Unit 4 Amazing Art Using language 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

B3U4 Using language Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer: 1. What causes the action in sentence (a)? The dress or the wind? The wind causes the action. 2. What is happening to “me” in sentence (b)? People around “me” are pushing “me”. a And just look at how her dress is being folded by the wind! b I’m being pushed around quite a bit, in fact. Present continuous passive Activity 1 Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer: 3. What is the difference between the two groups of sentences? The first group uses the passive form, while the second group uses the active form. a And just look at how her dress is being folded by the wind! b I’m being pushed around quite a bit, in fact. Present continuous passive Activity 1 c And just look at how the wind is folding her dress! d People are pushing me around quite a bit, in fact. Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer: 4. Why does the author choose to use the passive form instead of the active form in the reading passage?? In the first sentence, the dress instead of the wind should be the author’s focus and therefore serves as the subject. In the second sentence, there is no need to mention who are pushing “me”. a And just look at how her dress is being folded by the wind! b I’m being pushed around quite a bit, in fact. Present continuous passive Activity 1 c And just look at how the wind is folding her dress! d People are pushing me around quite a bit, in fact. Look for more sentences with the present continuous passive in the reading passage and think what the focus is. This broadcast is being brought to you from the largest museum on Earth – the Louvre! About 35,000 works are currently being displayed in over 300 rooms in the Louvre, … Present continuous passive Activity 1 Present continuous passive Rewrite the underlined parts using the passive. Activity 2 … beautiful pictures are being painted. … trees are being trimmed into