Unit 4 My day
Grammar
WUXI NANCHANG EXPERIMENTAL MIDDLE
SCHOOL
OPEN DAY
Wednesday 24th October
Tommy's school life
Open day
Listening time
01
01
Welcome to our school!
02
03
Chinese Mr. Li
Maths Mr. Huang
Geography Miss Duan
Chinese Mrs. Jiang
Maths Mrs. Sun
Physics Miss Yang
Music Miss Zhu
English Mrs. Tao
Maths Mr. Guo
English Mr. Zhou
Music Miss Peng
Computer Mrs. Zhu
8:45-9:30
7:50-8:35
10:00-10:45
Tommy's school life
Presentation
It is on 24th October.
Lessons are in the morning.
It starts at 8:45.
Prepositions(介词) of time
Think of as many phrases with “on, in, at” as you can.
Prepostions of time
in
on
at
on 24th October
on Wednesday
…
at 8:45
at noon
…
in the morning
in October
…
Brainstorm
Rules
On
on Wednesday
on Thursday
on Sundays
on October 24th
on May 1st
on a cold night
days
dates
special holidays
parts of a special day
We use ‘on’ before:______, ______
_____________, __________________.
on表示具体的某一天
遇到某日要用on
on May Day
On
Kitty wants to go to the bookshop on every Sunday.
Rules
If there is every/this/that/next/last/
tomorrow/yesterday before “time”, we
should cancel “at/in/on”.
this afternoon that morning
tomorrow night yesterday evening
next Sunday last Monday
Rules
In
in May/June/July
in September, 1995
in 2018
in spring/summer…
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
months
years
seasons
parts of day
We use ‘in’ before:_______, ______
_______, ______________.
年月周前要用in
上下午晚要用in
On & in
___ the morning
___ Sunday morning
___ the evening
___ Monday evening
遇到某日上下午,
变in为on才能行
in
on
in
on
Rules
At
at 8:45
at noon/midnight
at breakfast
at lunch
at 12 years old
time of day
mealtimes
age
We use ‘at’ before:_____________
______________, ______.
at Christmas
some festivals
午夜时岁要用at
午夜时岁要用at
at the weekend/at weekends
Summary
in on at
遇到某日要用on
年月周前要用in
上下午晚要用in
遇到某日上下午
变in为on才能行
午夜时岁要用at
多说多练牢牢记
莫让岁月空蹉跎。
a. Children’s Day, Teachers’ Day…
b. 1981, 2012…
c. Monday, Sunday…
d. the morning, the afternoon…
e. 16 years old, the age of 3…
f. January, October…
g. October 24th, February 1st …
h. spring, summer…
i. 6 o’clock, noon…
j. Sunday morning, a cold evening…
in
on
at
Practice
a. Children’s Day, Teachers’ Day…
b. 1981, 2012…
c. Monday, Sunday…
d. the morning , the afternoon…
e. 16 years old, the age of 3…
f. January, October…
g. October 24th, February 1st …
h. spring, summer…
i. 6 o’clock, noon…
j. Sunday morning, a cold evening…
in
on
at
Practice
Reading time
on Children’s Day
in 1981
on Monday
in the morning
at 16 years old
in January
on October 24th
in spring
at 6 o’clock
on Sunday morning
on Teachers’ Day
in 2012
on Sunday
in the afternoon
at the age of 3
in October
on February 1st
in summer
at noon
on a cold evening
Practice
Dear Millie,
Thanks for your email. I would like to tell you about my life here.
Our lessons begin ___ nine o’clock. Usually we have three lessons ___ the morning and two ___ the afternoon. We
do not have lessons ___ Saturday or Sunday.
I love sports. I am good at playing football. I often play with my friends ___Saturday afternoon. We have a school football match ___ autumn every year. This year, it is ___ 15 November. My friends and I always have great fun then.
All the best,
Tommy
Complete the email with “in, on, at”.
at
in
in
on
on
in
on
Practice
Do T or F exercises about Tommy’s school life.
Tommy has eight lessons a day.
He doesn’t go to school on Saturday or Sunday.
He is good at playing football.
He often plays football with his parents.
The football match is on 15 December this year.
F
five
T
T
F
friends.
F
November
often
Adverbs of frequency(频率)
My day at school
I am a teacher. I have a very busy day.
My day at school
My day at school
6:00 a.m.
I always get up at 6:00 a.m.
I usually have a cup of coffee and some bread for breakfast.
My day at school
6:30 a.m.
I often go to work at 6:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
I always talk to my workmates
about what we have to do.
My day at school
Period
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
English
English
2
English
English
3
4
5
6
English
7
This is my timetable.
Sometimes my lessons are in the morning.
meeting
meeting
meeting
meeting
meeting
meeting
meeting
I sometimes have a lot of meetings.
My day at school
I often run from one place to
another.
I seldom have time to take a rest
at noon.
I never go back home before
6 p.m.
Mrs. Tao’s day at school
She often runs from one place to another.
She seldom has time to take a rest.
She never goes back home before 6 p.m.
She sometimes has a lot of meetings.
She usually has a cup of coffee and some bread for breakfast.
Mrs. Tao always gets up at 6 a.m.
Adverbs of frequency
often
seldom
never
sometimes
usually
always
100%
0%
how often
Practice
Where do we put an adverb of frequency?
I always am happy.
I am always happy.
He often goes home by bike.
He goes often home by bike.
?
?
Rules
频率副词放在be动词后面,行为动词前面
Practice
Millie
Simon
Sandy
Daniel
Kitty
Amy
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Kitty goes to her dancing lessons every day.
How often does Kitty go to her dancing lessons?
A. never B. sometimes C. always
Practice
2. Amy is a member of the swimming team.
How often does Amy swim?
A. seldom B. sometimes C. usually
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
3. Simon loves playing football.
How often does Simon play football?
A. never B. often C. always
Practice
4. Millie is not good at going roller skating.
How often does Millie go roller skating?
A. sometimes B. usually C. always
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
5. Sandy does not have much time to play tennis. How often does Sandy play tennis?
A. seldom B. often C. usually
Practice
6. Daniel does not like basketball.
How often does Daniel play basketball?
A. never B. seldom C. sometimes
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
School
What do you think of your school life?
School life
What do you do at school?
do morning exercises
read books
play basketball
go running
play badminton
chat with each other
A:How often do you … at school?
B:I always/usually/often/sometimes/seldom/never…
Good morning, everyone! Welcome to Wuxi Nanchang Experimental Middle school. I would like to tell you something about my school life.
My first lesson always begins at 7:50. I have four lessons in the morning and three lessons in the afternoon. I am never late for school. I do a lot of activities at school. I usually play badminton. I often go shopping at weekends.
I go home at about 5:10.
I think my school life is very colourful. I like my school very much.
A sample
I would like to tell you something about my school life.
Our first lesson always begins______________. I have
__________________ in the morning and _________
in the afternoon. I ____________________________.
I __________________________________________.
I go home ___________. I think my school life is very _________________.
A report about school life
1. Complete a report about your school life.
2. Try to use what we learned today.
3. Share the report in groups of four.
4. Take photos of your report.
5. Give a report.
Prepositions of time:
at/on/in
Adverbs of frequency:
always (总是)
usually(通常)
often (经常)
sometimes(有时)
seldom(很少)
never(从不)
Summary
Enjoy your school life!
Enjoy your study!
Homework
2. Share the report about your
school life with your parents
after school.
1. Show the new teachers
around your school and try to
introduce your school in English.
THANK YOU