night.
I was checking my email at eight o’clock last night.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the expressions in the box.
1 The dog is _____________the cat in the garden.
2 ______ is this machine ________
3 He _________________ and was very bored.
4 She is________________how to finish the story.
5 I wrote to him_______________, but he did
not answer.
have nothing to do once or twice run after
think about what…for
running after
What
for
had nothing to do
thinking about
once or twice
Alice was sitting with her sister by the (1)_____ and her sister was reading a book. Her sister’s book had no pictures or (2)_____________in it.
Then a white rabbit with (3) ______ eyes ran by. There was nothing (4) ______about that. Then the rabbit took a watch out of its (5) ______and looked at it. Alice followed the rabbit and fell down a (6)________.
Alice had a lot of adventures in Wonderland.
river
conversations
pink
strange
pocket
hole
6 Complete the passage with the words in
the box.
conversations hole pink
pocket river strange
7 Listen and complete the sentences.
Paragraph 1
1 One day, I was with my friends. We were having
a ______in a field and I saw something strange.
2 There was a cat with a pink nose sitting in
a tree.
3 It looked like it was eating the in the tree.
picnic
white
leaves
Paragraph 3
7 I found some biscuits in my and gave
it to the cat.
8 Soon, it was eating biscuits and at us.
pocket
smiling
Paragraph 2
4 While I was looking at it, the cat got out of the tree, jumped down to the , and walked across the and sat next to us.
5 The cat got up and close to me.
6 I to it and it smiled at me.
ground
field
came
talked
8 Read the play and act it out.
( The Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Mouse are having a tea party. Alice arrives and sits down. )
March Hare: It wasn’t very
polite of you to sit
down. We didn’t
ask you.
Alice: I didn’t know it
was your table.
Anyway,there are
cups of tea for
more than three
people.
Mad Hatter: That’s because it’s always tea time.
Alice: I don’t understand.
Mad Hatter: We don’t have time to wash the
things…
March Hare: So we just move around the table…
(Mouse sings a song.)
March Hare: Stop singing, Mouse!
(Mouse stops singing and falls asleep.)
Mad Hatter: He’s asleep.
Mouse: I wasn’t asleep! I heard every word
you were saying.
March Hare: Tell us a story!
Alice: Yes, please do!
Mad Hatter: And be quick. Or you’ll be asleep
again before it’s done.
Mouse: Once upon a time, there were three
little sisters, and they lived…
March Hare: Take some more tea.
Alice: I didn’t have any tea, so I can’t
have more.
Mad Hatter: You mean you can’t take less. It’s
very easy to take more than
nothing.
Alice: Nobody asked you!
Mad Hatter: I want a clean cup. Let’s all move
one place.
( The Mad Hatter moves, and the Mouse follows him. The March Hare knocks the milk over when he is moving into the Mouse’s place. Alice takes the place of the March Hare. Alice is not happy because there is milk on the table in front of her. )
Alice: Well, really! This is the stupidest tea
party I’ve been to in all my life!
Answer the following questions:
1.Why was it rude of Alice
2.Why did they just move round the table
3.Why did they ask the mouse to tell a story
4.Who takes the place of the mouse
They didn’t ask her to sit down.
They don’t have time to wash the things.
It’ll be asleep again before the tea party is done.
The March Hare takes the place of it.
have a tea party
move round
fall asleep/be asleep
tell a story
once upon a time
take some more tea.
knock over
take the place of
in front of
all my life
开茶会
绕着转
入睡
讲故事
从前
喝茶
打翻
取代
在前面
我的一生
Language points
1 It wasn’t very polite of you to sit down.
你坐下来是非常不礼貌的。
be polite (of sb. ) to do sth.
(某人)礼貌地做某事
It is very nice of you. 你真是太善良了。
It’s rude of him to do like that. 他那样做真是太粗鲁了。
2 Mouse stops singing and falls asleep.
老鼠停止了唱歌，然后睡着了。
比较：
My father stopped working to smoke.
Myfather stopped smoking.
我爸停下工作，吸起烟来。
我爸停止了吸烟。/ 我爸戒烟了。
类似结构有:forget to do sth./forget doing sth.
Like father like son.
Once a boy’s grandfather beat his grandson for
playing with fire outside.
The boy’s father took a stick and began beating himself.
The grandfather was surprised and asked:
“Why are you beating yourself ”
“You are beating my son and I’m
beating your son.”
The boy’s father answered.
有其父必有其子
Stories
In the past, not many people could read or write, so people listened to stories. Some stories were popular, and they changed every time someone told them. The stories passed from generation to generation. Finally, someone wrote them down.
For example, in China today people still
love old stories like The Monkey King .
Some people say that new stories written
in books today are not as entertaining as
the old ones. Do you agree
9 Make notes about your story.
when it happened
what you were doing at the time
what happened first
what happened next
what happened finally
a Friday evening
waiting at the bus stop
a car stopped …
10 Then write the story, use your notes help you .
It was a Friday evening. I was waiting at the bus stop
after school when a car stopped and the driver opened the door. It was my father. “Quick, get in!” he told me. I was very surprised, but I did as he said. At first, I was worried that something bad had happened. Then I noticed my mother. She was also in the car and on the back seat, there were some bags of clothes and some food. My father was driving the car, but he was not driving home. He was driving out of the town. “Where are we going ” I asked. It was a warm evening and lots of people were walking alone the road. It was the last day of term. Did my parents have a big surprise for me We were going somewhere special — but where The next I can remember is falling asleep. When I woke up, I saw the tea, we were at the beach. My father was smiling. “Here we are,” he said. The summer holiday starts now!
11 Work in pairs. Discuss and revise
your story. And read your story to
your classmates.
1. He ______ doing his homework now.
A. is B. was C. were
2. ______ they playing with Tom when I saw them
A. Were B. Was C. Are
3. He _______ writing while I was singing.
A. Were B. Was C. Are
4. Tony ______ down from his bike when he rode to
school.
A. falls B. fell C. felt
5. — Was Jack doing his homework —__________.
A. No, he wasn’t. B. No, he was. C. Yes, he wasn’t.
2.我放学回到家时，妹妹正坐在地上一直哭。
When I _____________from school, My little
sister______________on the ground, crying all
the time.
1.Mr King 忙得忘记了吃早餐。
Mr King was so busy that he__________________
breakfast.
forgot to have
got home
was sitting
Homework
Read some more English stories and choose one of them to introduce it to your partners.
2. Additional exercises.
Thank you!
