2014新人教版九年级英语全册grammar focus
人教九年级 Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c(26张PPT)
注意:只能用whether不 用if 的三种情况
❖ 一般情况下,if 和whether可以互换,但以下3种 情况只能用whether:
❖ ①与or not连用:
He asked me whether or not I was coming. ❖ ②在介词之后:
watching movies or not. ❖…
u I know Ms Lin has a lovely son.
u He thinks that Ms Lin is very kind.
u I want to know whether Ms Lin likes sports or not.
u We wonder if Ms Lin enjoys listening to music.
It depends on whether it is going to rain. ❖ ③在不定式之前:
We haven’t decided whether to go there.
1.What is she doing? Can you tell me? Can you tell me what she is doing? 2.Where does she live? Do you know? Do you know where she lives?
1. 如果主句的时态是一般现在时,宾语从
句的任时意态根据具体情况来确定,可以是
_________时态。
He told me that he was born in Beijing in 1992.
He said that he would go back to the U.S. soon.
人教版英语九年级全册第六单元Section A (4a-4c)Grammar focus
人教版英语九年级全册第六单元Section A Grammar focus (4a-4c)导学案Unit 6 When was it invented? Section A Grammar focus (4a-4c)预习目标:1.掌握一般过去时态的被动语态,如下例句:Alexamder Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.=The telephone was invented (by Alexamder Graham Bell) in 1876.2.通过练习来巩固所学的一般过去时的被动语态的语法知识,达到学以致用的目的。
预习导学:温故知新——复习前一节课学习的课文,掌握重点单词、短语、句型等。
Tea (after water), the most popular drink in the world was invented 1.______________.2.______________ (人们相信)that tea was drunk 5,000 years ago.3.___________(据说)that a Chinese ruler4._________ (叫做) Shen Nong was the first one5._________ (发现) tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water6._______________(在户外). Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world’s favorite drinks7.____________ (被发明).Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing a few thousand years later. The book describes how tea plants 8.___________(被种植)and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves 9.____________ (被生产)and what kinds of water 10._________ (被使用).People believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea 11._____________(直到...才出现)around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the national drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries 12.______ (发生) in the 19th century.This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are 13._____________(毫无疑问)the ones who best understand the nature of tea.参考答案:1.by accident 2. It is believed 3.It is said 4.called 5.to discover 6.over an open fire 7.was invented 8.were grown 9.were produced 10.were used 11.didn’t appear until 12.took place 13.without doubt预习导学:大声读Grammar focus的句子,根据课本内容,完成下列句子。
(完整版)2014新人教版九年级英语全册grammar_focus
in China?
different areas.
How is tea grown?
It’s planted on the sides of mountains.
Passive voice in the simple present tense Active: People grow tea in Hangzhou. Passive: Tea is grown (by people) in Hangzhou.
Unit 7 Teenagers should be allowed
Grammar
Focus to choose their own clothes.
I don’t think sixteen-year-olds should be allowed to drive.
I agree. They aren’t serious enough.
reading aloud?
pronunciation.
How can I read faster?
You can read faster by reading word groups.
How can I improve my pronunciation?
One way is by listening to tapes.
Grammar Focus
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
I used to be short. I didn’t use to be popular in school.
Paula used to be really quiet.
She didn’t use to like tests.
2014-2015九年级英语Unit1 Grammar Focus课件
4)被,由 some articles written by Lu Xun 一些由鲁迅写的文章 5)表示相(乘)除(以计算面积) a room 5m by 4m 一间长五米宽四米的房间 6)逐一;连续 one by one 一个接一个
英汉互译 I study English by listening to tapes. (通过听录 音带) by studying with a group. ( 通过小组学习 ) by watching English programs on TV. ( 通过看英文电视节目 ) by taking part in English classes after school. ( 通过放学后上英语班 )
--- How do you learn English?
--- I learn English by watching English
movies.
How do you practice speaking?
By having conversations with friends.
How do you learn new words?
3. Lily通过少吃减肥吗?不,不是的。
Does Lucy lose weight by eating less food? No, she doesn't. 4. 中国人通过植树来使环境越来越美丽。 Chinese people make the environments more and more beautiful by planting trees.
