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Unit4 Then and now
A Let’s try & talk
Let's spell
is ---
are ---
go ---
can ---
like ---
take ---
read ---
look up---
was
were
went
could
took
read
looked up
liked
1. □ The school changed a little.
2.□ Grandpa could use computers when he was at school.
Today, there is a guest visiting the school. Listen and tick or cross.
Presentation
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Let’s try
听力原文:
Miss White: Children, please welcome Wu Binbin’s grandfather to
the class.
Class: Welcome!
Grandpa: Wow! The school is very different from my old
school. There were no computers at all before.
Mike: Really? How did you learn?
Grandpa: We listened to the teachers and read lots of books.
Wu Binbin’s grandpa is visiting his old school. What was Grandpa’s school like? Can you imagine?
Let’s talk
What was Grandpa’s school like? Let’s have a look.
There was no library in my old school.
There was only one small building on a hill.
There were no computers or Internet in my time.
Internet 互联网
in my time 在那时候
Were there any big buildings in Grandpa’s old school?
Were there any libraries and computer rooms in Grandpa’s school?
Was Grandpa’s school on the hill?
Can you guess what Grandpa often did at night at school?
Listen and discuss the questions.
No.
No.
Yes.
Maybe he often looked at the stars at night.
Grandpa: Wow, a library! There was no library in my old school.
Sarah: Tell us about your school, please.
Grandpa: There was only one small building on a hill.
Wu Binbin : Could you see stars at night?
Grandpa: Yes, I liked the stars.
Sarah: Me too. One day I’m going to visit the moon.
Wu Binbin : The Americans took about five days to get there in
1969.
Sarah: How do you know that?
Wu Binbin : Easy, I looked it up on the Internet.
Grandpa: Ah! There were no computers or Internet in my time.
Read by yourself.
easy
容易的
stars 星星
Translate the sentences.
Tell us about your school, please.
One day I’m going to visit the moon.
请给我们讲讲您的学校吧。
有一天我将要参观月球。
How do you know that?
I looked it up on the Internet.
你怎么知道的?
我在网络上查阅它的。
One day 有一天
looked it up 查阅
【详解】 本句是there be句型的一般过去时的否定形式。no后面的名词为可数名词单数时,be动词要用was; no后面的名词为可数名词复数时,be动词要用were。
Language point
1. There was no library in my old school.
句型结构: There was/were + no+主语(+其他)
【拓展】
(1) There be句型中be动词的变化规则。
可数名词单数或不可数名词 可数名词复数
现在 肯定 is are
否定 isn’t aren’t
过去 肯定 was were
否定 wasn’t weren’t
【拓展】
(2) There be句型的就近原则
There be句型中的be动词的单复数形式由与其最近的可数名词的单复数决定。
E.g. There is a pen and many pencils on the desk.
【详解】本句是以动词原形开头的祈使句。
2. Tell us about your school, please.
句型结构:Tell+主语 + about + 其他。
E.g. Tell us about the story, please.
Grandpa: Wow, a library! There was no library in my old school.
Sarah: Tell us about your school, please.
Grandpa: There was only one small building on a hill.
Wu Binbin : Could you see stars at night?
Grandpa: Yes, I liked the stars.
Sarah: Me too. One day I’m going to visit the moon.
Wu Binbin : The Americans took about five days to get there in
1969.
Sarah: How do you know that?
Wu Binbin : Easy, I looked it up on the Internet.
Grandpa: Ah! There were no computers or Internet in my time.
Read in role.
Act the dialogue.
Grandpa: Wow, ...
Sarah: Tell us ….
Grandpa: There was ….
Wu Binbin : Could … ?
Grandpa: Yes, I ….
Sarah: Me too. One day ….
Wu Binbin : The Americans ….
Sarah: How …?
Wu Binbin : Easy, I ….
Grandpa: Ah! There ….
