新概念英语第一册055_The Sawyer family

Lesson 55: The Sawyer family

Watch the story and answer the question

1. When do the children do their homework?
   1. At night / before go to bed.

Key words and expressions

• stay 呆在，停留
• housework 家务
• lunch 午饭
• usually adv. 通常
• together adv. 一起
• arrive vi. 到达
• watch n. 手表；v. 观看

Language points

1. The Sawyers live at 87 King Street.
   1. the + 姓s：表示。。。一家人
      1. the Smiths
      2. the Johnsons
   2. live at + 具体门牌号
   3. live in + 街道、城市
2. In the morning, Mr. Sawyer goes to work and the children go to school.
   1. go to work 去上班
   2. go to school 去上学
3. Their father takes them to school every day.
   1. take sb to （a place） 带某人去某个地方
4. Mrs. Sawyer stays at home every day.
5. She does the housework.
   1. do the housework 做家务
6. She always eats her lunch at noon.
   1. eat one’s lunch 吃午饭
   2. at noon/midday 正午
7. In the afternoon, she usually sees her friends.
8. They often drink tea together.
   1. do sth. together 一起做某事
      1. go shopping together
9. In the evening, the children come home from school.
   1. in the evening 在傍晚
10. They arrive home early.
11. Mr. Sawyer comes home from work.
12. He arrives home late.
    1. arrive at a village
    2. arrive in Shanghai
13. At night, the children always do their homework.
    1. at night 在晚上
14. Then they go to bed.
15. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper, but sometimes he and his wife watch television.

Sentence patterns

What do/does … usually do?

1. They always go to school in the morning.
2. She stays at home every day.
3. He often reads his newspaper in the evening.

Lesson 56: What do they usually do?

Pattern drill

1. every day

2. in the morning/afternoon/evening

3. at noon/night

4. makes, always, morning

   1. What does she do in the morning?
   2. She always makes the bed in the morning.

5. shaves, always, morning

   1. What does he do in the morning?
   2. He always shaves in the morning.

6. listen, sometimes, evening

   1. What do they do in the evening?
   2. Sometimes they listen to the stereo in the evening.

7. cleans, always, every day

   1. When does he clean the blackboard?
   2. He always cleans the blackboard every day.

8. go, always, night

   1. When do they go to bed?
   2. They always go to bed early at night.

9. washes, usually, every day

   1. When does she wash the dishes？
   2. She usually washes the dishes every day.

10. drinks, usually, every day

    1. What does the cat do every day?
    2. It usually drinks milk every day.

11. watch, sometimes, evening

    1. What do they do in the evening?
    2. They sometimes watch television in the evening.

12. eats, always, noon

    1. What does she do at noon?
    2. She always eats her lunch at noon.

13. reads, often, evening

    1. What does he do in the evening?
    2. He often reads his newspapers in the evening.

建议以短语为单位来记忆，而不是仅仅记单词。