《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件6

April Fool’s Day   愚人节

1.When is April Fool’s Day ?

April 1st.

2.What do people usually do on April Fool’s Day?

People play jokes on each other.

People fool each other.

3.“He is an April Fool.” What  does it mean?

It means he was fooled by others.

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Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.

Paragraph 1        The most famous trick played

Paragraph 2        Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool’s Day

Paragraph 3        An introduction to April Fool’s Day

Paragraph 4        A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day

Let's fill in the blanks.

A report from England announced that there would ____no more spaghetti because the farmers in Italy had stopped _______ it. Many people ran to the local market to buy as ______ spaghetti as they could. By the time people ________ that it was a hoax. The food ______ the country had been ______ out.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. After the spaghetti story _________  (appear) in the news, everyone_________ (rush) to the supermarkets.

2. By the time people__________ (find out) the story was not true, all the spaghetti in the supermarkets ______________ (disappear).

3. By the time the day ______  (end), more than 10,000 people _________ (call) the TV station to ask about the special water.

4. By the time the show _______  (end), the TV star ______  (lose) his girlfriend.

5. By the time police officers _______  (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people _______________  (run away)from their homes.

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2e Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:

a.  the funniest joke

b.  the most embarrassing joke 

c.  the most creative joke 

A: What’s your story?

B: Well, last year, on the first day of school, my sister put a piece of  paper on my back that said “Please say hello.” All morning at school ...

Homework 

Write a diary about your lucky or unlucky day.

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件11 ◆单词过关 一、词义助记。 1．出乎意料的 unexpected 2.背包；旅行包backpack 3．街区 block 4.不信；怀疑 disbelief 5．活着；有生气的 a..

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件10 过去完成时的判断依据: 由过去的过去来判定。 过去完成时表示过去的过去，先发生的动作用过去完成时，后发生的动作用一般过去时。 例：When..

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件9 ob

Words Review

fool   n. 蠢人；傻瓜

costume   n. （特定场合穿的）服装

embarrassed   v. 窘迫的；害羞的

costume party  化装舞会

Look and say

show up

如约赶到；出现；露面

It was getting late, when she finally showed up.

天色已晚，她终于赶到了。

stay up

深夜不睡；熬夜

You’ve got school tomorrow. I don’t want you staying up late.

你明天要上学。我不想让你熬夜。

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Tell your partner about something that happened to you recently. Use two or more words in 1a.

Last Friday night, my friends invited me to the costume party. At 6:00 p.m., I got dressed and went off to take bus. I showed up a little late for the traffic jam. The party was really interesting and I enjoyed myself. 

Listen again. Who says each of the phrases below? Write D for Dave, N for Nick and J for Joe.

1._____ a costume party

2._____ my alarm went off

3._____ stayed up all night

4._____ was tired

5._____ was really embarrassed

6._____ the other kids showed up

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Discussion

Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fool’s Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner.

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases.

rush    realize    invite    stay up

1. I was waiting for the school bus but it didn’t come. Then I ________ it was Saturday.

2. I woke up late this morning. I had to really ______ to get to school on time.

3.There’s a good TV show tonight but it’s at 1:00 am. I don’t want to _________ that late.

4.Sally _______ me to her birthday party. It’s at her house on Saturday.

5.Do you know where John is? He was going to meet me earlier but he didn’t _________.

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Homework

1. Review the new words and expressions you’ve learned today.

2. Read the articles in Learning English.

3. Preview the new words and expressions.

4. Preview the article on page 94.

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件11 ◆单词过关 一、词义助记。 1．出乎意料的 unexpected 2.背包；旅行包backpack 3．街区 block 4.不信；怀疑 disbelief 5．活着；有生气的 a..

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件10 过去完成时的判断依据: 由过去的过去来判定。 过去完成时表示过去的过去，先发生的动作用过去完成时，后发生的动作用一般过去时。 例：When..

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件9 ob

Warm  up

Do you know the history of April Fool’s Day?

2a Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fool’s  Day? 

Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner?

2b Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.

USING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE

Carefully reading the first sentence in each paragraph can activate your own knowledge of the topic and help you guess what the whole text is about.

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2c Read the passage again and answer the questions.

1.Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day?

Because a reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti.  

2.What did the TV show say that the special water could do?

It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.

3.Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending?

Because he lost both his girlfriend and his show.

4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?

It was in October 1938.

5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles?

Because Orson Welles made it sound so real that  hundreds of people believed the story.

