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Unit 12 Lesson 23
The London bus
02 New Words
designer [dɪ'zaɪnə] n.设计师
around [ə'raʊnd] prep.到处,各处
a hard time [ə 'hɑːd 'taɪm] 困难的日子
journey ['dʒɜːni] n.旅行,旅程
route [ruːt] n.路线
ago [ə’gəʊ] adv.(time)以前
official [ə'fɪʃəl] adj.官方的,正式的
road [rəʊd] n.公路,道路
driver ['draɪvə] n.司机
real [rɪəl] adj.真正的
design classic [dɪ'zaɪn 'klæsɪk]
n.经典设计
back [bæk] n.后部
platform ['plætfɔːm] n.平台
modern ['mɒdn] adj.现代的
passenger ['pæsɪndʒə] n.乘客
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a hard time
design classic
passenger
designer
around
real
platform
official
ago
driver
back
road
modern
route
journey
03 Text
The London bus
The old Routemaster
马路大师
被尊称为“马路大师”( routemaster )的红色双层巴士和泰晤士河畔金黄的议会大厦以及造型别致的塔桥一起,让伦敦人引以为豪。但由于RM巴士的结构设计不尽合理,许多残疾人和推婴儿车的家长们无法乘坐,为伦敦服务了半个世纪的红色RM巴士( Routemaster)于2005年告别了英国伦敦的街道。
Routemaster
马路主人
Who was the designer of the old Routemaster bus?
Douglas Scott.
Text
The new buses in London are just‘buses’.They aren‘t ’London buses‘.The real London bus’ was the old Routemaster. This was our favourite bus for fifty-one years. It was a design classic.
real [rɪəl] adj.真正的
design classic [dɪ'zaɪn 'klæsɪk] n.经典设计
for-介词,这里表示“在一段时间内“; 51年来
Text
Were Routemasters really dangerous?The back of the bus was an open platform with no doors. Perhaps this wasn't very safe-but Londoners like to do their own thing.And the Routemasters were fast in the traffic.
back [bæk] n.后部
platform ['plætfɔːm] n.平台
也许
Text
Modern buses are safe, but they are slow.Passengers hate the doors.Car drivers hate the buses.The bus drivers have a hard time. The first Routemasters were on our roads in 1954.The last official Routemaster journey was on Route Number 9, on 15th February 2006.That was some years ago.
modern ['mɒdn] adj.现代的
安全的
passenger ['pæsɪndʒə] n.乘客
driver ['draɪvə] n.司机
a hard time [ə 'hɑːd 'taɪm] 困难的日子
road [rəʊd] n.公路,道路
official [ə'fɪʃəl] adj.官方的,正式的
journey ['dʒɜːni] n.旅行,旅程
route [ruːt] n.路线
ago [ə’gəʊ] adv.(time)以前
Text
Today,Londoners remember the Routemaster’s name. They remember the designer’s name:Douglas Scott.
The new buses don't have a name.
How can we love them?
designer [dɪ'zaɪnə] n.设计师
The new buses in London are just ‘buses’. They aren’t ‘London buses’. The real ‘London bus’ was the old Routemaster. This was our favourite bus for fifty-one years. It was a design classic.
Were Routemasters really dangerous? The back of the bus was an open platform with no doors. Perhaps this wasn’t very safe—but Londoners like to do their own thing. And the Routemasters were fast in the traffic.
Text
Modern buses are safe, but they are slow. Passengers hate the doors. Car drivers hate the buses. The bus drivers have a hard time.
Today, Londoners remember the Routemaster’s name. They remember the designer’s name: Douglas Scott.
The new buses don’t have a name. How can we love them?
The first Routemasters were on our roads in 1954. The last official Routemaster journey was on Route Number 9, on 15th February 2006. That was some years ago.
Text
Practice
Was the Routemaster Londoners‘ favourite bus for fifty-one years?
Were the Routemasters slow in the traffic?
Do the car drivers hate the modern buses?
When was the last official Routemaster journey?
Yes, it was. (para.1)
No, they were fast in traffic.(para. 2)
Yes, they do.(para.3)
lt was on 15th February 2006.(para.4)
04 Vocabulary
Vocabulary
real [rɪəl] adj.真正的
eg.This is not a real 'London bus'.
eg.Fred is his only real friend.
Vocabulary
platform ['plætfɔːm] n.平台
eg.The back of the bus was an open platform with no doors.
Vocabulary
back [bæk] n.后部
eg.The back of the bus was an open platform with no doors.
