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

Unit 2 Period 2 Grammar & Vocabulary 【学习目标】 Learning Objectives 1 To know the usage of -ing and to-infinitive as object 2 To know the meaning and attitudes showed by the idiom and use them correctly 【学习过程】 Learning activities 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”? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Now look for more sentences with these structures in the reading passage, and summarise their uses in your own words. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 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 considering going to the city centre for the fashion show. 5. He got well-prepared for the interview, for he couldn’t risk losing the good opportunity. Answers: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________