Module 7
My past life
Unit 1
I was born in a small village.
看看你的
生词书签
bornadj. 出生
friendlyadj.友好的
primaryadj. 初级 primaryschool小学
US美国
townn.市镇;
城镇
strictadj.严格的;
严厉的
比一比,看谁能快速说出下面的单词。
difficultadj.难对付的
heyint. 嘿;喂
niceadj. 好
goodadj. 乖的;
守规矩的
villagen. 村庄
I’m now 44 years old.
I was born in 1969.
I was born in Shandong.
Warming up
My son is 19 years old.
He was born in 1994.
He was born in Shandong, too.
—How old are you?
—I am 12 years old.
—When were you born?
—I was born in 2001.
—Where were you born?
—I was born in Shandong.
现在谈谈你自己吧:
—How old are you?
—I am 11 years old.
—When were you born?
—I was born in 2002.
—Where were you born?
—I was born in Shandong, too.
—How old are they?
—They are 13 years old.
—When were they born?
—They were born in 2000.
—Where were they born?
—They were born in Shandong, too.
现在谈谈他们吧:
a. Who was your first teacher?
b. What was your first school like?
c. Where were you born?
d. Was she strict?
Listen and number the questions as you hear them.
Listening and vocabulary
答案: a. ___ b. ___
c. ___ d. ___
和同桌互相核对一下答案吧:
3
2
1
4
Now answer the questions. Use the words and expressions from the box.
be born friendly nice
primary school strict town US
a. Who was your first teacher?
b. What was your first school like?
c. Where were you born?
d. Was she strict?
Ms Smith.
It wasn’t a big school and it was very friendly.
I was born in Quincy, a small town in the US.
Yes, she was, but she was also very nice.
Listen again and check (√ ) the true sentences.
( ) 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.
√
√
√
和小组同学互换角色,读一读。
Tony: Hey, Lingling. Where were you
born?
Lingling: I was born in a small village in
Shanxi Province.
Tony: What was the name of the village?
Lingling: Xucun. Where were you born,
Tony?
Listen and read.
Tony: I was born in Cambridge. It’s a small
city in England.
Lingling: What was the name of your first
school?
Tony: It was Darwin Primary School.
Lingling: Who was your first teacher?
Tony: My first teacher was Mrs Lane. She
was strict but very nice. Who was your
first teacher?
Lingling: Ms Yao. She was very friendly.
Who were your first friends?
What were they like?
Tony: Their names were Becky and
Adam. Becky was good in class
but Adam wasn’t. He was quite
difficult.
Lingling: And what were you like? Were
you difficult in class too?
Tony: No, I wasn’t. I was very good!
练一练
和你的同桌互问互答一下吧
What were they like?
I was very good!
Everyday English
1. Was Lingling born in Xucun?
Yes, she was./ No, she wasn’t.
2. Was Tony’s first school called
Darwin Primary School?
Yes, it was./ No, it wasn’t.
3. Was his teacher’s name Mrs Smith?
Yes, it was./ No, it wasn’t.
Now choose the correct answer.
4. Was Mrs Smith Lingling’s teacher?
Yes, she was./ No, she wasn’t.
5. Was Ms Yao very friendly?
Yes, she was./ No, she wasn’t.
6. Were Becky and Adam Tony’s friends?
Yes, they were./ No, they weren’t.
7. Was Becky good at school?
Yes, she was./ No, she wasn’t.
8. Was Tony difficult at school?
Yes, he was./ No, he wasn’t.
Complete the table.
Born in First teacher First school First friend(s)
Lingling
Tony
Mrs Lane
Darwin Primary School
Ms Yao
Xucun
Cambri-dge
Becky and Adam
1. —I was born there.
—No, you weren’t.
2. —You weren’t born in Cambridge.
—Yes, I was.
Listen and notice the stressed words.
Pronunciation and speaking
3. —They were born in China.
—No, they weren’t.
4. —He was a teacher.
—No, he wasn’t.
5. —She was strict.
—No, she wasn’t.
小组活动
1. Where were you born?
2. What was the name of your primary school?
3. Who was your first teacher?
4. What was he/she like?
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about your past life.
5. Who were your first friends?
6. What were they like?
7. What was your favourite subject?
8. How many students were there in your class?
看看疑难点吧:
仔细观察一下,看看谁能发现这一组形容词有什么特点?
good 乖的;
守规矩的
difficult
难对付的
反义词
?
be born出生于
如: I was bornin Zibo. 我出生于淄博。
2. the name of … ……的名字
如: The name ofhisschool is Foreign
Language School.
他学校的名字是外语学校。
Useful phrases
3. be strict with 对某人严格
e.g. Our teacher is very strict withus.
老师对我们要求很严格。
4. primary school小学
e.g. The children like their primary
schoolvery much.
孩子们非常喜欢他们的小学。
5. be like = look like 长得怎么样
用来询问某人的特征
What+be +主 +like?(性格品质特征)
What do/does + 主 + look like?(外貌特征)
eg
例如:
1. What was the name of the village?
2. What was the name of your first school?
3. Who was your first teacher?
例如:
1. Where were you born?
2. Where were you born, Tony?
3. Who were your first friends?
4. What were they like?
5. And what were you like?
be 动词的形式
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
用 be 动词的正确形式填空, 完成句子。
1. I _____ in Taiyuan last year.
2. _________ you difficult?
3. It ______ Darwin Primary School.
4. Who _____ your first English teacher?
5. They _____ born in US.
was
Are/Were
is/was
was
were
将下列句子变成否定句、一般疑问句,
并作出肯定和否定回答。
She was Ms Yao. She ______ Ms Yao. ____ ____ Ms Yao?
Yes, ____ ___. / _____, she ______.
wasn’t
Was she
shewas
No
wasn’t
2. He was strict at school. He _______ strict at school.
____ ____ strict at school?
____, he ____. /No, __________.
3. We were good in class. We ________ good in class.
_____ ___ good in class?
Yes, ___ _____. /No, __________.
wasn’t
Washe
Yes
was
hewasn’t
weren’t
Wereyou
wewere
weweren’t
你全做对了吗?
你太棒啦!
根据汉语提示,完成句子。
1. I was _____ (出生) in Shandong.
2. Were you from the _____
(城镇)?
3. This was our ________ (初级的) school.
born
town
primary
4. Mother was _____ (严厉的) but
_____________ (友好的) for me.
5. They like the _______ (村庄).
6. Li Fang is _____ (乖的) but Jim is
________ (难对付的).
strict
friendly /nice
village
good
difficult
你全做对了吗?
你太棒啦!
Homework
1. Recite the important points. 复习
并记忆 Unit 1 重点内容。
2. Talk about your past life. 用自己的
话说说过去的生活。