Unit 1
I was born in a small village.
出生
Module 7
My past life
村庄
[b?:n]
[?v?l?d?]
Twenty years ago
I was born in Xinjian, it is a small village in Jiangxi Province.
A: Where were you born?
B: I was born___________
I was born in Xinjian. Were you born in Xinjian?
A: Were you born_______?
B: Yes, I was./ No, I wasn’t.
Xinjian
[?pr?v?ns]
省份
Work in pairs
A:Where were you born?
B:I was born in…
B:Were you born in …?
A:Yes, I was.
/No, I wasn’t. I was born in …
My past life
Information Card
Name:_________
Place:___________________
First school:______________
First friend:______________
First teacher:_____________
Anna
Xinjian
My first school
南昌市新建区实验小学
My first school was Shiyan Primary School.
小学
[?pra?m?ri]
My first school was Shiyan Primary School.
It was small but beautiful.
wasn’t big
What was the name of your school?
What was your school like?
A: What was the name of your first school?
B: It was _____Primary School.Was your school Shiyan primary school?
A: Yes, it was. /No, it wasn’t, It was …
B: what was your first school like?
A: It was …but…
Work in pairs
A:Where were you born?
B:I was born in… Were you born in …?
A:Yes, I was. /No, I wasn’t. I was born in …
B: What was the name of your first school?
A: It was _____Primary School.
My past life
Information Card
Name:_________
Place:___________________
First school:______________
First friend:______________
First teacher:_____________
Anna
Xinjian
Shiyan Primary School
My first friends
南昌市新建区实验小学
My first friends were Junjun and Jiajia.
Jiajia
Junjun
me
Who were your first friends?
My first friends were…
Jiajia
She was good in class.
Junjun
He was quite difficult.
难对付的
Were Junjun and Jiajia your friends?
Yes, they were./No, they weren’t. [w?:nt]
Work in pairs
A: Who were your first friends?
B: My first friends were…
A: what were your friends like?
B: He/ she was…(friendly/ nice/cool/beautiful/ outgoing/good/difficult…)
My past life
Information Card
Name:_________
Place:___________________
First school:______________
First friend:______________
First teacher:_____________
Anna
Xinjian
Shiyan Primary School
Junjun and Jiajia
南昌市新建区实验小学
Ms Li
My first teacher was Ms li. She was strict but very nice.
[str?kt] 严格的
My first teacher
A:Who were your first teacher?
B: My first teacher was…
A: What was he/she like?
B: He /she was…(strict/friendly/ nice/ interesting…)
Talk about yourself
What was the name of your first school?
Who was your first teacher/friend?
What was he/she like?
My first schol was...
He/She was ...
He/She was ...
What were/ was…like? ……怎么样?
strict/friendly/nice/naughty淘气的/unfriendly/kind/
difficult/well-behaved行为端正的...
Listen and number the questions as you hear them. (P 42)
a) Who was your first teacher? □
b) What was your first school like? □
c) Where were you born? □
d) Was she strict? □
3
2
1
4
1
Task 1
1 Betty was born in the US.
2 Betty was born in a small town.
3 Betty’s first school was a big school.
4 There were twenty-two students in
Betty’s class.
5 Betty’s first teacher was strict.
2
Listen again and check (√) the true sentences. (P 42)
wasn’t
√
√
√
[ta?n] 城镇
Task 2
Read the dialogue quietly and Choose the correct answers.
1.Was Lingling born in Xucun? A Yes,she was. B No,she wasn’t.
2. Was Tony’s first school called Darwin Primary School?
A Yes,it was. B No,it wasn’t.
3. Was his teacher’s name Mrs Smith? A Yes,it was. B No,it wasn’t.
4. Was Mrs Smith Lingling’s teacher? A Yes,she was. B No,she wasn’t.
5.Was Ms Yao very friendly? A Yes,she was. B No,she wasn’t.
6.Were Becky and Adam Tony’s friends?
A Yes,they were. B No, they weren’t.
7. Was Becky good at school? A Yes, she was. B No,she wasn’t.
8. Was tony difficult at school? A Yes, he was. B No,he wasn’t
INFORMATION CARD
Name: ______________
Birthday: _____________
Birthplace:_____________
First school:____________
First teacher:___________
First friends: ___________
My name is …
I was born in/on …
I was born in …
My first school was …
My first teacher was …
…were my first friends.
