Unit 2 English around the world
1. (1)for the first time 第一次 （时间状语） (2)the first time 第一次（引导时间状语从句） e.g. ______ I came into No.1 Middle School, I met a lot of old friends.
A. The first time B. For the first time C. For the time D. The time (key: A)
(3)It
is/was the first time… 后接句子，强调到说话时为止某一情况或动作的次数，句中常用完成时态，first可换用其他序数词。e.g. It was the first time (that) I had left Beijing. 那是我第一次离开北京。
2. What is it that Joe can’t find in the bathroom ? Joe在浴室里不能找到的是什么？ 这是一个强调句式的特殊疑问形式。
It is / was +被强调成份+that (who)+句子剩余部分 e.g. (1)对主语作强调 It is Joe that / who can’t find the toilet in the bathroom.
