人教版八年级Unit 24-1 What were they doing?

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(Lesson 93---Lesson 94)

主要内容

1. 习语:

1) try to do sth. 试着做某事

2) get on well with sb. 与某人相处融洽

3) take off脱掉

4) be angry with sb. 生某人的气

5) as usual像往常一样

2. 语法:

过去进行时

学习指导

1. I am trying to draw an elephant. 我正试着画一头象。

try to do sth. 试图做某事

e.g. He tried to climb the tree, but he could not. 他试图爬树,可爬不上去。

She tried to ski on the ice very carefully. 她很小心地试着滑冰。

I tried to find him, but he had already been away. 我想找到他,可是他早就离开了。

比较:try doing sth. 尝试做某事(看能否可以)

e.g. Try working on the problem in another way and maybe you can succeed. 尝试着用另一种方法解决这个问题,可能你会成功的。

Try knocking at the back to see if there is anybody at home. 试着敲一下后门,看看是否有人在家。

try (n.) 尝试,试验

e.g. If you can't open the box, can I have a try? 如果你打不开这个箱子,我能试一试吗?

try on 试穿(衣服)

e.g. She tried on her new dress again and again in front of the mirror. 她在镜子前一遍一遍试穿那条新裙子。

Try it on! Surely it will suit you. 试试看,它一定适合你!

2. It’s quite a nice elephant! 是一头挺好看的大象。

quite (adv.) 相当,十分 (注意:与形容词一起修饰可数名词单数时,要放于不定冠词a/an的前面)

e.g. He is quite a good actor. 他是一个相当好的演员。

This is quite a comfortable house. 这是所相当舒适的房子。

quite a few不少,相当多(修饰可数名词)

e.g. Quite a few people attended the opening ceremony. 不少人参加了开幕式。

There are quite a few books on his shelf. 他的书架上有不少书。

注意:与quite拼写相近的有:quiet安静的,quit退出

3. What was Li Lei drawing when the teacher came in? 老师进来的时候李雷在画什

么?

was/were+doing构成过去进行时,表示在过去某一时刻或某一时段正在进行的动作,常与过去某一特定时间的状语连用,如at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon, (at) this time last night, then等。

e.g. We were watching football games at this time yesterday afternoon. 昨天下午这个时候我们在看足球赛。

Tom was doing his homework when Jim knocked at the door. 吉姆敲门的时候汤姆正在做作业。

What were you doing then? 你那时在做什么?

4. How can you get on well with your neighbours? 你怎样和邻居和睦相处?

get on/along (well) with sb. 和某人(友好)相处

e.g. How are you getting on with your new classmates? 你和新同学相处如何?

She is not able to get along well with others, since she always thinks of herself. 她无法和大家友好相处,因为她总是想着自己。

5. A man lived in a tall building in the city of Moscow. 有个人住在莫斯科城的一幢

高楼里。

the city of Moscow中的介词of表示同位关系,即Moscow city

e.g. She is from the city of Nanjing. 她来自南京市。

At last he settled down in the city of New York with his family. 他最终和家人在纽约定居了。

6. There was only one problem: the man upstairs. 只有一个问题:楼上的那个男人。

upstairs (adv.) 在楼上,往楼上;(adj.) 楼上的(反义词为downstairs)

e.g. The bathroom is upstairs. 洗澡间在楼上。

He went upstairs to go to bed. 他上楼去睡觉。

Do you want to have a look at the upstairs bedroom? 你想看一下楼上的卧室吗?

7. He always took off his boots and threw them on the floor. 他总是脱下鞋子把它们扔在地板上。

take off 脱掉 (反义词为put on)

e.g. Take off your clothes; they're very wet. 脱掉你的衣服,衣服湿透了。

It was rather hot and he took off his hat. 很热,他把帽子脱下来。

8. He found it very difficult to get to sleep and he was rather angry with the man upstairs. 他很难入睡,对楼上的那个人很生气。

find /think/feel + it + adj./n. + to do sth. 此结构表示“发现/认为/感觉做某事怎样”

e.g. I find it hard to finish the work on time. 我发现按时完成工作很难。

I think it necessary to tell him the time and place. 我觉得有必要告诉他时间和地点。

She felt it her duty to take care of her little brother. 她觉得照顾弟弟是她的责任。

be angry with sb. at/about sth. 因某事生某人的气

e.g. She is very angry with the shop assistant. 那个营业员很让她生气。

I was angry at his words. 他说的话让我生气。

Don’t be angry with that guy. That’s the way he is. 别生那人的气,他就是这样的。

9. I am sorry to trouble you. 很抱歉打扰你。

trouble (vt.) (使)烦恼,打扰

e.g. Can I trouble you to shut the door? 我能麻烦你关上门吗?

What is troubling you? 你为何事烦恼?

I am troubled with a cough. 我咳嗽得挺厉害。

10. …every time you get back at night, you drop your boots on the floor. 你每次夜里

回来都把靴子扔在地板上。

every time每次,每当(引导状语从句,相当于whenever)

e.g. Every time he passed by the corner shop, he would go in and have a cup of coffee. 他每次经过拐角小店都要进去喝一杯咖啡。

Every time I ask her, she always gives me a satisfactory answer. 每次我问她,她总能给我一个满意的回答。

11. The next evening the man upstairs came home from work late as usual. 第二天晚上,楼上的那个人又像往常一样回来很迟。

as usual照常

e.g. --Are you coming home at the usual time? 你准备按往常的时间回家吗?--Yes, I shall leave the office at the same time as usual.是的,我将和平常一样准时离开办公室。

