BOOK ONE · LESSON 057

An unusual day

不平常的一天

The Sawyers' usual routine is different today. 索耶一家今天的活动与平时不同。

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READ & UNDERSTAND

Lesson 课文

Before reading

Listen then answer this question.

听录音，然后回答问题。索耶先生今晚在做什么？

1What is Mr. Sawyer doing tonight?

1
It is eight o'clock.
现在是8点钟。
2
The children go to school by car every day, but today, they are going to school on foot.
孩子们每天都乘小汽车去上学，而今天，他们正步行去上学。

3
It is ten o'clock.
现在是10点钟。
4
Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops.
上午，索耶夫人通常是呆在家里的，但今天上午，她正去商店买东西。

5
It is four o'clock.
现在是4点钟。
6
In the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room.
下午，索耶夫人通常是在客厅里喝茶。
7
But this afternoon, she is drinking tea in the garden.
但今天下午，她正在花园里喝茶。

8
It is six o'clock.
现在是6点钟。
9
In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework.
晚上，孩子们通常是做作业，而今天晚上，他们没做作业。
10
At the moment, they are playing in the garden.
此刻，他们正在花园里玩。

11
It is nine o'clock.
现在是9点钟。
12
Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night.
索耶先生通常是在晚上看报。
13
But he's not reading his newspaper tonight.
但今天晚上他没看报。
14
At the moment, he's reading an interesting book.
此刻，他正在看一本有趣的书。

New words & expressions 生词和短语

o'clock /əˈklɒk/: adv. 点钟
shop /ʃɒp/: n. 商店
moment /ˈməʊmənt/: n. 片刻，瞬间

Notes on the text 课文注释

1 It is eight o'clock.

现在是8点钟。在英语中常用 it 来指时间、天气、温度或距离。这种 it 被称作“虚主语”。

2 by car; on foot

by car, 乘汽车。on foot, 步行。这两个状语短语均用来表示方式。

3 at the moment

at the moment, 指眼前，“此刻”。

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

Practice 练习

A An unusual day for the Sawyers

Read this. Fill in the missing words.

读短文，填空。

AIt is an ____ day today for the Sawyers. The children ____ to school by car every ____, but today they ____ ____ to school ____ foot. Their ____, Mrs. Sawyer, usually ____ at home in the morning, but this ____ she ____ ____ to the shops. The children ____ ____ their homework at 6 o'clock in the ____, but ____ evening they ____ not ____ their homework. They ____ ____ in the garden.

B What's the time?

Write the times under the clocks.

在横线下写出钟表上所表示的时间。

13:00

It's three o'clock.

211:00

37:00

417:00

512:00

615:00

C Vocabulary

Choose and write in the correct word or words.

选择正确的词或短语填空。

1He isn't driving to work. He's going ____ today. (on foot / by car)

2I'm not staying at home. I'm going to the ____. (houses / shops)

3Are you doing your ____, children? (housework / homework)

4My father is reading his newspaper at the ____. (moment / o'clock)

BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION

Grammar 语法练习

I. Make sentences

Make sentences, using the cues given according to the example.

仿照例句用所给的词造句。

1John/often play football/basketball now

John often plays football, but he is playing basketball now.

2the boys/often swim in the sea in summer/in the river today

3Mary/often buy sugar/some honey at the moment

4my sister/watch television every evening/listen to her stereo this evening

5our teacher/often stand in front of the blackboard/sit at the desk today

6we/often walk along the banks of the river/in the park today

7he/usually arrive home early/come home late this afternoon

8Ken and Ann/often speak English/French now

9I/often drink coffee/tea at the moment

10Sam/usually do his homework in school/at home today

II.1 Answer the questions

Answer the questions, using the cues given according to the examples. Answer each printed question separately.

仿照例句用所给的词回答下列问题。分别回答每个印出的问题。

1.a, first questionIs your daughter reading at the moment? (sleep)

No, she isn't. She's sleeping.

1.a, second questionDoes she usually sleep in the afternoon? (at night)

No, she doesn't. She usually sleeps at night.

1.b, first questionAre the children playing in the garden this morning? (do their homework)

1.b, second questionDo they often do their homework in the morning? (in the afternoon)

1.c, first questionAre you cooking now? (eat my lunch)

1.c, second questionDo you usually eat your lunch at this time every day? (early in the afternoon)

1.d, first questionIs Tom going to school by bike today? (on foot)

1.d, second questionDoes he often go to school on foot? (by car)

1.e, first questionIs it raining now? (snow)

1.e, second questionDoes it usually snow in February? (January)

II.2 Answer the questions

Answer the questions, using the cues given according to the examples. Answer each printed question separately.

仿照例句用所给的词回答下列问题。分别回答每个印出的问题。

2.a, first questionIs Mrs. Smith going to the shops this afternoon? (talk to her friends)

No, she isn't. She's talking to her friends.

2.a, second questionDoes she usually see her friends in the afternoon? (read magazines at home)

No, she doesn't. She usually reads magazines at home in the afternoon.

2.b, first questionAre you watching television now? (play games)

2.b, second questionDo you often play games in the evening? (watch television)

2.c, first questionIs Helen working at the moment? (drink tea)

2.c, second questionDoes she drink tea at this time every day? (drink coffee)

2.d, first questionIs Sam eating his breakfast now? (shave)

2.d, second questionDoes he usually shave at this time in the morning? (listen to the radio)

2.e, first questionAre they cleaning the classroom windows now? (clean the doors)

2.e, second questionDo they clean the doors every day? (wash the floor)

BACK TO THE BOOK

Original sources 原始资料

Open the original pages to compare your work. 点击链接查看原文。

A little practice, every day. 每天一点，慢慢积累。