Try to guess a word’s meaning by reading the sentences before and after it. You can become better by reading something you enjoy every day.
人教新目标英语九年级全册Unit14GrammarfocusWriting共课件
7. 什么事你过去常做但是现在不做了?
Whatd_i_d_ y_o_u_ _u_s_e_t_o_d_othat you don't do now?
我过去常上舞蹈课,但是现在不了。
I used to t_a_k_e_ d__a_n_c_e_l_e_s_so__n_s , but I don’t
high school.
现在进行时,am/is/are+动词现在分词, 时间状语: now, right now, at the moment, look, listen等。 look forward to doing sth. 期待做某事
6. 你记得八年级的什么事吗? What do you remember about Grade 8? 我记得当过志愿者。
An Unforgettable Event
My three-year life in junior high school is coming to an end. I've learnt a lot, and there is an event I'll never forget. When I was in Grade 7, I failed an English test.
I _th_o_u_g_h__t (think) that I would never make any friends. But now, I _r_e_a_l_iz_e_ (realize) that I was just being silly. Since then, I _h_a_v_e_m__a_d_e_ (make) so many good friends and I _h_a_v_e_s_h_a_r_e_d_ (share) so many good memories with them. Even though I _a_m__ (be) sad that junior high is over, I _a_m__l_o_o_k_i_n_g_ (look) forward to new experiences in senior high!
人教版九年级英语全册.Unit10SectionAGrammarFocus4c优秀教学案例
(三)小组合作
1.分组讨论:将学生分成小组,让他们在小组内讨论一般现在时态疑问句和否定句的用法,培养学生的团队协作能力。
2.小组竞赛:设计一些小游戏或竞赛活动,激发学生的竞争意识,提高他们对一般现在时态疑问句和否定句的兴趣。
3.小组总结:每个小组派代表总结本组的学习心得和收获,促进学生之间的相互学习。
4.小组互评:让学生相互评价对方的小组表现,培养他们的评价能力和批判性思维。
(四)反思与评价
1.学生自我反思:让学生回顾自己的学习过程,总结自己在一般现在时态疑问句和否定句方面的优点和不足,明确今后的学习目标。
2.同伴评价:让学生相互评价对方的学习成果,给出建设性意见,促进共同进步。
3.教师评价:教师对学生的学习情况进行全面评价,给予肯定和鼓励,同时指出需要改进的地方。
4.故事导入:教师讲述一个关于两个朋友讨论周末计划的故事,引导学生关注故事中的一般现在时态疑问句和否定句,激发学生对课题的兴趣。
(二)讲授新知
1.一般现在时态疑问句:教师通过示例和讲解,引导学生了解一般现在时态疑问句的构成,如“Do you like apples?”,并让学生进行模仿练习。
2.一般现在时态否定句:教师通过示例和讲解,引导学生了解一般现在时态否定句的构成,如“I don't like oranges.”,并让学生进行模仿练习。
3.小组合作的互动性:教师组织学生进行小组讨论和角色扮演,鼓励他们积极参与课堂活动,培养团队协作能力和口语表达能力。通过小组合作,学生能够互相学习、互相评价,从而提高自己的学习效果。
人教版初三九年级英语全一册教学课件Grammar Focus
Exercise
1.Can you see________? A. what he’s reading B. what is he reading C. what does he read D. he reads what
2.Does Jack come from Japan? Do you know?( 合并成一个句子)
I ask what you are doing now. 我问你现在正在干什么?
(二)词序。用“特殊疑问词+陈述句”的 词序,与一般疑问句变宾语从句时基本相同。
He didn’t tell me when we would meet again.
他没告诉我什么时候我们再见面。
连接词
宾语从句是由陈述句转化成的,连接词用 that;
1. Uncle Wang came up to seei_f_/_w__h_e_t_h_e_rthere was anything wrong with the machine.
2. The shop keeper asked my father _w_h_e_t_h_e_r_ or not he wanted to choose a big Christmas tree.
Cloud you tell me how to get to the post office?
Can you tell me when the band starts playing this evening?
I wonder where we should go next.
I wonder when the park closes today.
---Her cousin, Susan.
Unit4 SectionA GrammarFocus-3c 课件 人教版九年级英语全册
Yes, I did./No, I didn’t.
