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课件网) Unit 2 More than fun Understanding ideas (语法学习) Let’s review what the boy’s and his grandpa’s hobbies are. Rock music _m_e_e_t_s the erhu The boy is a r_o_c_k_mu_s_i_c lover. He plays the _el_e_c_tr_i_c_g_u_i_t_a_r in the school band. Sometimes he writes songs and _s_h_a_r_es_ them online. The sound of Grandpa’s erhuc_u_t_s_i_n while the boy is playing the electric guitar. _Mu_s_ic_ is his grandpa’s hobby. He likes _p_la_y_i_n_g_t_h_e e_rh_u_ in the park with his friends. They sing _B_e_ij_i_n_g_o_p_e_r_a_ together. _Th_e_r_e_a_r_e many fans of them. An idea suddenly _h_it_s_ the boy. He decides to t_a_k_e_pa_rt in_ the art festival with Grandpa. When they are on the stage, the boy no_d_s to Grandpa and they f_i_r_e_u_p_ their instruments. Everybody _m_o_v_e_s_wit_h_ their music. The boy thinks it feels g_r_e_a_t_ to enjoy their hobby together. There is so much f_u_n_ in music. Hobbies Plots Feeling Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the grammar rules. There is so much fun in music. There are many fans of them. Now find one more sentence with this structure in the reading passage. There is an art festival every autumn in my school. Use Form Meaning There be is used to say that something exists in a particular place. It is often used in descriptions of scenes or settings. There was a big party in the garden last night. It is commonly used to express the existence or presence of something or someone in a particular place or situation. There is a book on the table. There are many people on the street during the rush hour. There ＋ be ＋ Subject ＋ (Place) There + is / was + singular noun There + is / was + uncountable noun There + are / were + plural noun There be Time Sentence pattern Simple Singular Plural Present Affirmative there is there are Negative there isn’t there aren’t Interrogative Is there... Are there... Yes answer Yes, there is. Yes, there are. No answer No, there isn’t. No, there aren’t. Past Affirmative there was there were Negative there wasn’t there weren’t Interrogative Was there... Were there... Yes answer Yes, there was. Yes, there were. No answer No, there wasn’t. No, there weren’t. Time Sentence pattern Simple Future Affirmative there will be Negative there won’t be Interrogative Will there be... Yes answer Yes, there will. No answer No, there won’t. Work in groups. Discuss and summarise. There is an apple in the basket. There isn’t an apple in the basket. Is there an apple in the basket Yes, there is. No, there isn’t. There are some apples in the basket. There aren’t any apples in the basket. Are there any apples in the basket Yes, there are. No, there aren’t. What’s in the basket Example: There are 45 students in my class. Last year, there were 15 students in the reading group. This year, there are 18 students in the reading group. Simple present: there is / are... Simple past: there was / were... Describe the tab ... ...
