内容正文:
Unit 1 The secrets of happiness
Grammar
Learning Objectives
In this lesson you will:
1. know the usage of the simple past tense;
2. master the verb changes of the simple past tense.
Review
Answer the questions using the sentences from the book review Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
1. What did the author think of the book?
The author thought the book was full of magic.
2. Did Charlie’s family have enough food?
No. The family never had enough food.
3. What made the author surprised about Charlie’s family?
The family were happy together.
The author thought the book was full of magic.
No. The family never had enough food.
To my surprise, The family were happy together.
What tense are these sentences in?
These sentences are in the simple past tense.
Now find more sentences with these structures in the reading passage.
But Charlie’s happy family was the most magical part of the story.
Charlie’s home was a small house at the side of a big town. His family was very poor.
His four grandparents stayed in the only bed in the house.
They always ate watery cabbage soup for dinner.
...
一般过去时的用法
表示过去某个时间里发生的动作或状态;也可表示过去
习惯性、经常性的动作或行为,常与often, always, never等连用。
E.g. I went to Beijing last week.
We often played together when we were children.
一般过去时的时间标志词
1. yesterday类
yesterday, yesterday morning / evening, the day before yesterday
2. last类
last year, last week, last term, last night
3. ago类
two days ago, one year ago
3. in / on+过去的时间
in 2022, on Monday morning
5. 其他
at that time, those days, the other day, just now, in the past
4. when+一般过去时的句子
when I was young; when I was eight years old
动词的一般过去式
be动词的一般过去式
主语 一般现在时 一般过去时
I am
he, she, it is
you are
we, they are
was
was
were
were
行为动词的一般过去式
构成法 例词
一般加-ed
以e结尾的词加-d
以“辅音字母+y”结尾的词,改y为i,再加-ed
work—worked, talk—talked
like—liked, arrive—arrived
study—studied, cry—cried
构成法 例词
以“元音字母+y”结尾的词,直接加-ed
以重读闭音节或r音结尾, 末尾只有一个辅音字母的词,要双写这个辅音字母,再加-ed
play—played, stay—stayed
stop—stopped
prefer—preferred
*不规则动词参见教材P152不规则动词变形表
be动词一般过去时的构成
肯定句
主语+be动词过去式(was/were)+......
E.g. I was very tired last night.
He went to the bookstore last Sunday.
否定句
主语+be动词过去式(was/were)+not+......
E.g. Mike wasn’t at school.
I didn’t do homework yesterday.
一般疑问句
be动词过去式(Was/Were)+主语+......?
E.g. —Were you a teacher two years ago?
—Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.
特殊疑问句
E.g. —Where was she yesterday morning?
—She was at school.
行为动词一般过去时的构成
肯定句
主语+动词的过去式+......
E.g. I saw a good film last week.
Jim arrived home at 6 o’clock yesterday.
否定句
主语+did not+动词原形+......
E.g. Jack didn’t have classes this morning.
You didn’t do your best to do it.
一般疑问句
Did+主语+动词原形+......?
E.g. —Did you telephone your uncle yesterday?
—Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
特殊疑问句
E.g. —When did you get up this morning?
—At six.
E.g. —How many subjects did you study last term?
—We studied seven subjects.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Sarah _____ (be) happy to play chess with her brother
yesterday.
2. Emily ______ (make) a cake for her grandpa last night for
his 70th birthday.
3. Last weekend, our family trip to the park ______ (fill) us
with happiness.
was
made
filled
Complete the post with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
GUOZI
31 May 2025
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. It’s also Duanwu’s birthday! We bathed her and 1.______ (make) a “cat-food cake” for her. We 2.______ (find) her a year ago today. She 3.______ (be) dirty and ill. We 4.______ (try) to touch her, and 5.______ (decide) to let her join our family. And we 6.______ (make) that day her birthday!
Look at her now! She 7.______ (like) sleeping in her own basket. Our love 8.______ (make) her a happy princess.
made
found
was
tried
decided
made
likes
makes
Work in pairs. Do you think love can make us happy? Talk about your experience. Use the words and expressions from the reading passage and the Useful expressions to help you.
My experience
When:
Who:
Where:
Feeling
What I learn from it
How did you feel?
Useful expressions
I kept going over ... in my mind.
That made him / her feel ...
To my surprise, ...
This touched me greatly.
From this, I learnt ...
I believe that ...
Love is the key to happiness.
Love can ...
本文件著作权为创作公司所有, 仅限于教师教学及其他非商业性和非盈利性用途。如发现盗用、转卖、网络传播等侵权行为, 本公司将依法追究其相应法律责任。
部分素材选自网络, 如有争议, 请联系删改。
声 明
$