unit 1 alice was sitting with her sister by the river. module 7 a famous story
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Unit 1 Alice was sitting with her sister by the river.
Module 7 A famous story
Do you like to read fairy stories? A fairy tale is a story written for, or told to children. The story often includes elements of magic ( 魔法 ).
Now look at the following pictures. Can you tell me the name of each story?
Ma Liang and His Magical Writing Brush
Adventure of ShuKe and BeiTa
The Adventures of Pinocchio Snow White
CinderellaThe Adventures of
Tom Sawyer
The Monkey King The Legend Of Nezha
The Adventure of Tintin Treasure Island
Watch a video.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Have you read this story-book?
What's its name?
Alice’s Adventures
in Wonderland
the Mad Hatter 疯帽匠
hatter n. 帽子制造者 , 帽商
the March Hare三月兔
Alice
The list of characters
The White RabbitAlice
the Cheshire Cat
the Cheshire Cat柴郡
The Red King
The Red Queen
Alice's Adventures in W
onderland (or Alice in
Wonderland) is an 1865
novel written by Englis
h author Charles Lutw
idge Dodgson under th
e pseudonym Lewis Ca
rroll.
His most famous writings are Alice‘s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass ( 爱丽丝魔镜之旅 ), as well as the poems “The Hunting of the Snark” and “Jabberwocky”, all examples of the genre of literary nonsense ( 荒唐文学 ). He is famous for his facility at word play, logic, and fantasy, and there are societies in many parts of the world (including the U.K, Japan, the U.S.A, and New Zealand) dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion ( 推广 ) of his works and the investigation of his life.
Listen and number the words as you hear them.
fall follow
hole rabbit
strange
4 2
5 3
1
Listen again and number the pictures.
sees the Cheshire Cat
has a tea party at the March Hare’s house
follows a white rabbit
2
3
1
Listen and answer the questions.
1.Who is reading the book?
2.Has Tony read the book?
Lingling is reading the book.
Yes, he has.
Read and answer the questions.
1. What was Lingling doing?
2. What’s the book?
She was reading Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world.
3. What did Alice see when she fell down the hole in the ground?
She saw the Cheshire Cat. The Cat was sitting in a tree and smiling at everyone.
4. What was the Queen of Hearts doing when Alice met her?
She was playing a strange game.
Read and write notes about what the people were doing.
Alice
the White Rabbit
the Cheshire
running past, looking at watch
sitting by river with a book, not reading
sitting in tree, smiling
the March Hare
the Red Queen playing in garden
sitting with the Mad Hatter and a mousehaving a tea party
Find words and expressions in the box for.
three animals:
a place outside the home:
a meal in the afternoon: tea party
cat garden mouse rabbit tea party
cat, mouse, rabbit
garden
1. Something is ________ if it is not usual.2. You _______ when you are happy.3. You can carry a ________. It tells you the
time.4. A rabbit ________ is a place where rabbits
live.5. You ________ when you move down
quickly to the ground.
Complete the sentences with words in the box.
strangesmile
fall hole smile strange watch
watch
hole
fall
1. fall
Language points
fall 意为“下落、跌落” , 为动词；其后可接 behind 意为“竞赛等落在 ( 对手 ) 的后面 , 输给别人”。此外 , fall 还可作名词 ,
意为“跌倒；秋天”。如：
Leaves change color and fall in autumn.
秋天树叶会变颜色并且掉落。
I don’t want to fall behind other students.
我不想落在其他学生的后面。
The boy had a bad fall and hurt his leg.
这个男孩摔了一跤 , 伤了自己的腿。
Leaves turn yellow in fall.
秋天树叶黄了。
[ 拓展 ]
fall over sb. / sth. 被…… 绊倒 fall off 下降 , 跌落 fall down 掉下 , 落下 , 跌倒 , 价格下跌 fall in love with 爱上 , 喜爱 fall into 陷入 , 变成 , 分成 , 养成 fall asleep 入睡； 睡着
He fell over a rock in his path. 他在路上被一块石头绊倒了。 One day, Xiao Ming saw a little girl fall over. 有一天，小明看见一位小女孩跌倒了。 The quality of these goods has fallen off since last year. 去年以来，这些货物的质量开始下降。 Be careful or it will fall off the shelf. 小心点，否则东西会从架子上掉下来。 You must watch your step so as not to fall down. 你必须留心脚下才不会跌下去。
Bob saw a man ______ a little boy with his car in the street yesterday.
A. write down B. knock down
C. fall down D. climb down
My brother _______ off and hurt himself while he ______ his bicycle.
A. fall; road B. fell; was riding
C. have fallen; was riding
B
B
We all helped him with his English so he didn’t ______ with his study.
A. fall off B. fall down
C. fall behind D. fall over
解析：动词短语辨析考点。此句句意为：我们大家都在英语学习方面给他帮助，因此他才没有落下学习。 用 fall behind with sth.表示“在某方面落后于他人”。 fall behind sb. 表示“落后于某人”。答案为 C 。
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
One day, Alice ___ ________ by the river with
a book, but she______ _________it. Suddenly,
a white rabbit ran past her. It ____ ________
at its watch. It ____ _______ because it was
late.
