中学阶段英语学习者多半对语法的学习感到头疼,时态,固定搭配,句型结构等等都变幻莫测不易掌握。特别是时态间的细微差别,判断起来有难度。而对于这种问题,新概念英语第一册有相应之法。
以课文83课为例
Peggy: Hello, John. Come in.
Tom: Hello, John. We're having lunch. Do you want to have lunch with us?
John: No thank you, Tom. I've already had lunch. I had lunch at half past twelve.
这一段落中时态较多,而让多数学生感到迷惑的是这两句:I've already had lunch. I had lunch at half past twelve.为什么前一句要用现在完成时而后一句用了一般过去时呢?如果把动词挖去,我该怎样分辨时态呢?仔细观察这两句话可以找出他们的相异之处。通过教师的讲解可以非常简洁的得出结论:already是现在完成时态的标志词,而表示过去的具体的时间状语常与过去时连用。
我们来看一下中考真题:
34. -Would you like to see the film with me?
-I'm sorry I ____already____it twice.
A. see B. will see C. have seen D. am seeing(2007年北京)
一个already 显而易见选择完成时态 故答案C很容易选出。
20. - How was your holiday last weekend?
- Good. I ______ to the mountains with my parents. (07 浙江 B)
A. go B. went C. am going D. will go
这道题目中的last weekend在清晰的表示过去,于是答案选择B
以上两个题目不难看出,从新概念英语第一册中总结出的结论非常精准,可让学生在考试中一招制胜。
现在完成时态的学习中还有两个词组不太容易区分:have gone to, have been to
在课文85课中出现句子:Have you just been to the cinema?
为什么这里的去不是用have gone to而是用have been to呢?
通过教师讲解可知:have been to是已经去过了,现在已经回来了
have gone to是已经去了,现在还没有回来
两者均可后接地点,前者表示去过某地,通常可与表示次数的状语连用;后者表示到某地去了,强调说话的当时去某地的人不在场。
在历年中考题中,这两个词组也是考官异常青睐的考点:
37. - May I speak to peter?
-Sorry, he is not at home. He ______ to Shanghai. (2009湖北黄石)
A. has been B. had been C. has gone D. goes
此题最后一句中表明“去了”的意思 故答案为C
44. Helen loves to talk about travel. She many places. (2009河北)
A. has gone to B. has been to C. has gone for D. has been from
这句话中表达的意思是经历“去过” 故答案选择B
由此可见,新概念英语第一册对语法知识点覆盖全面,通过授课老师细致的讲解,对中考英语有很大的指导意义。