3. Can you retell the story. One day Alice was sitting with her sister by the river and she saw a white rabbit with a watch. It ran past her. It was going to see the Queen of Hearts. It was late, so it was running. Alice followed the rabbit and fell down a hole. Finally, Alice met the the Queen of Hearts. She was playing a strange game. Then she saw the Cheshire Cat. It was sitting in a tree and smiling at everyone. Next Alice arrived at the March Hare’s house. He was sitting with the Mad Hatter and a mouse. They were having a tea party in the garden. Let’s try

4. 1. Alice was sitting with her sister by the river. 2. It was sitting in a tree and smiling at everyone. 3. They were having a tea party in the garden. 4. Where was it going?

5. 一般过去时和过去进行时的 区别： 相同点：两者都表示过去发生的动作。 不同点：一般过去时表示过去的时间里发 生的动作，往往已经完成； 过去进行时表示过去某一时刻或 时段正在进行的动作。 He read a book last night. 昨天晚上他读了一本书。 ( 读完了 ) He was reading a story book last night. 昨天晚上他正在读故事书。 ( 还没有读完 )

6. 1. Suddenly, all the lights in my house were going off / went off. There was heavy rain outside. A1:Underline the correct words.

7. 2. — I called you up at seven o’clock last night, but nobody answered. — Really? I’m sorry, but I was teaching / taught a piano lesson at school. 3. — I was seeing / saw you and Tom in the library just now. — Oh, we showed / were showing several visitors around the school.

8. A2:Write sentences about what you were doing. 1.At about seven o’clock last night, ______________________________. 2. This morning, on my way to school, ______________________________. 3. This time last year, _____________ ________________________. 4. Last Saturday, from about 1 pm to 4 pm, ____________________________. … I was having dinner … I met my friend Lingling … I was staying at my grandparents’ house … I was playing in the park

9. A3:Work in groups of four. Play a chain game. A: At eight o’clock last night I was watching TV. How about you, B? B: At eight o’clock last night I was sleeping. How about you, C? C: At eight o’clock last night I was having dinner. How about you, D? D: …

10. A4:Write down what each member of your group was doing at eight o’clock last night. Sun Li was watching TV at eight o’clock last Sunday evening. 1. ______________________________ ______________. Ming Hui was playing the guitar at eight o’clock last night.

11. 2. ______________________________ ____________________. 3. ______________________________ ____________________. 4. ______________________________ _______________. Liu Yin was doing her homework at night o’clock last night Mei Ling was eating an apple at night o’clock last night I was checking my email at eight o’clock last night

12. A5:Complete the sentences with the correct form of the expressions in the box. have nothing to do once or twice run after think about what… for 1. The dog is ____________ the cat in the garden. running after

13. 2. ______ is this machine ____? 3. He ________________ and was very bored. 4. She is _____________ how to finish the story. 5. I wrote to him ____________, but he did not answer. What for had nothing to do thinking about once or twice

14. A6:Complete the passage with the words in the box. conversations hole pink pocket river strange Alice was sitting with her sister by the (1) _____ and her sister was reading a book. Her sister’s book had no pictures or (2) ____________ in it. river conversations

15. Then a white rabbit with (3) ________ eyes ran by. There was nothing (4) __________ about that. Then the rabbit took a watch out of its (5) _________ and looked at it. Alice followed the rabbit and fell down a (6) _______. Alice had a lot of adventures in Wonderland. pink strange pocket hole

16. A7:Listen and complete the sentences. Paragraph 1 1. One day, I was with my friends. We were having a ______ in a field and I saw something strange. 2. There was a ______ cat with a pink nose sitting in a tree. 3. It looked like it was eating the ______ in the tree. picnic white leaves

17. Paragraph 2 4. While I was looking at it, the cat got out of the tree, jumped down to the _______, and walked across the _____ and sat next to us. 5. The cat got up and _____ close to me. 6. I ______ to it and it smiled at me. ground field came talked

18. Paragraph 3 7. I found some biscuits in my ______ and gave them to the cat. 8. Soon, it was eating biscuits and _______ at us. Read the conversation in Activity 8 and act it out. pocket smiling

19. Stories

20. In the past, not many people could read or write, so people listened to stories. Some stories were popular, and they changed every time someone told them. The stories passed from generation to generation. Finally, someone wrote them down.

21. For example, in China today people still love old stories like The Monkey King. Some people say that new stories written in books today are not as entertaining as the old ones. Do you agree?

22. Make notes about your story. Think about: when it happened what you were doing at the time what happened first what happened next what happened finally Writing a short story about your own experience

23. Friday evening Waiting at the bus stop A car stopped … Write the story. Use your notes to help you. It was a Friday evening. I was waiting at the bus stop… Work in pairs. Discuss and revise your story. Read your story to your classmates.

24. Possible answer: It was a Friday evening. I was waiting at the bus stop after school when a car stopped and the driver opened the door. It was my father. “ Quick, get in! ” he told me. I was very surprised, but I did as he said. At first, I was worried that something bad had happened. Then, I noticed my mother.

25. She was also in the car and on the back seat, there were some bags of clothes and some food. My father was driving out of the town. “ Where are we going? ” I asked. It was a warm evening and lots of people were walking along the road. It was the last day of term.

26. Did my parents have a big surprise for me? We were going somewhere special- but where? The next thing I can remember is falling asleep. When I woke up, I saw the sea. We were at the beach. My father was smiling. “ Here we are, ” he said. The summer holiday starts now!

27. 达标学习 A. 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。 1. Mr. Black ____________ (repair) his bike at this time yesterday ． 2. What _____ you ______ (do) at ten o’clock yesterday morning ？ 3. Kelly ___________ (play) computer games when a little cat came into her room ． was repairing were doing was playing

28. 4. The twins _____________ (learn) Chinese when their mother _____ (come) in ． 5. My wallet _________ (drop) on the ground when I ___________ (walk) in the park ． 6. While Masha ______________(cook) dinner, the bell ________ (ring) ． were learning dropped was walking was cooking rang came

29. 7. — ______ the Blacks _________ (watch) video tapes between 7:00 and 9:00 last night ？ — Yes ， they _______ ． 8. It ____________ (rain) heavily when I _______ (get ） home yesterday evening ． Was watching were was raining got

30. 9. The man downstairs _____ just ________ (fall) asleep when there _______ (be) a loud knock at the door ． 10. Doctor Li ______ (be) on duty last night. He ______ still _______ (work) in the hospital at 10 p.m. was falling was was was working

31. B. 中考链接 1.— What were you doing this time yesterday? — I __________ on the grass and drawing a picture. A. sit B. sat C. am sitting D. was sitting

32. 2. — Where were you at 7:00 last night? — I __________ to my mom at home. A. write B. was writing C. wrote

33. 3. — I called you at 4:00 yesterday afternoon, but no one answered? — Sorry, I _______ with my friends at that time. A. swim B. swam C. will swim D. was swimming

34. Write a short story about your own experience during this summer vocation.