1、Chapter 1 A letter from a pen-friendTeaching target1 Forms of be2 Forms of have and have got3 Using short formsPreparation1 Workbook 8A, page 32 Grammar Practice Book 8A, pages 3, 4 & 53 Answer sheets for the small check-up4 Some additional exercisesA small check-up1 Put in what/which/who.a)_ is tha
2、t mans name?b)_ way shall we go? Left or right?c)You can have tea or coffee. _ do you prefer?d)_ day is it today? Friday.e)This is a nice house. _ room is yours?f)_ is your favourite sport?g)_ is more expensive, meat or fish?h)_ is older, Ann or George?i)_ kind of camera have you got?j)A: Mary has g
3、ot three cameras.B:_ camera does she use most?k)_ nationality are you?2 Write questions with How ?a)Are you 1 metre 70? 1.75? 1.80?How tall are you?b)Is this box one kilogramme? Two? Three?c)Are you 20 years old? 22? 25?d)Did you spend ?10? ?15? ?20?e)Do you watch TV every day? Once a week? Never?f)
4、Is it 1000 miles from Paris to Moscow? 1500? 2000?Language (1): Forms of be1 The verbs am/is/are are followed by:A noun group: Mr Brown is a teacher. It isnt my book. Are you a student?An adjective: Shes tall. Im tired. Are they happy? Theyre hungry.An expression of place of time: Marys at home. Its
5、 six oclock. Its on the table.An expression of age: Im sixteen. Shes fourteen years old.Present continuous tense: Im playing. How are you feeling?2 The forms of be are as follows.Im cold. Can you close the window, please?Im 32 years old. My sister is 29.My brother is very tall. Hes a policeman.John
6、is afraid of dogs.Its ten oclock. Youre late again.Ann and I are good friends.Your keys are on the table.Im tired but Im not hungry.Tom isnt interested politics. Hes interested in music.Jane isnt at home at the moment. Shes at work.Those people arent English. Theyre Australian.Its sunny today but it
7、 isnt warm.thats = that is theres = there is heres = here isThank you. Thats very kind of you.Look! Theres Christ.Heres your key. Thank you.Am I late? No, youre one time.Is your mother at home? No, shes out.Are your parents at home? No, theyre out.Is it cold in your room? Yes, a little.Your shoes ar
8、e nice. Are they new?We say:Is she at home?/Is your mother at home? (not Is at home your mother?)Are they new?/Are your shoes new? (not Are new your shoes?)Are you tired? Yes, I am.Are you hungry? No, Im not but Im thirsty.Is your friend English? Yes, he is.Are these your keys? Yes, they are.Thats m
9、y seat. No, it isnt.3 Where ? What ? Who ? How ? Why?Where is your mother? Is she at home?What colour is your cat? Its red.How are your parents? Are they well?Where are you from? “Canada.How old is Joe? Hes 24.Why are you angry? How much are these postcards? Fifty pence.whats = what is whos = who is
10、 hows = how is wheres = where isWhats the time?Wheres Jill?Whos that man?Hows your father?Additional exercise1 Write answers to these questions. Use full sentences for your answers. Use short forms.a)How old are you?b)Are you a teacher?c)Where are you now?d)Is it morning, afternoon or evening?e)What
11、s the weather like - is it warm or cold?f)What day is it?2 Correct these sentences according to the given picture.a)The big book is on the table.b)The shoes are on the chair.c)The exercise book is on the chair.d)The ruler and the pen are on the chair.e)The pencils next to the ruler.f)The ball and th
12、e book are on the floor.Ive got blue eyes. (or I have blue eyes.)Tim has got two sisters. (or Tim has two sister.)Our car has got four doors.Diane isnt feeling well. Shes got a headache.They like animals. Theyve got a horse, three dogs and six cats.2 I havent got/have you got? etc.Ive got a motorbik
13、e but I havent got a car.Mr and Mrs Harris havent got any children.Its a nice house but it hasnt got a garden.Have you got a camera? No, I havent.What have you got in your bag? Nothing, its empty.Has Ann got a car? Yes, she has.What kind of car has she got?3 I dont have/do you have? etc.In negatives
14、 and questions you can also use do/does :They dont have any children. (= They havent got any children)Its a nice house but it doesnt have a garden. (= It hasnt got a garden.)Does Ann have a car? (= Has Ann got a car?)How much money do you have? (= How much money have you got?)Short forms1 In spoken
15、English we usually pronounce I am as one word. The short form (Im) is a way of writing this:3 We use short forms with I/you/he/she etc. but you can use short forms (especially s) with other words too.Whos = who isWhats = what isTheres = there isHeres = here isMy sisters working in London. (= My sist
16、er is)Pauls gone out. (=Paul has)What colours = what colour is4 Negative short forms:isnt = is not arent = are notwasnt = was not werent = werenthasnt = has not havent = have nothadn = had not dont = do notdoesnt = does not didnt = did notcant = cannot couldnt = could notwont = will not wouldnt = wo
17、uld notshouldnt = should not mustnt = must notneednt = need not5 s (apostrophe + s)s can mean different things:a) s = is or hasb) lets = let usc) Anns camera (= her camera)/my brothers car (= his car)/the managers office (= his/her office) etc.Additional exerciseCompare Anns:Anns camera was very expensive.Anns a very good photographer.Anns got a new camera.Consolidation1 Workbook 8A, section D on page 32 Grammar Practice Book 8A, sections C and D, from page 3 to page 6.学优中考，网
