EF 4 The Past

blairchen

Publish：May 31, 2017

1. Asking about someone’s day

desc
I had a great day. I got up. I went for a run
I did the dishes. I ironed my clothes
Yesterday, What a bad day. I had a job interview.
I washed my clothes. I cleaned my apartment.

iron['aɪən] n. 铁器;熨斗;脚镣 adj. 铁制的;坚强的;顽强的; vt. 熨烫;用铁铸成 vi. 熨衣;

dish [dɪʃ] 盘;餐具
eat - ate、drink - drank、let - let

1.1 dialog about todd

Dialog
JENNY: Todd, it’s good to see you again. How are you doing?
TODD: Fine, Jenny! I just got back from Tokyo two days ago.
JENNY: Business trip?
TODD: Yeah.
JENNY: How was it?
TODD: It was good, but Tokyo’s so busy! and I was in Kyoto last week.
JENNY: How was that?
TODD: It was incredible! So how are you?
JENNY: I’m good. I was in Chicago the day before yesterday. I had dinner with Mark and Paula.
TODD: How are they doing?
JENNY: They’re fine. Oh, you know they had a baby, right?

Kyoto [kiˈoto, ˈkjo-] 京都

1.2 description questions

What was it like?
What was the wedding like?
What did he look like?
How did you like Beijing?
How was your vacation?
Did you go to Paris?
We did not meet John yesterday.
Frank wasn’t happy in Los Angeles.

2. Talking about your weekend

bring - brought
leave - left
sell - sold
rise - rose
shut - shut

Dialog
[LEO] In the afternoon, I went to Pete’s. We had lunch and watched a match.
[LEO] All right, man, I’m off.
[PETER] Yeah. Later. dude.
[LEO] Hey, are you going to throw that away?
[PETER] That one ?
[LEO] The coffee table
[PETER] Yup !
[LEO] Can I have it ?
[PETER] You take it.
[LEO] It would be great. I think it would suit my apartment perfectly
[PETER] take it.
[LEO] Great ! Thanks a lot.
[PETER] later
[LEO] Peter gave me a table.
[EMMA] At 3, I started off for a job interview. My shoe broke.
[LEO] I got to the station at 3:30.
[EMMA] I got to the station at 3:30.

2.1 In the past

I read a good novel last week.
He cooked dinner.
We drove to Las Vegas.
She brought a gift.
I ate some spaghetti. [spəˈɡɛti]
I went jogging.
brought a gift

2.2 General questions

How was your weekend?
How is your mom feeling?
A: Hey, there was a great movie on last night.
B: Really? What was it?

2.3 Changing a topic

By the way
A: By the way, I saw Joe last night. He looked good.
B: Really? I’m so glad!

That reminds me
A: There was a great baseball game on TV last night.
B: Oh, that reminds me. I have two tickets to tonight’s game. Do you want to go?

Anyway
A: That restaurant wasn’t very good.
B: No, it wasn’t! The meat tasted bad, and the salad wasn’t fresh. And the waiter was awful! His clothes were dirty!
A: Anyway, we’re not going there again. So, how’s Jane

Dialog2
JERRY: Jessica, how was your weekend ?
JESSICA: Oh, hi, Jerry! The weekend was great! On Friday night, Jim and I flew down to Acapulco. 阿卡普尔科
JERRY: You went to Mexico for the weekend?
JESSICA: Yeah. It’s only a short flight from here. The beaches were fantastic and the food, well, it was amazing – fresh fish and delicious fruit every day!
JERRY: Wow! It does sound amazing.
JESSICA: Yeah, and it wasn’t expensive. The hotel was pretty cheap. Anyway , it was a lot of fun – and relaxing, too. So, how was your weekend?
JERRY: It was OK. On Saturday night, Kerstin and I went to a party at a friend’s house.
JESSICA: Oh, that reminds me . Jim and I are having people over next weekend on, uh, Sunday afternoon. Of course, we want you and Kerstin to come.
JERRY: Thanks! I really want to meet Jim.
JESSICA: And, by the way , we have a meeting at 9 o’clock with Harry and his team.
JERRY: Really?
JESSICA: Yeah, and it’s 8:55 now.
JERRY: Oh. Well, see you at the meeting.
JESSICA: Yeah!

