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Unit 6 Disaster and hope
Period 2 Using language and Listening
Learning Aims:
Find and summarize the grammatical features and usages of ellipsis(省略) by observing the original sentences given, and use them appropriately in the real context;
2. Accumulate more words and expressions to describe natural disasters, and properly express personal views;
3. Understand the weather forecast by listening and be able to talk about the weather.
Activity 1: Look at the sentences and compare them
What has been left out in sentences (a) and (b)?
Why does the author leave them out?
Sentence (a) leaves out “lines”.
Sentence (b) leaves out “it is”.
To avoid repeating the word or expression that is too obvious and make the sentences more concise.
Part 1 Language points in the passage
Step 1
Part 1 Language points in the passage
Step 2
在英语中,为了避免重复,句子中的某些部分经常省略。
一、并列复合句中某些相同成分的省略。
This beeper works well,but that one doesn’t (work well). 这个寻呼机工作正常,但那个就不行。
二、状语从句中,常省略跟主句相同(或it)的主语和be动词
When (I am) in trouble I always turn to her for help. 我困难时总是找她帮助。
三、有形式主语it的主语从句可省略that。
It is an honor (that) I was invited to your birthday party. 我很荣幸被邀请参加你的生日聚会。
四、在限制性定语从句中可省略作宾语的关系代词whom,which,that。
That is the naughty boy (whom/that) we talked about last week. 那就是我们上周议论的淘气男孩。
五、祈使句、惊叹句、部分第一人称的陈述句、部分问句和答句中省略最为常见。
1. Open the door!开门! 2. Why not?为什么不?
六、用so,not或其它手段来省略上文或问句中的一部分或整个句义
—Can Emily do this work? 埃米莉能做这件工作吗?
—I think so. 我想她行。
—I think not (或I don’t think so).我想她不行。
Part 1 Language points in the passage
七、当用强调句型强调疑问词时,常省略强调句型中的that。
When was it (that) you received his e-mail?你收到他的电子邮件是什么时候?
八、某些形容词要求后面接一固定的介词短语,若接一从句,则只用that或疑问词直接引出从句,从而省略原有的介词。
We are certain(省去of)that air is a mixture. 我们可以肯定,空气是混合物。
九、用to表示前述动词(包括谓语或非谓语动词)及其短语。
You may go online if you like (to) (go online). 你如果想上网就可以上网。
十、在某些动词后含有宾语补语或主语补语的复合结构中省略to be或being的情况。
They found the answer (to be) correct. 他们发现答案正确。
十一、新闻标题要求简练醒目,需根据上下文的语境推敲其省略部分。
American President to fly to London. 美国总统将飞往伦敦(A