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课件网) Module 7 My past life Unit 2 I was born in Quincy. An ideal place to live live on the coast of sea a big and comfortable house with a big living room a house with a big garden have lots of friends there bathroom bedroom garden kitchen living room garden living room kitchen bathroom bedroom 1 Label the picture with the words from the box. Reading and vocabulary My life in Quincy By Betty King I was born in Quincy, a town on the east coast of America, twelve years ago. There were lots of things to do in Quincy, with many stores, two movie theaters, 2 Read the passage and choose the correct answer. football clubs and basketball teams too. I wasn’t bored in Quincy. I was very happy there. Two presidents of the US, John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams, were born in Quincy. You can visit their old family houses. Our house was big and comfortable. There was a big living room with a TV, a kitchen, a bathroom and three bedrooms. On my bedroom walls there were pictures of my favorite movie stars. Behind the house, there was a big garden with lots of trees and there was a small lake with fish in it. It was great to play there. There were lots of children in Quincy. Many of them were my friends. This was our last home in the US and I was there for the last time in 2010. One day I’ll go back, and I’m looking forward to seeing my friends again. 1.Betty was / wasn’t happy when she was in Quincy. 2.Two / Three US presidents were born in Quincy. 3.There were / weren’t pictures on Betty’s bedroom walls. 4.There was / wasn’t a small lake in the garden. 5.Betty was / wasn’t in Quincy last year. Underline the correct answer. 3 Answer the questions. 1. Were there a lot of things to do 2. Was anyone famous born there 3. Who were they 4. What was Betty’s house like Yes, there were. Two presidents of the US were born there. John Adams and John Quincy Adams. It was big and comfortable. 5. How many rooms were there 6. What was Betty’s bedroom like 7. Was there a garden 8. Were there lots of children Five. On the bedroom walls there were pictures of her favourite movie stars. Yes, there was. Yes, there were. Some words in American English (Am E)are different in British English (Br E). Am E Br E movie theater cinema store shop Learning to learn Am E Br E favorite favourite neighbor neighbour Write “Am E” by American English words and “Br E” by British English words. Some words are different in spelling: 4 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box. ago bored coast comfortable east president store Quincy is a small town on the _____, in the _____ of the US. John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams, both _____ of the US, were born in Quincy. coast east presidents Betty was also born there twelve years _____. She lived in a _____ house with several rooms. There was lots to do there, with many _____, so Betty wasn’t _____. ago stores comfortable bored ago bored coast com ... ...