3. Telling a story

crime [kraɪm]
economy [ɪˈkɑ:nəmi]
security guard [siˈkjuəriti ɡɑ:d]
stole
robbery
thieves n. [θi:vz]
scary
Corporation [ˌkɔ:rpəˈreɪʃn]

Dialog
[SALLY] Hey, Harry. Did you see the story about Apex Corporation?
[HARRY] No.
[SALLY] There was a robbery there last Friday night.
[HARRY] Really?
[SALLY] Yeah. One of the thieves came in through a window, then he opened the door for the others.
[SALLY] They stole all the computers in the office, and some money. The staff arrived the next day to find everything gone.
[HARRY] That’s a bit scary. Apex Corporation is just three blocks from us.
[SALLY] Yeah. There’s too much crime in this neighborhood.
[HARRY] Oh, it’s the economy. No one has any money right now.
[SALLY] Hey. I heard that Todd asked Joan two months ago about hiring a security guard, but Joan said no. A guard was too expensive.
[HARRY] Let me guess: We’re hiring a guard now.
[SALLY] Yep. She starts tomorrow.
[HARRY] She? A female guard?
[SALLY] Uh-huh.

3.1 crime story

break into
murder [ˈmɜ:rdə®]
crime
police
thief [θif] n. 小偷
theft [θɛft] n. 偷盗
arrest [əˈrɛst]
steal

Jenny,

I’m visiting a friend in New Orleans. It’s a beautiful city. I love the buildings and the people. I’m having a good time, but a thief broke into my friend’s apartment and stole $130! That’s a lot of money. We called the police, and they are looking for the thief. I’m going home to Springdale tomorrow, and that’s OK with me. I’m really upset about the theft.

Sarah

Chicago、London

3.2 somewhere / thing / one

John lives somewhere in Tokyo. I don’t know his address.

4. Listening to a story

Yosemite 约塞米蒂
tent
bear
camped
tore
trail
backpack
boots
cabin
campfire

Dialog
[SALLY] You guys are going to love Yosemite National Park.
[SIMON] I can’t wait.
[SALLY] We’re going to hike on a special trail. Very few people know about it.
[SIMON] Sounds good.
[SALLY] You feel so close to nature there. Especially when you see a deer, or a bear.
[JAKE] Did you say, bear?
[SALLY] Yeah. There are black bears in Yosemite. They’re really beautiful. And big.
[SIMON] Oh.
[SALLY] Actually, I have an interesting story about a bear. Last time I camped in Yosemite, we had a problem with one.
[JAKE] A problem? With a bear?
[SALLY] Uh-huh.
[JAKE] I don’t think I’m going to like this story.
[SALLY] It was really late at night. We were asleep. Then, we heard a noise outside the tent.
[SIMON] Go on.
[SALLY] We left the tent, and outside we saw a huge bear.
[SIMON] What did you do?
[SALLY] Oh, nothing.
[SALLY] We just, uh, watched him, and he watched us. And then he tore open our backpacks, and sat down, and slowly ate all our food.
[SIMON] Then what happened?
[SALLY] Finally, he just walked away. He didn’t even look at us, as he went back into the trees.
[JAKE] And we’re going to the same place?
[SALLY] Don’t worry, Jake. It’s very safe.

4.1 Hiking sentence

A: What did you do on the weekend?
B: I played badminton.
A: Where did you go for your vacation?
B: I went to Peru.
A: Whose backpack did you borrow?
B: I borrowed my brother’s.
A: What kind of tent did you buy?
B: I bought a Shelty. It’s the best brand.
A: What kind of animals did you see?
B: We saw deer, wolves and a snake.

How far did you walk?
How difficult was the hike?

4.2 Connect the matching

questions	answer
How was your weekend?	It was great, thanks.
How long was your trip?	We hiked for two weeks.
`How many times were you there ?`	Six times.
How did you get home?	I walked
Where did you eat lunch	I ate at the mountain

4.3 Hiking Dialog

Dialog
KYLE: Hey, Jane! How was your backpacking trip?
JANE: It was fantastic.
KYLE: Where did you go?
JANE: Uh, we went to Virginia and hiked part of the Appalachian Trail.
KYLE: Wow! The Appalachian Trail! How far did you hike?
JANE: In five days, we hiked about 25 kilometers.
KYLE: Wow! That’s pretty far. How cold did it get?
JANE: Well, you know it’s October, so it was really cold at night.
KYLE: What kind of tent did you take?
JANE: No tent. There are little cabins on the trail. We all slept in them.
KYLE: Really? What kind of animals did you see? Any bears?
JANE: No bears. Just a lot of deer.
KYLE: That’s good.