Text 課文

Listen to the tape then answer this question. What is Mr. Sawyer doing tonight?

聽錄音，然后回答問題。索耶先生今晚正在做什么？     

It is eight o'clock.

The children go to school by car every day,

but today, they are going to school on foot.

It is ten o'clock.

Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops.

It is four o'clock.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room. But this after, she is drinking tea in the garden.     

It is six o'clock. In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playing in the garden.

It is nine o'clock. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night. But he's not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he's reading an interesting book.

 New words 生詞

o'clock  [?'kl?k] ad.點(diǎn)鐘

shop  [??p] n.商店

moment  ['m?um?nt] n.片刻，瞬間

 Grammar focus 語法

1. a. It's eight o'clock. b. The children go to school by car everyday, but today, they are going to school on foot. 現(xiàn)在是8點(diǎn)鐘。孩子們每天都乘小汽車去上學(xué)，而今天，他們正步行去上學(xué)。

A: a句中it是形式主語，英語中常用it作形式主語來表達(dá)時(shí)間、天氣和距離等。如：

Is it eight o'clock?

現(xiàn)在是8點(diǎn)鐘嗎？

It is windy, but it is sunny. 

今天有風(fēng)，但是卻陽光明媚。

It is about 50 kilometers from here to the seashore.

從這里到海邊大約50公里。

B: put something somewhere把什么東西放在什么地方；

Put the book in my bag.

Put the money in the purse.

C: by car坐小汽車，on foot步行，都是固定搭配；by表示乘坐（某種交通工具），類似的表達(dá)還有：

by bus乘公共汽車   by plane乘飛機(jī)

by train坐火車         by taxi坐出租車

by bike騎自行車      by boat乘船

2. It is ten o'clock, Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops. 現(xiàn)在是10點(diǎn)鐘。上午，索耶夫人通常是呆在家里的，但今天上午，她正去商店買東西。

A: this morning今天上午，類似的表達(dá)還有：this evening今晚，that day那天，last week上周，next year明年，yesterday morning昨天上午，tomorrow afternoon明天下午，這些特定的詞構(gòu)成的時(shí)間狀語前通常不加介詞。

B: go to the shops=go shopping. 類似的有：go fishing去釣魚，go hiking去遠(yuǎn)足。

C: 一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)和現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)的區(qū)別：一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)表示經(jīng)常性的動(dòng)作，而現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)表示正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作。如：

She walks to school.

她步行去學(xué)校。（習(xí)慣、經(jīng)常性的動(dòng)作）

She is walking to school.

她正在步行去學(xué)校。（正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作）

有時(shí)現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)也可以用來代替一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，表示一個(gè)經(jīng)常性的動(dòng)作或者是狀態(tài)。如：

He is always littering.

他總愛亂扔雜物。

She is always thinking of the others.

她總是為他人著想。

3. At the moment, they are playing in the garden. 此刻，他們正在花園里玩。

at the moment=at present. 都表示此刻，現(xiàn)在。如

I am very busy at the moment.

我此刻很忙。

I'm sorry, I must go now.

很抱歉，我現(xiàn)在要走了。

有關(guān)moment的短語有：at the last moment在緊要關(guān)頭/在最后關(guān)頭，for a moment片刻/一會(huì)兒，every moment時(shí)時(shí)刻刻，每一刻。如：

At the last moment, he gave up. 

在最后關(guān)頭，他放棄了。

Would you wait for a moment? 

您能等一會(huì)嗎？

I will cherish every moment with you. 

我會(huì)珍惜和你在一起的每一個(gè)瞬間。

 New words 生詞

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Exercise 練習(xí)

A. Complete these sentences.

Example:

He usually shaves at 7:00 o'clock, but today, he is shaving at 8:00.

1. She usually drinks tea in the morning, but this morning, she is drinking coffee.

2. They usually play in the garden in the afternoon, but this afternoon, they are playing in the park.

3. He usually washes the dishes at night, but tonight he is washing the clothes.

B. Write questions and answers following the pattern in the example.

Examples:

they/every day   go/to school by car

What do they usually do every day?

They usually go to school by car every day.

today   go/to school on foot

What are they doing today?

They are going to school on foot today.

she/morning   drink/tea (第1題)

morning          drink/coffee

What does she usually do in the morning?

She usually drinks tea in the morning.

What is she doing this morning?

She is drinking coffee this morning.