NEW CONCEPT ENGLISH 51 - 60
Lesson 51 A pleasant climate
Key words and expressions
Greece n. 希臘
country n. 國家
climate n. 氣候(長時間的氣候特徵)
pleasant adj. 宜人的 ea發/e/
sometimes adv. 有時
always adj. 總是
weather n. 天氣(短時間的天氣狀況)
windy adj. 有風的
warm adj. 溫暖的
rain v. 下雨
snow v. 下雪
Language points
Where do you come from? 你是哪國人? = Where are you from?
I come from Greece. 我是希臘人. = I'm from Greece.
be ... like : ... 怎麼樣 ; 這裡like不是喜歡的意思
What's the climate like in your country? 你的國家的氣候怎麼樣?
example :
What's Jimmy like? Jimmy這個人怎麼樣?
What's your village like? 你的村子怎麼樣?
It's very pleasant. 宜人的.
What's the weather like in spring? 春天的天氣怎麼樣?
請注意在季節的前面是沒有冠詞的
注意這些句子中的it指的都是天氣the weather
It's often windy in March. 3月經常颳風.
It's always warm in April and May, but it rains sometimes. 4,5月總是很溫暖,但是有時候下雨.
What's it like in Summer?
It's always hot in June, July and August. 在6,7,8月總是很熱.
The sun shines every day. 每天都出太陽. 動詞shine 因為主語是三單,所以要加s
Is it cold or warm in autumn? 秋天是冷是熱?
It's always warm in September and October. 9,10月總是很溫暖.
It's often cold in November and it rains sometimes. 11月常常冷,有時候下雨.
sometimes 可以放在句首或句尾或句中. 如: Sometimes it rains./ It sometimes rains.這個副詞的位置比較自由.
Is it very cold in winter? 冬天很冷嗎?
It's often cold in December, January and February. 在12,1,2月常常冷.
It snows sometimes. 有時候下雪.
It doesn't snow in winter. 冬天不下雪.
Does it snow in winter? 冬天下雪嗎?
Sentence patterns
Where does / do ... come from? 詢問別人是哪國人
請注意, come from後面加的是國名
example:
Where does he come from?
He comes from Japan.
Where do you come from?
We come from China.
以前學過的問別人的國籍
What nationality is / are ... ?
example :
What nationality is she?
She is French. 注意這裡是形容詞,前面不加任何冠詞.
What nationality are they?
They're American.
Lesson 52 What nationality are they? Where do they come from?
Where do you come from? I come from the U.S.
What nationality are you? I'm American.
Where does he come from? He comes from Brazil.
What nationality is he? He's Brazilian.
Where does she come from? She comes from Holland.
What nationality is she? She's Dutch.
Where do you come from? We come from England.
What nationality are you? We're English.
Where do they come from? They come from France.
What nationality are they? They're French.
Where do I come from? You come from Germany.
What nationality am I? You're German.
Lesson 53 An interesting climate
Key words and expressions
east n. 東方
west n. 西方
south n. 南方
north n. 北方
mild adj. 溫和的, 溫暖的
season n. 季節
rise v. 升起
set v. (太陽)落下去
interesting adj. 有趣的, 有意思的
subject n. 話題; 學科,課題
conversation n. 談話
Language points
What's the climate like in your country? 你們國家的氣候怎麼樣?
It's mild, but it's not always pleasant. 很溫和, 但是不總是宜人的.
自己複述為:
The climate is mild in England.
Sometimes it's pleasant. 有時候是宜人的.
Sometimes it isn't. 有時候不是.
Which seasons do you like best? like best : 最喜歡的...
example:
My daughter likes pop music best. 我女兒最喜歡流行音樂.
I like spring and summer.
The days are long and the nights are short. 白天長,夜晚短
The sun rises early and sets late. 太陽昇起早, 落下晚
Jim說了他不喜歡秋季和冬季的原因 :
I don't like autumn and winter.
The days are short and the nights are long. 白天短夜晚長.
The sun rises late and sets early. 太陽昇的晚落的早.
這裡late和early都是副詞修飾動詞rise和set. 他倆也可以用作形容詞.
比如: You are early today.你今天挺早啊. Don't be late to school.上學別遲到了.
Our climate is not very good, but it's certainly interesting. 我們的氣候不是太好,但是它的確很有趣.
It's our favourite subject of conversation. 他是最受歡迎的話題.
Sentence patterns
I come from England. I'm English. 我是從英國來的, 我是英國人.
What's the weather like in the North? 北方的天氣怎麼樣?
It's often cold. 經常是很冷的.
Which seasons do you like best? 你最喜歡的季節有哪些?
I like spring and summer best. 我喜歡春季和夏季.
Lesson 54 What nationality are they? What do they come from?
