Chapter 5 When I was little 词汇语法（课件）-2024-2025学年新版香港朗文四年级上册

Book 4A Chapter 5 Key Structures could / couldn’t … when … reflexive pronouns How can we talk about things we could do when we were small? I could … by myself. ‘by myself’ = alone or without help from anyone else In this picture … I could comb my hair by myself. I was three years old. I could comb my hair by myself when I was three years old. We use ‘when’ to express time. Let’s try to use ‘when’ to link the two sentences. 2 We use ‘couldn’t’ to talk about things we were not able to do. I couldn’t … by myself.   couldn’t = could not I couldn’t pack my school bag by myself when I was three years old. Or: ‘When I was two, I couldn’t climb the stairs by myself.’ I couldn’t climb the stairs by myself when I was two. Or: ‘… when I was three.’ 3 How do we use reflexive pronouns? … by myself / yourself. I  my + self you  your + self 4 … by himself / herself. he  him + self   she  her + self 5 … by themselves. they  them + selves  6 … by ourselves. we  our + selves We could tie our shoelaces by ourselves when we were four.  7 … by yourselves. you  your + selves More than one person here! You could do up your zips by yourselves when you were three.  you  yourself you  yourselves 8 Pair up with a classmate. Take turns telling each other what you could or couldn’t do when you were small. Your turn! 9 Key Structures 10 1. Circle the correct answers. Practice I (could / couldn’t) carry my school bag by (herself / myself). 11 2. Circle the correct answers. Practice She (could / couldn’t) put on her shoes by (herself / myself). 12 couldn’t could herself when myself 3. Choose the correct answers. Practice Annie, 5 years old Annie: I pack my school bag by I was five. couldn’t could herself when myself 13 could myself couldn’t himself when 4. Choose the correct answers. Practice Mary: This is my little brother, Sam. He comb hair by he was two. could myself Sam, 2 years old couldn’t himself when 14 5. Fill in the blanks. Practice Mum: Mary ________ ride a bicycle by ________ when she was four years old. couldn‘t herself 15 6. Fill in the blanks. Practice Mum: John, look at this photo! This is you. You ______ do up _____ zip __________________________ . John, 3 years old could by yourself when you were three Or: by yourself when you were three years old. your 16 7. Fill in the blank. Practice (2 years old) They couldn’t climb the stairs by themselves when they were two. Or: … when they were two years old. 17 8. Fill in the blank. Practice (3 years old) Or: … when we were three years old. We could do up our buttons by ourselves when we were three. This is me! This is me! 18 The End Acknowledgments We are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce copyright photographs: Karramba Production. Shutterstock for slide 2 yalayama. Shutterstock for slide 2 @erics. Shutterstock for slide 3 VaLiza. Shutterstock for slide 4 & 8 Sergiy Bykhunenko. Shutterstock for slide 4 Gelpi. Shutterstock for slide 5 DenisNata. Shutterstock for slide 5 & 9 GekaSkr. Shutterstock for slide 5 Aliaksei Lasevich. Shutterstock for slide 6 2xSamara.com. Shutterstock for slide 6 Gladskikh Tatiana. Shutterstock for slide 7 Tracy Whiteside. Shutterstock for slide 8 Gelpi JM. Shutterstock for slide 9 Every effort has been made to trace copyright, but in the event of any accidental infringement, we shall be pleased to come to a suitable arrangement with the rightful owner. $$