Lesson 3   Please send me a card!

Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!

明信片总是破坏我的假期。去年夏天，我去了意大利。我参观了博物馆，然后坐在公园里。一位好客的服务员教了我几句意大利语。然后他借给我一本书。我读了几行，但一个字也不懂。我每天都想着明信片的事。假期过得真快，可我还没有给我的朋友寄卡片。在最后一天我做了一个重大的决定。我起得很早，买了三十七张明信片。我花了一整天在我的房间，但我没有写一张卡片！

Grammar

1.一般过去时时的意义，时间提示词，结构和用法。

2. 不规则动词的过去式变化。

1) 一般过去某一时间发生的动作或存在的状态，常与表示过去的时间状语连用，常用的时间状语包括：yesterday, ago, last, just now等

2）一般过去时的结构：

Exercises.

1. He received a letter from his brother his brother yesterday.

He _________ __________his brother yesterday.

2. Look at the pride on Tina’s face. Our teacher __________ her just now.

A. praised   B. praises   C. has praised   D. is praising

1. 解析：本题考查一般过去时和同义短语之间的转化，答案为heard from。

2. 解析：本题考查的是一般过去时，通过just now 判断这是一般过去式，所以答案为A。