Did he use to wear glasses? Yes, he did./No, he didn’t.
反义疑问句:主 +used to+动原, didn’t +主? 主 + didn’t use to+动原, did +主?
回答根据实际情况
Grammar Focus
词条 used to do sth.
含义 过去常做
used to be
曾经是
be/get used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事
there used to be
be used to do = be used for doing
过去曾有 被用于做某事
例句 他过去戴眼镜。 He used to wear glasses. 他过去很幽默。 He used to be very humorous.
4.我以前在学校不受欢迎。
I didn’t use to be popular in school.
5.他过去常常去博物馆吗?
—Did he use to go to museums? —Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t.
6.Paula以前真正安静吗?
Did Paula use to be really quiet ?
② I didn’t use to be popular in school. ③ Did he use to wear glasses?
3.Grammar:How to use “used to” to describe or ask about the past
More words (Appearance)
人教版英语九年级全一册-Unit 1 Section A Grammar Focus(教案)
Unit 1 How can we become goodlearners?Section A Grammar Focus-Section B 1e一、教学目标1. 学习掌握下列词汇及短语:repeat, note, physics, chemistry, pronounce, increase, speed, partner, take notes, make mistakes, get…right2. 掌握重点句型:(1) —How do you learn English?—I learn by studying with a group.(2) —Do you learn English by reading aloud?—Yes, I do. It helps my pronunciation.(3) —How can I read faster?—You can read faster by reading word groups.(4) —How can I improve my pronunciation?—One way is by listening to tapes.(5) —I don’t have a partner to practice English with?— Maybe you should join an English club.3. 能用英语表达在英语学习上的问题和解决方法。
4. 能从听力材料中听懂有关于英语学习方面的挑战和获取解决办法。
5. 通过引导学生总结自己和了解同伴的学习方法,帮助学生相互交流和借鉴彼此的学习方法。
同时引导学生谈论学习中的困难及解决的办法,提高学习英语的信心。
二、教学重点及难点重点:1. 掌握本单元出现的词汇、短语及目标语言。
2. 用how引导的特殊疑问句来询问方式、方法。
难点:1. 准确理解和运用how用于提问方式的特殊疑问句。
人教版英语九年级全册Unit7SectionAGrammarFocus4c优秀教学案例
(一)导入新课
1.开场白:以一段生动有趣的对话或故事引起学生对过去进行时态的兴趣,激发他们的学习欲望。
2.回顾:复习之前学过的时态,如现在进行时态,引导学生发现现在进行时态与过去进行时态的异同。
3.创设情境:通过提问,了解学生对过去进行时态的认知程度,为新课的学习做好铺垫。
(二)讲授新知
2.设计小组讨论、小组展示等环节,让小组成员在合作中学习、在交流中进步。
3.关注小组合作的过程,及时给予指导和鼓励,培养学生的团队协作能力和自主学习能力。
(四)反思与评价
1.引导学生对自己和小组成员的学习过程进行反思,帮助他们发现自己的优点和不足,提高他们的自我认知能力。
2.设计评价量表,让学生对自己的学习成果进行评价,培养他们的评价能力和自我反思能力。
为了提高学生的学习兴趣和积极性,我设计了一堂以小组合作探究为主的教学活动。首先,我让学生通过观看一段动画片,感知过去进行时态的用法。然后,我将学生分成若干小组,让他们运用过去进行时态描述小组成员在过去某个时间正在进行的动作或状态。最后,各小组进行展示,其他小组成员进行评价,教师进行总结。
在教学过程中,我注重引导学生通过合作、交流、探究来掌握过去进行时态的用法,培养他们的自主学习能力。同时,我还关注学生的个体差异,给予不同程度的学生个性化的指导和关爱,使他们在课堂上充分展示自己,提高他们的自信心。
五、案例亮点
环节,激发了学生的学习兴趣,使他们以积极主动的态度投入到课堂学习中。情境教学法的运用,让学生在真实的语言环境中感知、体验和运用过去进行时态,提高了他们的语言运用能力。
2.问题导向与小组合作:教师引导学生通过提问发现和解决问题,培养他们的思维能力和独立解决问题的能力。小组合作学习使学生充分参与到课堂讨论中,激发了他们的学习积极性,提高了他们的团队协作能力和自主学习能力。
Unit4GrammarFocus课件九年级人教版英语全一册
boarding school and talk with him.The father started to ask him, “Dear,
do you know 4 I'm here today?”