They were very…(outgoing
Nice/kind/ smart…)
Write and talk about your past life
二、 用be动词填空。
1. Bill Gates ____ born in Seattle , USA.
2. Yuan Longping ___ born in Beijing.
3. Stephen Hawking ___ born in Oxford,
England.
4. Where _____ you born?
5. Where ____ your parents born?
6. When ____ your brother born?
7. ____?you born in China?
was
were
were
was
was
was
Were
Born in First teacher First school First friend(s)
Lingling
Tony
Xucun
Cambridge
Darwin Primary School
Becky and Adam
Let’s try to retell the conversation .
Mrs Lane
Ms Yao
Tony was born in … His first teacher was…
五、根据课本Act.3对话完成短文填空。
Lingling was 1._________in a small village in Shanxi Province. The 2._________of the village was Xucun.Her first teacher was Ms Yao.She was very 3._________.Tony was born 4._________Cambridge.It’s a small 5._________ in England.
born
课文理解
name
friendly
in
city
His first teacher， Mrs Lane，was 6._________ but 7._________.His first friends were Becky and Adam.Becky was 8._________and Adam was 9._________in class.And Tony was good， 10._________.
strict
课文理解
nice
good
difficult
too
一般过去时(The Past Tense)
1. 含义：
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________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 2012等。
EX: I was born in 1990.
My father was in HK last year.
Yeaterday was Sunday.
合作探究
过去
2.基本结构：
主语+be+表语
am is are
was was were
Be 随着人称、数的变化而变化。
①肯定式结构：主语+ be + 表语
He was born in Shanghai.
②否定式结构：主语+ be + not + 表语
They were not difficult at school .
③一般疑问句式结构：Be + 主语+表语
Was your first teacher strict ?
Language points:
1.be born “出生于” 一般只用于过去式态，was/were born,其后接时间或地点状语。
出生于某日用on,某年月用in.
She was born on March 15th ,1985./in Zhejiang.
2.be strict with sb. 对某人要求严格，
be strict in sth. 对某事要求严格
3.be like 像… ,like是介词
What is/are +主语 +like?常用来询问某人的性格特点，常用nice,friendly,naughty等表示人的性格特点的形容词回答。
----What’s his mother like?
-----She is very nice.
—She’s quiet and a little shy.
她很文静，有点儿害羞。
［拓展］“What does/do/did sb.look like?”用于提问人的长相、外貌，意为“某人长什么样？”
课堂导学
如：
He ____________ 1984.
他出生于1984年。
She _____________ March 15th，1995.
她出生于1995年3月15日。
My father _____________ a small village.
我爸爸出生于一个小村庄。
was born in
课堂导学
was born on
was born in
如：
Our teacher ________________ us.
He ________________ our study.
老师对我们很严格。他总是对我们的学习严格要求。
is very strict with
课堂导学
is always strict in
Have a try
一、单选。
1.The twins were born ___ the morning of May 1st. A in B on C at D of
2.My teacher is strict ___ me ___ my study.
A at; in B in; with C with; in D for; with
3.—What does Lucy look like?
---_______________.
A She is good B She has a brother
C She likes apples D She’s thin
(look like 看上去像)
Anna
I was born
My first teacher
My first school
She/He was
Hey, I am Betty King.
I am 14 years old.
I was born in Quincy,
a town of the US.
Welcome to my hometown.
Quincy
fly to
By Betty King
Label the picture with the words from the box.
bathroom
bedroom
garden
Kitchen
living room
garden
living room
bedroom
bathroom
kitchen
/'bɑ:θrum/
/'ɡɑ:dn/
The town of Quincy
Betty’s house
Betty’s friends and wish
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Read and match.
Tip1: Number the paragraphs first.
( 先标段落）
Tip2: Maybe the first sentence and the last one can help you.(注意开头和结尾）
I _____born in Quincy, a town on the ____coast of America, twelve years_____.
There were _________things to do in Quincy, _______ many stores，two movie theaters, football clubs and basketball teams too.
I wasn’t_________ in Quincy.
Two __________ of the US
were born in Quincy.
was
east
ago
lots of
with
bored
presidents
Read Para.1&2 and fill in the blanks.
I _____born in Quincy, a town on the ____coast of America, twelve years_____.
There were ____ ____things to do in Quincy, _______many stores，two movie theaters, football clubs and basketball teams too.
I wasn’t_________ in Quincy.
Two __________ of the US were
born in Quincy.
The town of Quincy
Betty’s old house was big and comfortable.
