Grammar and usage(1): Overview: infinitive, verb-ing and verb-ed(I)教案和学案内容

Unit 1 Laughter is good for you

Grammar and usage

桑植县贺龙中学

肖彩霞

Teaching aims:

(1) To grasp the differences among the non-finite verbs (2) To practice using non-finite verbs correctly as subject, attributive and object complement. Important points & difficult points:

(1) Learn the usage of the non-finite verbs. (2) How to use non-finite verbs correctly. Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Lead-in T: class begins! Nice to meet you! Today we will learn the grammar. Let’s read the objectives. T: Do you know any old sayings? OK, please look at these sayings and finish them.

T: Pay attention to the words in red. They are called non-finite verbs.

Step 2 Definition T: What are non-finite verbs? They are verbs which cannot be used as predicates, including to do, doing, and done. T: What elements can they be used in sentences? Read the three sentences

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and tell me. T: You did a good job! We will get to know their specific functions. They can function as subject, attributive and object complement.

Step3 Function

T: The subject:

Look at the screen. To do and doing forms can be used as the subject of a sentence. Attention, done cannot be used as the subject of a sentence. Besides, you should know the preparatory subject. T: The attributive

You are supposed to grasp the differences among the three non-finite verbs T: The object complement

Actually, it is very easy. It is also the common usage of verbs. Step 4 summary

T: What are the non-finite verbs?

What are the functions of three non-finite verbs mentioned in this lesson? Step 5 Practice T: Practise makes perfect! Let’s do some more exercises.

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. It’s hard to imagine (imagine) how this peaceful volcano destroyed the whole city!

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2. There are still many problems to be solved (solve) before we are ready for a long stay on the Moon.

3. To return to the problem of water pollution, I’d like you to look at a study conducted (conduct) in Australia in 2012.

4. It is no use asking (ask) her. She doesn’t know any more than you do.

5. The bridge to be built (build) next year is very long.

高考链接（2015全国Ⅰ）

Yangshuo, China It was raining lightly when I _arrived(arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn. But I didn’t care. A few hours before/earlier, I’d been at home in Hong Kong, with its (it) choking smog. Here, the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain. I’d skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River which/that are pictured by artists in so many Chinese paintings (painting). Instead, I’d headed straight for Yangshuo. For those who fly to Guilin, it’s only an hour away by car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city. Yangshuo is (be) really beautiful. A study of travellers conducted (conduct) by the website Trip Advisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world. And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent, a travel

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company in Hong Kong, says it regularly_(regular) arranges quick getaways here for people living(live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Step6 Homework Write a composition about our school using as many non-finite verbs as possible.

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