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2d Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. After the spaghetti story _________ (appear) in the news, everyone_________ (rush) to the supermarkets.

2. By the time people__________ (find out) the story was not true, all the spaghetti in the supermarkets ___________(disappear).

3. By the time the day ______  (end), more than 10,000 people _________ (call) the TV station to ask about the special  water.

4. By the time the show _______  (end), the TV star _________  (lose) his girlfriend.

5. By the time police officers _______  (tell)the country that the story was a hoax, many people _______________  (run away) from their homes.

Language points

1. April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world.

愚人节一种发生在世界上不同国家的庆祝活动。

take place 意为“发生；进行；举行；产生”。

2. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other. 愚人节是每年的四月一日，在这一天，人们互相捉弄开各种玩笑。

play tricks on sb. 意为“捉弄某人”，

play jokes on sb.  是“对某人开玩笑 ”的意思。

3. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could. 很多

人跑到当地的超市抢购尽可能多的意大利面条。

as +形容词/副词的原级+ as sb. can / could 相当于as + 形容词/副词原级+ as possible，意为“尽可能地……”，在句中作状语。 

例：We must do everything as well as we can. = We must do everything as well as possible. 我们要尽量做好每一件事。

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Exercises

1.  We ____________ ( learn ) 2000 English words since we came to this school.

The teacher said we _____________ ( learn )2000 English words since then.

We ____________ ( learn ) 500 words last term.

We ______________ ( learn ) 2000 words by the end of last term.

2.  He _________ ( have ) a meeting next week.

He ______( have ) a meeting two weeks  ago.

He told me he __________ ( have ) a meeting two weeks before.

3.  ______you ______( be ) to the Great Wall?

The teacher asked if you ___________( be ) to the Great Wall?

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Homework 

Write a diary about your lucky or unlucky day. 

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件11 ◆单词过关 一、词义助记。 1．出乎意料的 unexpected 2.背包；旅行包backpack 3．街区 block 4.不信；怀疑 disbelief 5．活着；有生气的 a..

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件10 过去完成时的判断依据: 由过去的过去来判定。 过去完成时表示过去的过去，先发生的动作用过去完成时，后发生的动作用一般过去时。 例：When..

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件9 ob

Warm up

你能说出下列规则动词的过去式和过去分词吗？

walk ________ _______

rush ________ _______

play ________ _______ 

want _______ _______

你能写出下列不规则动词的过去式和过去分词吗？

ring ________ _______

run ________ _______

wake _______ _______

put  _________ ______

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Tell a story

She got up late. She overslept.

oversleep  (overslept, overslept)

v. 睡过头；睡得太久

复合词中的over常有“过于……”之意

Don’t oversleep, Dean! You are to be late.

迪恩，别睡过头了！你要迟到了。

Listen to Mary talking about her morning. Complete the sentences.

1.By the time I got up, my brother _____________ already _______________ in the shower.

2.By the time I got outside, the bus _____________ already ____________.

3.When I got to school, I realized I __________ ___________ my backpack at home.

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观察与思考：

通过刚才的听力训练，你来总结一下。

（1）By the time I got up, my brother had already gotten in the shower. 

By the time I got outside, the bus  had already left.

When I got to the school, I realized I had left my backpack at home.

这三句话是什么时态的句子?_____________

（2）过去完成时表示在过去某个时间,或动作之前已经发生或完成的动作。即“__________”。

结构为：_________

（3）by the time 意思是 __________, = when, 后接过去时的句子时, 主语的谓语动词用__________。

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过去完成时

(1) 构成：由“助动词had(用于各种人称和数) + 过去分词”构成否定式：had not + 过去分词 

缩写形式：hadn’t 

(2) 用法：过去完成时表示在过去某一时间或动作之前已经发生或完成了的动作。

(3) 它所表示动作发生的时间是“过去的过去”。

① 表示过去某一时间可用by, before 等构成的短语来表示。

② 也可以用when, before 等引导的时间状语从句来表示。 

③ 还可以通过状语从句或通过上下文暗示。

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过去完成时和 already, just, ever, yet 等连用表示过去的过去。

例如：1. 他告诉我说他们队已经赢了。

He told me that his team _________ already ___________ (win).

2. 她说她仍没去过长城。

She said that she _______________(not go to)  the Great Wall yet.

练习：用所给词的适当形式填空

1) When they got to the station,  the train _________ (leave).

2) By the time she got to class, the teacher _______ already _________ (start) teaching.

3) she realized she _____________ (forget) to lock  the door.

