Grammar Revision Fill in the blanks with the

Grammar

Revision Fill in the blanks with the correct words. While Spud Webb was the shortest player in the NBA. ____ attending junior high, Spud tried out for When because of his the school team. But he was refused After he height. ____ he finally got the chance, scored 20 points in his first game. _______ he graduated from university, he was forced to play in before basketball league. And he remained there another until for about a year _______ the NBA took notice of him. Spud didn’t give up ____ his dream came true.

Grammar A 2. 08 m &1. 88 m (Using before , after, when &while) Before he was born, many people believed that he would be a basketball star. Tip 1 : Before means earlier than a certain time. After he took some basketball training, he showed his talent(才能) in the game. Tip 2 : After means later than a certain time.

1. You can’t watch TV____ you finish your homework. (2013 泰州) A. after B. if C. when D. before 2. You should hand in your test paper __ you check it. (2014 常州) A. while B. when C. before D. after before you leave the room. 3. You should turn off the lights _____ before ____ leaving the room. = You should turn off the lights ____ after he finished his breakfast. 4. Tom went to school ____ = Tom went to school ______ his breakfast. after finishing

Grammar A 九岁 (Using before , after, when &while) When he was 9, he began to take basketball training. Tip 3 : when means at a certain time. （在某个特定的时间点） While/When he was attending junior high, he joined the Shanghai Youth Team. When/While mean during Tip 4 : a certain time. ( 在特定的时 间期间)

1. _______ the children were playing football , it began to rain. (2014 无锡) A. After B. If C. While D. Once 2. _____ I got back, my mother was cooking for me. (2013 宿迁) A. When B. Before C. Since D. Although 3. While ______, he received a call from his mum. （2013 苏州） A. watched TV B. he was watching TV C. he watched TV D. he is watching TV 4. Simon ______while Millie was reading a magazine. A. was sleeping B. sleep C. is sleeping D. slept

While watching ______ TV, he received a call from his mum. before, after, when, while: (1) conj. 引导时间状从句 (2)prep. 后跟(doing) sth

Finish Part A: Combine the sentences using before, after, when or while. (P 54) 1. I go jogging every morning. Then I have breakfast. I go jogging every morning before I have breakfast. 2. I practised playing basketball for hours. I felt tired out. After I practised playing basketball for hours, I felt 这些连词既可放在句首（用 tired out. 逗号隔开），也可放在句中。 3. I met Peter. I was waiting at the bus stop. I met Peter while/when I was waiting at the bus stop. 4. I was watching TV. I received a call from my uncle. While/when I was watching TV, I received a call from my uncle. 5. I was ready to go to bed. My father came back from work. I was ready to go to bed when my father came back from work.

Grammar B (Using since, till, &until) When Yao Ming was 18 years old, he joined the national basketball team. Since he joined it, he has won many competitions. Tip 5 : Since means from a certain time. since在一般情况下，从句的谓语动词用一般过 去时，而主句的谓语动词用现在完成时。

Grammar B (Using since, till, &until) He did not get the chance to be world-famous until he joined the NBA. He practiced playing basketball very hard until/till 2011. Then he ended his basketball career(事业). Tip 6 : 1. Until and till mean up to a certain time. 2. Until can be placed at the beginning or in the middle the of sentence, but till is usually in the middle of the sentence. used______

中考链接 1. — Have you been in Nanjing for a long time? — Yeah. _______ my parents came here. (2014 南京) A. For B. As C. When D. Since 2. Tigers wait ___ it is dark, then go out to find their food. (2012徐州) A. since B. until C. as D. because 3. I ____go to bed _______ I finished my homework last night. A. /, until B. not , until C. didn’t, until D. /, till until在肯定句中，主句的谓语动词通常是____动词。 延续性 短暂性 until在否定句中，主句的谓语动词通常是____动词。

