Unit 2 Onwards and Upwards Grammar & Vocabulary 课件-2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

外研选择性必修 第一册 Unit 2 Period 2 Grammar & Vocabulary 1 2 To know the usage of -ing and to-infinitive as object To know the meaning and attitudes showed by the idiom and use them correctly 学习目标 目标一：To know the usage of -ing and to-infinitive as object Activity 1: Look at the sentences and answer the questions. Sentences (a), (c) and (e) are from the reading passage. a J.D. Salinger started writing short stories in high school,... b J.D. Salinger started to write short stories in high school,... c Nevertheless, the sisters didn’t stop trying. d Nevertheless, the sisters didn’t stop to try. e These are the words that every writer dreads receiving,... 1. Do sentences (a) and (b) have the same meaning? 2. Do sentences (c) and (d) have the same meaning? 3. Can “receiving” in sentence (e) be changed into “to receive”? Yes, the two sentences have the same meaning. No, they don’t. Sentence (c) means the sisters didn’t try any more. Sentence (d) means the sisters began to try. No, it can’t. A noun or -ing form can be used after the word “dread”. Now look for more sentences with these structures in the reading passage, and summarise their uses in your own words. 1 ...but later struggled to get his works published. 2 ...became an immediate best-seller and went on to sell millions and millions of copies. 3 ...three sisters from Victorian England who dreamt of seeing their words in print. 4 This, however, was a time when women were not encouraged to become writer. 5 Keep trying and eventually you will read the words “We’re delighted to inform you...” Both -ing and to-infinitive in the sentences are used as object Activity 2: Read the sentences below and find out something in common with the underlined parts. 1. I offered to paint the house in exchange for a week’s accommodation. 2. John is very reliable—if he promises to do something, he’ll certainly do it. 3. One can always manage to do more things, no matter how tight one’s schedule is. 4. All the staff in our company are