动作
时间
一般过去时 现在完成时
动作发生在过 表过去的一个 去，做一个陈 时间点或特定 述，描述。 时间
动作发生在过 表一段时间或 去，对现在造 不确定时间 成了影响。
我住在这儿二十年了。 I have lived here for twenty years. 我参观过这个城市。 I have visited this city. 我已经把书还了。 I have already returned the book. 我认识他三年了。
exciting [ɪk‘saɪtɪŋ] adj. 令人兴奋的
exciting a.令人兴奋的, 使人激动的（主语让别人 感到兴奋）
e.g. This news is very exciting .
excited a.（主语自己）感到兴奋的（主语是通常 为人）
e.g. We are very excited about this news.
Q2. Where is the writer’s brother? He is in Australia.
Q3. How long has Tim been there? He has been there for six months.
Q4. What's Tim’s job? He's an engineer.
centre [‘sentə] n. 中心 （美式 center）
the center of town 市中心 town centre= downtown 市中心，市区
经典用法： in the center of: 在中间, 在中央 ＝ in the middle of
in the centre (of sp),
She received his present, but she didn’t accept it. 【Exercise 选词填空】
I ___A______ the invitation. A. accepted B. received
firm[fɜːm] n. 商行；公司
1. n. 公司，商号
延续性动词和瞬间性动词之间的转化
1. He died 10 years ago. --- He ____ ____ ____ for 10 years / since 10 years ago.
die 是终止性动词,表示动作,常用作谓语,含义为“断气”。 dead是形容词,与be动词连用,常用来作定语、表语或补语，表示死
➢ He is working for a big firm and he has already
visited a great number of different places in
Austra现li在a.进行时
现在完成时表完成
➢ a (great) number of = many 许多
➢ He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Spri同ng位s语, ，a 解sm释AallilcetoSwprningins the centre of Australia.
-ed主语自身感到 e.g. interested, bored, ... -ing主语令别人感到 e.g. interesting,boring, …
【Exercise: 中译英】
这是多么令人兴奋的消息！
【参考译文】What exciting news this is!
receive [rɪ‘siːv] v. 接受；收到
shops here.
现在完成时态表示过去已经开始、持续到现在（可能还会继续进 行下去）的动作或状态，常和表示一段时间的状语连用。
She has lived in Beijing since she came to China. How many words have you learned this year?
Lesson 4 An exciting trip
默写 Lesson 3
1 Postcards - spoil - holidays 2 summer - Italy 3 museums - sat - gardens 4 waiter - few - Italian 5 lent - book, but - understand 6 Every day - thought - postcards 7 holidays - quickly - not - cards - friends 8 last day - decision
➢ He will soon visit Darwin From there, he will fly to Perth.
一般将来时
➢ My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
6. Bought --- Australian car--- Alice Springs--small town ---centre
7. Soon ---Darwin
8. From there --- fly --- Perth
Grammar:现在完成时
past 一般过去时
现在完成时
now
future
--- He ____ ____ here since three days ago. been in
5. They turned off the light 2 hours ago. --- The light ____ ____ ____ for 2 hours.
一般过去时表示的是纯粹在过去发生的事情 （描述，陈述）
现在完成时表示的是在过去某个时间开始并 持续到现在的动作/状态(持续),或者发生在过 去却对现在造成的影响(结束)
1. 表示一个动作发生在过去但对现在仍然有影响。 常与表不确定时间的状语或表一段时间的时间状语连用。
2. 时间状语: just, already, lately, ever, (not) yet, so far, up till now(到目前为止), for six months, since 1955, in past
课文精析
➢ I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.
现在完成时表完成结束
同位语
➢ He is in Australia. He has been there for six
months.
现在完成时表持续
➢ Tim is an engineer.
adj. central中央的，中心的
abroad [ə‘brɔːd] adv. 在国外
get abroad 出去, 出门; (谣言)传出去, 传开 go abroad 去国外 live abroad 到国外定居 study abroad 到国外学习
【近形词区别】abroad与aboard abroad = a + broad(adj. 宽的;辽阔的) adv. 到海外 aboard = a + board(n. 板子; 甲板) adv. 在船上; 在飞机 上
e.g. 他在国外生活了许多年。 He lived abroad for many years.
New text
watch the video then answer the following question
Questions:
Q1. Has the writer just received a letter from his brother? Yes, he has.
Retell the text according to the following words.
1. Just--- letter---bother---Tim
2. In Australia
3. There---six months
4. Tim---engineer
5. Big firm --- already--- number---places
原文 I have just received a letter from my brother，Tim.
我刚刚收到我兄弟Tim的来信。 词组 receive a letter from sb. = hear from sb.
收到某人的来信
区别用法：receive 和 accept 1. receive（客观情况）只表示被动地接受 2. accept（主观情况）总表示主动而且高兴地接受 e.g.她收到了他的礼物，但是没有接受
S+ V + O +C
Dictation
I have just __r_ec_e_iv_e_d__ a letter_fr_o_m__my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has _b_e_e_n_ there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working _fo_r__a big firm and he has already _v_is_it_e_d_a great number of different places in Australia. He has just b_o_u_g_h_t_an Australian car and has _g_o_n_e_to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never _____ abbeernoad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.