I Australia 澳大利亞 Australian 澳大利亞人
Where do you come from? Are you Australian?
Yes, I'm Australian. I come from Australia.
he Austria 奧地利 Austrian 奧地利人
Where does he come from? Is he Austrian.
Yes. He's Austrian. He comes from Austria.
he Canada 加拿大 Canadian 加拿大人
Where does he come from? Is he Canadian?
Yes. He's Canadian. He comes from Canada.
we China Chinese
Where do you come from? Are you Chinese?
Yes. We are Chinese. We come from China.
you Finland 芬蘭 Finnish 芬蘭人
You are Finnish. You come from Finland.
she India 印度 Indian 印度人
She is Indian. She comes from India.
you Japan Japanese
You are Japanese. You come from Japan.
I Korea Korean
I'm Korean. I come from Korea.
we Nigeria 奈及利亞 Nigerian 奈及利亞人
We are Nigerian. We come from Nigeria.
they Poland 波蘭 Polish 波蘭人
They are Polish. They come from Poland.
she Thailand 泰國 Thai 泰國人
She is Thai. She comes from Thailand.
she Turkey 土耳其 Turkish 土耳其人
She's Turkish. She comes from Turkey.
Lesson 55 The Sawyer family
Key words and expressions
stay v. 呆在, 停留
housework n. 家務
lunch n. 午餐
usually adv. 通常
together adv. 一起
arrive v. 到達
Language points
The Sawyers live at 87King Street.
在姓氏後面加上 ' s ' , 前面加定冠詞The表示 '某某一家人'
the Smiths 史密斯一家
the Johnsons 約翰遜一家
在具體的門牌號前面介詞用 'at', 但是在街道和城市的前面要用 ' in '.
live in King Street 住在國王街
live in Beijing 住在北京
In the morning, Mr. Sawyer goes to work and the children go to school.
Mr.Sawyer是三單,在 動詞 go + es.
Their father takes them to school every day.
take 某人 to 某地 : 帶某人到某地
Mrs. Sawyer stays at home every day.
stay at home 呆在家
She does the housework. 做家務
She always eats her lunch at noon. 她總是在正午吃午飯.
**eats ones lunch 吃午飯 **
at noon = at midday.
In the afternoon, she usually sees her friends. 下午,它通常去見朋友.
They often drink tea together. 她們常常一起喝茶.
do something + together : 一起做某事
go shopping together 一起購物
In the evening, the children come home from school. 晚上, 孩子們從學校回到家.
They arrive home early. 他們回家早.
Mr. Sawyer comes home from work. come home from work 下班回家
He arrives home late. 到家很晚.
arrive 是不及物動詞, 在後面不能加名詞作為賓語, 要加介詞短語.
arrive at a village. / arrive in ShangHai. 到達一個村子 / 到達上海
in the evening : 傍晚
at night : 晚上
At night, the children always do their homework. Then they go to bed.
do ones home work : 做作業. go to bed : 上床睡覺
Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper, but sometimes he and his wife watch television.
read ones newspaper : 讀報 watch television : 看電視
watch : 名詞- 手錶 動詞- 觀看
**描述經常發生的動作,或經常存在的狀態用一般現在時, 和一般現在時連用的時間狀語有: **
everyday , in the morning,in the afternoon, in the night ,in the evening , at night.
常用的副詞有 : usually, often, sometimes
Sentence patterns
What do / does ... usually do ? 某人總是做什麼?
They always go to school in the morning. 他們總是早上去上學.
She stays at home everyday. 她總在家.
He often reads his newspaper in the evening. 他經常晚上讀報.
Lesson 56 What do they usually do?
makes always morning
What does she do in the morning?
She always makes the bed in the morning.
shaves always morning
What does he do in the morning?
He always shaves in the morning.
listen sometimes evening
What do they do in the evening?
Sometimes they listen to the stereo in the evening.
clean always everyday
When does he clean the blackboard?
He always cleans the blackboard every day.
go always night
When do they go to bed?
They always go to bed early at night.
washes usually every day
When does she wash the dishes?
She usually washes the dishes every day.
drinks usually every day
What does the cat do every day?
It usually drinks some milk every day.
watch sometimes evening
What do they do in the evening?
Sometimes they watch the television in the evening.
eats always noon
What does she do at noon?
She always eats her lunch at noon.
reads often evening
What does he do in the evening?
He often reads his newspaper in the evening.
Lesson 57 An unusual day
Key words and expressions
o' clock adv. 鐘點
shop n. 商店
moment n. 片刻, 瞬間
Language points
It is eight o'clock. 現在是8點鐘.
What's the time? / What time is it? 現在幾點?
