Unit 2 grammar动名词课件2021-2022学年沪教牛津版（广州沈阳通用）八年级英语下册

UNIT2 GRAMMAR 1 _. Your body language is important too. Simon decided to improve his body language. _. He sat up staight and tried smiling at people. Communicating is more than just speaking. v. ing Gerunds 2 We form gerunds from verbs. begin beginning communicate communicating dance dancing hold holding sigh sighing lie lying double the final consonant and add -ing drop the –e and add -ing add -ing drop the –ie and add -ying Gerunds are nouns ending in –ing. These nouns refer to actions and activities. 3 1 Gerunds as subjects 4 Smiling shows that you are happy. Ballet training usually starts at an early age. Dancing is her favourite hobby. subject 5 multiple choice 1. _ tigers is dangerous. A. Hunt B. Hunting C. Hunts D. Hunted 2. _ your teeth is important. A. Brushing B. Brushed C. Brushes 3. Drinking a glass of water after you get up _ a good habit for your health. A. is B. are C. was D. were 4. Sighing _ that you are sad. A. show B. showing C. shows D. showed 6 2 Gerunds as objects