新概念4A Lesson13.pptVIP

Today we will learn a story about diamonds. But there’s something wrong about them. What happened? Let’s listen to the audio and try to understand the main idea of the story. 1、Why were detectives waiting at the airport? 2、Where did two men take the parcel after the arrival of the plane? 3、What did detectives find in the parcel? 4 、Did the detective save the dimands? Reading comprehension: 1.How long were detectives waiting at the airport? 2.What were they expecting from South Africa? 3.Where did two men take the parcel after the arrival of the plane? 4.How many detectives opened it ? 5.What was the parcel full of ? Too late The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. *过去进行时was/were doing They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. *expecting=waiting for 用和上文不同的词 a parcel of diamonds South Africa南非,盛产钻石 A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. *had told：用过去完成时表示在过去的某时间之前发生的事情 would：在间接引语中用would表示‘过去的将来’ thief: thieves When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. *when while时间状语 被打断的动作或状态用过去进行时，插入的事件用一般过去式表示 Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. take off常用的三个意思： 1）（上文） 拿出来 2）He took off his clothes and got into the bath. 脱掉 3）The plane took off at 8:30 a.m. 起飞 While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! *be full of 来小结一下“A做某事的同时B在做另一件事”： was doing + while + was doing While was doing, did/ was doing. 拓展：你了解结婚周年纪念日的英文表达吗？ 钻石婚（60/75年） diamond wedding 金婚（50年） golden wedding 银婚（25年） silver wedding 纸婚（1年） paper wedding It’s never too late to learn 活到老，学到老 * * Lesson 7 Too late 复习检查 翻译下列短语： 1、向某人索要某物 2、作为报答 3、倒立 4、拜访、光顾(某地) 5、一块奶酪 6、打昏某人 New words