The boy answered back, “To check my grades?”
( C )3.A.travel
B.with B.What a
C.for C.How
( B )6.A.my
B.me
C.mine
Later we had a talk.From the talk, I knew that he was one of the few five-star taxi 7 in the city.I asked him the secret to 8 .He said proudly, “No matter how difficult the situation seems to be, there is always the good and hope in it.No complaining(抱怨), find the good and keep going.And you'll make it.” After hearing this, I suddenly realized 9 I was stuck(陷入) in the bad situation for such a long time.I decided 10 complaining and started to make a change.I believed that a little change would lead to a big difference.
In Shenzhen,Yang worked in a 5._fa_c_t_o_r_y___.About seven years ago, she returned to her hometown and set up her 6 . __f_ir_s_t__ company.Yang has gone from “a village girl” to “a boss”.
Unit6SectionAGrammarFocus课件人教版九年级英语全册
Complete the sentences according to the Chinese and pictures: The cars _w_e_r_e_in_v_e_n_t_e_d___in 1885. 汽车在1885年被发明。
Flowers w__e_r_e_p_la_n_t_e_d_in the garden last year. 去年鲜花被种在花园里。
Grammar Focus 探究语法规律 What did you find out?
When was the zipper invented?
It was invented in 1893.
Who was it invented by?
It was invented by Whitcomb Judson.
When was tea brought to Korea?
It was brought to Korea during the 6th and 7th centuries.
What is the hot ice-cream scoop used for? It’s used for serving really cold ice-cream.
Korea?
during the 6th and 7th centuries.
What is the hot ice-cream
It_i_s_ u__se_d_ f_o_r_ serving really
scoop used for?
cold ice-cream.
一般过去时的被动语态
Active Voice: 主动语态
6. 直到..才
__n_o_t_.._u_n_t_il_
7. 少于
人教版英语九全Unit14SectionA(Grammarfocus)教学设计
4.创作练习:要求学生结合自己的生活经历,编写一个包含现在完成时态的小故事,并在故事中运用本节课所学的词汇和短语。
5.视频观看:观看一段英语视频,记录视频中出现的现在完成时态句子,并尝试模仿和运用。
2.价值观目标:通过本章节的学习,使学生认识到学习英语的重要性,了解英语在日常生活和国际交流中的地位。同时,引导学生关注我国与其他国家的文化交流,培养他们的国际视野和跨文化沟通能力。
在教学过程中,教师应关注学生的个体差异,给予每个学生充分的关注和指导。通过多样化的教学活动,激发学生的学习兴趣,提高他们的英语综合运用能力,为今后的学习和发展奠定基础。
在此基础上,教师应关注以下几点:
1.针对学生语法知识掌握不牢固的问题,教师在教学过程中应注重实例分析,通过具体语境让学生感受现在完成时态的用法,以便更好地消化吸收。
2.针对学生词汇掌握程度的差异,教师在课堂上应注重分层教学,设计不同难度的练习,使每个学生都能在原有基础上得到提高。
3.九年级学生正处于青春期,他们好奇心强、求知欲旺,教师可利用这一特点,设计富有挑战性和趣味性的教学活动,激发学生的学习兴趣。
5.课堂反馈:在教学过程中,教师应及时关注学生的反馈,对他们的疑问进行解答,调整教学进度和策略。
6.课后作业:布置适量的课后作业,包括词汇练习、语法填空等,巩固课堂所学知识。
7.拓展活动:鼓励学生参加英语角、英语剧社等社团活动,提高他们的语言运用能力。
8.评价方式:采用形成性评价和终结性评价相结合的方式,全面评估学生的学习成果。
1.编写一段对话:要求学生运用现在完成时态,围绕一个主题(如旅行、假期经历、家庭聚会等)编写一段对话。对话中需包含至少5个现在完成时的句子,并适当使用本节课所学的词汇和短语。
英语人教版九年级全册Unit1 Grammar Focus
f . By writing e-mails to my pen pals.
