1、Module 4 A social surverymy neighbourhood Introduction apartment(公寓)apartment block(公寓楼)a set of rooms in a building,countryside(乡村)five-storey/storyhigh-rise buildings（高楼大厦）second-floor一座五层高的楼n 1.a five-story/storey buildingn 2.a building of five storeys/storiesn 3.a five-storied/storeyed buildingn
2、 4.The building is five storeys/stories high/in heightReading and Vocabulary A lively cityLook at the picture and guess which city it is.1.This city lies in the southeast of China.It is located in Fujian province.2.It is a seaside city.3.It has a famous Island called GuLangyu.XiamenLanguage points:1
3、.Its been six years since we last saw each other.=we havent seen each other for six years此句是一个复合句，since引导时间状语从句，句型为It is/has been+一段时间+since+过去式(瞬时动词)自从至今已经多久了.It is/has been+一段时间+since+过去式(延续性动词)自从不做.至今已经多久了.他不吸烟，至今已有三个月了。e.g.Its three months since he smoked.自她丈夫死去至今已有两年了。e.g.Its two years since he
4、r husband died.It was/will be+一段时间 before(过去或现在时）过了/还要过多久才 It was two hours before he came back.过了两小时他才回来It will be two hours before he comes back.还要过两小时他才能回来。It was+时间点+whenIt was+介词+时间点+thatIt was five oclock when he came back.It was at five oclock that he came back.注意：-When did he come back?-It w
5、as at five oclock when he came back.2.This is the first time Ive visited your hometown.This/that/It is the first/second/last time that 这是某人第几次做某事.that 常省略.主句用 is,从句使用现在完成时.主句用was,从句用过去完成时.这是他第一次爬山。e.g.It is the first time he has climbed the mountain.那是我们第三次去济南。e.g.This was the third time we had been
6、 to Jinan.3.for the first time&the first timen 1）for the first time：一般用作时间状语I was invited to the party for the first time.2)the first time可作为表语，用于This/It is/was the first time that句式.This is the first time(that)I have been here.另外，可作为连词用法，引导状语从句，意“第一次的时候”，如：The first time I saw her,I liked her at on
7、ce.This is one of the most attractive places Ive been to.n Ive to been在句中作定语修饰placesn 如果被修饰的名词前有最高级修饰时，定语从句的谓语动词常用完成时I feel very fortunate living here.生活在这里我感到很幸运。feel/be fortunate(in)doing sth./to do sth.我很幸运有一位好老师。I am fortunate(in)having a good teacher=I am fortunate to have a good teacher.It is
8、fortunate that Sb is fortunate thatIt is fortunate that I have a good teacher.I am fortunate that I have a good teacher.Dont they bother you?难道他们不打扰你们吗？n 这是一个否定疑问句，译为“难道不”n bother v.打扰；烦扰；麻烦;n.不便；麻n烦；麻烦的事/人归纳拓展bother sb.with sth.拿某事来烦扰某人bother about/with sth.为某事而烦恼；为某事而费心bother to do sth.特地做，特意做bother oneself about为操心；为困扰have no/much/little bother(in)doing.做毫不费力/很费力/几乎不费力bother doing sth.操心做某事Dont bother me with such stupid questions.不要拿这些愚蠢的问题来烦我。Dont bother to get dinner for me today.Ill eat out.今天不要特意为我做饭了，我要出去吃。Im too busy to bother about fixing it now.我太忙，现在没空修理它。
