Unit 3 Family mattersUsing language——tenses新标准《英语》高中必修第一册


Review: tensesActivity 1 a Grandfather and Father, seated at the table, are playing chess. b Lawyers help people and arerespected by others.c .…. you said that you wanted to be a professional football player.d… you have found the career that suits your talents.e …..you will have two options for your future.1 Something that started in the past and is affecting the present. 2 Something that is currenty taking place.3 Something that is certain to take place in the future.4 Something that was completed in the past.5 Something that happens regulary in the present. Look at the sentences from the reading passage. Decide which tense each is in and match the tenses to what they describe.


1 Something that started in the past and isaffecting the present. 2 Something that is currenty taking place. 3 Something that is certain to take place in the future.4 Something that was completed in the past.5 Something that happens regulary in the present. Now match the sentences to the correct timelines and find more examples of these tenses in the reading passage.


Dad: Adam, Sally, come here.Mum1 __________ (have) something to tell you. Adam: Coming! Sally: Coming! Mum: I 2_________(call) Grandma yesterday and invited her to our house this Sunday. We 3 _______(throw) her a big birthday party! So,we each need to choose a present.Adam: I know --I 4__________ (give) her a new tea set. She 5________(like) drinking tea!Mum: Good choice.What about you,Sally? Saly: I 6 ___________(think of) making a scarf for her. Mum: Good idea. I'm sure Grandma 7_________(love) it. Oh, 8__________you 9____________(finish) the guest lis yet, dear?Dad: Yes,Ihave,and I'm working on the invitations. Mum: OK. So we still need to prepare food and drinks. I'll make a checklist.Activity 2 1 has2 called3 will throw / are going to throw4 will give / am going to give5 likes6 am thinking of7 will love8 have9 finished Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the words and expressions in brackets.


They have
decided to throw
a party to
celebrate
Grandma’s
birthday... Look at the checklist for Grandma's birthday party and talk about the preparations. Use as many of the tenses in Activity 1 as possible.
Activity 3


Physical appearancesActivity 4 1.What did Penny’s dad look like ten years ago?2.What does Penny’s mum look like now and why?3.How does Penny look different now compared to ten years ago?Read the email and answer the questions.


FaceHairSkinHeight and buildsquare jawred beardrosy cheeksfrecklesredbushygreystraightblackponytaillongpaletannedsmoothlightthinwell-builtslimfitActivity 5 Underline the words and expressions used to describe appearances in Activity 4 and put them into the table. Add any more you can think of.


My mother was / had... Now she is / has
got...Activity 6
Work in pairs and describe how your family members’ physical appearances have changed.


Saying sorry to family membersb, d, fActivity 7 Listen to the conversation and choose the feelings that the speakers express.


1 school play 2 off sick 3 tired and pale4 relax 5 countryside 6 picnic7 catch up Now talk about how Alice’s mother makes an apology.Activity 8 Listen again and complete Alice's journal entry.


Work in pairs. Act out the conversation to apologise to a family member.Activity 9


Work in pairs. Think about another situation in which you need to make an apology and have a similar conversation.Activity 10 Learning to learnPlacing stress on particular words can have a big impact on the meaning and strength of apologes. For example, saying "I am sorry” has more of an impat than "I'm sory.” Another way of strengthening an apology is by using and stressing adverbs: I' m really sory, Im so sorry.


Language pointsaim n.目标；目的；vt.& vi.瞄准；(向某方向)努力；对准；目的在于(1)take aim at瞄准……with the aim of有……目的(2)aim at瞄准；目的在于aim to do.../at doing...旨在做……be aimed at目的是；旨在


(1)The hunter took aim at the lion.那猎人瞄准了狮子。(2)I am here with the aim of doing as well as possible.我来这儿的目的是尽可能做到最好。(3)The company said the film was aimed at men，to help them with their Christmas shopping.公司称，这段创意广告针对的是男士，以帮助他们准确挑选圣诞礼品。


特别提醒 (1)由于aim可用作及物或不及物动词，所以类似以下这样的句子可用主动语态或被动语态：My remarks were not aimed/didn’t aim at you.我的话并非针对你说的。(2)在take aim中，aim前不能加冠词，即使aim前有形容词，也不可加冠词。


多维训练(1)单句语法填空①This activity is aimed at (improve) the students’ ability of listening and speaking.②I don't know whom the Minister’s remarks were aimed，but he ought not to say such things.③She aims (go) abroad.improvingatto go


(2)翻译句子格林先生来访中国的目的是参观长城。 (with the aim of)(3)单句改错①When shooting an arrow，one must aim the target.②Now we have to take the aim at the problem and try to get it solved.Mr.Green visited China with the aim of seeing the Great Wall.aim后加at去掉第一个the


2 observe vt.看到；注意到；观察；遵守；庆祝(1)observe sb.do/doing sth.观察某人做过/正在做某事observe the customs遵守习俗(2)observation n.观察；观察力；监视；评论make an observation of对……进行观察under observation 在监视下应试指导 感官动词后跟复合宾语的考查


(1)His neighbour observed a stranger go to his house.他的邻居注意到一个陌生人进了他的房子。(2)American forces are observing Christmas quietly.美国部队正在悄悄地庆祝圣诞节。(3)His order was to keep the men under observation.他下的命令是监视这些人。


特别提醒在被动语态中，observe后充当补足语的不带to的动词不定式中的to要还原出来，即sb./sth.is observed to do sth.。


(1)写出下列句子中observe的汉语意思①Though having lived abroad for years，many Chinese still observe traditional customs. ②As often happens，people with good eyesight fail to see what is right in front of them，for they have too much to observe. ③Could you tell me how you usually observe Thanksgiving Day in your country？ ④The police observed the man entering the bank. 遵守观察庆祝监视到；注意到


(2)单句语法填空①When I passed his house，I observed him (play) in his yard.②He is often observed (cheat) at cards.③ (observe) carefully if any change occurs when doing experiments in the lab.playingto cheatObserve


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