Unit 1 I was born in a small village.

Step 1 Presentation

Study the following new words.

born, strict, primary, primacy school, town, friendly, US, hey, village, nice, good, difficult

Step 2Lead-in

To give some pictures and talk about the people’s past life to students. Then, let students talk about themselves.

Step 3 Listening

1. Work in pairs. Listen and number the questions as you hear them.

a. Who was your first teacher?         

b. What was your first school like?

c. Where were you born?

d. Was she strict?

And then, answer the questions. Use the words and expressions from the box.

be born      friendly    nice   primary school     strict   town     US

2. Listen again and check (√) the true sentences.

（ √  ）1. Betty was born in the US?         

（ √  ） 2. Betty was born in a small village?

（    ） 3. Betty’s first school was a big school?

（    ） 4. There were twenty-two students in Betty’s class?

（ √  ） 5. Betty’s first teacher was strict?

Step 4 Reading

1. Listen and answer the questions.

1. Where was Lingling born?

    2. Who was Tony’s first teacher?

2.Read Activity 3 and choose the correct answer.

1. Was Lingling born in Xucun?

        Yes, she was./ No, she wasn’t.

2. Was Tony’s first school called

        DarwinPrimary School?   

        Yes, it was./ No, it wasn’t.

3. Was his teacher’s name Mrs Smith?

Yes, it was./ No, it wasn’t.

4. Was Mrs Smith Lingling’s teacher?

    Yes, she was./ No, she wasn’t.

5. Was Ms Yao very friendly?

    Yes, she was./ No, she wasn’t.

6. Were Becky and Adam Tony’s friends?

        Yes, they were./ No, they weren’t.

7. Was Becky good at school?

        Yes, she was./ No, she wasn’t.

8. Was Tony difficult at school?

        Yes, he was./ No, he wasn’t.

3. Complete the table.

Step 5 Everyday English.

¤ What were they like?

¤  I was very good!

Step 6 Grammar

一般过去时

       我们已经接触过“一般现在时”、“现在进行时”和“一般将来时”。但如果要描述过去的事情，该如何表达呢? 请仔细观察下面的例句，然后补全结论部分中所缺的内容。

【例句】

1. I was late for school this morning.

2. Susan wasn’t born in Shanghai.

3. Were your parents at home yesterday?

4. Where were you born?

【结论】

1. 一般过去时表示过去某一时间发生的动作或存在的状态，经常与表示________的时间状语连用，如：yesterday， the day before yesterday，last week，last month，last year， a moment ago，just now， in 2012等。

2. 通过观察上面的例句我们发现动词be的过去式形式有两种：am， is的过去式为________; are的过去式为________。

3. 含动词be的一般过去时的各种句式：

    1)肯定句式：“主语+ was / were + 其他.”

    2)否定句式：“主语+ was / were +  ________ +其他.”

3) 一般疑问句式：“ __________+ 主语 +其他?”

   肯定回答为：“Yes, 主语+was / were.”

   否定回答为：“No, 主语+wasn’t / weren’t.”

【运用】  

Ⅰ. 用动词be的适当形式填空。

1. My uncle ________ ill last week.

2. I ________ at school this morning, but now I ________ at home.

3. We ________ all at home last night.

4. My brother ________ in the park just now.

5. ________ you born in Beijing?

Ⅱ. 根据题后括号内的要求完成下列各题，每空一词（含缩略形式）。

1. They are in Shanghai now. (用last

    month改写句子)

    ________ ________ in Shanghai last month.

2. I was at home at that time. (改为一般

   疑问句)

    ________ _______ at home at that time?

3. There were 50 students in their class last term.     (改为否定句)

    ________ ________ 50 students in their class last term.

Step 7 Language points

1. ______________________?

   你在哪出生？

    be born意为“出生”，并且动词be常常   用过去式was或were。be born后面可跟不同的介词，表示“出生的时间、地点”。如：

    Li Gang was born in Beijing.

He _____________ 12th February, 1999.

他出生于1999有2月12日。

Ann ___________ 4:30 in the afternoon.

安出生在下午4:30。

2. She was strict but very nice.

    翻译：___________________________

    strict用作形容词，意为“严格的; 严厉的”，在句中既可以作表语，也可以作定语。如:

    My mother is always very strict.

    Mr Smith is a very strict teacher.

strict还常用于以下短语：

be strict with sb.表示“对某人要求严格”。如：

The teacher ______________________.

老师总是对我们严格要求。

be strict in sth. 表示“______________”。如：

Linda is always strict in her work.

琳达总是对她的工作要求严格。

3. Becky was very good in class but Adam wasn't.

  贝姬在课堂上表现很好，可亚当不好。

   good  adj.   乖的；守规矩的

                   好的; 优秀的; 有益的; 漂亮的

 含good的短语：

   be good at ...    擅长……

   be good for ...    对……有帮助的

4. He was quite difficult.

   他很难管。

    difficult  adj.  难对付的

   以前学过的difficult意为“困难的，难懂的”

    e.g. Maths is difficult for Betty.

5. What were they like？

    “What+be+sb.+like?”意为“某人怎么

   样？” 用来询问某人的性格特点，常

    nice, friendly, kind等表示性格特点

   的形容词回答。如：

    —What is Tom like?

    —He is friendly.

与这个问句类似的还有：

“What+do/does+sb.+ look like?” 用来询问某人的外表、长相，常用tall, short,  fat, thin(瘦的), good-looking(好看的)等表示外形特点的形容词回答。

如：

—What doe Susan look like?

—She is thin.

Step 8 Pronunciation

Listen and notice the stressed. And listen and repeat.

1. —I was born there.

    —No, you weren’t.

2. —You weren’t born in Cambridge.

—Yes, I was.

3. —They were born in China.

 —No, they weren’t.

4. —He was a teacher.

 —No, he wasn’t.

5. —She was strict.

  —No, she wasn’t.

Step 9 Pair work

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about your past life.

1. Where were you born?

2. What was the name of your primary school?

3. Who was your first teacher?

4. What was he/she like?

5. Who were your first friends?

6. What were they like?

7. What was your favourite subject?

8. How many students were there in your class?

Now tell your classmates about your past life.

Step 10 Exercises(略）

Step 11Homework

1. Remember the words and expressions. 

2. Finish the exercises in workbook.