Learning about Language名师课堂实录

Unit 2 Working the land

Learning about language Discovering useful words and expressions

1.

Find the word or phrase from the text for each of these meanings.

1._________ brown (skin) from spending too much time in the sun

2.________ to make something or somebody free of

3._________ to become larger in size, number or amount

4.________ to make information and ideas known to many people

5. ____________ would prefer to

6. ________ to try extremely hard to achieve something

7.

______ to send things to foreign countries for sale

8.

___________ pleased by having what one wants or needs

9.

______ to provide with things necessary for a certain purpose

10. _____ plants grown in large amounts by farmers

11. _________ because of

Answers to exercise 2: 1. information: statistics;

world: globe

2. Strong: super;

races: nationalities

3. Not having enough food: hunger;

sickness: disease

4. A small Southeast Asian country: Vietnam;

jobs: occupations

5. Open conditions: freedom sold and sent abroad: exported

3 Complete the passage with the words below in their proper forms.

disturbing

expand

output

struggle

battles

grain crops

decade

equip

In the past _______, some of the farmers in the west of China have met with some success in the ________ against the __________ desert. _________ with new

scientific farming methods, they have been able to use less farmland than in the past. their ______ of _____ and other ______, however, is still the same, which makes it possible for them to use the remaining farmland for planting trees. These and other farmers are starting to win small ______ in the great war against the __________ growth of the desert.

Grammar The –ing form as the Subject and Object 做主语

1. 表示经常的、习惯性的动作或状态, 谓语动词通常用单数。如：

Walking is a good form of exercise for both young and old.

无论对年轻人和老年人来讲, 走路是一种很好的锻炼。

Watching news on TV has become a routine for me.

在电视上看新闻已经成了我的一种日常习惯。

2. -ing形式作主语时常后置, 此时须用it作形式主语, 用形容词或名词作表语。

常见的名词或名词短语有: no use, no good, fun, hard work, a hard / difficult job, a waste of time 等; 形容词有: dangerous, worthwhile, useless等。如:

It’s no use making an excuse for this. 为这件事找借口是没有用的。

It’s dangerous swimming in the sea on windy days.

有风的天气在海里游泳是危险的。

3. 在there is no + Ving 的结构中如：

There is no hiding of evil but not to do it．若要人不知, 除非己莫为。

There is no joking about such matter.这种事开不得玩笑。

做宾语

1.只能后接动名词作宾语的动词, 常见的有

avoid, consider, enjoy, keep, finish, suggest, dislike, delay, escape, cannot help, imagine, mind, miss, practise, cannot stand等。

如：

I can’t avoid going．

Have you considered looking for one special friend?

我们必须设法避免犯同样的错误。

We must try to avoid repeating the same mistake．

晚饭后你想和我一起散步吗?

Do you feel like having a walk with me after supper?

人们忍不住嘲笑那个愚蠢的人。

People couldn’t help laughing foolish man．

这类动词还有: excuse, fancy, give up, put off, risk, insist on, look forward, feel like等。

当

need, want, require, worth后面接动词-ing也可以表示被动。

Your hair wants cutting.

The floor requires washing.

That novel is not worth reading.