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Unit 6
Disaster and hope
Using language--Grammar
After this lesson, Ss will be able to:
know the usage of ellipsis.
learn some types of natural disasters.
Does the dialogue make sense to you?
A: I’m hungry.
B: Are you?
A: Yeah. I didn’t have lunch today.
B: Want some sandwiches?
A: Are there any?
B: Yeah. Just made some.
Can you complete the missing words?
A: I’m hungry.
B: Are you ( hungry )?
A: Yeah. I didn’t have lunch today.
B: ( Do you ) Want some sandwiches?
A: Are there any?
B: Yeah. ( I’ve ) Just made some.
省略是指省去可以根据上下文语境或情景语境恢复的句子成分。英语中存在多种多样的省略现象,句子中既可以省略主语、谓语、谓语的一部分或宾语,也可以一起省略主语和谓语。省略在口语和书面语中都非常普遍。省略的使用包括但不局限于以下情况:
What is ellipsis?
Guess what is/are missing in the following sentences.
1. (I) Thank you for your help.
2. (I) See you tomorrow.
3. (There is) No smoking.
4. –Are you going there?
–Yes, I’d like to (go there).
5. –Are you an engineer?
–No, but I want to be (an engineer).
情况 例句
告示、标牌、报纸标题 (There will be) Road works ahead!
(A) Millionaire (was) poisoned (in his home) in Beverly Hills.
习惯用语 We need to solve the problem as soon as (it is) possible.
Why not (=Why don’t you) clean the room after
breakfast?
Other situations
Look at the sentences from the reading passage.
a It’s just typical that my journey is on one of the oldest lines, as well as one of the deepest.
b My office is only on the third floor of the building, so quite low.
c It’s just typical that my journey is on one of the oldest lines, as well as one of the deepest lines.
d My office is only on the third floor of the building, so it is quite low.
Compare them with the following sentences and answer the questions.
1. What has been left out in sentences (a) and (b)?
“Lines” has been left out in sentence (a), and “it is” has been left out in sentence (b).
2 Why does the author leave them out?
The author leaves them out to avoid repeating the word or expression that is too obvious, and to make the sentences more concise.
Read the paragraph