Unit 4  TV programmes

watch . according to the table below, fill in the blanks on page 66.
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. until  2. before  3. after  4. after  5. after  6. after  7. until  8. before
step 6. presentation
  (show the picture)  what was millie doing? she was watching tv.
                   what was eddie doing at that time?  he was sleeping.
  while millie was watching tv, eddie was sleeping.
explanation:
“while” and “as” are also conjunctions of time. they both mean “ during the time that”. we use them to talk about two or more actions that happen at the same time.
when there are two long action, we often use “while”.
  “as/while” can be used to introduce a longer action that started before a shorter action.
  “as” can also be used to join two short actions that happen at the same time.
step 7. practice
  1. put the following two sentences together with “while/as”.
 
(!)                          millie was reading.  simon came in.
   
                            _____________________________________.

(2)

                            suzy was sleeping. the telephone rang.
_____________________________________.

  write the sentences on the blackboard, ask the students to match the two parts of the following
sentences.
as i opened my eyes,            i lost my wallet.
while i washed the vegetables,    a postman ran out of the door quickly.
as i walked past the post office,   mum prepared the chicken.
while i was shopping,           i saw my mother standing at the end of my bed.