It_seemed_that_they_were_speaking_to_me_in_personPPT

Warming up

Is there a radio station at your school?

When does the radio station start working?

What kind of programme do you like best?

What do you think of the radio station at school?

New words

seem  v.看来；似乎

listener  n. 听众

part-time adj. 兼职的

article  n. 文章

studio  n. 录制室

purpose  n. 意图

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Listen to Part 2 and answer the questions.

1. When did the writer start listening to his favorite programme?

When he was four years old.

2. When did he ask for part-time jobs in small radio stations?

At the age of nine.

Read the passage and decide where you are likely to see the photo.

a) In a book about the history of radio.

b) In the life story of a famous radio presenter.

c) In a room on how radio works.

Complete the sentences.

1. The writer met __________ in a radio station.

2. The manager asked why he wanted a job _______.

3. At the age of four, the writer _______________, listening to his favorite programmes.

4. At the age of nine, he asked for part-time jobs in _____________.

5. As he grew older, he learnt about _________.

6. This was how the writer’s _________ began.

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Language points

1. The radio manager looked down at me.

look down at sb. 向下看着某人

e.g. Tom, look down at the river. See all those boats and ships?  

汤姆，看下面的河。看到那些大大小小的船只吗？

2. I sat close to the radio in the living room.

close to  临近，靠近

sit close to sth.  坐在…的旁边

e.g. Take away the box close to the desk.

把那个盒子放在靠近桌子的地方。

3. I sat close to the radio in the living room, listening to my favorite programmes and to the voices of my favorite presenters.

(listening…presenters)在句中做状语，表示伴随。

my favorite programmes和the voice of my favorite programmes并列做listening to 的宾语，and后面省略了listening。

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Grammar

宾语从句的时态

1.当主句是现在时态时，从句可以根据实际情况选择不同时态。

现在时包括一般现在时、现在进行时、一般将来时和现在完成时。

e.g. He tells us that he will go shopping later.

I don’t know why you were surprised.

2. 当主句是过去时态时，从句一般使用相应的过去时态。

过去时态包括一般过去时、过去进行时、过去将来时和过去完成时。

e.g. I heard that how you felt.

He asked if he could watch TV after finishing his homework.

3. 当宾语从句为客观事实、客观真理时，要用一般现在时。

e.g. He told me that the earth goes round the sun.

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Exercises

1. It seemed ___ they went to go skiing together.

A. if         B. whether           

C. that     D. what

2. You can go to talk with Mr. Smith ___ in the English corner.

A. in person     B. in radio

C. in people     D. in studio 

3. At the ____ of twelve, he went to the junior high school.

A. question    B. sound         

C. job     D. age

4. The purpose is ____ my favorite music.

A. listen      B. listens        

C. to listen      D. listening

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1. --Do you know ____ this afternoon?  

--I'm not sure, but I'll tell you as soon as she ____. 【2013江苏连云港】

A. how will Betty arrive; starts  

B. how Betty will arrive; will start  

C. what time will Betty arrive; will start 

D. what time Betty will arrive; starts  

2. As a middle school student, we should start thinking about ____ for our country in the future. 

【2013山东临沂】

A. what we did     B. what did we do 

C. what we can do   D. what can we do 

3. —I wonder ____ at 8:00 last night?

—I was watching NBA. 【2013铜仁】

A. what were you doing

B. what did you do

C. what you were doing

D. what are you doing

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