The white rabbit _____ ________ to a tea party
with the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and a
mouse.
was sitting
was running
was looking
was going
wasn’t reading
Read the conversation and complete the passage. Then, act the conversation out with your partners.
Oh, there were already a lot of people
there . They were the March Hare, the
Mad Hatter, a mouse, the Red Queen
and the Cheshire Cat. The Queen ______
_______ a strange game. The Cheshire
Cat _____ ________ at everyone.
playing
was smiling
was
One day she was sitting by the river with
a book, but she wasn’t reading it.
It was looking at its watch.
Why was it running?
Where was it going?
A cat was sitting in a tree.
Read the following sentences and pay attention to the tense of them.
过去进行时
过去进行时表示过去某一时刻或某段时间正在进行的动作。过去进行时由 "was / were + 动词 -ing 形式 " 构成。
1. 过去进行时的各种句式 :
肯定句 : 主语 + was / were + 动词 -in
g 形式。如 :
否定句 : 主语 + was / were + not + 动词 -in
g 形式。如：
I was reading at this time yesterday.
昨天这个时候我正在看书。
I wasn’t reading at this time yesterday.
昨天这个时候我没在看书。
疑问句 :
(1) 一般疑问句 : was / were + 主语 + 动词 -ing 形式。肯定回答 : Yes, 主语 + was /
were. 否定回答 : No, 主语 + wasn’t / weren’t.
如：—Were you reading at this time yesterday?
— 昨天这个时候你在看书吗？— Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.
— 是的 , 我在看。 / 不 , 我没在看。
(2) 特殊疑问句 : 疑问词 + was / were + 主语 + 动词 -ing 形式。如：
What were you doing at this time yesterday?
昨天这个时候你在做什么？What was he researching all day last Sunda
y?
上周日他一整天都在研究什么？
(1) 表示过去某一时刻或某一段时间内正在进行的动作 , 常与时间状语 at that time, at t
hat moment, at this time yesterday, at ten o’
clock yesterday 等连用。如：
2. 过去进行时的用法基本用法 :
Were you playing basketball at four yesterday
afternoon?
昨天下午四点你们在打篮球吗 ?
(2) 表示在过去一段时间内持续进行的动作( 有时也可以有间歇 ) 。如：
We were watching TV from seven to nine last n
ight.
昨天晚上七点到九点的时候我们在看电视。 She was singing from 7:00 to 7:30 last night.
她昨晚七点至七点半在唱歌。
特殊用法 :
(1) 常用于介绍故事的背景。如 :
(2)when 引导的从句表示一个短暂的时间点 ,
谓语动词用一般过去时 , 主句用一般过去时或过去进行时； while 引导的从句表示一段持续的时间 , 主句为一般过去时 , 从句谓语动词用过去进行时。如：
Once an Arab was traveling in the desert.
从前 , 有个阿拉伯人在沙漠中旅行。
(3) 过去进行时常与 always, continually 等连用 , 表示过去反复发生的行为动作 , 带有赞美、厌烦等感情色彩。如：
I was writing a letter when he came in.
当他进来时 , 我正在写信。The telephone rang while she was washing.
当她正在洗衣服时 , 电话响了。
He was continually asking her questions.
他一直在问她问题。
What were you doing at 7 o’clock last night?
I was doing some housework.
I was having dinner.
Ask and answer.
What were you doing between 7o’clock and 9 o’clock yesterday?
I was doing my homework.
I was watching TV.
What was your father doing when you came back home yesterday?
He was cooking.
What was your brother doing when you saw him half an hour ago?
He was playing computer games.
What was Tom doing at that time last Sunday?
He was playing the piano.
He was riding a bike.
How about David?
What were they doing at that time last week?
They were shopping.
How about them?
They were having a picnic.
What were they doing at 9 o’clock last night?
They were reading.
How about Tan Mei’s family?
They were going to the cinema.
Listen and number the words the speaker stresses.
1.--- The Cheshire Cat was sitting on the
grass.
--- No, it wasn’t. It was sitting in a tree.
2. --- The White Rabbit was looking at its
watch.
--- Yes, it was.
Do an interview. Tom: Hello, Dave.Dave: Hello, Tom.Tom: What were you doing at 7:00p.m. last Saturday?Dave: I was watching TV.Tom: That sounds relaxing. What was your mother doing?Dave: She was cleaning the house.… Name Activity
This is my friend Dave. At 7:00 p.m. last Saturday, he was watching TV, his mother was cleaning the house, …
Work in pairs.
Think about what you were doing at the time. Then ask and answer.
Yesterday: 8a.m. 11a.m. 4 p.m. 8p.m.
Last Saturday: 8a.m. 11a.m. 4p.m. 8p.m.
— What were you doing at 8 a.m. last Saturday?
— I was going to do shopping.
Name What were you doing at 9 p.m. yesterday?
Make a survey.