这节课主要讲述了过去和现在生活的变化。以下是课程内容的整理和要点
1. 看、听和说（look, listen and say）
对话：
lingling
: look, there are beautiful
cats
on the chair. (看，现在那边有两只猫在椅子上)
sam
: there is only one now. (现在那里只有一只了)
lingling
: well, there
were
two. (嗯，刚才是有两只的)
这里的重点是过去和现在数量的变化，使用了“
were
”（过去式）和“
are
”（现在式）。
2. 听、读和表演（listen, read and act out）
对话：
amy
: look, lingling! it’s a programme
about china
. come and watch! (看，玲玲！这个节目是关于中国的，过来看。)
lingling
: i’m coming! (我来啦！)
old lady
: life
was
very different in china many years ago. (很多年前中国的生活很不一样。)
interviewer
: how
was
it different? (有什么不同。)
old lady
: we
lived
in a small house. we
didn't
have enough food. there
weren't
many buses. there
weren't
any televisions. (我们住在一个小房子里，我们没有足够的食物，没有很多的公共汽车，也没有电视。)
interviewer
: how
about
now? (那现在呢？)
old lady
: we
live
in a big house. we’ve
got
lots of food. there
are
lots of buses and cars. i
watch
tv every day. yesterday i
watched
tv with my grandchildren. (我们住在一个大房子里。我们有很多食物。有很多公共汽车和小汽车。我每天看电视。昨天我和我的孙子孙女们一起看电视。)
amy
: china
is changing
. (中国正在变化。)
lingling
: i
miss
china! i
miss
my grandma! (我想念中国！我想念我的奶奶！)
重点是对比过去和现在的生活变化，使用了过去式和现在进行时。
3. 听和说（listen and say）
we lived
in a small house. there
weren't
many buses. (我们住在一个小房子里，那里没有很多的公共汽车。)
we live
in a big house. there
are
lots of buses and cars. (我们住在一个大房子里，那里有很多的公交车和小汽车。)
4. 练习（practice）
看和写，然后说（look and write. then say.）
there
was
a small house four years ago. now there
is
a big house. (四年前，这里有个小房子，现在这里有个大房子。)
there
was
a short tree near the house four years ago. now there
is
a tall tree. (四年前，房子旁边有棵小树，现在这里有棵大树。)
there
was
a dog in front of the house four years ago. now there
are
three dogs in front of the house. (四年前房子前面有一只狗，现在有三只狗。)
词汇和语法点
短语
on the chair (在椅子上)
live in (住在)
still in uk (仍然在英国)
a programme about china (一个关于中国的节目)
in china (在中国)
many years ago (很多年前)
in a small house (在一个小房子里)
enough food (充足的食物)
how about… (怎么样（关于…）)
lots of (很多)
every day (每天)
watch tv (看电视)
thank you for… (……而感谢你)
talk to… (和…谈论)
four years ago (四年前)
过去式
are → were
live → lived
come → came
watch → watched
don’t → didn’t
aren’t → weren’t
现在进行时
change → changing
come → coming
live → living
talk → talking
复数形式
cat → cats
year → years
bus → buses
television → televisions
car → cars
grandchild → grandchildren
通过这些练习，学生可以练习使用过去式和现在时态，并理解生活变化的表达方式。重要的语法点包括过去式的使用和现在进行时的变化。