1. Module 7
My past life

2. Unit2
I was born in Quincy

3. Teaching aims
To get information from the reading material about one’s past life.
To match photos with paragraphs, words with
meanings and questions with answers.
To join sentences with “and ,but ,because, so too” and “with”.

4. 让我们听首歌曲吧！

5. Words and expressions bathroom bedroom garden living room east cast
ago 浴室 卧室 花园
起居室；客厅的
东面的；东方的 海岸 以前

6. Words and expressions store 商店 movie theater 电影院 bored 厌烦的；厌倦的
president
comfortable
lake
last 商店
电影院
厌烦的；厌倦的 总统 湖
最近过去的，紧接现在前面的

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garden n. 花园

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east adj. 东面的；东部的
n. 东方

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ago adv. 以前

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bored adj. 厌烦的；厌倦的

11. Where were you born?
Were you born in Weifang?

12. Listen to the passage and answer the questions.
1. Where was Betty born?
Betty was born in Quincy.
2. Who were John Adams and John Quincy Adams?
They are two presidents of America.

13. My life in Quincy
I was born in Quincy, a town on the east coast of America. Twelve years ago.
There were lots of things to do in Quincy, with many stores, two movie theatres, and football clubs and basketball teams too. I was very happy there.

14. John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Two presidents of the USA, John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams, were born in Quincy. You can visit their old family houses.

15. Our house was big and comfortable
Our house was big and comfortable. There was a big living room with a TV, a kitchen, a bathroom and three bedrooms. On my bedroom walls there were posters of my favorite movie stars.
Behind the house, there was a big garden with lots of trees and there was a small lake with fish in it. It was great to play there.

16. There were lots of children in Quincy
There were lots of children in Quincy. Many of them were my friends, this was our last home in the US and I was there for the last time in one day I’ll go back, and I’m looking forward to see my friend again.

17. Reading and vocabulary

18. Label the picture with the words from the box.
bedroom
bathroom bedroom garden kitchen living room
garden
bathroom
living room
kitchen

19. Language points
1. on the east coast of …
e.g.: I lived on the east coast of China.
2. There be …
be 动词用单数还是复数, 根据就近原则来定。
There _____ two books on the desk.
There _____ a pen and three books on the desk.
are is

20. 3. A big living room with ….
with的用法, 表示伴随, 随着。
4. look forward to doing sth
盼望做某事
She looks forward to going to Beijing.
5. one day 有一天
My dream will come true one day.
6. go back 回来
I’ll go back soon.

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22. Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
Betty was /wasn’t happy when she was in Quincy.
Two /Three us presidents were born in Quincy.
There were/ weren’t pictures on betty’s bed room walls
There was/wasn’t a small lake in the garden.
Betty was/wasn’t in Quincy last year.

23. Writing
Rewrite the sentences according to the example.
There were lots of things to do in Quincy.
There were many stores…
There were lots of things to do in
Quincy with many stores…

24. Now join these sentences with with.
1. There was a big living room. There was a TV.
There was a big living room with a TV.
2. There was a big garden. There were lots of trees.
There was a big garden with lots of trees.
3. There was a pond. There were fish in it.
There was a pond with fish in it.

25. Pair work

26. Answer the questions. 1 Where were you born? I was born in …
2 When were you born?
3 Who was your first teacher?
4 What was the name of your first school?
5 Who were your best friends?
I was born in …
My first teacher was …
It was XXX Primary School.
They were…

27. 1. My mother ______ ill last week.
用be动词的适当形式填空。
1. My mother ______ ill last week.
2. Adam ______ very busy last Sunday.
3. They ______ all at home last night.
4. My sister ______ in the park just now.
5. ______ you born in Shanghai?
was
was
were
was
Were

28. 根据要求改写句子。（每空一词）
6. We are in Beijing now. (用last year改写)
______ ______ in Beijing last year.
7. I was at home at that time. (改为一般疑问句)
______ ______ at home at that time?
8. There were forty-five students in our class last term. (改为否定句)
______ ______ forty-five students in our class last term.
We were
Were you
There weren’t

29. 9. There were about nine people at the concert. (对划线部分提问)
______ ______ people ______ there at the concert?
10. I was born in a small village in Tianjin. (对划线部分提问)
______ ______ you born?
were
How many
Where were

30. Homework I was born in ____________________
Write a description of your past life.
You can begin like this:
I was born in ____________________
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