grammar (1). language functions and focus use ‘between… and…’ to express a period of time...

Grammar (1)

Language functions and focus

Use ‘between… and…’ to express a period of time

Use ‘from… to…’ to express a period of time

Use ‘before’, ‘after’ and ‘until’ to talk about when things happen

Key words

1.right2.before3.after4.until

Useful expressions

1.between…and…2.from…to…3.Weather report4.prepare for…5.take a shower

Key sentences

1.After that, I need to go to bed.2.I won’t watch Cartoon World untilI’ve finished my dinner.

Read Sunday TV schedule, then help Millie to finish the passage with from…to and between…and…

Saturday TV Schedule CCTV-9(English)

5.30 p.m. DOCUMENTARY

7.30 p.m. DIALOGUE

6.00 p.m. BIZ CHINA 8.00 p.m. ASIA TODAY

6.30 p.m. AROUND CHINA

8.30 p.m. CULTURE EXPRESS

7.00 p.m. WORLD WIDE WATCH

9.00 p.m. CHINA TODAY

用适当的介词填空：

1. There is no secret ________ you and me.

2. People can make a call ________ countries in English.

3. The cat is ________ the door, so you can’t see it.

4. The children ask for candies ________ house ______ house at Halloween.

5. Don’t read _______ the sun. It’s bad for your eyes.

6. We have no lessons ________ 3:50 p.m. and 4:50 p.m. every day.

7. There is a lot of news _______ today’s newspaper.

8.Can you swim _______ the river?

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at an earlier time than at a later time than

up to the time that

Sam gets up at 7:30 a.m. ______ he goes to school he has breakfast. Lessons start at 8:00 a.m. He won’t have lunch _____12:00. ____ around 4:50 p.m. he goes home. In the evening he watches TV for half an hour______he has supper. ______ that he does his homework. He won’t go to bed _____ 9:00.

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Fill in the blanks

Use before, after, until to talk about your school life or family life.

Practice

from… to between…and before when if after until

1. I won’t go to bed _____ my mother comes back.

2. He could swim ______he was five years old.

3. You may come to my office ________ 9:00 a.m.

____ 11:30 a.m. tomorrow.4. We go to school _____ Monday ___ Saturday.

5. Tom will go skating with us __ he has time.

6. The train had already left ______ we got to the station.

Exercises:

until

when

from to

between

and

if

before

Translate the following sentences:

1. 我们一直走到河边为止。

We walked until we got to the river.

2. 吃饭前先洗手。

Wash your hands before you have meals.

3. 在他油漆了窗户之后，开始油漆门。

After he painted the windows, he painted the doors.

4. 他到十岁才会游泳。

He couldn’t swim until he was ten.

5. 他在过马路前向两边看了看。

He looked both ways before he crossed the road.