4）When he _________ (get) to the cinema, the film_________________ (begin).

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Learn these sentences by heart.

1. One April Fool’s Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.

2. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all  of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.

3. By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.

4. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.

Careful reading

2c Read the passage carefully and answer these questions. 

1. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day? 

2. What did the TV show say the special water could do?

3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad  ending?

4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?

5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles?

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Language points

1. fool   n. 傻瓜；愚人；受骗者 

vt. 愚弄，欺骗； 

e.g. He was fooled by his friend on April Fool’s Day.

愚人节那天他被他的朋友愚弄了。

2. embarrassed  adj. 局促不安的；为难的；尴尬的；窘迫的

e.g. He looked a bit embarrassed. 他看起来有点尴尬。

embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的，令人为难的 

e.g. That was an embarrassing situation for me. 那种情形让我难堪。

3. sell out 卖完；售完；出售 

e.g. The next day the bookshops sold out. 第二天书店就卖断了货。

4. discovery  n. 发现，发觉；（剧情的）发展；被发现的事物 

e.g. He knows that he had made a real discovery. 

他知道他已经发现了一件真正的珍品。

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Homework

1. 与组长背诵本单元知识。

2.听写本单元所有单词

3. 课时练习题（部分习题）。

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件11 ◆单词过关 一、词义助记。 1．出乎意料的 unexpected 2.背包；旅行包backpack 3．街区 block 4.不信；怀疑 disbelief 5．活着；有生气的 a..

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件10 过去完成时的判断依据: 由过去的过去来判定。 过去完成时表示过去的过去，先发生的动作用过去完成时，后发生的动作用一般过去时。 例：When..

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件9 ob

Leading in

What do you usually do in the morning?

get up early,

sleep late, 

take a shower, 

wash one’s face, 

brush one’s teeth, 

have breakfast,

go to school, 

do some exercise.

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Grammar Focus.

Say something about the Past Perfect Tense, give students a clear explaination.

Pairwork

Task1: Make up a dialogue in pairs, do 1c.

What happened?

I overslept. And by the time I got up, my brother had already gotten in the shower.

Task2: Fill in the blank with the help of the pictures.

1.By the time I got up, my brother already______in the shower.

2.By the time I got outside ,the bus already______.

3.When I got to school, I realized I_______my backpack at home.

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The Past Perfect Tense 过去完成时

1. 过去完成时的构成助动词 had (用于各种人称和数) + 过去分词

When I got to school, the bell had rung.

2. 过去完成时的用法:主要是表示在过去某个时间,或是动作之前已经发生或完成的动作.也就是过去的过去.

3. 常用的几种方式:

用介词by, before 等构成的时间短语.

We had learnt 20 English songs by the end of last month.

用连词when, before, after或者短语by the time引导的时间状语从句.

The plane had taken off when I reached the airport.

By the time I got up , my brother had left home.

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Exercises:

1. After he ______________ (finish) his work he went out.

2. The children ran away after they ___________ (break) the window.

3. I went to Tom’s house but he __________ (go) out.

4. Annie told me that his father ____________ ( go ) to Paris and he ____________ ( come ) back in a few days.

5. My friend __________ (buy) the car two years ago. He ________________ (buy) it for two years.

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HOMEWORK

Writing.

Everyone is really busy in the morning.

Do you still remember what happened to you one morning last week?

Please tell us something about it. 

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件11 ◆单词过关 一、词义助记。 1．出乎意料的 unexpected 2.背包；旅行包backpack 3．街区 block 4.不信；怀疑 disbelief 5．活着；有生气的 a..

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件10 过去完成时的判断依据: 由过去的过去来判定。 过去完成时表示过去的过去，先发生的动作用过去完成时，后发生的动作用一般过去时。 例：When..

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件9 ob

请读下面的句子，注意expect的用法。

1. I expect a snowstorm. 

我预计会有一场暴风雪。

2. The old man is expecting his daughter’s visit. 

这个老人盼望着他女儿的到访。

3. I expect to get a birthday present from my dad. 

我期待着收到一件来自父亲的礼物。

4. Do you expect him to teach you English?

你希望他教你英语吗？

5. I didn’t expect that you would get there so soon. 

我没想到你会这么快就到达那里了。

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【及时归纳】

expect是及物动词，意为“预料，盼望”，它有以下常见用法：

1. expect + n. / pron. 预计……可能发生；期待某人或某物 

2. expect + to do sth. 料想做某事 

3. expect sb. to do sth. 期望某人做某事   

4. expect + 从句  预计 / 料想……   

【趁热打铁】

请根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。

1. 李明的妈妈没有料到会得到那种答复。

Li Ming’s mother did not __________________.  

