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Section A Grammar Focus-4c
To learn the usage of unless, as soon
as and so … that.
To learn the Grammar Focus.
To learn new words: fit, couple,
smile, marry…
Objective
Free talk
Try to make a conversation about the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain with your partner.
Once upon a time, there was a very old man … the mountains were so high and big that it took a long time to walk to the other side… The old man decided to move the mountains…
How does the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain begin?
One day, a man told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and weak. As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to…
What happened next?
Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because it’s big enough to hold everything.
Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?
从前
n. 继(姐妹)
n. 王子
爱上;喜欢上
v. 适合;合身
n. (尤指)夫妻;两人;两件事物
v.&n. 笑;微笑
v. 结婚
结婚
once upon a time
stepsister
prince
fall in love
fit
couple
smile
marry
get married
Words & Expressions
How does the story begin? Once upon a time, there was a very old man ...
What happened next?
As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family would continue to move the mountains after he died.
Grammar Focus
Why was Yu Gong trying to move the mountains? Because they were so big that it took a long time to walk to the other side.
Who is the Monkey King? He is the main character in Journey to the West.
What can’t the Monkey King do? He cannot turn himself into a man unless he can hide his tail.
Grammar Focus
conditional clauses with if and unless
含有if的复合句由两个分句组成;if 为连词,引导条件状语从句,另一句为主句。
如果谈论的是某一个动作发生后势必会产生某个结果,那么主从句都用一般现在时态。
unless 的用法
e.g. If you boil water, it becomes steam.
If you drop a glass, it breaks.
If you heat metal, it melts.
If you run, you sweat.
If you put wood into water, it __________
(float).
floats
如果谈论的是“如果”某一个动作或事情发生后,很可能将会产生某种结果,那么在复句中主句的动词 用一般将来时,而if从句仍然是一般现在时。
e.g. If it rains, we w