牛津高一上学期英语模块二

Unit 2 grammar and usage

南航附中 高一年级组 徐贤芝

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Toby said that he would go and climb in the Himalayas soon.

Toby was busy packing, because he was leaving that night.

What the tense is.

Future in the past

The past continuous tense

Toby phoned his friend and told him he was going to leave at 10.

Toby was just about to dive into the sea when he saw a shark.

Future in the past

Future in the past

Toby said goodbye to his friend, not knowing that they were never to meet again.

Future in the past

They set off at 9 a.m. and would reach the airport an hour later.

I was going to leave, but then it rained.

Still in the future

a past intention

Colin called Jennifer to say that he was seeing her later that afternoon.

a past arrangement

The journey that was to change Toby’s life started in July that year.

the future action actually happened

How to form future in the past

Would + do

Was/were going to + do

Was/were to + do

Was/were about to + do

Finish the passage according to Paragraph 2 on Page 22.

Dear Karen,

How are you? I’m going to tell you something about Toby’s adventure in Africa.

He said they _________ London on 15th July and they _______ to Morocco, in North Africa. They ______________ on camels through the Sahara Desert. It is the biggest desert in the world---about the size of the US!

would leavewould fly

were going to travel

He expected it _______ very hot, dry and dusty there. They ___________ by camel, with local guides, camping in tents and sleeping on the ground in their big, thick sleeping bags. He had heard that could see beautiful stars on clear nights. He _________ a torch with him so that he ______________ see in the dark. The whole trip _____ six days. That meant he __________ to sit on a camel for almost a week.

would bewould be traveling

would bringwould be able to

would takewould have

He said how uncomfortable it was. He hoped his camel liked him! I will send you some post cards from Toby. Love,Aihua

better understanding of the different predicate form and the tenses

Toby was busy packing, because he was leaving for Africa.

a past intentionColin called Jennifer to say that he was seeing her late that afternoon.

a past arrangement

Toby told Jennifer that he was climbing in the Himalayas the last week of last August. a past action which continued for some time (used in the indirect speech) While Toby and Colin were traveling in Africa, Jennifer was studying German in London. a past action which continued for some time

When we arrived, Toby and Colin were having supper. the action started before the action in the past and probably continued after it Toby said that he and Colin would spend the summer traveling.

a past intention

Toby’s father would get up early and go fishing on Saturdays if the weather was fine.

a past routine

We all tried to stop him from climbing the snowy mountain but he wouldn’t listen to us. a past obstinate insistence

Would you go to Africa with Toby? an invitation by using the question form I was going to leave, but then it rained.

a past plan

Toby said they were going to visit Africa first. a past intention (used in the indirect speech) Toby was just about to dive into the sea when he saw the shark. the action which would happen in the immediate future in the past

Toby said they were to climb in the Himalayas after they traveled in Africa.

a past plan They said goodbye, and didn’t kno

w they were never to meet again.

a destiny in the past

homeworkhomework

Finish C1,C2,D1,D2 on page 96-97

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