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Unit 4 Learning about language教案

Discovering useful words and expressions

1 Look at the meanings and identify the words from the unit. Then find them in the

word square.

1. words printed above or below a picture 2. a piece of clothing 3. high sound made by blowing air with your mouth 4. made of wool 5. nervous pause before saying sth. 6. causing problems 7. leather purse 8. final result of sth. 9. strongly disapprove or punish

10. extremely clever or very bright

11. something written in a different form

12. someone who steals sth. or robs sb. Answer

key

for

exercise

1

on

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32

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Caption

garment

whistle

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Woollen

hesitate

troublesome

wallet

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Outcome

condemn

brilliant

adaptation

thief

2

Complete the passage using the correct form of the words below.

handful

upper

betray

status

mistaken

fortune

plot

pass

classic

classify

superior

George Bernard Shaw was interested in the way people spoke. He argued that he was never _________ about a person’s ______. Generally speaking, he thought that lower class people

________ themselves with their remarks whenever they spoke, and that he could

________ people’s social position after only a few minutes’

observation. However, he

never

put himself to the test like Henry Higgins and tried to _____ someone of Mistaken, status, betrayed, classify, pass the lower class off as an authentic member of the ______ class. Higgins thought that a ________ social position was more dependent on grammar and pronunciation than on a person’s ________. Actually his view was only accepted by a ________ of his followers. These people never realized that this idea would form the ____ for one of Bernard Shaw’s most famous and _______ plays! Upper, superior, fortune, handful, plot, classic 3 Complete these sentences using the correct form of the phrases below. in return

in disguise

in amazement

in delight

in particular

1. The man we thought was a policeman was actually a thief ___________. 2. As he accepted the prize for his adaptation of a novel for TV, Li looked around him ___________. in disguise ,in delight 3. She stared at the priceless antique ring

_____________.

4. It was such a wonderful play –

I enjoyed the music ____________.

5. He gave me a musical box at my birthday party and I gave him a wonderful new coat

__________.

in amazement in particular in return Grammar Revise the Past Participle

as Adverbial 过去分词短语做状语可表示时间、地点、原因、条件、让步、伴随等意义。这种过去分词状语相当于一个时间、地点、原因、条件、让步等状语从句, 若过去分词作状语, 句子的主语与分词所表示的动作构成动宾关系, 即是该分词动作的承受者。

过去分词(短语)作状语时, 也可在其前面加上

连词when, if, once, though, unless等, 以便明确作何种状语。

1. 表时间, 相当于一个时间状语从句, 有时过去

分词前可加连词when或while来强调时间概念。

从山顶上看, 这个城市就像一个大花园。

__________________________ , the city

looked like a big garden. 入党以后, 他决定献身于党的事业。

_____________________, he decided to

devote his life to the cause of the Party. Seen from the top of the hill Accepted by the Party

幻灯片14 2. 表原因, 相当于一个原因状语从句。如：

激动的人们被那个故事深深地感动了, 停止了争吵。 ________________________, the young people

made up their minds to take up the struggle.

3. 表条件, 相当于一个条件状语从句, 有时过去分词前可用if等词。如：

再给他一次机会, 他会做得更好。

______________________________________ Encouraged by the speech

Given another chance, he will do better.

和你哥哥相比, 你应该更加努力学习英语。

__________________________, you should

make greater efforts to study English. 水如果被加热, 会变成水蒸气。

_________, water can be turned into steam. Compared with your brother 4. 表让步, 相当于一个though/although引导的让步状语从句。如：

尽管已经跑得筋疲力尽, 他们还是继续追赶

着那个强盗。

_________________________, they went on running after the robber.

尽管被许多人嘲笑, 他还是继续他的研究。

____________________________________ ___________________

Exhausted by the running Laughed at by many people, he continued

his study.

5. 表方式或伴随情况。如：

那个老人在他的妻子的搀扶下走进了房间。

The old man went into the room,

______________________. 我和父亲坐在桌子旁边讨论着我的工作问题。

__________________, my father and I

were talking about my job. supported by his wife

,Seated at the table 提示: 过去分词作状语与现在分词作状语的区别在于: 过去分词与句子主语构成动宾关系, 而现在分词

与句子主语构成主谓关系。

Seeing in this light, the matter is not as serious as people generally suppose. Seen in this light, the matter is not as serious as people generally suppose.

