BOOK ONE · LESSON 070

When were they there?

他们是什么时候在那里的？

A bilingual lesson built around 18 dated illustrations in three rows — days of the week (stationer's, greengrocer, hairdresser, butcher, grocer, dairy), dates (church, school, the office, the baker's, home, the butcher's) and months (Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland) — that practise 'When were they there?' with at/on/in. Includes workbook time- and place-classification with at/on/in and was/wasn't/were/weren't dialogues, plus grammar on there was/were questions and preposition fill-ins. 以三行共18幅带日期插图为主的双语课——星期（文具店、蔬果店、理发店、肉铺、杂货店、乳品店）、日期（教堂、学校、办公室、面包店、家、肉铺）和月份（澳大利亚、奥地利、加拿大、中国、丹麦、芬兰）——练习 at/on/in 的「他们什么时候在那里？」句型。配合教材时间/地点分类（at/on/in）和 was/wasn't/were/weren't 对话练习，以及 there was/were 问句和介词填空的语法练习。

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READ & UNDERSTAND

Lesson 课文

Listen and answer the questions.
听录音并回答问题。

When were they there? 他们是什么时候在那里的？

Listen and answer the questions. When were they there?

Six dated shop illustrations in a row: the stationer's (Monday), the greengrocer's (Tuesday), the hairdresser's (Wednesday), the butcher's (Thursday), the grocer's (Friday) and the dairy (Saturday). — lesson-070-row-days

ON (days of the week)
Monday — the stationer's
Tuesday — the greengrocer's
Wednesday — the hairdresser's
Thursday — the butcher's
Friday — the grocer's
Saturday — the dairy

ON（星期）
星期一——文具店
星期二——蔬果店
星期三——理发店
星期四——肉铺
星期五——杂货店
星期六——乳品店

Six dated illustrations in a row: church (Jan. 21st), school (Feb. 22nd), the office (March 23rd), the baker's (April 24th), home (May 25th) and the butcher's (June 26th). — lesson-070-row-dates

ON (dates)
Jan. 21st — church
Feb. 22nd — school
March 23rd — the office
April 24th — the baker's
May 25th — home
June 26th — the butcher's

ON（日期）
1月21日——教堂
2月22日——学校
3月23日——办公室
4月24日——面包店
5月25日——家
6月26日——肉铺

Six country-map illustrations in a row: Australia (July), Austria (August), Canada (September), China (October), Denmark (November) and Finland (December). — lesson-070-row-months

IN (months)
July — Australia
August — Austria
September — Canada
October — China
November — Denmark
December — Finland

IN（月份）
七月——澳大利亚
八月——奥地利
九月——加拿大
十月——中国
十一月——丹麦
十二月——芬兰

New words & expressions 生词和短语

stationer /ˈsteɪʃənə/: n. 文具商
Denmark /ˈdenmɑːk/: n. 丹麦

Written exercise A Complete these sentences using at, on or in.

Complete these sentences using at, on or in. 完成以下句子，用适当的介词填空。

Fill in each blank with at, on or in.

No official key is supplied; answers are constructed from standard English usage (at + time/clock, on + day/date, in + month/season/year/country) and labelled suggested.

1We were ______ the stationer's ______ Monday.

2We were there ______ four o'clock.

3They were ______ Australia ______ September.

4They were there ______ spring.

5______ November 25th, they were ______ Canada.

6They were there ______ 1990.

Written exercise B Write questions and answers using we/they and at/in/on.

Write questions and answers using we/they and at/in/on. 模仿例句提问并回答，选用 we 或 they 作主语，介词可选用 at, in 或 on。

Write a question and a full answer for each set of cues, following the printed examples.

The two printed examples (Sam and Penny/the stationer's/Monday → Where were Sam and Penny on Monday? They were at the stationer's on Monday.; you and Penny/Australia/July → Where were you and Penny in July? We were in Australia in July.) are not editable. Items 1-8 follow the same pattern; the question and answer are each one field.

Example 1Sam and Penny/the stationer's/Monday

Where were Sam and Penny on Monday?
They were at the stationer's on Monday.

Example 2you and Penny/Australia/July

Where were you and Penny in July?
We were in Australia in July.

