Language Points
1. At the age of 17, he went to China. 17岁时,他来到中国。 at the age of, 在几岁时,相当于when sb. was+年龄。 例如: He could read and write at the age of 5.=He could read and write when he was 5. 5岁时,他就能读能写。
Internet is still __n_e_w_ ___to__ these old people. 2. 煤对人们来说非常有用处。
I _h_o_p_e _to___ write a book like that someday.
课堂研讨助学
Listen and fill in the blanks.
1. Marco Polo went to China when he was _1_7__. 2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between Eu_r_o_p_e__ and Asia on the Silk Road. 3. Marco Polo learned about _c_o_a_l __ and paper.
一.Be(was/were)动词的一般过去时
1. Be(was/were)动词一般过去时的一般疑问句是提前 be(was/were),否定句是在be(was/were)动词前加not. 例如: He was an English teacher ten years ago. (否定句)He wasn’t an English teacher ten years ago. (一般疑问句和肯定否定回答) Was he an English teacher ten years ago? Yes, he was./ No, he wasn’t