Unit 4 TV programmes
step 2. presentation
do you still remember when you can watch a film called “ murder in a country house” on
golden tv?
we can watch it between 7 p.m. and 9.30 p.m.
we can watch it from 7 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
we can use “between… and…” and “ from… to…” to specify periods of time.
e.g. between and , tiger watch was taken in india.
from 6.30 p.m. to 7 p.m., i can watch cartoon world.
(pay attention: we should never use “to” with “ between”, we cannot use “from” with “and”.
e.g. between to , tiger watch was taken in india. (x)
from 6.30 p.m. and 7 p.m., i can watch cartoon world. (x)
step 3. practice
millie likes watching golden tv. it’s her favourite channel. help millie plan what to watch this
sunday night, and try to tick which tv programmes she can watch, and which she can’t.
sunday tv schedule golden tv whether to watch or not
6.30 p.m. cartoon world no
7.00 p.m. today’s news yes
7.30 p.m. weather report yes
7.40 p.m. documentary: china’s teens yes
8.00 p.m. drama series: the three kingdoms no
9.00 p.m. english news yes
9.45 p.m. today’s music video yes
10.00 p.m. news round-up yes
answers: 1. from 2. 7.00 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. 3. 7.30 .m. to 7.40 p.m. 4. 7.40 p.m. to 8.00 pm.
5. from 8.00 p.m. 6. 9.00 p.m. 7. between 9.45 p.m. 8. 10.00 p.m.
9. 9.00 p.m. to 9.45 p.m. 10. between 10.00 p.m.
step 4. presentation
we know millie can’t watch “cartoon world” from 6.30 p.m. to 7 p.m., because she has dinner at that time. so we can say “millie will not watch cartoon world until she has finished her dinner.” cartoon world is on tv before today’s news is broadcast. the weather report is on tv after today’s news.
conclusion: we can also use “before”, “after” and “until” to talk about time. these words are used to talk about the order in which things happen. “before” means “at an earlier time then”.
“after” means “at a later time then” and “ until” means “up to the time that”. we can use them to introduce a time clause. they can be placed at the biginning or in the middle of sentences.
(pay attention: we can use “till” instead of “until”, but “till” is usually used in the middle of sentences.)
step 5. practice
millie is talking to sandy on the phone, she is telling her which programmes she wants to