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Unit1
Past and present
Reading 2
The changes to ...
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Note: Pay attention to the tense.
In the past
It has changed a lot. / Great changes have taken place ...
at present
...
...
Group work
Times have changed
What changes has Mr Chen experienced in
Sunshine Town?
Mr Chen’s housing
town
(facilities)
pollution
life
the changes to the society (社会)
the changes to the personal life
Mr Chen’s housing
Group work
… in the northern part, … two blocks away, since then …
Can you tell the changes to Mr Chen’s house?
first
in 1965
present
first
in 1965
present
…in the northern part, … two blocks away, since then …
since 1965
Mr Chen’s houses
Where he first lived?
When he got married?
Where he lives?
How long has he lived in Sunshine Town?
I first lived in the northern part of town. I got married in 1965 and moved two blocks away. We have lived in this area since then ( since 1965/since we got married).
Can you work out the rules of the simple past tense and the present perfect tense?
We use simple past tense when an action happened
in the past.
We use present perfect tense to talk about an action
that started in the past and continues to the present.
Have a try:
我们镇这些年发生了很大的变化。
Our town has changed a lot over the years.
have/has + past participle
Language points
Why did Mr Chen move two blocks away?
Because he got married.
A marry B = A get married to B = A and B get married
A and B have been married + 一段时间
= He got married to Helen last summer.
= He and Helen got married last summer.
= He married Helen last summer.
My brother married a nice girl one year ago.
My brother got married to a nice girl one year ago.
My brother and a nice girl got married one year ago.
My brother and a nice girl have been married for one year.
我的哥哥和一个漂亮女孩去年结婚的。(4 ways)
Years ago, we had some small ______and ______.
In the town center, we had a _____ and ______.
Now, we have a ____