[中学联盟]天津市梅江中学外研版九年级英语上册教案+课件+素材：Module 12 Summer in LA（13份）

Unit 3 Language in use ■Warm up by doing language practice Hi, let’s go to page 100. Make a study of the structure of the seven sentences in the box. Then make similar sentences. My new trousers are a bit tight. Many families create friendships with the students. The New Standard team gets the special prize. Your host family is meeting you at the airport. My new trousers are over there. Many families go to visit the park. Our school team wins the special prize. His family is coming to meet you at the railway station. The whole class is excited. The group is very interested——everyone in the group is a huge fan! · Study agreement of subject and predicate. 1. Singular subjects need singular verbs. Plural subjects need plural verbs. 2. Pronouns such as everyone and everybody seem plural, but they are always singular — so they need a singular verb. Everyone who worked on the task is a winner. Someone has to answer the phone.[来源:学科网] 3. Phrases that come between the subject pronoun and its verb —may contain plural words and confuse. Each of the basketball players is excited about tonight’s game. 4. Verbs that accompany pronouns such as all and some will be determined by whether the pronoun is referring to something that is COUNTABLE or not. Some of the workers on the building have left for the day. Some of the salt was found on the floor. 5. None is usually regarded as singular, but it can be used as a plural pronoun. None of the boys has helped at the game. 6. Phrases such as together with, along with, and as well as seem to combine subjects, but they do not. Some of the tile in our room, as well as the hall, was soaked. The major problem we had, together with that of our teacher, was tardiness.[来源:学&科&网] 7. When either and neither appear as a subject alone (without the words or and nor), they are singular. Either of those answers seems to be right. You can have the bed by the window or the one by the door. Either is okay with me. 8. The words there and here ar