2. 他叔叔预计3月15日可以种完这些树。

His uncle expected __________________ planting these trees by March 15.  

3. 我希望你能更加努力地学习英语。

I expect __________________ even harder at your English.   

4. 我预计我爸爸会给我买一本英汉词典。 

I expect __________________ will buy me an English-Chinese dictionary.

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1b. Listen to Tina talking about her morning. Complete the sentences. 

1. By the time I got up, my brother  _____ already ____in the shower.

2. By the time I got outside, the bus  _____ already  _____.

3. When I got to school, I realized I   ________my backpack at home.

by the time 在……以前，到……的时候。指从过去的某一点到从句所示的时间为止，常引导表示过去的时间状语从句，主句常用过去完成时，即had+动词过去分词。

“leave...＋地点”表示“把某物落/忘在某地”。

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By the time…  到……的时候

By the time I got home,

By the time I came in,

By the time I got to school,

By the time the bell rang,

By the time I got up.

①By the time I ________(walk) into the classroom, the teacher __________(start) ________(teach) already.

②By the time I got outside , the bus _________already ________(leave).

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Grammar Focus 

1. Past perfect Tense 过去完成时

构成：had＋过去分词

助动词 had (用于各种人称和数)

2. 过去完成时可以表示过去某一时刻或某一动作之前完成的动作或呈现的状态。也就是说发生在“过去的过去”。

The Past Perfect Tense 过去完成时

常用的几种方式:

用介词by, before 等构成的时间短语.

We had learnt 20 English songs by the end of last month.

用连词when, before, after或者短语by the time引导的时间状语从句.

The plane had taken off when I reached the airport.

By the time I got up , my brother had left home.

... ... ...

Exercises:

1. After he ______________ (finish) his work he went out.

2. The children ran away after they ___________ (break) the window.

3. I went to Tom’s house but he __________ (go) out.

4. Annie told me that his father ____________ ( go ) to Paris and he ____________ ( come ) back in a few days.

5. My friend __________ (buy) the car two years ago. He ________________ (buy) it for two years.

give sb. a lift =give sb. a ride / give a ride to sb. 

捎某人一程

Kevin: No, I didn’t even brush my teeth or wash my face! 

But before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left .

Matt: Then how did you get here?

Kevin: Luckily, Carl’s dad saw me on the street and gave me a lift in his car.

Matt: Well, at least by the time you got to school, you were only  five minutes late for class.

Tom drove by and gave me a _____ on the way home. 

A. flight  B. Run     C. walk   D. lift  

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件11 ◆单词过关 一、词义助记。 1．出乎意料的 unexpected 2.背包；旅行包backpack 3．街区 block 4.不信；怀疑 disbelief 5．活着；有生气的 a..

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件10 过去完成时的判断依据: 由过去的过去来判定。 过去完成时表示过去的过去，先发生的动作用过去完成时，后发生的动作用一般过去时。 例：When..

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件9 ob

Warming up

Do you remember any unexpected situation in your daily life?

What happened to the boy?

He broke his arm.

He is getting an electric shock.

Life is full of the unexpected.

Tell a story

She got up late. She overslept.

oversleep  (overslept, overslept)

v. 睡过头；睡得太久

复合词中的over常有“过于……”之意

Don’t oversleep, Dean! You are to be late.

迪恩，别睡过头了！你要迟到了。

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Listen to Mary talking about her morning. Complete the sentences.

1.By the time I got up, my brother _____ already _______ in the shower.

2.By the time I got outside, the bus _____ already ______.

3.When I got to school, I realized I _______ ______ my backpack at home.

Fill the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Then listen again and check your answers.

1.When I ________ (get) home, I realized I ______________ (leave) my keys in the backpack.

2.By the time I _______ (get) back to school, the bell _________ (ring).

3.By the time I ________ (walk) into class, the teacher __________ (start) teaching already.

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The Past Perfect Tense

过去完成时

（1）含介词by到…为止, before 等时间短语的句中.

We had learnt 20 English songs by the end of last month.

（2）连词when, by the time，before等引导的时间状语从句的主句中.

The plane had taken off when I reached the airport.

By the time I got up , my brother had left home.

（3）用于主过从过的从句中.

I realized he had already left here. 

