Section Ⅳ　Grammar & Writing

　　一般现在时 & 现在进行时

　　观察下列从Reading and Vocabulary中选取的句子，体会一般现在时和现在进行时以及v.­ing形式的形容词和v.­ed形式的形容词的用法。

　　1. I live in Shijiazhuang，a city not far from Beijing.

　　2．Today is my first day at Senior High school and I'm writing down my thoughts about it.

　　3．We're using a new textbook and Ms Shen's method of teaching is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior High school.

　　4．The teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly and the classrooms are amazing.

　　5．The English class is really interesting.

　　6．Some students were embarrassed at first but everyone was very friendly and it was really nice.

　　一、一般现在时

　　1．表示经常性或习惯性的动作，常与often，usually，always，sometimes，never，every day，once a month等时间状语连用。

　　He goes to school at seven o'clock every day.

　　他每天七点去上学。

　　2．表示普遍真理和客观事实。

　　Light travels faster than sound.

　　光比声音传播的快。

　　3．在时间状语从句和条件状语从句中，从句中的动词通常用一般现在时代替一般将来时。

　　We'll let you know as soon as you arrive.

　　你一到我们就告诉你。

　　We'll visit the Great Wall if it is fine tomorrow.

　　假如明天天气好，我们就去游览长城。

5．表示按规定或时刻表将要发生的动作，仅限少数动词如begin，come，go，leave