1、Lead-inWhat did Lulu do yesterday evening?Yesterday, I was going to see a new movie after supper. I was just about to leave home when a friend of mine called. So I told her that I was going to the nearby cinema and asked whether she would like to watch the movie with me. She said yes and that she wo
2、uld meet me at the gate at 7:30. We had a wonderful time and the film was great.What tense are used?ONE DOLLAR AND EIGHTY-SEVEN CENTS. That was all she had. Della counted it three times. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas. If she was to buy a nice gift for her hus
3、band Jim, she would need more money. But how could she earn some? Della stood in front of the mirror in her apartment. She looked at her reflection, brushed her long, brown hair, and made up her mind: she was going to sell her hair. With the money she received for it, she would buy Jim a perfect gif
4、t.Della had her hair cut off and sold it for twenty dollars. She spent the next two hours hunting for Jims gift. She found it at last: a simple but beautiful watch chain for his gold watch, which had been passed down to him from his grandfather. Della paid twenty-one dollars for the watch chain, and
5、 hurried home with the remaining eighty-seven cents. She looked at her reflection in the mirror carefully again. She felt nervous. Did she look like a little schoolboy without her beautiful long hair?Would Jim still think she was pretty? She was about to find out.Exploring the rules Find the sentenc
6、es that use future in the past and fill in the box below.And the next day would be Christmas. If she was to buy a nice gift for her husband Jim, she would need more money. she was going to sell her hair. she would buy Jim a perfect gift. Would Jim still think she was pretty? She was about to find ou
7、t._ _Working out the rules1. We use future in the past to describe an action_ from the perspective of some point _.2. We form future in the past in statements by using _, was/were to, _ or was/were about to with the base form of a verb. in the future in the past would was/were going to Future in the
8、 pastFuture in the pastABBB past present future When we talk about the past, we sometimes want to refer to something which was in the future at the time we were speaking. Then we use future in the past.What does future in the past indicate? 过去将来时常用于以下几种情况过去将来时常用于以下几种情况: 就过去某一就过去某一时间时间而而言,以后将要发生的事情。言
9、,以后将要发生的事情。例例1 John said he would come.例例2 I left my office early because I was going to see Jen later that afternoon. 过去安排好要做的事情。过去安排好要做的事情。过去将来时常用于以下几种情况过去将来时常用于以下几种情况: 后来真实发生的事情。后来真实发生的事情。例例3 That journey was to change Tobys life.过去将来时的构成过去将来时的构成 would do例例1 They said they would meet us at 9:30 a
10、t the airport.例例2 1 was going to visit my aunt, but then it began to rain. was/were going to do过去将来时的构成过去将来时的构成 was/were to do例例3 It was his last day at school -he was to leave the next morning.例例4 I was about to leave when the telephone rang. was/were about to doUnderstanding future in the pastForm
11、 Usage would doUsed to volunteer or promise or make predictions about the future.was/were to doUsed to talk about official arrangements, official orders and things that should be done.was /were going to doOften used to plan or make predictions about the future.was/were about to doUsed to refer to ar
12、ranged actions that happen in the immediate future, often used with just. Complete the conversations with the correct expressions in the brackets.1 Paul: I (a) _(visited/was about to visit) the museum with my friends last weekend. What about you? Emily: I (b) _ (saw/was going to see) a documentary f
13、ilm about the Spring Festival with Joanna on Saturday, but she didnt feel well. So I just stayed at home.visitedwas going to see Complete the conversations with the correct expressions in the brackets.2 Alex: We (a) _ (are going to hand in/were going to hand in) our report on festivals around the wo
14、rld next Monday. Colin: Yes, but I (b) _(wasnt to start/havent started) it yet. Alex: You told me you (c) _(would work on/worked on) it all day yesterday. Colin: Oh, I (d) _ (was about to start/would start) when my cousin (e) _(would come/came) over.are going to hand inhavent started would work on w
15、as about to start came Complete the story with the correct verbs in the box below, using future in the past. make think be sellJim was shopping for a gift for his wife. The next day (1) _Christmas. With an income of twenty dollars per week, life was hard for the couple, but Jim wanted to buy a perfe
16、ct gift for Della. He thought of the beautiful set of combs on show in one of the shop windows on Broadway. Della had wanted those combs for so long. Tomorrow, Jim decided, he (2) _Dellas dream come true. Jim looked at the gold watch that had been his fathers and his grandfathers. He and Della owned
17、 two things which they were both very proud of. One was Jims gold watch, and the other was Dellas beautiful hair. Jim already knew what he had to do: he (3) _ his watch. That afternoon, Jim sold the watch, went to the shop for the combs and returned home with a package in his pocket. He was sure tha
18、t they (4) _ the most wonderful gift for Della. Jim was excited about what she (5) _ _when she saw her gift the next day.would bewas going to make/would makewas going to sell/would sellwere going to be/would bewas going to think/would think Write an ending for the story using future in the past.What
19、 do you think Della and Jim would do when they found out what had happened? Della arrived home and admired Jims watch chain. She could not wait to see how Jim would react when he saw it the next moming. What was she going to say about her hair, though? She had to think of something. Just then, Jim o
20、pened the front door.Oh! said Della in surprise, trying to hide the chain.1 didnt think you were going to be back so soon. I was about to take a shower. She tried to get away to the bathroom.Whats that? asked Jim. He came closer.My word! And what on earth have you done to your hair? I was going to w
21、ait until tomorrow to give this Sample answerto you, but youve seen it now, Della said.Isold my hair to buy you a new chain for your watch.Jim looked at her with a loving smile, but there was also sadness in his eyes.Whats wrong? asked Della.I thought I would surprise you for Christmas too,said Jim.
22、So I sold my watch to get you these. He held out the combs.Della was speechless. She smiled back at Jim, and they held each other for a long time. Although their gifs had not worked out as planned, they were to be together happily for Christmas, and that was all that mattered.Sample answerHomework1. Make sentences with the following vocabulary : definitely/ remind/ promise/ hit/ explosion/ annual/ current/ anything but2. 认真完成一期报纸的套题。认真完成一期报纸的套题。
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