常见短语:
go back 回去﹔追溯
back of 在...后面﹔在...背后
back on 背靠
back into 倒车撞上(某物)
Vocabulary
design classic [dɪ'zaɪn 'klæsɪk] n.经典设计
eg.The real 'London bus' was a design classic.
Vocabulary
modern ['mɒdn] adj.现代的
eg.There is a central business district in this modern city.
Vocabulary
passenger ['pæsɪndʒə] n.乘客
eg.There are only a few passengers on the train.
Vocabulary
road [rəʊd] n.公路,道路
eg.There was not a single car on this road.
Vocabulary
around [ə'raʊnd] prep.到处,各处
eg. He drives all around the city everyday.
Vocabulary
a hard time [ə 'hɑːd 'taɪm] 困难的日子
eg.Tom is having a hard time. He can't even pay for his lunch.
Vocabulary
official [ə'fɪʃəl] adj.官方的,正式的
eg. We're waiting for the official announcement.
Vocabulary
journey ['dʒɜːni] n.旅行,旅程
eg.Kevin and his brother are enjoying their journey.
Vocabulary
route [ruːt] n.路线
eg.Let's trace the best route on the map.
Vocabulary
ago [ə’gəʊ] adv.(time)以前
eg. This train was invented 60 years ago.
ago通常和表示段时间的词或短语连用,意为”.....之前”用于一般过去时中.
a day ago 一天前
minutes ago 几分钟前
Vocabulary
eg. My aunt was a fashion designer 30 years ago.
designer [dɪ'zaɪnə] n.设计师
根据首字母提示补全文章
The 1.r______“London bus” was the old Routemaster. The last official Routemaster journey was in 2006.That was some years2.a_______.In the picture, there is a bus on the 3.r________The bus 4.d___________is very happy. There is a platform at the 5.b_________of the bus and a 6.p____________is standing there.lt is a bit dangerous.
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05 Grammar
Grammar
PAST
The real 'London bus' was the old Routemaster.
Were Routemasters really dangerous?
The Routemasters were fast in the traffic.
The first Routemasters were on our roads in 1954.
PRESENT
This new bus isn't a real'London bus'.
Modern buses are safe.
Modern buses are slow.
The new buses are on ourroads every day.
be
is
are
am
一般现在时-be动词
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was
were
is
are
am
一般过去时-be动词
动词be的一般过去时第一人称和第二人称复数形式是将be动词变为were。
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主语
+
系动词be
+
表语
1.人称
2.数
系动词be
(过去式)
was
were
1.名词
2.代词
3.介词+名词短语
4.形容词
5.数词
6.副词
……
主系表结构
The Routemaster was a design classic.
The modern buses weren’t fast but safe.
Statements
Positive:
Negative:
Robert and Lucy were at school.
Their friends weren’t ten years old.
主语
系动词
表语
主系表结构
Was the Routemaster a design classic?
Simple Questions
Were the modern buses safe?
主语
系动词
表语
Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t.
Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.
Short Answers
主系表结构
When was the Routemaster on the roads?
Wh-questions
Why were the Routemaster safe?
主语
系动词
表语
Answers
疑问词
主系表结构
It was on the roads fifty-one years ago.
Because the back of the bus was an open platform.
1.Yang Ling ________ eleven years old last year.
2. There ________ an apple on the plate yesterday.
3. Their daughter _______ happy yesterday.
4. Helen and Nancy ________ good friends.
5. The little dog _____ two years old this year.
6. Today _____ the second of June. Yesterday ______ the first of June.
It _____ Children’s Day. All the students ______ very excited.
7. The mobile phone _______ on the sofa yesterday evening.
8. Tom’s parents in London a fortnight ago.
was
was
was
were
is
is
was
was
were
was
were
Fill in the blanks with “verb Be”.
[定义]
[结构]
一般过去时主要表示在某一过去时间发生的动作或情况.其中包括习惯性动作,通常与表示过去的时间状语连用。
一般过去时叙述的是发生在过去的事,谓语动词要用过去式。动词过去式包括普通动词do的过去式和 be动词的过去式。本单元我们主要学习be动词的过去式was, were作谓语动词的结构。am, is的过去式为was,用于第一人称单数和第三人称单数。are的过去式为were,用于第二人称和第一人称、第三人称复数。
肯定句 否定句 一般疑问句 简单答语
I was ...
You were ...
He was ...
She was ...
It was ... was not ...
You were not ...
