1 Unit 3 What were you doing when the UFO arrived?
（一）重点单词
◎ experience
【用法1】用作不可数名词，意思是“经验”。
【例句】He has much experience as an engineer. 作为一名工程师，他是很有经验的。
【用法2】用作可数名词，意思是“经历”。
【例句】I had some interesting experiences in the countryside. 我在农村有过一些很有趣的经历。
【考题链接】
根据句意和汉语提示写单词
She has five years’ ____________ (经验)of being an English teacher.
◎ strange
【用法】用作形容词，意为“奇怪的；陌生的”。
【例句】What is that strange noise? 那个奇怪的声音是什么？
When he woke up, he was in a strange place. 他醒过来时，处于一个陌生的地方。
【考查点】
strange单词本身及其派生词stranger“陌生人”
【例句】Don’t talk with strangers. 不要和陌生人说话。
【考题链接】
I heard a s __________ noise, and I felt very scared last night.
◎ amazing
【用法】用作形容词，意为“令人惊异的”。 -ing形式的形容词一般表示“令人……的”，通常用来表示物。而-ed形式的形容词，一般表示“感到……的”，通常以人作主语。
【例句】What an amazing movie! 一部多么令人惊异的电影啊！
We are all amazed at his success. 我们都对他的成功感到惊讶。
【考查点】amazing与amazed的区别
【考题链接】
When we heard the ____________ news, all of us were __________ .
A. amazing, amazing B. amazed, amazing
C. amazed, amazed D. amazing, amazed
◎ happen
【用法】用作动词，意为“发生”，其后不接宾语，其主语一般是事，而不是人。
【例句】This happens every night. 这事每晚都发生。
Do you know what happened yesterday in our school?
你们知道昨天在我们学校发生了什么事吗？
【考查点】
happen与take place的区别
happen与take place都意为“发生”，都为不及物动词（短语）。
happen指具体客观事件的发生，常带有偶然性、未能预见的含义。有sth. happen to sb.这
2 一搭配，意为“某人发生了某事”。
When did the accident happen? 事故是什么时候发生的？
What happened to him? 他怎么了？（他出了什么事？）
take place为动词短语，该短语常用于指某些历史事件或会议的发生，含有事先预料或计划的意思，没有“偶然”的含义。
【例句】When will the wedding take place? 婚礼什么时候举行？
The May 4th Movement took place in 1919. 五四运动发生于1919年。
【考题链接】
There’re some policemen over there. What’s__________ in the street? An accident?
A. happening B. taking place C. happen D. take place
◎ everyday
【用法】用作形容词，意为“日常的，平常的”。只作定语，用来修饰其后的名词。
【例句】English is becoming more and more important in our everyday life.
英语在我们的日常生活中越来越重要了。
【考查点】
辨析everyday与every day
every day是由every和day组成的名词短语，为“每天，天天”的意思，在句子中表示时间，作时间状语。
【例句】He comes to see me every day.他每天都来看我。
We learn everyday English every day. 我们每天都学日常英语。
【考题链接】
The Internet has become part of __________ life.
A. every day B. everyday C. every days D. everydays
［即学即练］
1. The boy is very shy when he meets s____________ .
2. Can you tell us about your e _________ during the holiday?
3. The accident__________ （发生）on a rainy day.
4. What do you usually eat in your ___________ life?
A. every day B. everyday C. everyday ’s D. every day’s
5. He was__________ to see the alien yesterday.
A. amazing B. surprised C. surprising D. exciting
（二）重点短语
［短语学习］
◎ take off
【用法1】意为“（飞机等）起飞”。此时其反义词为land“降落”。
【例句】The UFO took off when I was walking. 当我散步时，不明飞行物起飞了。
【用法2】意为“脱掉（衣服）”。此时其反义词为put on“穿上”。
【例句】It was very hot in the room, so he took off his coat. 屋子里很热，他脱掉了大衣。
【考题链接】
3 You’re late. The plane ten minutes ago.
A. took B. took off C. took on D. took out
◎ hear about
【用法】意为“听说”。
【例句】I’m sorry to hear about your accident. 听说你发生了意外，我很难过。
【考查点】
辨析：hear, hear about, hear from
hear是及物动词，意为“听到”，通常指听的结果。
Can you hear someone knocking at the door?你听到有人敲门吗？
hear about指间接“听说、听到过某人或某事”，后常接事件之类的名词。
【例句】I’ve just heard about his illness. 我刚听说他生病的事。
hear from“收到……的来信”。通常接表示人的名词或代词。
I heard from my cousin in New York yesterday. 昨天我收到了在纽约的表哥（弟）的来信。
【易错点】短语的混淆
【考题链接】
I （听说）the accident just now.
答案：heard about
解题思路：hear about是固定短语，意为“听说”，just now意为“刚才”，用于一般过去时中，故填heard about。
◎ in front of
【用法】意为“在……的前面”，指在这一事物外部的前面。其反义词为behind。
【例句】There is a big tree in front of the teaching building. 教学楼前有一棵大树。
【考查点】辨析in front of与in the front of
in the front of“在……的前面”，指在这一事物内部的前面。其反义短语为at the back of。
There is a teacher’s desk in the front of the classroom. 教室的前面有一张讲桌。（指讲桌在教室内部的前面）
【易错点】短语的混淆
【考题链接】
图书馆前有许多小树。
There many young trees in of the library.
答案：are; front
解题思路：there be句型中，由于后面的名词trees为复数，故be动词用are；in front of意为“在……的前面”，表示范围之外。故答案为are; front。
［即学即练］
1. 他正站在同学们前面。
He is standing his class.
2. 当飞机起飞时，你在做什么？
When the plane , what were you doing?
3. 我从来没听说过她。
4 I’ve never her.
（三）重点语法
［语法学习］
I. 过去进行时
<一>过去进行时的构成
过去进行时由助动词be的过去式was/were+现在分词（doing）构成，第一人称和第三人称单数用was，其余的都用were。
<二>过去进行时的时间状语
当句子中出现at that time, then, at four yesterday afternoon, at this time yesterday, from seven
to ten o’clock yesterday morning ,以及由when引导的从句时，一般情况下要用过去进行时。
<三>过去进行时的用法
1. 表示在过去某一时刻或某一时间内正在进行或发生的动作，通常和表示时间点的时间状语连用。如：
My parents were watching TV at 8:00 last night. 昨晚八点钟时我的父母亲都在看电视。
They were swimming in the swimming pool at this time last week.
上个星期的这个时候他们正在游泳池游泳。
2. 在表示过去一个动作发生的时候，另一个动作同时也正在进行，则持续时间长的动作要用过去进行时。常和由when引导的时间状语从句连用。 如：
When the teacher came in, I was singing.老师进来时我正在唱歌。
When someone knocked at the door, we were having supper.
有人敲门时，我们正在吃晚饭。
【考题链接】
1. —Were you at home at 7 o’clock last night?
—Yes, I a shower at that time.
A. took B. was taking C. was taken D. am taking
答案：B
解题思路：由at that time可知用过去进行时。句意为“昨天晚上7点钟你在家吗？”“是的，当时我正在洗澡”。
2. When my father got home, I a letter to my friend.
A. write B. am writing C. wrote D. was writing
答案：D
解题思路：由when引导的时间状语从句用一般过去时，主句用过去进行时表示过去某一时刻当一个动作发生时，另一个动作正在进行。
［即学即练］
1. —I called you yesterday evening, but there was no answer.
—Oh, I am sorry. I dinner at my friend’s home.
A. have B. had C. was having D. am having
2. What you when I called you up yesterday?
