Grammar教案3

Period Two: Grammar and usage

Step1: General introduction 1. Warming up

Warming up by reading Look at these sentences from the text. What do you notice about the verbs that follow the underlined verbs? (Page 14) 1)

But now, after two weeks, the class really likes working with her. 2)

I’ve always hated making mistakes or pronouncing a word incorrectly…

3)

There are a few students who keep coming to class late…

4)

I think this is because he really enjoys teaching Chinese literature. 2. Summary of the

V-ing used as objects

1) Do you know in English some verbs or phrases can only be followed by V-ing as their objects? Please try to remember them: admit

appreciate

avoid

consider

delay

dislike

enjoy

escape

excuse

finish

imagine

mind

miss

practise

risk

resist

suggest

advise

understand

keep(on)

succeed (in)

turn to

give up

feel like

insist on

look forward to

put off

lead to

pay attention to

object to

get down to

prefer…to…

devote…to…

(In addition, there are some preposition phrases: thanks to,

due to,

owing to,

in addition to) 2) Sentence patterns using V-ing as objects:

prevent / stop…(from) doing: 阻止某人作某事

have trouble / difficulty (in) doing: 作某事时遇到困难

have a hard / good time (in) doing: 艰难

/ 轻松地作了某事

spend / pass / waste / kill some time (in) doing: 花费

/ 浪费

/ 消磨时间作某事

be busy (in) doing: 忙着作某事

be accustomed to doing: 习惯于做某事

3) Some verbs can be followed by both V-ing and to do

as their objects without difference in meaning:

prefer

like

love

hate

begin

start

continue

He continued to live / living with his parents after his marriage.

结婚后他仍然和父母住在一起。

I like to read in bed but I don’t like having meals in bed.

我喜欢躺在床上看书, 但我不喜欢在床上吃饭。

4) Some verbs or phrases that can be followed by both V-ing and to do as their objects but they are different in meaning: forget

remember

regret

stop

try

mean

want / need / require

can’help

be used to

go on

be afraid

be sure

be sorry

nice to meet you / meeting you ①He tried to pass the exam but failed. 他尽力考及格, 但失败了。

Why not try doing it a third time. 干嘛不再试一次呢? ②I’m sorry to disturb you. 很抱歉要打扰你一下。

I’m sorry for waking you up. 很抱歉叫醒了你。

③The little girl was afraid to clime the fence, because she was afraid of falling off it.

那个小女孩不敢爬围墙，因为她担心掉下来。

④My grandpa is sure to live to 100. 我们确信爷爷会活到100。

My grandpa is sure of living to 100. 爷爷确信他能活到100。

⑤I meant to meet you at the airport. 我本打算去机场接你的。

Missing the bus means walking home. 错过这趟班车就意味着要步行回家。

⑥I want to tell him about it. 我想把此事告诉他。

The patient wants looking after. 病人需要照料。

⑦Pens can be used to write things down. 钢笔能用来写字。

I’m used to living in big cities. 我习惯住在大城市。

⑧I regret to tell you that you failed the exam. 很遗憾地告诉你，你没有及格。

I regret quarrelling with my mother.我后悔和妈妈争吵。

⑨Nice to meet you; how are you? 很高兴见到你，你好吗？

Nice meeting you; see you. 见到你很愉快，再见。

3. The NMET tests(相关高考题): 1. When asked by the police, he said that he remembered

at the party, but not

.

A. to arrive; leaving

B. to arrive; to leave

C. arriving; leaving

D. arriving; to leave 2. I don’t want

like I’m speaking ill of anybody, but the manager’s plan is unfair.

A. to sound

B. to be sounding

C. sounding

D. to have sounded 3. He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldn’t risk

the good opportunity.

A. to lose

B. losing

C. to be lost

D. being lost 4. I really can’t understand

her like that.

A. you treat

B. you to treat

C. why treat

D. you treating 5. The man insisted

a taxi for me even though I told him I lived nearby.

A .find

B. to find

C. on finding

D. in finding 6. Having been ill in bed for nearly a month, he had a hard time

the exam.

A. pass

B. to pass

C.

passed

D. passing

7. The discovery of new evidence led to

.

A. the thief having caught

B. catch the thief

C. the thief being caught

D. the thief to be caught 8. In some parts of London, missing a bus means

for another hour.

A waiting

B. to wait

C. wait

D. to be waiting 9. Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to

some schools for poor children.

A. set up

B. setting up

C. have set up

D. having

set up 10. Tony was very unhappy for

to the party.

A. having not been invited

B. not having invited

C. having not invited

D. not having been invited 11. Accustomed to

the steep mountains, he had no difficulty reaching the top.

A. climbing

B. climb

C. having climbed

D. have climbed 12. I really appreciate

to relax with you on this nice island.

A. to have had time

B. having time

C. to have time

D. to having time (Keys: CABDC

ABDAB ) Step2: Exercises for consolidation Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 我很高兴曾经和你叙旧。

2. 他不能忍受久等。

3. 请记住离开之前把灯关上。

4. 我太累了，我想停下来休息一下。

5. 我后悔没有接受你的意见。

6.

地板需要擦了。

7. 我们要求所有的人都做此事。

8.

这些树需要浇水了。

9.

我很抱歉地说，我不能与你同行。

10.

我本打算在校门口等他。

Keys：(Pay attention to the italics parts) `1. I’ve enjoyed talking to you about old times. 2. She can’t stand being kept waiting. 3. Please remember to turn off the light before you leave the room. 4. I am too tired. I want to stop to have a rest. 5. I regret not taking your advice. 6. The floor wants / needs cleaning / to be cleaned. 7. We require all the people to do it. 8. The trees wants / needs / requires watering / to be watered

9. I regret to say that I can’t go with you. 10. I meant to wait for him at the school gate. Step3: Homework Write some sentences about yourself, using the new grammar we learned in this unit. Keys for reference: I enjoy learning English, but I dislike remembering new words. I’m considering trying to make great progress in English, so I’ll keep working hard on it. I hate being laughed at, so I avoid making silly mistakes.