第1个回答 2010-07-17
(1) T： It's eight o'clock. When did you see him? Half an hour ago.
S： I saw him at half past seven.
(2) T： It's Friday. When did she go to London? The day before yesterday.
S： She went to London on Wednesday.
(3) T： It's June. When did Mr. Jones buy that car? Last month.
S： He bought it in May.
T： Now you do the same. Ready?
1 As in (1) above.
2 As in (2) above.
3 As in (3) above.
4 T： It's 1988. When did you paint this room? Last year.
S： I painted it in 1987.
5 T： It's the fifth of January. When did she meet him? Two months ago.
S： She met him on the fifth of November.
6 T： It's a quarter past eleven. When did they arrive? Half an hour ago.
S： They arrived at a quarter to eleven.
7 T： It's Sunday. When did he lose his pen? Yesterday.
S： He lost it on Saturday.
8 T： It's March. When did you call the doctor? The month before last.
S： I called the doctor in January.
9 T： It's 1988. When did they buy this house? The year before last.
S： They bought it in 1986.
10 T： It's August the first. When did she speak to him? A month ago.
S： She spoke to him on July the first.
(b) Group or individual repetition
* Ask small groups or individual students to repeat the questions and answers.
Pattern drill： Books open
* Illustrate each exercise first by providing the stimulus and the response.
* Then, with the instruction Now you!, ask individual students to continue in the same way.
(a) To elicit： (I saw him at one o'clock).
T： The time is half past one. When did you see him? … half an hour ago.
S： I saw him at one o'clock. etc.
Provide the following cues： five minutes ago; a quarter of an hour ago; half an hour ago; two hours ago; etc. Practise all persons. The following expressions may be substituted with the pattern ‘When did you …?’in this exercise and in the exercises that follow：
speak to him; air the room; cut your hand; empty that basket; read this newspaper/book; turn on the television; meet him; shave; go to London; call the doctor; buy that book/house/car; lose your pen; listen to the news; find your pen; eat your lunch; swim across the river; paint this room.
(b) To elicit： (I saw him on Sunday).
T： Today is Tuesday. When did you see him? … the day before yesterday.
S： I saw him on Sunday. etc.
Provide the following cues： yesterday, the day before yesterday, three days ago, etc. A selection of expressions given in (a) above may be substituted.
(c) To elicit： (I saw him in January).
T： It is March. When did you see him? … the month before last.
S： I saw him in January. etc.
Provide the following cues： last month, the month before last, two months ago, etc. A selection of expressions given in (a) above may be substituted.
(d) To elicit： (I saw him in 1990).
T： It is 1992. When did you see him? …the year before last.
S： I saw him in 1990. etc.
Provide the following cues： last year, the year before last, two years ago, etc. A selection of expressions given in (a) above may be substituted.
(e) To elicit： (I saw him the year before last).
T： It is 1992. When did you see him? …in 1990.
S： I saw him the year before last/two years ago. etc.
(f) To elicit： (I saw him on July 1lst/1st July).
T： It is July 3rd. When did you see him? ... two days ago.
S： I saw him on July 1st. etc.
A selection of expressions given in (a) above may be substituted