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(3) 它所表示动作发生的时间是“过去的过去”。

① 表示过去某一时间可用by, before 等构成的短语来表示。

② 也可以用when, before 等引导的时间状语从句来表示。 

③ 还可以通过状语从句或通过上下文暗示。

过去完成时和 already, just, ever, yet 等连用表示过去的过去。

例如：1. 他告诉我说他们队已经赢了。

He told me that his team _______ already _______ (win).

2. 她说她仍没去过长城。

She said that she __________(not go to)  the Great Wall yet.

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HOMEWORK 

1. Recite the conversations in 2d.

2. Write out the story of Mary, note to use the target language.

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件11 ◆单词过关 一、词义助记。 1．出乎意料的 unexpected 2.背包；旅行包backpack 3．街区 block 4.不信；怀疑 disbelief 5．活着；有生气的 a..

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How much do you know about September 11 attacks?

Location: Manhattan, New York

Date: September 11, 2001

Target: World Trade Center   The Pentagon

Death: 2996

Non-fatal injuries: 6000+

How much do you know about 2011 Christchurch Earthquake?

Date: February 2011

Magnitude: 6.3 ML

Epicenter: near Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Casualties: 

185 deaths

1500-2000 injuries, 164 serious

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Look through the passage and answer the questions.

1.Which two events does the writer mention?

The writer mentions the September 11 attack in New York and the earthquake in New Zealand.

2.How did the writer end up missing both events?

The writer went to get a coffee first and was not in the office when the plane hit the World Trade Center. He/ She had overslept and missed his/her flight, so he/she was able to avoid the earthquake.

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Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below. Then write a sentence with each word.

1. lost: _____   ________________

2. west: _____  _________________

3. below: ____  _________________

4. dead: ___  ____________________

5. empty: ___  ___________________

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Grammar Focus 

根据汉语提示完成句子。

1)当我到达学校的时候，我才意识到我把书包忘在家里了。

_______ I got to school, I realized that I 

______ ______ my backpack at home. 

2)到我返回学校的时候，铃声已经响过了。

_____ _____ _____ I got back to school, the bell _____ ______.

3)我到达公共汽车站之前， 汽车已经离开了。

Before I _____ _____ the bus stop, the bus ______ ______ _______.

4)我决定先买一杯咖啡，然后再去办公室。

I _____ _____ _____ go up to my office when I decided to get a coffee first.

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When I got to school, I realized that I had left my backpack at home.

By the time I got back to school, the bell had rung.

Before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left.

由when, by the time, before等引导时间状语从句时，若描述发生在过去的事，主句常用过去完成时(had + 过去分词)表示动作发生在过去的过去。

I was about to go up to my office when I decided to get a coffee first.

As I was waiting in line with the other office workers, I heard a loud sound.

be about to do, be doing等表示即将或正在做某事时，常用when引导从句表示突然发生的动作。

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Make sentences using by the time or before.

1. Tim went into the bathroom. Mary got up.

By the time Mary got up, Tim had already gone into the bathroom.

2. The coffee became cold. I put cream (n. 奶油) in the coffee.

Before I put cream in the coffee, the coffee had become cold.

3. The teacher collected the math homework. I got to school.

By the time I got to school, the teacher had collected the math homework.

4. I completed the work for my boss. The workday (n. 工作日) ended.

I had completed the work for my boss before the workday ended.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.

rush out, forget, arrive at, go into, show up (赶到；露面), find out

1. By the time I arrived at the party, everyone else _____ already ________.

2. When he put the noodles into a bowl, he realized he ________ to add the green beans (n. 豆).

3. By the time my mother came back from the market (n. 市场), I ____ already ________ the door to go for my piano lesson.

4. Before she got to the airport, she _______about the earthquake. 

5. When she ______ the movie theater, she remembered she had forgotten to feed her dog.

6. Before she got a chance to say goodbye, he ________ the building.

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Homework

1. 复习Grammar Focus 中的内容。 

Try to make sentences with before, by the time and be doing … when, and make use of the past perfect tense. 

2. 写作： 描述一次难忘的经历。

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件11 ◆单词过关 一、词义助记。 1．出乎意料的 unexpected 2.背包；旅行包backpack 3．街区 block 4.不信；怀疑 disbelief 5．活着；有生气的 a..

《Life is full of unexpected》PPT课件10 过去完成时的判断依据: 由过去的过去来判定。 过去完成时表示过去的过去，先发生的动作用过去完成时，后发生的动作用一般过去时。 例：When..

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