Unit 4 Grammar 1

•1. from…to… 从．．．到．．．•2. between …and…　　在．．．和．．．之间•3. before 在．．．之前•4. after 在．．．之后•5. until 直到．．．

1 comedy 2 chat show 3 drama series 4 game show 5 real-life events

6 take part in one of them

7 win a prize

8 such interesting stories

9 There are always famous people on these sows talking about their loves.

10 I don’t have time to sit in front of the TV for hours every night.

Revision:Can you use the words in the vocabulary?

1.Growing pains is a wonderful________.2.Zhou Xingchi is a great _______actor. 3.Many children like to watch ____on TV.4.Do you like the ________ hosted by Zhu Jun?5.I do want to take part in _________ because I can get presents from it. 6. If you want to learn a lot about nature or history, you can choose to watch___________.

drama series

comedy

chat show

game shows

documentaries

cartoons

from…to 表示“从……到”我通常每晚九点到十点看书。

这家店通常周一到周五营业。I always read books from nine to ten every night.The shop usually opens from Monday to Friday.between… and 表示“在……和……之间”我今晚七点到八点之间可以看电视吗？

这个小女孩喜欢在午饭和晚饭之间吃些零食。Can I watch TV between seven and eight tonight?The little girl likes to eat some snacks between lunch and supper?

7:00 p.m.----10:00p.m.

5:00p.m.----6:30p.m.

9:35 a.m.---9:45a.m.

4:30p.m----5:30p.m.

Books open! P69Read Saturday TV schedule, then help Millie to finish the passage with from…to and between…and…

Saturday TV Schedule Golden TV

6.30 p.m.

Cartoon World 8.15 p.m.

Drama series

7.00 p.m.

Today’s News 9.00 p.m.

English News

7.30 p.m.

Weather Report 9.45 p.m.

Today’s Music Video

7.40 p.m.

Documentary:China’s Teens

10.00 p.m.

News Round-up

• Cartoon World is on _____________ to 7 p.m., but I won’t watch it because I have dinner at that time. I’ll watch Today’s News between ___________________. After that, I can watch Weather Report from ___________________. The documentary about China’s teenagers is on from_________________. It should be interesting. ____________to ________,I’ll take a shower, so I won’t watch The Three kingdoms. Today’s Music Video is on TV _________________ and __________ right after English News from ____________________.Of course, I won’t miss these two programmes. New Round-up is ________________and 10.30 p.m. After that, I need to go to bed.

from 6.30 p.m.

7.00p.m. and 7.30p.m. 7.30p.m. to

7.40p.m.7.40p.m.to 8.15p.m.From

8.15p.m.9.00p.m.between 9.45p.m. 10.00p.

m.9.00p.m.to 9.45p.m.

between 10.00p.m.

after

until

before

比……早一点的时候 ,在……之前”；

at an earlier time thanat a later time than

比……迟一点的时候 ,在……之后

up to the time that

直到……的时候

before, after, until 表示发生的时间你进来之前应该脱掉鞋子。

西蒙写完作业后就去打篮球了。Before you come in, you should take off your shoes.

After Simon finished his homework, he went to play basketball.在你走之前请来看我 .Please see me before you go.

After he finished his homework, he played chess with his friend.

做完作业后 , 他和朋友下棋 .

注： Until 和 till 一般情况下可以互换，但 till 一般只用于句子的中间，而 until 可以位于句子的中间和句首。

用于肯定句时，主句的动作必须是延续性的，这个动作一直延续到 until 或 till 所表示的时间为止 , 译为“直到…为止”

用于否定句时，主句的动作可以是延续性的，也可以是非延续性的。这个动作一直到 until 或 till 所表示的时间才发生， not …until 译为“直到……（才）”。

让我们等雨停吧。

直到去了黄山，我才知道中国还有这么美的景色。

Let’s wait until/till the rain stops.

I didn’t know there were such beautiful views in China until I visited Mount Huangshan.

Sam gets up at 6:30 a.m. ______ he goes to school he has breakfast. Lessons start at 8:00 a.m. He won’t have lunch _____12:00.

Before

until

Fill in the blanks with before, after and until.

_______ around 4:50 p.m. he goes home. In the evening he watches TV for half an hour________he has supper. ______ that he does his homework. He won’t go to bed _____ 9:00.

After

beforeAfter

until

• I won’t watch Cartoon World ______ I finish my dinner. I know it’s on TV right ______ Today’s News. Weather Report is on TV______ Today’s News. ______ I watch the documentary about China’s teenagers, I’ll take a shower, so I won’t watch The Three Kingdoms. Then I’ll watch English News _____ 9.45 p.m. It’s on TV every night. ______ it is over, I’ll watch Today’s Music Video. I won’t go to bed _____ these two programmes finish. _____ I go to bed, I’ll drink a glass of milk.

untilbefore

afterAfter

untilAfter

untilBefore

Books open! P70

from… to between…and before when after until

1. I won’t go to bed _____ my mother comes back.

2. He could swim ______he was five years old.

3. You may come to my office ________ 9:00 a.m.

____ 11:30 a.m. tomorrow.4. We go to school _____ Monday ___ Saturday.

6. The train had already left ______ we got to the station.

More practice:

until

when

from to

between

and

before

改错1.After a week we’re going to France.2.Most of the people on the bus were after

sixty.3.He promised to come back a week after.4.After you will leave, we will write to you every

day.5.The visitors will come from nine to ten o’clock.

6.I shall wait here until you will return.7.He went to bed until his mother came back.

Inover

later

leaves

between andreturns

didn’t go

中考链接1 Could you please give me your e-mail add

ress ____ you go ?

A. as soon as B. before C. after D. until (2007 云南 )

2 ---Look! Here comes our school bus.

---No hurry. Don’t get on it _____ it has stopped.

A. until B. after C. since D. when (2007 安徽 )

3. ---Why do you have to buy this CD-ROM _____2.00 p.m. today?

---Because it’s on sale ____2.00p.m. ____4.00 p.m. (2006 镇江 )

A. before; between, to B. after; from, to

C. in; between, and D. at; from, and

4. ---Mary, you look tired. What’s wrong?

---I was so busy that I did___ go to bed

___midnight.

A. not, before B. not, until

C. do, after D. do, if (2006 无锡 )

Make sentences with between…and, from…to…,before, after, until to.

Practice

EX.Translate the following sentences:

1. 我们一直走到河边为止。

2. 吃饭前先洗手。

3. 在他油漆了窗户之后，开始油漆门。

4. 他到十岁才会游泳。

5. 他在过马路前向两边看了看。

Homework

• 1.Revise Grammar A &B

• 2.Prepare Grammar C &D

• 3.Recite words and phrases and

　　 sentences on P69-72

• 4. 评价： period 5

EX.Translate the following sentences:

1. 我们一直走到河边为止。

We walked until we got to the river.

2. 吃饭前先洗手。

Wash your hands before you have meals.

3. 在他油漆了窗户之后，开始油漆门。

After he painted the windows, he painted the doors.

4. 他到十岁才会游泳。

He couldn’t swim until he was ten.

5. 他在过马路前向两边看了看。

He looked both ways before he crossed the road.