Module 7 My past life Unit 2 I was born in Quincy. 课件（25张PPT）

●In my hometown, there was/were (not)...
●There were many things to do.
●I was not bored there...

There were many stores.
There weren't any movie theaters(Am.E)/cinemas(Br.E).
There was a football club.
There were many children.
There wasn't a basketball team.
There was a small lake with fish in.


In my house, there was/were (not)...


There was a bedroom with pictures of my favourite stars.
There wasn't a living room with a TV.
There was a kitchen.
There was a garden(Br. E) with many trees.
There was a yard(Am.E) with many chickens.
There wasn't a bathroom with a bath.
So what about you?
YOU can say:
I was born in...
I wasn't bored in...because...
There were many things to do there. For example, there was/ were(not)...
My hometown(家乡) was famous for...
There was/were... with/without...

And today we will learn another one's LIFE in a TOWN...
Please turn to page 44...
What can we learn from the information here?
●the writer: Betty King;
●whose life: Betty's life;
●whose house: maybe Betty's;
●where is the house:
maybe in Quincy;
Guess:
According to the title”My life in Quincy”,what is the key word?
life
school life?
family life?
social(社会的) life?
…?
Quincy Town
our house in Quincy
friends
Para1-2:

Para3-4:

Para5:
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2
3
4
5
Let's check:
life
family life
social life
social life
Quincy Town
our house in Quincy
friends
Let’s read para.1-2 to finish the following questions:
1.Were there a lot of things to do in Quincy?
2.Was anyone famous born in Quincy?
3.What was Quincy like?
4.Who possiblely did Betty write the passage” My past life in Quincy” for?

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4
answers
My life in Quincy.
By Betty King
I was 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 theatres, football clubs and basketball teams too. in Quincy. I there.
I wasn’t bored
was very happy
My life in Quincy.
By Betty King
I was 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 theatres, football clubs and basketball teams too. in Quincy. I there.
I wasn’t bored
was very happy
Two presidents of the US, John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams, were born in Quincy. You can visit their old family houses.
Two presidents of the US, John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams, were born in Quincy. You can visit their old family houses.

Possible answers:
1.Yes, there were.

2.Yes, there were two presidents of the US born in Quincy.

3.It was interesting/ famous...

4.Those who have not been in Quincy.
comfortable
living
kitchen
bathroom
bedrooms
garden
lake
great
Out
Betty's house What was it like? Facts:
In the house big and ●a big room with a TV;
●a ;
●a with a bath;
●three ;
●pictures of my favourite stars;
of the house a big with lots of trees;
a small with fish in;
Our house was big and comfortable. There was a big living room with a TV, a kitchen, a bathroom and three bedrooms. On my bedroom walls there were pictures of my favorite movie stars.
Behind the house, there was a big garden with lots of trees and there was a small lake with fish in it. It was great to play there.
Let’s read para 5 to finish the following question:
What are the reasons for Betty to go back again one day? And what is the most important one?
There were lots of children in Quincy. Many of them were my friends. This was our last home in the US and I was there for the last time in 2010.
back, and I’m looking forward to seeing my friends again.
One day I’ll go
Let’s retell the passage:
Social life?
Where? How?...
Family life?
The most important thing(s) there for me was/were...?
●I was born in...,a town/city on the east coast of...
●I wasn’t bored there because...
●It was famous for...
●You can visit...
●My house was...
●There was/were...a ...living room with...a kitchen, bathroom(s), and bedroom(s)...
●On my bedroom wall there were/was...
●Out of the house, there was/were...with/without...
●There were lots of...
●Many of them were...
●This was our last home in ...and I was there for the last time in ...
●One day I’ll go back,and I’m looking forward to doing...again.
●Quincy is on the east coast of America.

●Quincy is the birthplace of the
second and the sixth U.S. presidents, John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams. So it’s called the “City of Presidents” and “Birthplace of the American Dream”.
Quincy:
John Adams
Born in Quincy
(1735- 1826)
John Quincy Adams (the son of John Adams)
Born in Quincy
(1767- 1848)
1.Discussion: Y will Betty go back one day?
2.Write a description of your past life with the following structures:
●(Behind/in front of/out of/ in...)there was/were...with/without...
●There were lots of things to do in...
●...was/were...
●...wasn’t/weren’t...
●You can visit...
●This was our/my last home in ...and I was there for the last time in ...
●One day I will go back, and I’m looking forward to doing...again.