UNIT 01 Talking About the Past 談論過去
I Topic Preview
01 Talking about yourself when you were little 談論你小時候的事
This is me when I was a baby.
You were so cute.
Look! I had blond hair back then.
02 Talking about childhood experiences 談論兒時經歷
I went to Disneyland when I was seven.
When I was seven, I learned how to swim.
03 Talking about history談論歷史
This is Henry VIII.
Who was he?
He was King of England.
When was he king?
He was king from 1509 to 1547.
04 Talking about your vacation談論假期
Where did you go on your vacation?
I went to Malaysia.
Did you do anything fun?
I rode an elephant!
05 Talking about your weekend 談論周末
What did you do on Saturday night?
I just stayed home and watched a movie.
On Sunday I played soccer with my friends.
I made dinner for my boyfriend.
II Vocabulary & Phrases
writer
作家
queen king
皇後 國王
go bungee jumping
去玩蹦極
athlete
運動員
scientist
科學家
soldier / warrior
士兵／戰士
artist
藝術家
go sightseeing
去觀光
sunbathe
做日光浴
buy souvenirs
買紀念品
go diving
去潛水
actor
演員
musician
音樂家
leader / politician
領袖／政治家
philosopher
哲學家
Sentence Patterns
Some expressions that you can use when talking about the past:
談論過去的用語：
? I stayed at home and watched TV yesterday / last night / last week.
? I went to Malaysia last summer / two weeks ago / five years ago / ten years ago.
? He lived over 100 years ago / 2,000 years ago.
? I learned how to swim when I was four / seven / ten.
? I graduated in 2007 / 1975.
III Now, Time to Listen!
Look at the four famous people below. Do you know who they are? If not, ask your
teacher. When you know who they are, complete Exercise 1.
William Shakespeare威廉·莎士比亞
Abraham Lincoln亞伯拉罕·林肯
Michael Jackson邁克爾·傑克遜
Confucius孔子
IV Now, Grammar Time!
The Simple Past Tense Regular and Irregular Verbs
一般過去時：規則動詞和不規則動詞
04 Write the simple past forms of the following regular and irregular verbs. You may need to check a dictionary for the correct spellings.
Regular Verbs 規則動詞:
Rules for Verb Endings 詞尾變化規則
walk +ed walked
study y+ied studied
play +ed played
lie +d lied
stop +_ed stopped
V Now, Time to Speak!
06 Pair Work! Imagine you went on an amazing vacation last summer.
Write what you did each day in the chart. Then tell your classmate about what you did.
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
I went... I had / ate..
07 Choose a famous person from history who you know something about. Your classmate must try to guess who he / she is in fewer than 10 questions. Use WH-QUESTIONS and YES / NO QUESTIONS.
First, listen and practice the dialogue as an example.
A OK. I'm ready.
B First question: Was this person a man?
A Yes, he was.
B Did he play sports?
A No, he didn't.
B OK. What did he do?
A He was an artist, but he also invented many things.
B Hmm. Did he come from Italy?
A Yes, he did.
B Did he paint the Mona Lisa?
A Yes, he did.
B Is it Leonardo da Vinci?
A Yes, it is!
08 Listen to the dialogue and practice it with your partner.
Mike Where did you go last night?
Tina I went to a friend's birthday party. Why?
Mike I called your house, but you weren't home. Was it fun?
Tina Yes, it was great. Did you do anything exciting last night?
Mike Not really. I just made dinner and read a book.
Now, role-play with your classmate.
A Where did you go ________________?
B I went to _____________. Why?
A I called your house, but you weren't home. Was it fun?
B Yes / No, it was _________. Did you do anything exciting ___________?
A Not really. / Yeah. I __________________.
VI Now, Time to Pronounce!
Verbs Ending with "ed"詞尾加 ed 的動詞 [ d ] [ t ] [ ?d ]
09 Listen and repeat these past tense verbs.
[ d ] tried glued called lied cried played
[ t ] liked hoped laughed asked coached dressed
Listen and circle the words with the [d] sound.
1 allowed 2 washed 3 begged 4 buried 5 jumped 6 cooked
Now, listen and circle the words with the [t] sound.
1 braked 2 beamed 3 chewed 4 confused 5 watched 6 forced
10 Some past tense verbs have an extra syllable. This is pronounced [?d]. Listen and repeat.
[?d] wanted faded dusted alerted avoided melted
11 Listen to the words. Then write the correct phonetic symbol—[t], [d], or [?d]—underneath each word.
1 attached 2 managed 3 amended 4 licked 5 killed
6 ended 7 amused 8 argued 9 added 10 missed
