Unit3FestivalsandcustomsGrammarandusage劉知文

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Let’shaveadictation.

Exploringtherules2

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1.Readthestoryonpage34andanswerthefollowingquestions.HowmuchdidDellahave?Whatwasshegoingtodotoearnmoremoneyforanicegift?WhatdidshebuyforJimatlast?Whatwassheabouttofindout?

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2.Readthestoryonpage34againandfindthesentencesthatusefutureinthepast.AndthenextdaywouldbeChristmas.IfshewastobuyanicegiftforherhusbandJim,shewouldneedmoremoney.…shewasgoingtosellherhair.…shewouldbuyJimaperfectgift.WouldJimstillthinkshewaspretty?Shewasabouttofindout.

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3.Observethefollowingsentencesandfindoutmoreabouttheusageoffutureinthepast.

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4.Fillintheblanksonpage34.Weusefutureinthepasttodescribeanaction(1)

_____________(inthefuture/inthepast)fromtheperspectiveofsomepoint(2)

_____________(inthefuture/inthepast).inthefutureinthepastPresentFutureinthepastPastFuture

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4.Fillintheblanksonpage34.Weformfutureinthepastinstatementsbyusing(3)

_______________,was/wereto,(4)

______________orwas/wereabouttowiththebaseformofaverb.woulddowas/weregoingtowoulddowas/weretodowas/weregoingtodowas/wereabouttodo

Exploringmoreabouttherules3

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1.Observethefollowingsentencesandtellwhethertheactionintheclauseisapromise,avoluntaryaction,aplanoraprediction.Myfathersaidthisyearwouldbeaveryinterestingyear.Myfathersaidthisyearwasgoingtobeaveryinterestingyear.NooneknewJohnSmithwouldbethenextPresident.NooneknewJohnSmithwasgoingtobethenextPresident.

predictionpredictionpredictionprediction

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1.Observethefollowingsentencesandtellwhethertheactionintheclauseisapromise,avoluntaryaction,aplanoraprediction.planvoluntaryactionplanpromiseI_________________________(wasabouttoleave/wastoleave)whenthetelephonerang.Theysaidthey_________________________(wereabouttoleave/weretoleave)soon.Myfriendsaidhisfriends_________________________

(wereabouttoarrive/weretoarrive)thatevening.Theguidetolduswe_________________________

(werenotabouttowalk/werenottowalk)onthegrass.

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2.Fillintheblankswithcorrectexpressionsinthebrackets.wasabouttoleaveweretoleaveweretoarrivewerenottowalk

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1.Completetheconversationsonpage35withthecorrectexpressionsinthebrackets.4

Paul:I(a)

_________________(visited/wasabouttovisit)themuseumwithmyfriendslastweekend.Whataboutyou?Emily:I(b)

_________________(saw/wasgoingtosee)adocumentaryfilmabouttheSpringFestivalwithJoannaonSaturday,butshedidn’tfeelwell.SoIjuststayedathome.visitedwasgoingtosee

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1.Completetheconversationsonpage35withthecorrectexpressionsinthebrackets.4

aregoingtohandinhaven’tstartedwouldworkonwasabouttostartcame

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2.CompletethestoryaboutJim’sgiftforDellawiththecorrectverbsintheboxonpage35,usingfutureinthepast.4

wouldbewasgoingtomake/wouldmakewouldsell/wasgoingtosellwouldbe/weregoingtobewasgoingtothink/wouldthink

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1.RereadthetwostoriesaboutDellaandJimandthinkaboutthefollowingquestions.ForaperfectChristmasgift,whatdidthecoupledoforeachother?Whydidtheydothat?Werethegiftstheyboughtreallysuitableforeachother?Werethecouplewisetodoso?5

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2.Discussthequestioningroups.WhatwouldDellaandJimdowhentheyfoundoutwhathadhappened?5

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3.Writeanendingforthestoryusingfutureinthepast.woulddowas/weretodowas/weregoingtodowas/wereabouttodo

Futureinthepast5

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4.Readthesampleandpayattentiontofutureinthepast.DellaarrivedhomeandadmiredJim’swatchchain.ShecouldnotwaittoseehowJimwouldreactwhenhesawitthenextmorning.Whatwasshegoingtosayaboutherhair,though?Shehadtothinkofsomething.Justthen,Jimopenedthefrontdoor.“Oh!”saidDellainsurprise,tryingtohidethechain.“Ididn’tthinkyouweregoingtobebacksosoon.Iwasabouttotakeashower.”Shetriedtogetawaytothebathroom.5

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4.Readthesampleandpayattentiontofutureinthepast.“What’sthat?”askedJim.Hecamecloser.“Myword!Andwhatonearthhaveyoudonetoyourhair?”“Iwasgoingtowaituntiltomorrowtogivethistoyou,butyou’veseenitnow,”Dellasaid.“Isoldmyhairtobuyyouanewchainforyourwatch.”Jimlookedatherwitha