Chapter 6 In the old days (practice 1)(课件)-2024-2025学年新版香港朗文四年级上册

Book 4A Chapter 6 Courseware for Teachers We’re going to talk about the old days in Hong Kong today. Introduction Answers How do we ask a question to find out if something existed in the past? Were there any …? Was there a / an …? 2 Introduction Answers Were there any …? Were there any shopping centres 60 years ago? Was there a / an …? Was there an airport in Kowloon 60 years ago? We use ‘Was…’ and the singular noun ‘an airport’ because we don’t expect a city to have more than one airport. We use ‘Were…’ and the plural noun ‘shopping centres’ because there are usually many shopping centres in a city. 3 Introduction Answers Was there an airport in Kowloon 60 years ago? Were there any shopping centres 60 years ago? No, there wasn’t an airport in Kowloon 60 years ago. Yes, there was an airport in Kowloon 60 years ago. No, there weren’t any shopping malls 60 years ago. Yes, there were shopping malls 60 years ago. 4 Yes, there were shopping malls 60 years ago. No, there wasn’t an airport in Kowloon 60 years ago. Yes, there was an airport in Kowloon 60 years ago. Introduction Answers Was there an airport in Kowloon 60 years ago? Were there any shopping centres 60 years ago? We use ‘any’ with the plural form to ask questions. We also use ‘any’ in negative answers. No, there weren’t any shopping malls 60 years ago. 5 Now that we know how to use ‘Was’ and ‘Were’ to find out information, we’re going to compare Hong Kong now and Hong Kong 60 years ago. Introduction Answers Later on you will get into pairs. Pupil A will get a card about Hong Kong now. Pupil B will get a card about Hong Kong 60 years ago. 6 Pupil A will talk about Hong Kong now and then ask Pupil B questions about Hong Kong 60 years ago. Introduction Answers Let’s try the first picture. 7 Introduction Answers There is a theme park on Lantau now. : : Was there a theme park on Lantau 60 years ago? No, there wasn’t a theme park on Lantau 60 years ago. (Ask about Hong Kong 60 years ago.) (What does this photo show?) (What does this photo show?) 8 Introduction Answers There is a theme park on Lantau now. : : Was there a theme park on Lantau 60 years ago? No, there wasn’t a theme park on Lantau 60 years ago. present tense past tense 9 Good job. Let’s try Pictures 2 and 3 now. Introduction Answers 10 Introduction Answers There are trams on Hong Kong Island now. : : Were there any trams on Hong Kong Island 60 years ago? Yes, there were trams on Hong Kong Island 60 years ago. (Ask about Hong Kong 60 years ago.) (What does this photo show?) (What does this photo show?) 11 Introduction Answers There are shopping centres in Hong Kong now. : : Is the phrase ‘shopping centres’ singular or plural? Plural. Do you start the sentence with ‘There’s’ or ‘There are’? ‘There are’. 12 Introduction Answers There are shopping centres in Hong Kong now. : : Do you use the present tense or the past tense to ask about 60 years ago? Past tense. Were there any shopping centres in Hong Kong 60 years ago? 13 Introduction Answers There are shopping centres in Hong Kong now. : : Were there any shopping centres in Hong Kong 60 years ago? No, there weren’t any shopping centres in Hong Kong 60 years ago. 14 Introduction Answers Now get into pairs and talk about the rest of the pictures. Then swap roles and repeat. 15 Introduction Answers 16 Introduction Answers There is a theme park on Lantau now. : : No, there wasn’t a theme park on Lantau 60 years ago. Was there a theme park on Lantau 60 years ago? 17 Introduction Answers : : There are trams on Hong Kong Island now. Were there any trams on Hong Kong Island 60 years ago? Yes, there were trams on Hong Kong Island 60 years ago. 18 Introduction Answers : : There are shopping centres in Hong Kong now. Were there any shopping centres in Hong Kong 60 years ago? No, there weren’t any shopping centres in Hong Kong 60 years ago. 19 Introduction Answers : : There are MTR trains in Hong Kong now. Were there any MTR trains in Hong Kong 60 years ago? No, there weren’t any MTR trains in Hong Kong 60 years ago. 20 Introduction Answers : : There’s an airport on Lantau now. Was there an airport on Lantau 60 years ago? No, there wasn’t an airport on Lantau 60 years ago. 21 Introduction Answers : : There are housing estates in Hong Kong now. Were there any housing estates in Hong Kong 60 years ago? Yes, there were housing estates in Hong Kong 60 years ago. 22 Good job! 23 $$