Growing up

Grammar

Teaching aims:

Learn the use of “before, after, when, while, since, till, until, as soon as, and whenever”.

Step 1 Revision

Translation:

1. 上初中阶段，Spud 参加了学校篮球队的选拔。

While _________ junior high, Spud _______________ the school basketball team.

2. 他接下来成了足球队的领队。

He __________________ leader of the football team.

3. Lily更加刻苦地练习并使教练改变了主意。

Lily __________________and got the coach ______________________.

4. 没有大学愿意邀请他去打篮球，仅仅因为他的身高。

No university __________________ basketball only ____________ his height.

5. 在他毕业以后，他被迫在另一个篮球联盟效力。

_______he _________, he___________________ in another basketball league.

6. 通过努力，他证明个头和体型真的不重要—如果你决不放弃，几乎没有什么不能做到的。

_______hard work , he _______ that ___________ really does not ________,—you can do almost anything if you never ____________.

Step 2 Grammar

1. Learn the use of before, after, when and while, then complete the Part A.

A Using before, after, when and while

Before means earlier than a certain time.

e.g. He remained there for about a year before the NBA took notice of him.

After means later than a certain time.

e.g. After he graduated, he was forced to play in another basketball league.

When means at or during a certain time.

e.g. When he finally got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game.

While means during a certain time.

e.g. While (he was) attending junior high, Spud tried out for the school team.

One of David’s days

David is writing in his diary about one of his days. Help him combine his sentences using before, after, when or while.

1. I go jogging every morning. Then I have breakfast.

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2. I practised playing basketball for hours. I felt tired out.