(共23张PPT)
Unit 1
I was born in a small village.
出生于
Where were you born?
town/city
Where were you born?
I was born in a town.
Where was she born?
She was born in a town.
Where was he born?
He was born in a town.
Where were they born?
They were born in a town.
am/is---was
are---were
I
we
you
you
he
she
it
they
was
was
was
was
were
were
were
were
Daming is asking Betty some questions about her past life. Now listen to the conversation.
Listen and number the questions as you hear them.
a) Who was your first teacher? □
b) What was your first school like? □
c) Where were you born? □
d) Was she strict? □
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2
1
4
What be… like?意为“……怎么样?”，用来询问意见。
was/were均为动词be的过去式，用来表达过去发生的事情。
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Now answer the questions. Use the words and expressions from the box.
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.
be born friendly nice primary school strict town US
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.
Listen again and check (√) the true sentences.
√
√
√
wasn’t
twenty
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My past life:
1.Be born in a small/big village/town/city
2.My first school (primary school,big/small, friendly)
3.There were…students in my class.
3.My first teacher (who,strict, nice)
My past life
I was born in Zhapu, a small town in Jiaxing. My first school was Tianfei Primary School. It was a small school and it was very friendly. There were forty students in my class. My first teacher was Ms Wang. She was strict, but she was also very nice to us.
Tony and Lingling are talking about their past life. Listen and choose the correct answer.
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.
Finish the tasks.
Task 1
Choose the correct answer to each question.
Complete the table.
Xucun
Ms Yao
Cambridge
Mrs
Lane
Darwin
Primary
School
Becky
and
Adam
Task 2
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Born in First teacher First school First friend(s)
Lingling
Tony
1. Where was Lingling born?
2. Where was Tony born?
3. Who were Tony’s first friends?
4. Was Tony difficult in class?
She was born in Xucun--a small village in Shanxi Province.
He was born in Cambridge--a small city in England.
No, he wasn’t. He was very good.
Becky and Adam.
Answer the questions.
Task 3
1
2
3
4
含be 动词的一般过去时:
主语是第一人称/第三人称单数时，be 动词为was；当主语是第二人称或复数时，be 动词为were。
Pay attention to the circled parts.
T=Tony; L=Lingling
T: Hey, Lingling. Where ____ you ____?
L: I ___ ____ in a ___________ in Shanxi
Province.
T: What was ___________ the village?
L: Xucun. Where were you born, Tony?
T: I ___________ Cambridge. It’s a small
city in England.
L: What was the name of your first school?
were
born
was born
small village
Fill in the blanks according to the conversation.
the name of
Task 4
was born in
T: It was Darwin ________________.
L: Who was your first teacher?
T: My first teacher was Mrs Lane. She was
_____ but very ____. Who was your first
teacher?
L: Ms Yao. She was very _______. Who ____
your first friends? What ____ they ____?
T: Their names were Becky and Adam. Becky
was very _____ in class but Adam wasn’t.
He was quite ________.
L: And what ____ you ____? Were you difficult
in class too?
T: No, I ______. I was very good!
strict nice
friendly
were
like
good
difficult
were like
Primary School
wasn’t
were
INFORMATION CARD
Name: ______________
Birthday: _____________
Birthplace:_____________
First school:____________
First teacher:___________
First friends: ___________
His/Her name is …
He/She was born in/on …
He/She was born in …
His/Her first school was …
His/Her first teacher was …
… were his/her first friends.
They were very …
1 ―I was born there.
―No, you weren’t.
2 ―You weren’t born in Cambridge.
―Yes, I was.
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.
Listen and notice the stressed words.
Note: Are the was & were the stressed words in each sentence?
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Now listen and repeat.
be重读的规则：
起强调或突出的作用时要重读。
与否定词not结合表否定时要重读。
位于句尾时要重读。
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?
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?
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about your past life.
Now tell the rest of the class about your past life.
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本课时主要句型
1. be born in …
2. primary school
3. the name of …
4. --Where were you born?
--I was born in …
5. My first teacher was …
6. You weren’t born in Cambridge.
7. --Were you …?
--Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.
8. What was your first school like?
1. —Where is Liu Bing from?
—He is from a small ______ (村庄).
2. Miss Zhang is very _____ (亲切的) and her
students all love her.
3. —Why don’t you like playing with Tom?
—Because he is a ________ (难对付的) boy.
4. —Are there 40,000 people in your
______ (城镇)?
—Yes, there are about 60,000 people.
nice
difficult
town
village
Ⅰ. 根据句意及汉语提示，写出适当的单词。
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II. 根据汉语提示完成句子，每空一词。
1. 你的第一个学校是什么样子的？
What ____ your first school ____?
2. 赵欣颖出生于上海。
Zhao Xinying ____ ____ in Shanghai.
3. 布莱克先生很严厉，但对我们很友好。
Mr Black is _____ but very ________
____ us.
4. 我的表妹在玉红小学学习。
My cousin studies in Yuhong
________ ________.
like
was born
strict
friendly
to
Primary
School
was
1. Ask and answer questions about your past life, using the structures we’ve learnt today.
2. Make a short dialogue about one’s past life with your friends or classmates.