I can look it up on the Internet.
look up 查阅
Internet
互联网
look it up
look it up on the Internet
look it up in the dictionary
look it up in the book
There is a in our school now.
library
There are 4 in our school now.
tall buildings
What’s in our school?
There is a _____, an __ _____, a ________ ____, a _____ _____, a __________
library
art room
music room
playground
music
room
There are many classrooms.
Tell about old school, please.
There was no tall buildings in my old school.
computer room
There were no computer rooms in my old school.
There was/were ….
There was/were no….
What was Grandpa’s school like?
What was Grandpa’s school like?
There was no library in his old school.
There was only one small building on a hill.
There were no computers or Internet in his time.
hill
small building
There was one small building on a hill
I could see stars at night..
the moon
the stars
I can see the moon and the stars at night
I could see the moon and the stars at night
Could you see the stars last night?
/ -Yes. I could.
-No. I couldn’t.
Why?
Because it was rainy last night.
Read and judge
( )1. There was a library in grandpa's
school.
( )2. There was a small building
on a hill.
( )3. Grandpa liked the moon.
( )4. The Americans got to the moon
in 2000.
( )5. There were no computers or
Internet in grandpa's time.
F
T
F
F
T
no
stars
1969
The Americans took about five days to get there in 1969.
took: take的过去式 V.花费
about 大约,大概
get there 到达那里
1969年7月21日,美国的“阿波罗11号”宇宙飞船载着三名宇航员成功登上月球,美国宇航员尼尔·阿姆斯特朗在踏上月球表面这一历史时刻时,曾道出了一句被后人奉为经典的话——这只是我一个人的一小步,但却是整个人类的一大步。
(That's one small step for man,
one giant leap for mankind.)
1969
Canadians
Chinese
Americans
Who have been to the moon in 1969?
(谁在1969年去过月球?)
19
69
nineteen sixty-nine
The Americans took about five days to get there(到达那里 )in 1969.
friend
star
I like the moon. One day I’m going to visit the moon.
moon
plan
One day, I’m going to visit the moon.
One day, I’m going to …
Now?
Future?(将来)
Past?
(将来)某一天,总有一天
Can you make sentences?你会造句吗?
One day, I’m going to…
One day, I’m going to …
plan
A:There was no library in my old school.
B:There was a big TV in my old classroom.
C:There were no computers or Internet in my old school.
D:There was only one small building near the hill.
找出一个错误的选项!
There was ________________
There is _________________
序号 设施 20 years ago now
1 gym 0 0
2 grass some some
3 dining hall 0 0
4 building 1 1
5 library 0 1
6 computer room 0 1
7 kitchen 0 1
no gym 20 years ago.
no gym now either. (也没有)
There was ________________________
There are _____________________
序号 设施 20 years ago now
1 gym 0 0
2 grass some some
3 dining hall 0 0
4 building 1 5
5 library 0 1
6 computer room 0 2
7 kitchen 0 1
no computer room 20 years ago.
two computer rooms now .
There be 句型
现在时
There is +单数……
There are+复数……
过去时
There was +单数……
There were+复数……
Tips:
There是个近视眼,只能看到最近的,
最近的是单数用is,是复数用are;
如果是表示过去的,单数用was,复数用were
There is a in our school.
But there is no library in my village.
library
There are many in Shanghai.
But there are no tall buildings
in my village.
tall buildings
Let’s talk
What was your school like ten years ago?
What is it like now? Draw and talk.
There was….
There were….
5 years ago
There is ..
There were…
now
art room
computer room
music room
library
gym
dining hall
grass
学生用There be句型,描述学校过去与现在的状态和变化。
There was _____. There is _______.
There were____. There are ______.
Practice
5 years ago
Now
小小解说员
5 years ago, there was no…
…
Now, there are…
请同学们充当解说员,介绍家乡的变化。
英汉互译
1. 学习了单词:one day, look up, in my time, Internet, easy, star等。
2. 学习了句型:
There was…
There were…
Summary
Thank you!
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