AB Group Interviews
I will assign half of the class to be in Group A, the other half in Group B
Those in Group A will be the Interviewer
4. How do you pg a lot.
e. By making word cards. 5. How do you improve your pronunciation?
6. How do you learn grammar
你如何学英语?
你通过大声读 来学英语吗 ?
我用小组学习的 方法来学英语。
是的,它对我的 发音有帮助。
我如何才能读 的更快一些?
我如何提高我的 发音?
你可以通过读词组 来读的更快一些。
一种方法是听 磁带。
4a. Match the questions to the answers.
1. How do you practice speaking? 2. How do you learn new words?
看看是谁反应最快呢? Are you ready?
repeat pal memorize note physics tape chemistry pattern grammar sentence aloud pronunciation
Now, it's time for you to read
是的,它对我的 发音有帮助。
你可以通过读词组 来读的更快一些。
一种方法是听 磁带。
How do you 你le如ar何n学E英ng语lis?h?
人教版英语九年级全一册 Unit 2 Section AGrammar Focus
A. if
B. where C. whether D. that
5. Could you show me ____D____ ?
A. how can I get to the station
B. where is the station
C. how could I get to the station
He said
He would go to Hong Kong .过去将来时 He was sick.一般过去时 He was reading a book . 过去进行时 He had finished his work.过去完成时
当宾语从句说明的是客观真理时,就 不用受到主句时态的限制,仍是用一般 现在时态。
❖当主句是一般过去时的时候,宾语从 句必须运用相应的过去的某种时态,从 而达到主句和从句的相互一致。
He will go to Hong Kong .一般将来时 He is sick.一般现在时 He is reading a book . 现在进行时 He has finished his work.现在完成时
• 所谓感叹句,就是用来表达喜怒哀乐等强烈情感的 句子。近年来,感叹句的构成及转换是中考常考的 考点之一。
• 感叹句一般由“what” 和“how”来开头的句子 “what”修饰名词,“how”修饰形容词和副词
Objective clause: 1. Do you know( that) there are two special days
for parents in America? 2. I heard (that) it is becoming more and more
popular to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in China. 3. I wonder if children over there also give similar gifts to their parents. 4. I believe (that) there are many ways to show our love.
Unit4SectionAGrammarFocus课件人教版九年级英语全册(完整版)
1.I used to wear glasses. (改为一般疑问句) ______ you ______ wear glasses?
2.I used to live in a faraway village. (对划线部分提问) _____ _____ you _____ _____ live?
-_____. We all know that.
A. Yes, it is
B. No, it isn’t
C. Yes, they are
European adj. Europe n.
African adj. Africa n.
British adj.
give a public speech
My mom used to have curly hair. She didn’t use to have straight hair.
Where did you use to live?
3. 反意疑问句 主句+ didn’t+人称代词?
Your brother used to have noodles for breakfast, didn’t he?
你哥哥过去早餐常吃面条,不是吗?
Yes, he did. No, he didn’t.
3.Li Ming used_____ on the right in China, but he soon got used_____ on the left in England. A.to drive; to drive B. driving; driving C. to drive; to driving
ed to do 2.be used to doing sth. 3.be used to do sth.