He arrived late as usual. 他照常迟到。

As usual, I slept late that Saturday morning. 和平时一样,那个星期六早晨我起得很迟。

12. He was just falling asleep when there was a loud knock at the door. 他刚要睡着就有人大声敲门。

过去进行时+ when从句(过去时)的结构中,when不作“当…时候”,而表示and at this time。

e.g. I was reading the novel when the telephone rang. 我正看着小说,电话铃响了。

He was having a rest in the armchair when it began to rain outside. 他正在扶手椅上休息,突然外面下起雨来。

巩固练习:

I.选出划线部分读音与其他三个不同的选项:

( )1. A. picture B. close C. nice D. clock

( )2. A. boot B. foot C. food D. shoot

( )3. A. noise B. upstairs C. twins D. disturb

( )4. A. truck B. usual C. umbrella D. duck

( )5. A. neighbour B. high C. cough D. though

II. 根据英文解释写出单词(单词首字母已给出):

1. u_______________ (to, at, on an upper floor)

2. p_______________ (person who paints pictures)

3. n_______________ (person who lives next door)

4. d_______________ (to interrupt, trouble)

5. b_______________ (a kind of shoes)

III. 翻译下列词组及短语:

1. 在黑板上画图 ___________________________________

2. 和邻居和睦相处 ___________________________________

3. 从窗户看见公园 ___________________________________

4. 脱靴子 ___________________________________

5. be angry with sb. ____________________________________

6. be sorry to trouble sb. ____________________________________

IV. 选择填空:

( )1.The new student is getting ______ with her classmates.

A. well on B. on well C. on quite D. quite on

( )2.I found ______ interesting to read these stories.

A. it B. that C. it is D. that is

( )3.Tom ________ the radio when I came in.

A. listened to B. was listening to C. listened D. was listening

( )4.You are wet through. Why don’t you take _____ your jacket?

A. out B. up C. off D. with

( )5.Would you please _____ talk during the class?

A. not to B. don’t C. to not D. not

( )6.This morning, Jim was the first to be here, ________.

A. usually B. like usual C. usual D. as usual

( )7.Try this one. It is ______ nice dress.

A. quite a B. a quite C. a quiet D. quiet a

( )8.You may use the ______ toilet.

A. upstair B. upstairs C. up stairs D. up stair

( )9.Don’t be angry ____ her. It is not her fault.

A. for B. at C. with D. to

( )10.The front door is locked. Try _____ the back door.

A. pushing B. to push C. to pushing D. push

V. 用适当的介词填空:

1. She took _________ her clothes and went to bed.

2. What will you do _________ the future?

3. She was very angry _________ the hairdresser.

4. I heard someone knocking __________ the door.

5. I have been waiting _________ you for two hours.

VI. 选择适当的短语,用其正确形式填空:

as usual, take off, try to, get on (well) with, angry with, every time

1. I try hard, but I cannot __________ my teachers.

2. Jane is very _______ her little brother, because he broke her favourite vase.

3. Last night, he came back late ______.

4. ________ others disturb him, he would cry out loudly.

5. The little girl is too young ______ clothes by herself.

6. She ______ win the race, but she failed.

VII. 完成下列各句:

1. 我在试着用粉笔画一头大象。

I am ________ ________ draw ________ ________ ________ chalk.

2. 这是一个相当漂亮的花瓶。

This is ________ ________ ________ vase.

3. 昨天下午的这个时候他在打篮球吗?

________ he ________ basketball at this time ___________ ____________?

4. 很高兴来到北京。

I am very happy to arrive _________ the ________ ________ _________.

5. 我以为生他的气是没有用的。

I think ________ useless to ________ ___________ ________ him.

VIII. 用所给动词的适当形式填空:

1. John ____________ (listen) to music when he came in.

2. Every morning, he _________ (do) exercises.

3. I ______________ (not see) him since I graduated from school.

4. He __________ (go) over his lesson then.

5. I heard someone _________ (sing) in the next room.

IX. 完形填空:

An artist went to the __1___ for a holiday and stayed ___2__ a farmer. Every day he went out with his brushes and __3___ from morning till night, and then when it got dark, he went to bed.

At the __4__ of his holiday he wanted to __5___ the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money-give me one of your __6___. What is money? In a week it will be gone, but your picture will still be here.” The artist was very happy and thanked the farmer __7___ that. The farmer smiled and answered, “It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants to be a(n) __8___. When he __9___ here next week, I’ll show him your picture, and then I think, he will not want to be an artist any __10___.”

( )1. A. city B. town C. country D. field

( )2. A. with B. for C. to D. and

( )3. A. played B. painted C. sang D. enjoyed

( )4. A. beginning B. middle C. end D. ending

( )5. A. say goodbye to B. smile to C. pay D. pay for

( )6. A. money B. pictures C. picture D. paper

( )7. A. for B. with C. from D. of

( )8. A. soldier B. singer C. artist D. scientist

( )9. A. will come B. come C. coming D. comes

( )10.A. way B. much C. more D. most

参考答案:

I. 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. C

II. 1. upstairs 2. painter 3. neighbour 4. disturb 5. boot

III. 1. to draw pictures on the blackboard 2. to get on well with neighbours 3. to see the park from the window 4. to take off one’s boots 5. 生某人的气 6. 抱歉打扰某人

IV. 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D would后接动词原形 6. D 7. A注意拼写 8. B 9. C 10. A

V. 1. off 2. in 3. with 4. at 5. for

VI. 1. get on well with 2. angry with 3. as usual 4. Every time 5. to take off 6. tried to

VII. 1. trying to, an elephant with 2. quite a beautiful 3. Was, playing, yesterday afternoon 4. in, city of Beijing 5. it, be angry with

VIII. 1. was listening 2. does 3. have not seen 4. was going 5. sing/singing

IX. 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. C pay sb. for sth. 6. B 7. A thank sb. for sth. 8. C 9. D时间状语从句,主句是将来时,从句则要用一般现在时 10. C