In this lesson you will learn to talk about yourself and people you know.

 

 

课上内容（Lesson）

An ordinary person's life almost always has some special stories and events.Many people also play a part in the making of history.

一个普通人的生活几乎总是有一些特殊的故事和事件。许多人也参与了历史的创作。

 

Do you agree/disagree with the sentences above?

Do the sentences apply to everyone or just some people?

How can someone "make history"?

Who are the most memorable people in your life?Why?

 

"There is a history in all men's lives".  —— William Shakespeare, King Henry IV Part 2

 

 

 

词汇（Key Word ）

 

ordinary   day             # common day   普通的一天     

extraordinary  achievement   非凡的成就

specific  experience   特殊的经验

memorable    period  难忘的时期

significant  event  重大事件

 

# Word list

achieve vt.完成；达到

apply  vt.应用；申请；vi.申请；适用

briefly  adv. 简短地，简言之

diagram  n.图表，图解

disagree  vi.不同意，争执

extraordinary  adj.特别的；非凡的

graduate vi.毕业

leave out 遗漏，忽略，不考虑

lifetime  n.一生

memorable  adj.难忘的，值得纪念的

milestone  n.里程碑，划时代的事件

reluctant  adj.勉强的，不情愿的

retire  vi.退休；撤退

reveal  vt.揭露；显示

salesman  n.推销员；售货员

significant  adj.重大的；有意义的；有效的

timeline  n.时间轴

 

句型（Sentences）

1. An ordinary person's life almost always has some special stories and events.

2. Tome graduated from university in 1983.

3. Tom started working as a car salesman at the age of twenty five.

4. What do you want to achieve during your lifetime?

 

A: What did Lisa buy?

B: Some poison.

A: Who did Lisa hate?

B: Jackie.

A: Where did Lisa put the poison?

B: Lisa put the poison in Jackie's toothpaste.

A: Did Jackie see this?

B: Yes, she did.

A: What did Jackie do?

B: She phoned Lisa.

A: What did Jackied say?

B: She said, "Somebody put poison in my toothpaste, but Ernie used it and died."

A: Did Ernie use the toothpaste?

B: No,he didn't, but Lisa thought, "Oh no -- I killed my father!"

A: What did Lisa do?

B: She drank the poison herself and died.

 

语法（Grammar）

do/does/did     in  the simple present and past tense.

Where do you live ?

Where did you grow up?

What does your father do?

When did you get married?

In the simple present tense use the auxiliary verb do or does to make questions.

 

almost   差不多，几乎

               >        adv.

nearly   差不多，几乎；密切地