He was not …
She was not …
It was not … Were you ... ?
Was he …. ?
Was she … ?
Was it … ? Yes, I was.
No, I wasn’t.
Yes, he/she/ it was.
No, he/she/ it wasn't.
Grammar
一般过去时的时间标志词
1.yesterday及相关短语
yesterday 昨天 yesterday morning 昨天早上
2. last+时间
last year去年last last week 上周
3.一段时间+ago
two days ago 三天前 three months ago 三个月前
一般过去时的时间标志词
4.介词+过去时间
in 2018 在2018年 on July 1st, 2020在2020年7月1日
5.其他
just now 刚刚 once upon a time 很久很久以前
改错
1.Was you a student in 2010?
2.They are at the meeting yesterday afternoon.
3.Were your parents on holiday next week?
4.My friends and l wasn't very interested in football.
5.We weren't here ago two hours.
Were
Were
last
weren’t
two hours ago
句型转换
1.They were at the cinema two hours ago.(变否定句)
2.Were London buses safe?(否定回答)
3. We were at work last Sunday.(变一般疑问句)
4. Daisy and Anna were at the airport yesterday morning. (对画线部分提问)
They weren’t at the cinema two hours ago.
No,they weren’t.
Were you at work last Sunday ?
When were Daisy and Anna at the airport ?
06 Practice
Practice
What, your, are, the, like, buses, in, city?(连词成句)
How, around, the, do, travel, you, city?(连词成句)
What, London, the, traffic, about,in?(连词成句)
There were many kinds of boats on the lake last week.(就划线部分提问)
She is teaching me how to fish.(变成一般疑问句)
He puts a toy snake on Mary's head.(就划线部分提问)
John picks up all the rubbish.(用现在进行时改写)
There were two hundred students at the school last year.(就划线部分提问)
What are the buses like in your city?
How do you travel around the city?
What about the traffic in London?
When were there many kinds of boats onthe lake?
Is she teaching you how to fish?
Whose head does he put a toy snake on?
John is picking up all the rubbish.
How many students were there at the school last year?
Practice
1.lt was Londoners' favourite bus forfifty-one years,wasn't it?
2.The back of a Routemaster was an open platform,wasn't it?
3.The Routemasters were fast in the traffic,weren't they?
4.Modern buses are safe but slow,aren't they?
5.Passengers hate the doors,don‘t they?
6.Car drivers hate the buses,don’t they?
7.The last official Routemaster journey was in February 2006,wasn't it?
8.That was some years ago,wasn't it?
9.Londoners remember the Routemaster's name, don't they?
10.They remember the designer’s name,too,don't they?
Yes,it was.
No,it wasn’t.
Yes,they were.
Yes,they are
Yes,they do.
Yes,they do.
Yes,it was.
Yes,it was.
Yes,they do.
Yes,they do.
Practice
Was the Routemaster Londoners'favourite bus for forty-one years?
Were the Routemasters slow in the traffic?
Do the bus drivers hate the doors on modern buses?
Was the last official Routemasterjourney on 15th January 2006?
Yes,it was. It was a design classic.
Yes,they weren’t. They were fast in the traffic.
No,they don’t. They hate the buses.They have a hard time.
No,it wasn’t. It was on Route Number 9, on 15th February 2006.
Practice
1.How long was the Routemaster the Londoners' favourite bus?
2.What was the back of the bus?
3.How good were the Routemasters inthe London traffic?
4.What are modern buses like?
5.Who hate the doors?
6.Who hate the buses?
7.When were the first Routemasterson our roads?
8.Where and when was the lastRoutemaster journey?
For fifty-one years.
The back of the bus was an open platform with no doors.
They were fast in the traffic.
Modern buses are safe, but they are slow.
Passengers hate the doors.
Car drivers hate the buses.
They were on our roads in 1954.
It was on Route Number 9, on 15th February 2006.
Practice
Example: Routemaster / favourite bus / fifty-one years? (How long ..?)
A: Was the Routemaster our favourite bus for fifty-one years? B: Yes it was.
A:How long was the Routemaster our favourite bus? B: For fifty-one years.
1.Routemasters / fast / in traffic? (What ... like ...?)
2.bus drivers / have / hard time? (Who ...?)
3.last official Routemaster journey / February 2006? (When ...?)
4.Londoners / remember / designer's name? (What ...?)
Free Talk
What are the buses like in your town or city? Describe one.
How do you travel around your town or city? How do you get to school/college/work?
Thank you!
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