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Unit 1 I was bore in a small village

1. 本单元要求掌握的词汇 : born, be born, were, strict, nice, good, friendly, primary, primary school, hey, difficult, US2. 本单元要求掌握的句型 : Where were you born? I was born in a small village. What was he like? He was naughty. What was the name of …? Were you born in Shanghai? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.

Teaching aims

/bɔ:n/

/ strIkt/

/'frendli/

/'praIməri/

/taun/

/'vIlIdʒ/

/naIs/

/ɡud/

/'dIfIkəlt/

出生 adj. born严格的；严厉的 adj. strict友好的 adj.

primary初等的；初级的 adj.

village城镇；城市 v.

friendly

村庄 n.

town

Words and expressions

nice友好的；亲切的 adj.

good

difficult乖得；守规矩的 adj.

难对付的 adj.

Introduce yourself.

I was born in New York.

I was born in 1980.

be born 出生

Tips ( 小提示 )

am / is — was

was not — wasn’t

are — were

were not — weren’t

动词过去式

— Where were you born ?

— I was born in a village in Shandong

Province.

— When were you born?

— I was born in 1993.

Make conversations

— What was he like before?— He was strict.

strict

Ask and answer

friendly

— What was she like before?— She was friendly.

What is / … like?

1. 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?

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Now answer the questions. Use the words and

expressions from the box

be born friendly nice primary school strict town US

a)Who was your first teacher?

b) What was your first school like?

c) Where were you born?

d) Was she strict?

Ms Smith.

It wasn’t a big school and it was very friendly.

It was born in Quincy, a small town in the US.

Yes, she was, but she was also very nice.

1. Betty was born in the US.

2. Betty was born in a small town.

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.

2 Listen again and check (√) the true

sentences.

√√√√××××√√

Everyday EnglishEveryday English

What were they like?

I was very good!

Tony:

Lingling:

Tony:

Lingling:

Tony:

Lingling:

Tony:

Lingling:

Hey, Lingling. Where were you born?

I was born in a small village in Shanxi Province.

What was the name of the village?

Xucun. Where were you born, Tony?

I was born in Cambridge. It‘s a small city in England. What

was the name of your first school?

It was Darwin Primary School.

Who was your first teacher?

Then Listen and read

Tony: My first teacher was Mrs Lane. She was strict but

very nice. Who was your first teacher?

Lingling: Ms Yao. She was very friendly. Who were your first

friends? What were they like?

Tony: Their names were Becky and Adam. Becky was very

good in class but Adam wasn’t. He was quite difficult.

Lingling: And what were you like? Were you difficult Very

in class too?

Tony: No, I wasn’t. I was very good!

1.Was Lingling born in Xucun?

2. Was Tony’s first school called Darwin Primary School?

3.Was his teacher’s name Mrs Smith?

4. Was Mrs Smith Lingling’s teacher?

5. Was Ms Yao very friendly?

6. Were Becky and Adam Tony’s friends?

7. Was Bccky good at school?

8. Was Tony difficult at school?

Now choose the correct answer

Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.

Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t.

Yes, it was. / No ， it wasn’t.

Yes, she was. / No ， she wasn’t.

Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.

Yes, they were. / No ， they weren’t.

Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.

Yes, he was. / No, he wasn’t.

1.Was Lingling born in Xucun?

2. Was Tony’s first school called Darwin Primary School?

3.Was his teacher’s name Mrs Smith?

4. Was Mrs Smith Lingling’s teacher?

5. Was Ms Yao very friendly?

6. Were Becky and Adam Tony’s friends?

7. Was Bccky good at school?

8. Was Tony difficult at school?

No it wasn’t.

Yes, it was.

Yes, she was.

No, she wasn’t.

Yes, she was.

Yes, they were.

Yes, she was.

No, she wasn’t.

Born in First teacher

First school

First friend(s)

Lingling

Tony

4. Complete the table.

Xucun Ms Yao

Cambridge Mrs Lane

Darwin PrimarySchool

Becky and Adam

My past life My past life I was born ….I was born …. My first school was…. My first teacher was….He / She was…. My first friends were….They were….

1. Where was/were sb. born?

某人出生在哪儿？ When was/were sb. born?

某人什么时候出生？e.g. Where were you born?

—I was born in Haining, Zhejiang Province.

When was she born?

—She was born on September 8, 1993.

Language points:

be born — 出生于

in, on 区别 ?

She was born in August,2000.

She was born on August,18.

She was born in a small village.

对划线部分提问1. ____ was she born?

2. _____ was she born?

when

where

Jolin, singer, Taiwan,

September15th, 1980

Jolin is a singer.

Where was she born?

When was she born?

She was born in Taiwan.

She was born on September15th, 1980.

Liu Xiang, runner, Shanghai, China, July 13th, 1983

Where was he born?

When was he born?

Liu Xiang is a runner.

He was born in Shanghai, China.

He was born on July 13th, 1983.

Can you make a summarize?

In 用在 :

On 用在：

2 ．关于称呼 :

Mr. 先生 Mrs. 太太（已婚 )

Ms. 女士（不知婚否） Miss 小姐（未婚）

e.g: We call Mr. Green’s wife Mrs. Green, and his

daughter Miss Green.

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.

5 Listen and notice the stressed words.

Now listen and repeat.

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?

6 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the

questions about your past life.

Now tell the rest of the class about your past life.

• 词形转换1. am ( 过去式 ) ________2. bear ( 过去分词 ) ________3. friend ( 形容词 ) ________4. people ( 复数 ) ________5. little ( 比较级 ) ________6. west ( 反义词 ) ________7. are ( 过去式 ) ________8. do ( 过去式 ) ________9. go ( 过去式 ) ________10. play ( 过去式 ) ________

wasborn

friendly

peopleless

eastweredid

wentplayed

1. Jack was my first friend. (对划线部分提问 )

_____________ first friend?

2. What was your teacher’s name? (改为同义句 )

What was ____ name ___ your teacher?

3. Li Lei was very friendly.

(改为一般疑问句并作否定回答 )

— _____ Li Lei very friendly?

— No, he _______.

Who was your

the of

句型转换

Was

wasn’t

4. I was born in Shanghai. (对划线部分提问 )

___________ you born?

5. The boy was very naughty. (对划线部分提问 )

______ was the boy ____?

Where were

What like

Master the new words and

expressions in the passage.