1、GRAMMAR AND USAGE Unit 3 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 would meet me at th
2、e gate at 7:30. We had a wonderful time and the film was great. 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 sa
3、id yes and that she would meet me at the gate at 7:30. We had a wonderful time and the film was great. Tense：Future in the past Future in the past Sth happened past present future What does “future in the past” indicate? When we talk about the past, we sometimes want to refer to something which was
4、in the future at the time we were speaking. Then we use future in the past. The verb form? would do was /were going to do was/were to do was/were about to do Exploring the rules Read the story on Page 34 and find out all the sentences that use future in the past. Check your answers And the next day
5、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 out. We use future in the past to describe an action _ from the perspective
6、of some point _. 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 Work out the rules Applying the rules 1.Paul: I (a)_(visited/was about to visit) the museum with my friends last w
7、eekend. What about you? Emily: I (b)_ (saw/was going to see) a documentary film about the Spring Festival with Joanna on Saturday, but she didnt feel well. So I just stayed at home. 2.Alex: We (a)_(are going to hand in/were going to hand in) our report on festivals around the world next Monday. Coli
8、n: 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. Reread the story on part A 1.When did the story happen? 2.What gift did D
9、ella prepare for her husband? The day before Christmas. A simple but beautiful watch chain for his gold watch. Lets see the story happened to Jim B2 Jim was shopping for a gift for his wife Della. The next day(1) _ Christmas. With an income of twenty dollars per week, life was hard for the couple, b
10、ut Jim wanted to buy a perfect 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)_ dream come true. make think be sell would be was going to make/would make Jim looked at the
11、 gold watch that had been his fathers and his grandfathers. He and Della owned 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. B2 make think be sell would sell/ was going to sell
12、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 that they(4) _ the most wonderful gift for Della. Jim was excited about what she (5)_ when she saw her gift the next day. B2make think be sell would be/ were going to be was
13、 going to think/ would think Reread the story on part B2 1.What was the thing owned by Della which she was very proud of? 2.What gift had Della wanted for so long? Her beautiful hair. A beautiful set of combs. Finish part B What do you think Della and Jim would do when they found out what had happened? Write an ending for the story using future in the past. Homework 1. Finish Exercise C on Page 70. 2. What do you think Della and Jim would do when they found out what had happened? Write an ending for the story using future in the past when necessary. THANK YOU
