M: Where were you this morning? F: This morning? I was at home, helping my mother. M: Why weren't you at school? Weren't you on the clean up committee for the dance? F: No, I wasn't on that committee. I was on the decorating committee. M: Oh! Well, the decorations were very nice. F: We worked on them all day Friday. Were you at the dance last night? M: Yes, I was. I didn't see you there. F: I was there, but there were a lot of people, and I didn't stay very long. M: It was a nice dance, wasn't it? F: Yes, I enjoyed it very much.
现在我再请英文老师把整段对话用慢速度念一遍. 这次请你特别注意对话里的过去式动词.
M: Where were you this morning? F: This morning? I was at home, helping my mother. M: Why weren't you at school? Weren't you on the clean up committee for the dance? F: No, I wasn't on that committee. I was on the decorating committee. M: Oh! Well, the decorations were very nice. F: We worked on them all day Friday. Were you at the dance last night? M: Yes, I was. I didn't see you there. F: I was there, but there were a lot of people, and I didn't stay very long. M: It was a nice dance, wasn't it? F: Yes, I enjoyed it very much.
在刚才那段对话里有几种不同的过去式动词, 现在我挑选出几个例子, 请英文老师再用慢速度念一遍:
M: Where were you this morning? F: I was at home. M: Why weren't you at school? F: I wasn't on that committee. F: We worked on them all day Friday. M: I didn't see you there. F: I enjoyed it very much.
二.BE的过去式
好了, 现在我们开始作练习. 首先我们练习动词 be, b-e, be 的过去式.下面我举的例子都是跟刚才那段对话有关系的. 比方彼得跟玛丽参加了学校的舞会, 这个舞会是在学校体育馆举行的等等. 每个句子我们念两遍, 请你听一句, 跟着老师重复一句.
M: Peter and Mary were at the dance last Friday night. F: Peter and Mary were at the dance last Friday night. M: There were a lot of people at the dance. F: There were a lot of people at the dance. M: It was a nice dance. F: It was a nice dance. M: The dance was in the school gymnasium. F: The dance was in the school gymnasium. M: Mary was on the decorating committee. F: Mary was on the decorating committee. M: Peter was on the clean up committee. F: Peter was on the clean up committee.
下面一组练习是把 was 跟否定式 was not 也就是 wasn't 作个比较. 句子的内容还是跟刚才那段对话有关系. 每个句子我们还是念两遍, 请你听一遍, 跟着老师重复一遍.
M: Mary was at home this morning, but Peter wasn't. F: Mary was at home this morning, but Peter wasn't. M: Peter was at school this morning, but Mary wasn't. F: Peter was at school this morning, but Mary wasn't. M: Mary was on the decorating committee, but Peter wasn't. F: Mary was on the decorating committee, but Peter wasn't. M: Peter was on the clean up committee, but Mary wasn't. F: Peter was on the clean up committee, but Mary wasn't.
下面一组练习是比较 were 跟否定式 were not 也就是 weren't. 还是请你听一遍跟着老师重复一遍.
M: Peter and Mary were at the dance last Friday night, but Henry and Kate weren't. F: Peter and Mary were at the dance last Friday night, but Henry and Kate weren't. M: There were a lot of students at the dance, but there weren't a lot of teachers. F: There were a lot of students at the dance, but there weren't a lot of teachers.
M: The students worked very hard for the dance. M: needed to decorate the gymnasium F: The students needed to decorate the gymnasium. M: painted posters for the dance F: The students painted posters for the dance. M: hired a band to play music F: The students hired a band to play music. M: danced with their partners F: The students danced with their partners. M: talked when they danced F: The students talked when they danced. M: enjoyed the dance very much F: The students enjoyed the dance very much. M: cleaned up the gymnasium after the dance F: The students cleaned up the gymnasium after the dance.
M: Did the students pay some money for the dance? M: Yes F: Yes, the students paid some money for the dance. M: Did all of them pay? M: Yes F: Yes, all of them paid. M: When did they pay the money? M: last Monday F: They paid the money last Monday.
M: Did the students buy a lot of things for the dance? M: Yes F: Yes, they bought a lot of things. M: What did they buy? M: food and drinks F: They bought food and drinks. M: Where did they buy them? M: in the supermarket F: They bought them in the supermarket. M: Who did the students bring to the dance? M: their friends F: They brought their friends to the dance. M: Where did the students bring their friends? M: gymnasium F: They brought their friends to the gymnasium.
M: When did the dance begin? M: at 7 o'clock F: The dance began at 7 o'clock M: When did the students begin to dance? M: at 7:30 F: They began to dance at 7:30. M: What did the students drink at the dance? M: lemonade and Coca Cola F: They drank lemonade and Coca Cola. M: Did some of them drink coffee? M: Yes F: Yes, some of them drank coffee. M: Did Mary sing at the dance? M: Yes F: Yes, Mary sang at the dance. M: What did Mary sing? M: an American song F: Mary sang an American song.
我们今天要练习的最后一个不规则动词过去式就是come, c-o-m-e, come 的过去式 came, c-a-m-e, came. 现在我们按照刚才的方式来练习. 请你用老师提出的词组跟 came 回答学生是几点钟来到会场, 他们是怎么去的等等有关舞会的问题. 回答之后, 请你跟老师念的正确答案作个比较.
M: Did a lot of people come to the dance? M: Yes F: Yes, a lot of people came to the dance. M: When did most of them come? M: at 7 o'clock F: Most of them came at 7 o'clock. M: How did most of them come? M: by car F: Most of them came by car.
In American colleges and high schools, students often have dances at their schools on weekends. Students usually plan the dances and do a lot of work for them. They do this in committees. There was a dance last Friday night at Peter and Mary's school. Mary was on the decorating committee and Peter was on the clean up committee. The dance was in the school gymnasium. Every student paid two dollars for the dance. They spent some of the money on decorations and they hired a band to play music. They also bought some food and drinks. The dance began at 7 o' clock. Nearly 500 people came. Most of them were students of Peter and Mary's school. Some students brought friends from other schools. Everyone danced and had a good time.
第一个问题是: M: What do American students often do on weekends? 第二个问题是: M: What committees were Peter and Mary on? 第三个问题是: M: How did the students spend their money for the dance?
现在老师再把整段文章念一遍, 请你注意刚才三个问题的答案.
In American colleges and high schools, students often have dances at their schools on weekends. Students usually plan the dances and do a lot of work for them. They do this in committees. There was a dance last Friday night at Peter and Mary's school. Mary was on the decorating committee and Peter was on the clean up committee. The dance was in the school gymnasium. Every student paid two dollars for the dance. They spent some of the money on decorations and they hired a band to play music. They also bought some food and drinks. The dance began at 7 o' clock. Nearly 500 people came. Most of them were students of Peter and Mary's school. Some students brought friends from other schools. Everyone danced and had a good time.
现在请你回答问题. 回答之后, 请你听正确答案.
第一个问题是: M: What do American students often do on weekends? F: They often have dances at their schools on weekends. 第二个问题是: M: What committees were Peter and Mary on? F: They were on the decorating and clean up committees. 第三个问题是: M: How did the students spend their money for the dance? F: They spent some of the money for decorations. They hired a band and they bought some food and drinks.