1you and Susan/the office/March 23rd

2Sam and Penny/India/1986

3you and Penny/the baker's/Saturday

4Sam and Penny/Canada/1993

5you and Penny/Austria/August

6Sam and Penny/home/May 25th

7you and Penny/Finland/December

8you and Sam/school/February 22nd

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

Practice 练习

A Prepositions of time and place — 1 (times)

Put these times (days, months, dates, years) in the correct box with on or in. 将下列表示时间的词和短语列入正确的介词栏目中。

Classify each time expression under 'on' or 'in'.

The word bank is: November 1989, August 1st, July 1st, October 26th, January, Wednesday, 1989, Tuesday, June, September, 1952, Saturday 1975, February 16th. The key lists: on → July 1st, October 26th, Saturday, February 16th, Tuesday, January; in → August, January, 1975, June, September, 1952. Each box is one answer field.

1Put each time expression in the correct box: on / in.

A Prepositions of time and place — 2 (places)

Put these places (countries, shops, etc.) in the correct box with at or in. 将下列表示地点的词和短语列入正确的介词栏目中。

Classify each place under 'at' or 'in'.

The word bank is: Australia, home, the baker's, China, the dairy, Canada, the hairdresser's, India, the greengrocer's, France, the office, the butcher's, Turkey, Japan. The key lists: at → the baker's, the dairy, the hairdresser's, the greengrocer's, church, the office, the butcher's, home, the stationer's; in → China, Canada, India, France, Turkey, Japan.

2Put each place in the correct box: at / in.

B Structure

Write dialogues like the example. Use was, wasn't, were or weren't. 仿照例句完成以下对话，使用 was, wasn't, were 或 weren't。

Write a question and a full answer for each set of cues, following the printed example.

Item 1 is a printed example and is not editable. The remaining items follow the same pattern; the question and answer are each one field. No official key is supplied; answers are constructed from the printed example and the given cues and labelled suggested.

1Sam / Monday / church?

Where was Sam on Monday? Was he at church?

2your father / 1996 / England?

3you / March 1st / school?

4they / November / Austria?

5Jill / Wednesday / the office?

6Mr. and Mrs. Johnson / the weekend / home?

BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION

Grammar 语法练习

I. Answer the questions according to the examples. 仿照例句回答下列问题。

Answer the questions according to the examples. 仿照例句回答下列问题。

Answer each there-was/were question with a short answer and a full sentence, following the printed examples.

Items 1a, 1b, 2a and 2b are printed examples and are not editable.

1.aWere there any apples at the greengrocer's on Saturday? (yes)

Yes, there were. There were some apples there on Saturday.

1.bWere there any oranges at the greengrocer's on Sunday? (no)

No, there weren't. There weren't any oranges there on Sunday.

1.cWere there any people in the building on July 11th? (yes)

1.dWere there any boys in the room on Wednesday? (no)

1.eWere there any tins in the cupboard on Saturday? (no)

1.fWere there any students at school on June 1st? (yes)

1.gWere there any good cars in the race on June 30th? (yes)

2.aWas there any sugar in the packet on Tuesday? (yes)

Yes, there was. There was some sugar in the packet on Tuesday.

2.bWas there any mince at the butcher's on Friday? (no)

No, there wasn't. There wasn't any mince at the butcher's on Friday.

2.cWas there any butter in the refrigerator last week? (yes)

2.dWas there any tea at the grocer's on Monday? (no)

2.eWas there any milk at the dairy on Thursday? (yes)

2.fWas there any soap in the bathroom on Sunday? (yes)

2.gWas there any writing paper and ink at the stationer's on Tuesday? (no)

II. Add an appropriate preposition to each answer. 用适合的介词填空。

Add an appropriate preposition to each answer. 用适合的介词填空。

Fill in each blank with the appropriate preposition.

1Where is Sally? ______ the garden.

2Where is my book? ______ the desk.

3When is he going to arrive home? ______ six o'clock.

4How do you go to work every day? ______ bus.

5Where is Tony sitting? ______ the left of Dave.

6Where is Fred? ______ the park.

7When do you usually go to bed? ______ midnight.

8When are you going to fly to Australia? ______ May 6th.

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Original sources 原始资料

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