内容正文:
Discovering Useful Structure
Unit 3 DIVERSE CULTURES
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Understand the use of ellipsis in different situations;
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apply ellipsis in certain context.
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Learning objectives
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Compare the following two conversations.
A: Looks like rain.
B: Oh, I hope not.
A: Why?
B: We have a soccer game today. Remember?
A: Do we? Where?
B: In the bigger playground.
A: It looks like rain.
B: Oh, I hope it does not rain.
A: Why do you hope it doesn’t rain?
B: We have a soccer game today. Do you remember?
A: Do we have a soccer game today? Where will it be?
B: It will be in the bigger playground.
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Read the following sentences and find the words that have been omitted to avoid repetition.
1. A: Oh, I just love nachos! Mexican corn chips covered in cheese!
B: Me, too.
A: Oh, I just love nachos! (They are) Mexican corn chips covered in cheese!
B: I love nachos, too.
规则:在简单句中,如含有be动词,可省略主语和be动词。答语可以用代词代替进行省略
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Read the following sentences and find the words that have been omitted to avoid repetition.
2. Can’t wait!
I can’t wait to go there!
规则:在简单句中,如上下文意思明确,可省略主语和宾语。
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Read the following sentences and find the words that have been omitted to avoid repetition.
3. A: So it’s the food of many different cultures, all in one dish?
B: Exactly.
A: So it’s the food of many different cultures, (and they are ) all in one dish.
B: Exactly.(It's the food of many different cultures, and they are all in one dish.)
规则:在并列句的省略中,可省略共同的主谓或宾语。答语可以用表感叹的肯定或否定词来代替,如Exactly, Dedinitely, Of course not, No way等。
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Read the following sentences and find the words that have been omitted to avoid repetition.
4. A real mix of cultures here!
There is a real mix of cultures here!
规则:在There be 句型中,可省略There be。
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P30 Rewrite the sentences by taking out the unnecessary parts.
1. You mean you are planning a trip across the Atlantic for a holiday? It sounds like a good idea.
2. He tried to solve his financial problems, but he couldn’t solve the problem.
3. Are you going to dress like that? Wearing a dress might be be