内容正文:
SB1U3 Faster, higher, stronger
Using ideas
- ing as subjects(page38-39)
To know the usage of -ing as subject
To write with -ing as subject
parking
littering
Spitting
Smoking
Lead in:
Have you ever seen these signs?
Look and answer:
Look at the sentences and answer the questions.(P38-1)
0,000 people reading my blog! b I love to photograph the rising sun, …
a. Knowing where the ball would go wasn’t easy.
b. Shooting with great accuracy was another thing he learnt.
Q1. What are the subjects in sentences (a) and (b)?
0,000 people reading my blog! b I love to photograph the rising sun, …
c. Stephen Curry knew where the ball would go. It wasn’t easy.
d. Stephen Curry shot with great accuracy. It was another thing
he learnt.
Q2. What does “it” refer to in sentences (c) and (d)?
Look and answer:
Look at the sentences and answer the questions.(P22-1)
0,000 people reading my blog! b I love to photograph the rising sun, …
a. Knowing where the ball would go wasn’t easy.
b. Shooting with great accuracy was another thing he learnt.
0,000 people reading my blog! b I love to photograph the rising sun, …
c. Stephen Curry knew where the ball would go. It wasn’t easy.
d. Stephen Curry shot with great accuracy. It was another thing
he learnt.
Q3. Why does the author choose to use sentences (a) and (b) in
the reading passage?
Considering the genre of the reading passage — a news report, it requires more concise and formal language. So sentences (a) and (b) are suitable.
Now Look for more sentences with -ing as subject in the reading passage, and summarise its use in your own words.
Now look for more sentences with -ing as subject in the reading passage(P26-27), and summarise its use in your own words.
Practising day in and day out
helped Stephen sharpen his skills.
Playing basketball was his dream.
Practice:
Rewrite the underlined sentences with the -ing form as subject.(P38-2)
Getting tangled up with some other competitors made her fall.
But trying