Finish Part B: Fill Complete sentences since, till, until or B 1. Practise: in the blanks withusing since, till or until. (P 55) 1. I have been crazy about playing basketball_______ since I was a little boy 2. The weather has been awful this week. The rain did not stop_____ until yesterday evening. until/till 3. We played basketball in the playground this afternoon_____ it was getting dark. 4. It is the first time we have played basketball since ______Monday. We enjoyed ourselves very much. 5. I waited for 20 minutes at the bus stop_____ until/till the bus arrived. 6. It is Friday evening. I will not go to bed_______ until I finish watching my Since，till，until conj. 引导时间状语从句 favourite TV programme. till，until prep. 后跟sth Tip : When we use the structure not …until , we can’t _____(can, can’t) use till instead of until.

Grammar C (Using as soon as & whenever) What did he do after he ended his career? As soon as ______(一…就…) he ended his career, he became a college student. He will take part in the charity_____ whenever (任何时 候) he is needed. 注意：whenever可以用 every time替换。

as soon as意思是“一……就”。如： We began to work as soon as we got there. 我们一到那里就开始 作。 He will visit you as soon as he gets there. 他一到那里就会去拜访你。 whenever意思是“每当，任何时候”。如: He likes listening to music whenever he has time. 每当他有时间的时候，他喜欢听音乐。 注意：whenever可以用every time替换。

I will send you an e-mail as soon as I ____ in Canada. A. arrive C. am arriving (2011 北京) B. arrived D. will arrive

C 1. Practise: Fill in the blanks with as soon as or whenever. as soon as school 1. David will go to play basketball______ is over. 主将从现 whenever there is a game on 2. He watches the NBA_____ TV. Whenever he talks about basketball, he gets excited. 3. _____ 4. ______ he learnt that the NBA players would As soon as he tried his best to get a ticket. come to China, as soon as , whenever conj. 引导时间状从句

C 2: Complete the following article with the correct conjunctions you have learnt in this unit. Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in 1980. He got his first when he was only four years old, but he did not basketball_______ until he was 12. Yao joined become serious about basketball______ the Houston Rockets in 2002 and became the best Chinese When/Before he went to the player to ever play in the NBA. ______ USA, he knew little English, but he quickly learnt the language. The best moment in his career was in 2004 ---he scored 41 points in a game against the Atlanta Hawks. When Yao Ming was living in the USA, he returned to China whenever he was needed. He took part in the Olympics in _____ 2004 and in 2008 as one of the Chinese athletes. ____ After he ended his basketball career, Yao Ming has done more charity work, especially for poor Chinese teenagers.

D: Choose the correct answer. ( D)1. You can’t watch TV____ you finish your homework. A. after B. if C. when D. before ( C)2. ---What’s your plan this summer holiday? ---I’ll go to Beijing____ the school term ends A. whenever B. till C. as soon as D. before ( B)3. __ I was in the US, I made many American friends. A. Although B. While C. Unless D. Until ( A)4. Many students didn’t realize the importance of study____ they left school. A. when B. until C. as D. after ( C)5. You should go over your test paper__ you hand it in. A. while B. when C. before D. after

Ⅱ. 用所给动词的适当形式填空。 1. You must tell her to go back home when gets she _____ (get) here. 2. I’ll have to wait there until John comes (come) back. _______ were playing(play) computer 3. While they _____ games at home, there was a knock on the door. 4. Please tell him about it as soon as you see (see) him. ____

Ⅰ. 根据汉语提示完成英语句子。 I am doing my homework (当我正 1. Be quiet while _____________ 在做作业时). soon as she 2. She’ll return the books to you as ________ finishes reading them (她一看完). ___________ I was seven years old (当我七岁时), I 3. When ____________ could ride a bike. until my father came back ( 4. I didn’t go to bed ____________ 直到我父亲回来) last night. she finished her homework ( 5. Kate went to bed after _____________ 在她完成作业后). I went 6. I went to say goodbye to my friends before ______ to America ________ (在我去美国之前).

Homework 1. Finish the rest exercises on the book. 2. Preview Grammar C.