There was a big living room
There was a small lake
There was a big garden
a TV.
lots of trees.
fish in it.
with
with
with
Read Para.3&4 and describe Betty’s house.
Betty’s old house was big and comfortable.
1. Were there lots of children?
2. When was Betty there for the last time?
3. What is Betty looking forward to ?
Read Para.5 and answer the questions.
Yes, there were.
In 2010.
She is looking forward to
seeing her friends again.
Enjoy the whole passage.
on the east coast of America
twelve years ago
be bored
a garden with lots of trees
one day
a big living room with a TV
look forward to doing sth.
visit old houses
a lake with fish
be great to play
many of them
go back
在美国东海岸
12年前
觉得无聊
一个有树的花园
有一天
一间有电视的大起居室
盼望做某事
参观古宅
一个有鱼的湖
很好玩
他们中大多数
回去
*
火眼金睛
1.Betty was / wasn't happy when she was in Quincy.
2.Two / Three US presidents were born in Quincy.
3.There were / weren't pictures on Betty’s bedroom
walls.
4.There was / wasn’t a small lake in the garden.
5.Betty was / wasn't in Quincy last year.
1. Were there a lot of things to do?
2. Was anyone famous born there?
3. Who were they?
4. What was Betty's house like?
3. Answer the question
Yes, there were.
Two presidents of the US were born there.
John Adams and John Quincy Adams .
It was big and comfortable.
5. How many rooms were there?
6. What was Betty's bedroom like?
7. Was there a garden?
8. Were there lots of children?
Five .
On the bedroom walls there were pictures of her favourite movie stars.
Yes, there was.
Yes, there were.
Complete the passage with words.
ago bored coast comfortable
east president store
Quincy is a small town on the _________, in the ______of the US. John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams, both __________ of the US, were born in Quincy. Betty was also born there twelve years _______.She lived in a __________ house with several rooms. There was lots to do there, with many ________, so Betty wasn’t __________.
coast
east
presidents
ago
comfortable
stores
bored
My life in Quincy
By Betty King
I born in Quincy, a town on the east coast of America，twelve years ago. There were lots of things to do in Quincy, with many stores, two movie theaters, football clubs and basketball teams too. I bored in Quincy. I very happy there.
Two presidents of the US, John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams, born in Quincy. You can visit their old family houses.
was
wasn’t
was
were
Our house big and comfortable. There a big living room with a TV, a kitchen, a bathroom and three bedrooms.
On my bedroom walls there pictures of my favorite movie stars.
Behind the house, there a big garden with lots of trees and there a small lake with fish in it. It great to play there.
There lots of children in Quincy. Many of them my friends. This our last home in the US and I there for the last time in 2010. One day I’ll go back, and I’m looking forward to seeing my friends again.
was
was
was
was
was
was
was
were
were
were
eg.
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 …
2 There was a big garden.
There were lots of trees.
3 There was a pond .
There were fish in it.
1 There was a big living room.
There was a TV.
There was a big living room with a TV.
There was a big garden with lots of trees.
There was a pond with fish in it.
用with连接句子。（6分）
with是介词，意思是“带有”
on the east coast of America
twelve years ago
在美国东海岸
12年前
觉得无聊
一个有树的花园
有一天
be bored
a garden with lots of trees
one day
翻译短语。（10分）
1. _______ you difficult in 2004?
A. Was B. Were C. Are D. is
2. There _______ many flowers in the garden last week.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
3. My father was born ________ May 1, 1973.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
B
D
A
选择正确选项。（3分）
1. My grandfather_____ ( be) born in 1945.
2. The little girl looks forward to ______( play ) with snow.
3. It’s great (visit) the Great Wall in China.
4. One day man ____ (live) on the moon.
was
playing
to visit
will live
用所给词的适当形式填空。（8分）
这里的to do是动词不定式，句型：It’s adj. to do sth.
1.I was born in Quincy.(对划线部分提问)
___________________________________
2. My house is very big. It has a garden.
(连接成为一个简单句)
___________________________________
Where were you born?
My house is very big with a garden.
句型转换。（2分）
with是介词，意思是“带有”
I __________ born in Longyou .
There were lots of things to do, with____________.
I was happy there.
My house was____________.
There was a living room ______.
There was _________________.
There were lots of friends there.
I miss them very much.
help
name
hometown
mood
house
friends
I am Wang Lin.
I was born in _________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
My past life
