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Unit1 Food matters Grammar & usage
Teaching aims:
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1.Identify the use of to-infinitives as subjects and predicatives;
2. Work out the rules of to-infinitives as subjects and predicatives;
3. Use the right forms of to-infinitives to finish tasks of completing a magazine article;
4. Apply to-infinitives in new situations.
Task1 Lead in
Do you prefer to eat out or cook at home? Why?
_______________________________________________________________________________
Task2 Identifying the rules
Read the blog entry again and answer the detailed questions
Q1: What was the writer’s first thought at mealtimes not long ago? (L1)
The first thought at mealtimes was _________________________________________________.
Q2: What was a social activity for the writer to enhance friendship?(L2)
_____________________________________________________________was a social activity.
Q3: What is not difficult for the writer to do when he came across the cooking app?(L8)
It was not that difficult __________________________________________________________.
Q4: What is the writer’s plan about eating?(L13)
His plan is ____________________________________________________________________.
Task 3 Exploring the rules
Task 4 Working out the rules
一 动词不定式作主语
1. To say is one thing and to do is another.
Tip 1: 做主语时谓语动词一般用_______形式
To employ a security officer _____(be) standard practice for this company.
2.It is difficult for me to finish all the tasks.
Tip 2:动词不定式作句子的主语时可以用形式主语________代替,将不定式置于句末,平衡句子结构。
it 作为形式主语时,常见句型有:
(1)It + is +adj. + ( for sb.) to do sth. ( adj. 修饰物)
(2)It + is +adj. + ( of sb.) to do sth. ( adj. 修饰人)
(3)It + is + n. + to do sth
(4)It takes sb. some time/money/effort to do sth
Practice:
____ is a good idea ______(look) up the word in the dictionary.
____ is important for the software ____________(update).
二 动词不定式作表语
1. His plan is to invite his friends over at the weekend to show new-found skills.
2. My wish is