The children go to school by car every day, by car : 乘車 by train 乘火車 by plane 乘飛機
but today, they are going to school on foot. on foot : 步行
How are they going to school today? 他們今天是怎麼去上學的?
It's four o'clock.
In the afternoon, 在下午,
Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks eat in the living room. 通常Mrs.Sawyer會在臥室喝茶,
Where's Mrs.Sawyer drinking eat this afternoon? Mrs.Sawyer今天下午在哪裡喝茶?
But this afternoon, she is drinking eat in the garden.
this morning : 今天早上 this evening : 今天傍晚
It's nine o'clock.
Mr.Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night. 一般現在時
But he isn't reading his newspaper tonight. 現在進行時
At the moment, 此刻
at this moment / at that moment : 這時候 / 那時候
wait a moment : 等一會 come here a momet
he's reading an interesting book.
Sentence patterns
What do / does ... usually do? 某人通常做什麼?
What is / are ... going ? 某人現在正在做什麼?
example :
Mrs.Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning. But this morning, she's going to the shop.
In the evening, the children usually do their homework. But this evening, they are playing in the garden.
Lesson 58 What's the time?
What's the time? It's one o'clock.
What's the time? It's three o'clock.
he shave every day
When does he usually shave every day?
He usually shaves at seven o'clock.
he shaving today
When is he shaving today?
Today, he is shaving at eight o'clock.
she drink eat in the morning
What does she usually do in the morning?
She usually drinks eat in the morning.
this morning drinking coffee
What's she doing this morning?
She is drinking coffee this morning.
in the afternoon play in the garden
What do they usually do in the afternoon?
They usually play in the garden in the afternoon.
this afternoon swimming in the river
What are they doing this afternoon?
They are swimming in the river this afternoon.
in the evening cook a meal
I usually cook a meal in the evening.
this evening read a book
But this evening, I'm reading a book.
at night watch television
We usually watch television at night.
tonight listen to the stereo
But tonight, we are listening to the stereo.
Lesson 59 Is that all?
Key words and expressions
envelope n. 信封
writing paper 信紙
shop assistant 售貨員
size n. 尺寸, 尺碼, 大小
pad n. 信箋簿
glue n. 膠水
chalk n. 粉筆
change n. 零錢, 找給的錢
Language points
Do you have any writing paper?
Yes, we do. do是個助動詞
I don't have any small pads. 我沒有小本的信紙, small pads = small pads of writing paper
**I only have large ones. ones = pads, 我只有大本的信紙. **
only 是 '僅僅,只'的意思
example :
I only want some sugar. 我只想加一點糖.
And I want a large box of chalk, too.
買東西時詢問店員有沒有這種東西 : Do you have any chalk?
chalk 是不可數名詞 , 一隻粉筆就是 a piece of chalk
I only have small boxes. small boxes of chalk 我只有小盒的.
他的意思是 I don't have any large boxes. 我沒有大盒的.
Is that all? 就這些嗎?
That's all, thank you. 就這些了, 就這樣了.
That's all for today. 下課時老師會說,今天就到這了.
What else do you want? 你還想買什麼?
What else do you have / like ? 你還有什麼? / 你還喜歡什麼?
I want my change. 我想要找我的零錢. change=找的零錢
Keep the change. 不用找了
Sentence patterns
Do you have any ... ? 你有 ... 嗎?
Do you have any glue?
Do you have any envelopes?
I have some envelopes, but I don't have any glue.
Lesson 60 What's the time?
What's the time? It's two o' clock. It's eight o' clock. It's twelve o' clock.
cheese butter 你有乳酪麼? 我沒有乳酪,但是我有黃油.
Do you have any cheese? I don't have any cheese, but I have some butter.
jam honey
Do you have any jam? I don't have any jam, but I have some honey.
bread biscuits
Do you and Stella have any bread? We don't have any bread, but we have some biscuits.
potatoes土豆 peas豌豆
Do you and Sam have any potatoes? We don't have any potatoes, but we have some peas.
tomatoes蕃茄 beans豆子
Do Helen and Tim have any tomatoes? They don't have any tomatoes, but they have some beans.
cabbage捲心菜 lettuces油麥菜,萵苣
Do Steven and his sister have any cabbage? They don't any cabbage, but they have some lettuces.
eggs peaches桃
Do you have any eggs? I don't have any eggs, but I have some peaches.
bananas grapes葡萄
Do you and your friends have any bananas? We don't have any bananas, but we have some grapes.
steak牛排 mince肉餡
Do Mary and Tom have any steak? They don't have any steak, but they have some mince.
chicken beer
Do you have any chicken? I don't have any chicken, but I have some beer.
whisky wine
Do you and Jack have any whisky? We don't have any whisky, but we have some wine.
tobacco soap
Do Penny and Dan have any tobacco? They don't have any tobacco,but they have some soap.