英语人教版九年级全册Unit 13 Section A 3 (Grammar F
Unit 13 We are trying to save the earth!Section A 3 (Grammar Focus-4c)I. Revision1. Check if you know these phrases.①不同种类的污染②河底③把垃圾扔到河里④在…中起作用⑤在中国南部⑥对……有害⑦在……顶部⑧海洋生态系统2. Translation.①甚至河底都满是垃圾。
②这个方法不仅残酷还对环境有害。
③鲨鱼处于海洋食物链的顶部。
④许多人相信鱼翅对健康有好处。
II. Grammar FocusPay attention to the sentences.1) We’re trying to save the earth.2) The river used to be so clean.3) The air is badly polluted.4) No scientific studies have shown that shark fins are good for health.5) We should help save the sharks.1. 现在进行时: Present Progressive定义:表示说话时(瞬间)正在进行的动作,也表示目前或现阶段一直进行的动作。
结构: be (am/is/ are) + v.-ing标志词:Look, Listen, now, right now…e.g. Look! The boy is crying.2. used to do与be used to doingused to do sth. 表示过去常常做某事, 而现在往往不做了, 后接动词原形。
be used to doing sth. 表示习惯于做某事。
e.g. I used to get up at six o’clock.Joe is used to drinking a cup of coffee every morning.3. 被动语态:Passive voice定义:表示主语是动作的承受者,即行为动作的对象的一种语态。
人教版英语九年级全册Unit5SectionA3(GrammarFocus4c)教学设计
3.能够正确运用频率副词(如:always, usually, often, sometimes, never等)来描述过去习惯性的行为;
4.掌握并运用本课所学的词汇和短语,如:practice, instrument, concert, perform, audience, take...lessons, enter...contest, win, talent等;
1.学生在动词过去式的变化方面存在不规则变化记忆不清的问题,需要教师在教学中进行有针对性的指导与巩固;
2.部分学生对一般过去时的运用场景理解不够深刻,容易与现在时、进行时混淆,需要通过丰富的语境练习来加强区分;
3.学生在表达过去经历时,词汇和句型使用较为单一,需要教师引导他们拓展词汇和句型,提高表达的丰富性和准确性;
4.布置课后作业,要求学生运用一般过去时完成一篇小作文,巩固所学知识。
五、作业布置
为了巩固本节课所学的一般过去时知识,特布置以下作业:
1.完成课本练习册中与本节课相关的练习题,包括填空、选择、改错等,以提高学生对一般过去时的理解和运用能力。
2.结合本节课所学的词汇和短语,用一般过去时编写一篇关于自己过去经历的短文,如:“My last summer vacation”或“An unforgettable experience in the past”。要求至少使用五个本节课所学的词汇和短语,以及不少于六句一般过去时的句子。
3.通过对比一般过去时与现在时、进行时的区别,帮助学生更好地掌握一般过去时的用法。
4.讲解本课所学的词汇和短语,如:practice, instrument, concert, perform等,并举例说明其在句子中的应用。
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When was the zipper invented? Who was it invented by? When was tea brought to Korea?
What is the hot ice-cream It’s used for serving really cold scoop used for? ice-cream. Active voice : Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. Passive voice : The telephone was invented (by Alexander Graham Bell) in 1876.
2014年新人教版九年级全册英语
Grammar Focus
2015.3
Grammar Focus
Unit 1 How do we become good learners?
How do you learn English? I learn by studying with a group. Do you learn English by Yes, I do. It helps my reading aloud? pronunciation.
Grammar Focus
Unit 5 What are the shirts made of
Are your shirts made of cotton? What’s the model plane made of? Where is tea produced in China? How is tea grown?
Grammar Focus
Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?
Sure. There’s a supermarket down the street. Sorry, I’m not sure how to get there. It starts at 8:00 p.m.Grammar Focus
Unit 7 Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes.
I agree. They aren’t serious enough. No, I don’t agree with this. Teenagers are too young to make their own decisions. I disagree. They can learn a lot from working. If you don’t use a flash, then it may be OK.
Yes, they are. And they were made in the US. It’s made of used wood and glass. It’s produced in many different areas. It’s planted on the sides of mountains. Passive voice in the simple present tense Active: People grow tea in Hangzhou. Passive: Tea is grown (by people) in Hangzhou.
Grammar Focus
Unit 6 When was it invented?
It was invented in 1893. It was invented by Whitcomb Judson. It was brought to Korea during the 6th and 7th centuries.
How can I read faster? You can read faster by reading word groups. One way is by listening to tapes.
How can I improve my pronunciation?
Grammar Focus
Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
I know that the Water I wonder if they’ll have the Festival is really fun. races again next year. I wonder whether June is a good time to visit Hong Kong. What fun the Water Festival is! How pretty the dragon boats were! I believe that April is the hottest month in Thailand. How fantastic the dragon boat teams were! How delicious the food is in Hong Kong!
Excuse me, do you know where I can buy some medicine? Could you please tell me how to get to the post office? Can you tell me when the band starts playing this evening? I wonder where we should go next.
You should try that new ride over there.
Grammar Focus
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
I didn’t use to be popular in school. She didn’t use to like tests.
I used to be short.
Paula used to be really quiet. You used to be short, Yes, I did./No, I didn’t. didn’t you? Did he use to wear glasses?
Yes, he did./No, he didn’t.