高考链接

1. _________ around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird’s Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games. (2008陕西卷) A. Having shown B. To be shown C. Having been shown D. To show C 2. ______ by a greater demand for vegetables, farmers have built more green houses. (07浙江卷) A. Driven B. Being driven

C. To drive

D. Having driven A 3. The country has already sent up three unmanned spacecraft, the most recent ____ at the end of last March. (07山东卷) A. has been launched

B. having been launched

C. being launched

D. to be launched B Ⅰ. 单项选择

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______ more attention, the tree could

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have grown better.

A. Given

B. To give

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C. Giving

D. Having given. 

2. The computer center, ____ last year, is

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very popular among the students in this

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school. A. open B. opening

C. having opened

D. opened 1A 2D 3. The first textbooks ________ for teaching

English as a foreign language came out in

the 16th century.

A. having written

B. to be written C. being written

D. written 4. ______ in thought, he almost ran into the

car in front of him.

A. Losing

B. Having lost C. Lost

D. To lose

3D 4C 5. ____ such heavy pollution already, it

may now be too late to clean up the river.

A. Having suffered

B. Suffering C. To suffer

D. Suffered

6. The research is so designed that once

____ nothing can be done to change it.

A. begins

B. having begun C. beginning

D. begun 5A

6D 7. ____ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.

A. Being founded B. It was founded

C. Founded

D. Founding 8. When _____, the museum will be open to the public next year.

A. completed

B. completing C. being completed

D. to be completed 7C 8A 9. Prices of daily goods _____ through a

computer can be lower than store prices. A. are bought

B. bought C. been bought

D. buying 10. Don’t use words, expressions, or phrases

____ only to people with specific knowledge.

A. being known

B. having been known C. to be known

D. known 11. Unless ____ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.

A. invited

B. inviting

C. being invited

D. having invited 12. Friendship is like money: easier made

than ______.

A. kept

B. to be kept

C. keeping

D. having kept 9B 10D 11A

12A 13. Mr. Smith, ____ of the ____ speech,

started to read a novel.

A. tired; boring

B. tiring; bored

C. tired; bored

D. tiring; boring 14. ____ time, he’ll make a first-class

tennis player.

A. Having given

B. To give

C. Giving

D. Given A D Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks. 

_______ (污染的) air and water are harmful to people’s health. 

2. The problem ______________________ (在会议

上讨论的) yesterday was very difficult to solve. 

3. He became _______ (兴奋) when he heard he had won the first place in the competition. 

4. I am _________ (感兴趣) in the story. 

5. I haven’t got the film ___________ (冲洗) yet. 

6. Do you know the man _________ (站) beside the door? Polluted discussed at the meeting excited interested developed standing Ⅲ. 改错

1. He came back with a basket filling with eggs.

2. A breaking cup is lying on the floor.

3. The meeting holds yesterday was very important.

filling改为filled breaking改为broken holds改为held 4. Giving more time,I would do it better.

5. Deeply moving by his words,the old man agreed

to his request.

6. Seen his mother coming,the child was very happy.

7. The murderer was brought in, with his hands tying

behind his back. Giving改为Given

moving改为moved Seen改为Seeing

tying改为tied Ⅳ. 用分词改写下列从句。

1. While he was watching TV,he heard a knock

at the door.

2. If the town is seen from the top of the hill, it

looks more beautiful . While watching TV, he heard a knock at the door. Seen from the top of the hill, the town looks

more beautiful. 3. As the watch is used for a long time, it needs

repairing.

4. The boy will be blind in both eyes unless he

is treated on time.

5. Though he had seen told many times he couldn’t

understand it. Used for a long time, the watch needs repairing. The boy will be blind in both eyes unless treated on time. Having been told many times, he couldn’t understand it. Answer key for exercise 2 on page 33 

Being taught by the two gentlemen, Eliza made great progress. 

Having been awarded so many prizes in literature, George felt that his years of efforts were well deserved. 

Bitten by the snake in the bush, Susan was sent back to the camp. 

Having been punished by his boss, he was in a very bad mood.

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Having been cheated by that company, he lost all his possessions. 

Having found a hold in her stocking, Mandy said to her friend, “I will buy another pair and meet you in two hours’

time.”

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Having been forced to leave his job, he set up his own company. 

Having been caught, the thief was taken to the police station by the police. Answer key for Exercise 3 on page 33: determined Forced Knowing accepted disappointed Having been trained spoken accepted Homework

1 Review the grammar.2 Finish the exercises on Page 33 and Page 72.