Unit 4 Time flies （知识清单）-2026-2027学年Join in 外研剑桥英语六年级上册

该小学英语知识清单围绕六年级上册Unit 4 "Time flies!"主题，构建"过去-现在-变化"的学习支架。从时间、地点、变化等核心词汇入手，通过"It was/There was"等核心句型，聚焦一般过去时与一般现在时对比、there be句型今昔对比等语法，衔接马六甲、深圳、时间胶囊语篇阅读，最终落实家乡变化介绍与时间胶囊制作的实践输出。 知识链路按"主题-词汇-句型-语法-语篇-实践"逻辑清晰梳理，以知识地图结构化呈现。语法对比用表格直观区分，语篇阅读引导抓取"现状-历史-影响"三层信息，实践活动结合生活情境。通过对比分析提升思维品质，融入中外历史与城市发展渗透文化意识，助力学生在语言应用中构建完整的时间变化认知框架。

Join in 外研剑桥英语·六年级上册 Unit 4 Time flies! 知识清单 一、单元学习目标 能说出过去与现在的区别，描述地点、生活和物品的变化。 能用一般过去时和一般现在时进行对比：过去是什么样，现在是什么样。 能读懂马六甲、深圳和时间胶囊故事，抓住时间、地点、人物、变化和原因。 能介绍家乡今昔变化，询问长辈过去的生活，并制作一个时间胶囊。 二、单元知识地图 项目 本单元重点 主题 Time flies!：围绕“过去—变化—现在”的时间线，认识马六甲的历史、深圳的城市发展、时间胶囊和生活方式的变化。 核心词汇 past, today, ago, village, city, fishing village, buildings, shops, museum, history, time capsule, newspaper, photo。 核心句型 It was ... / There was(were) ... / It is ... / There is(are) ... / What was it like in the past? / How was life? 核心语法 一般过去时与一般现在时对比；there was / there were 与 there is / there are；was / were 的用法。 语篇阅读 Chinese street in Malaysia 讲马六甲和郑和；Shenzhen 对比城市今昔；A box from the past 通过时间胶囊连接过去和现在。 口语写作 能介绍家乡变化，询问过去生活，按“过去—现在—评价”组织表达，并制作、展示时间胶囊。 三、重点词汇与语块 类别 词汇 / 语块 用法提示 时间 in the past, today, now, yesterday, ago, hundreds of years ago 用于确定过去或现在的时间范围。 地点与建筑 village, city, town, fishing village, street, museum, building, shop 介绍地点过去和现在的样子。 历史与变化 history, remember, become, important, different, hard, small, busy 说明历史发展和生活变化。 生活物品 newspaper, photo, schoolwork, box, time capsule, piece of paper 用于讲述时间胶囊中的物品。 变化表达 there was / were, there is / are, look like, be over ... metres high 对比某地过去和现在的存在、外观及规模。 调查表达 What was it like? What did people do? How was life? 询问长辈或家乡过去的情况。 四、核心句型 功能 句型 用法 / 例句 描述过去 It was a ... / There was(were) ... More than 600 years ago, Malacca was a small village. There were no tall buildings. 描述现在 It is a ... / There is(are) ... Today, Shenzhen is a busy city. There are many tall buildings. 询问过去样子 What was it like in the past? 询问过去的地点、生活或事物是什么样。 询问过去活动 What did most people do? 询问过去人们通常做什么。 询问过去生活 How was life? / Were there any ...? 询问生活状况或过去是否有某物。 表达变化 In the past, ... Today, ... In the past, people lived in small houses. Today, many people live in tall buildings. 总结评价 Our lives are so different today! 对今昔变化作整体评价。 五、核心语法精讲（一）：一般现在时和一般过去时对比 本单元的核心是比较“then and now”。一般现在时描述现在的事实，一般过去时描述过去的状态或发生过的事情。做题时先看时间，再判断动词形式。 过去与现在通常成对出现。表达过去的时间线索有 in the past, yesterday, last Saturday, ... years ago, hundreds of years ago；表达现在的线索有 today, now, these days。比较时可用 But 连接：It was very small in the past. But it is a big city now。 时态 使用场景 结构 / 例句 一般现在时 介绍现在的地点、生活和事实 主语 + am/is/are 或动词原形；Today, Shenzhen is a busy city. 一般过去时 介绍过去的地点、生活和经历 主语 + was/were 或动词过去式；More than 40 years ago, Shenzhen was a fishing village. 比较对象 过去 现在 城市状态 Shenzhen was a fishing village. Shenzhen is a big city. 建筑数量 There were not any tall buildings. There are many tall buildings. 生活评价 Life was hard at that time. Life is busy but better today. 六、核心语法精讲（二）：was / were 和 is / are be 动词要随着主语和时间变化。现在时使用 am / is / are，过去时使用 was / were。there be 句型中，be 动词也要根据时间和后面的名词变化。 I 现在用 am，过去用 was；he/she/it 或单数名词现在用 is，过去用 was；you/we/they 或复数名词现在用 are，过去用 were。否定时在 be 后加 not：There wasn’t a museum. There weren’t any tall buildings。 时间 单数主语 复数主语 例句 现在 is are There is a museum. / There are many shops. 过去 was were There was a museum. / There were some small shops. 