Unit3 Festivals and customs语法归纳练习+写作指导
单元语法讲练--过去将来时
【学前自测】
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.He was going (speak)at the meeting,but his heart attack prevented him.
2.I wish he (go) with me to the cinema tonight.
3.Nobody knew what (happen) after a hundred years.
4.He hoped he (find) a job soon.
5.He told me he was (get) married the next week.
6.They made up their minds that they (buy) a new house once Larry changed jobs.
7.She told me she (fly) at 10 a.m. to Hong Kong the next day.
8.She said that the meeting was about (begin).
Ⅱ.短文语法填空
Betty was born in Tibet,on August 27,2000.She 1. (attend) the government school near her home until she was eighteen.When she left school,she first went to Britain, from where she 2. (go) to India soon to be trained as a teacher, and after training,she 3. (fly) to Calcutta to teach geography at a school.However, she 4. (train) to become a nurse in Calcutta,and then began her work helping the poor and comforting the dying in the streets of the city.Now, many people slowly come to help her.Recently her work 5. (spread) to other parts in the world.Many photos 6. (take) of her,as she travels around
the world to open new schools and hospitals in poor countries.I think she 7. (give) the Nobel Prize in the future for her love and service that she 8. (give) to the poor.
Ⅲ.选词填空
be going to,be to,be about to
①It seemed as if it rain.
②Although she was ill,she said she be seen in the lab the next day.
③The coach give up the game when the captain scored a goal.
④At college,Barack Obama didn't know that he become the first black president of the United States of America.
参考答案:
单句语法填空
to speak
would go
would happen
would find
to get
would buy
was flying
to begin
课文语法填空
attended
would go/was going
was flying/was going to fly/would fly
was trained
has spread
have been taken
will be given
has given
选词填空
was going to
was to
was about to
was to
【语法精讲】
过去将来时态的基本构成:would + v.(原形),表示从过去某时开始将要发生的动作或存在的状态,常用于宾语从句中;也常可表示过去习惯性的动作(不管什么人称,都用would)。
[观察思考]
①They set off at 9 a.m.and would reach the airport an hour later.
②Tom said that he was flying to Germany at five this afternoon.
③He was about to get on the bus when someone called him.
④He said he was to finish the work in a week.
⑤I was going to leave,but then it began to rain.
[归纳用法]
1.过去将来时态的基本表达形式:would+do
He hoped that they would meet again some day.
他希望将来有一天他们能再见面。
2.表示过去将来时的其他几种表达形式:
①was/were to do,表示过去曾计划或安排要做。
The press conference was to be held the next week.
记者招待会将于下周举行。
②was/were about to do,表示即将发生的动作,不和表示时间段的状语连用。
The bus was about to start.
公共汽车马上就要开了。
③was/were going to do,表示准备、计划做。
She said she was going to buy a new bike.
她说她打算买一辆新自行车。
④was/were doing仅限于某些表示位移的动词,如:come,go,arrive,leave等。表示按计划或安排将要发生的事。
I didn't know when they were coming again.
我不知道他们什么时候再来。
⑤用某些动词的一般过去式形式表示按计划或时刻表要发生的事。
They told me school began on September 1st.
他们告诉我9月1号开学。
3.was/were to do结构, was/were about to do结构以及was/were going to do结构的区别:
①was/were going to do侧重说话人的意图或打算。
②was/were about to do表示说话的瞬间就会发生的动作,一般不与表示将来的时间状语连用;
③was/were to do侧重受别人指示或安排要做;
I felt something terrible was about to happen.
我觉得有可怕的事要发生了。
Mr.Smith said he was to take up the position.
史密斯先生说他要接任这个职务。
He promised me he was going to write the article well.
他答应我会把文章写好。
单元写作指导
本模块的写作任务是介绍性说明文,要求介绍一个传统节日或一种风俗习惯。写作时应注意下面几点:
1.确定文体:这是一篇介绍类文章,注意要简单明了,通俗易懂。
2.主体时态:文章应以一般现在时为主。
3.主体人称:人称应该以第一人称和第三人称为主。
[基本结构]
第一段:简单点明要介绍的节日或风俗习惯(点题);
第二段:主体段落要对该节日重点介绍,例如节日的由来,活动安排,特殊服装、饮食等按照一定的顺序进行说明,注意语言的客观简明;
第三段:结尾照应开头。
[常用词块]
1.celebrate 庆祝
2.a riddle about a character or word 字谜
3.fireworks and crackers烟花爆竹
4.give new year's greetings 拜年
5.do some cleaning大扫除
6.visit relatives and friends 走亲访友
7.lucky money 压岁钱
8.approach 来临
9.moon?cake 月饼
10.sweet dumplings元宵,汤圆
11.The Chinese Spring Festival春节/ The Mid?Autumn Festival中秋节/The Lantern Festival元宵节
12.fall on适逢,正当
13.lunar农历的,阴历的
14.get together聚会
15.family dinner 家庭聚餐
[常用语句]
★精彩开头
1.It is festivals that make us reunite.
节日让我们重聚在一起。
2.Wish you a good time at the Spring Festival.
祝你春节愉快。
3.The Chinese Spring Festival falls on the first day of the Chinese Lunar Year,which is usually in February.
春节适逢中国农历的第一天。时间通常是在阳历二月份。
★佳句正文
1.I can have a rest,and put trouble aside.
我可以好好休息一下,把烦恼丢到一边。
2.People all enjoy themselves.
人们都很欢乐。
★余味结尾
1.The Spring Festival is Chinese traditional culture, it has a long history of culture, to this day, people will eat together, stick on couplets,set off firecrackers and other activities.
春节是中国的传统文化,它有着悠久的文化历史,到了这一天,人们要在一起吃饭、贴春联、放鞭炮以及一些其他活动。
2.Celebrating festivals is a good way to hand down the tradition.
庆祝节日是传承传统的好方法。
[实战演练]
假如你是李华,你校的外教要在中国过春节,请你根据以下内容,用英文写一篇80词左右的短文介绍我国的春节,并祝他春节愉快。
时间:一般在阳历二月份,中国农历正月初一,前后要持续半个月。
风俗:1.12生肖命名,如狗、猴、虎等,今年是牛年;
2.春节前人们要大扫除,大年夜全家人聚集在一起吃年夜饭;
3.年初一、初二走访亲友,给孩子们压岁钱。
【参考范文】
The Chinese Spring Festival falls on the first day of the Chinese Lunar Year,which is usually in February with one of the twelve animals' names such as the dog and the monkey,and this year is the year of the ox.
Before the first day of the lunar year,the Chinese people usually do a good cleaning and on the last evening,all family members will get together and have a big dinner.On the first or second day,people usually visit their relatives and friends and give some lucky money to children.
A happy Spring Festival to you.