1、Unit 5 Now and Then Lesson 13 Changes in Our Town (Second Period),Years ago, ,The village was small.,The houses were old.,Years ago, ,The neighbours were friendly to each other.,We were like a big family.,We were close to our neighbours.,Years ago, ,There werent so many cars. There werent many buses
2、, either.,There were lots of bicycles and there were lots of trucks, too.,The road was narrow and dirty.,Years ago, ,There werent any shopping centres. There were only small shops.,Things in the shops were really cheap then.,Years ago, ,There was a little shop near my home. I was there a lot. And ca
3、ndies were really cheap then.,L: Mum always tells me her hometown is small, but this is just like a big city. G: Well, it wasnt like this when you mum was here. Our town was very small then. There werent many tall buildings. Back then, our house was small, but we were close to our neighbours. We wer
4、e friendly to each other, just like a big family. Some old neighbours are still my best friends. L: You mean those Tai Chi friends of yours? Were they all your old neighbours? G: Yes. Now we live in large flats, but we are far away from each other. We seldom talk to our neighbours.,Read the dialogue
5、 again. Circle and pay attention to be: was, were, was not (wasnt) or were not (werent).,L: But its easy to travel around the town, right? There are so many buses and taxis. G: Not really. Look at the traffic. Its so bad! L: What was the traffic like before? Was it good then? G: There werent so many
6、 cars. There werent many buses, either. But there were lots of bicycles and there were lots of trucks, too. Oh, time flies. It was just like yesterday. L: Wow, look at all the shops and fast-food restaurants. I feel like Im in Beijing! G: Yeah, things change so fast. This one wasnt open a month ago.
7、 L: Was my mum always at the shopping centre? She really likes them now. G: No, there werent any shopping centres back then. There were only small shops. There was a little candy shop near our home. Your mum was there a lot. And candies were really cheap then. L: They arent very expensive now. G: Th
8、ats true. OK, lets go and get some candies.,动词be (is, am, are) 的过去式,1. Now we live in large flats, but we are far away from each other.,2. Back then, our house was small, but we were close to our neighbours.,Grammar,Complete the table with was, were, was not (wasnt) or were not (werent).,was,were,we
9、rent,wasnt,Was,Were,was,were,Write questions about the town in Exercise 3, Then ask and answer the questions in pairs.,1 what / the town / like / was 2 there / lots of bicycles /were 3 any / shopping centres / there / were 4 tall buildings / were / many / there,What was the town like?,Were there lot
10、s of bicycles?,Were there any shopping centres?,Were there many tall buildings?,Pair work: Ask and answer questions in pairs. Talk about where you were at these times yesterday.,11:30 am,1:30 pm,5:30 pm,9:30 pm,Example A: Where were you at 11:30 am yesterday morning? B: I was in the kitchen. How abo
11、ut you? A: I was at school.,Pair work Talk in pairs with facts about our town.,Look at the Sentence Builder. Then complete the sentences with too or either.,1 It was sunny. It was cool, _. 2 We cant bring our bikes, _.,too,either,Pronunciation,i, e,i 发这个音的字母和字母组合ear eer ear: ear hear dear tear eer:
12、deer beer,e 发这个音的字母和字母组合 air ear ere are air: hair chair pair stair ear: pear bear wear ere: where there are: careful,Listen and complete the words with ear, ere, air, or are. Then listen and read aloud.,Be c_ful! I can h_ a b_. Wh_ is it? Its out th_. Can you h_ it? I think its coming in h_. Quick! Run up the st_s!,are,ear,ear,ere,ere,ear,ere,air,Homework,Read the Grammar Summary 6, p.102. Get ready for the next lesson.,Thank you,