易错点 正确表达 说明 单数 There was a small shop. a small shop 是单数，过去用 was。 复数 There were some small shops. some small shops 是复数，过去用 were。 否定 There weren’t any tall buildings. weren’t 后接复数名词。 现在对比 There are many tall buildings now. now 提示使用现在时 are。 七、核心语法精讲（三）：there be 句型的今昔对比 there be 句型表示“某地有某人或某物”。本单元用它比较过去和现在某地有什么、没有什么。 there be 句型的 be 动词要看“时间 + 后面的名词”。先看有没有 ago / in the past / today，再看名词是单数还是复数。不能因为 there 在句首就固定使用 is。 句型 含义 例句 There is + 单数名词. 现在有一个 There is a museum about Zheng He. There are + 复数名词. 现在有多个 There are many tall buildings. There was + 单数名词. 过去有一个 There was a small shop in the street. There were + 复数名词. 过去有多个 There were only some small shops. 八、语篇阅读：Chinese street in Malaysia 文章先写马六甲现在的中国元素，再回到六百多年前解释原因，最后回到现在。阅读时要抓住“现在的特别之处—历史原因—今天的影响”三层信息。 时间 / 方面 原文信息 理解要点 现在的街道 old street; houses look Chinese; Chinese words; dragon and lion dances 马六甲老街保留了鲜明的中国文化特色。 六百多年前 Malacca was a small village. 过去的马六甲规模很小。 1407 年 Zheng He travelled to Malacca; helped build the city; brought Chinese foods and art 郑和带来了建设、食物和艺术，推动城市发展。 现在的影响 People remember Zheng He. There is a museum. Many people learn its history. 人们通过纪念馆和旅游了解这段历史。 复述框架：More than 600 years ago ... / In 1407 ... / He helped ... and brought ... / Then Malacca became ... / Today ... 九、语篇阅读：Shenzhen then and now 文章用两组对照介绍深圳：现在是海边的大城市，过去只是小渔村。完成表格时可把地点、规模、建筑和生活状态逐项对应。 方面 Today’s Shenzhen Yesterday’s Shenzhen 身份 a big city by the sea a fishing village 特点 clean, beautiful, busy very small; life was hard 建筑 many tall buildings; some over 400 metres high not any tall buildings 街道 a modern city with many facilities only some small shops 写作框架：My hometown is ... It is a ... city/town/village. It is ... There are ... But ... years ago, it was ... Most people ... Life was ... There were / weren’t ... 十、语篇阅读：A box from the past 时间胶囊故事通过 Lily 在花园里发现盒子，把 1980 年的学生与现在的 Lily 联系起来。阅读时重点关注“发现—打开—盒内物品—过去的预测—Lily 的感受”。 故事阶段 原文信息 理解要点 发现 Lily’s spade hit something hard. It was a small box. 先以为是石头，后来发现是盒子。 打开 It was a time capsule from a class of students in 1980. 盒子来自过去的学生。 内容 There was a newspaper, photos and schoolwork. 用 there was / were 介绍盒内物品。 预测 There will be flying cars in 2000! 过去的人对未来作出预测，但未必实现。 感受 I love learning about the past. Lily 喜欢了解过去。 十一、口语与写作：Talk about life changes 表达顺序 句型 示例 提出话题 How was life in the past? How was life in our hometown in the past? 过去情况 In the past, people ... It was ... In the past, people lived in small houses. Life was hard. 现在情况 Today we have ... It is ... Today we have tall buildings. It is more convenient. 提出比较 Can we ... today? Can we travel quickly today? 总结评价 Our lives are so different today! Our lives are so different today! 十二、实践表达：Make a time capsule 时间胶囊活动的语言重点是介绍将要放入盒子的物品，以及说明未来的人可以怎样使用或了解它。 步骤 表达 示例 准备 Find a strong box. Make a list. What do you want to put in the box? 记录 Write the date and your names. Write the date on a piece of paper. 放入 Put your things in the box. There is a photo of our class. 展示 Present your time capsule. This is our time capsule. People in the future can learn about us. 十三、单元速记 主题与变化：Time flies!；过去的小村庄 / 小渔村 -> 历史发展 -> 今天的城市和生活。 速记：过去 was / were / there was / there were；现在 is / are / there is / there are。阅读 Malacca and Zheng He、Shenzhen then and now、A box from the past；输出 compare then and now、talk about hometown changes、make a time capsule。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $