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人教版(2019)必修三
Unit 3 Diverse Cultures
Discovering Useful Structures
Understand the use of ellipsis in English
Learning objectives
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
1. find out the words that have been omitted to avoid repetition in sentences;
2. grasp the use of ellipsis in English;
3. apply ellipsis in certain context.
Lead-in
Which one is common in our daily conversation?
What rhetorical devices are used here?
Look and think.
(1)
A: I’m hungry.
B: Are you?
A: Yeah. Didn’t have lunch today.
B: Want some sandwiches?
A: Are there any?
B: Yeah. Just made some.
(2)
A: I’m hungry.
B: Are you hungry?
A: Yeah. I didn’t have lunch today.
B: Do you want some sandwiches?
A: Are there any?
B: Yeah. I’ve just made some.
Ellipsis (省略)
Read the following sentences and find the words that have been omitted to
avoid repetition.
Presentation
1. A: Oh, I just love nachos! Mexican corn chips covered in cheese!
B: Me, too.
2. A: So it’s the food of many different cultures, all in one dish?
B: Exactly.
3. A real mix of cultures here!
4. Can’t wait!
They are
I love nachos
and they are
it’s the food of many different cultures, and they are all in one dish.
There is
I
to go there
Rewrite the sentences by taking out the unnecessary parts.
1. You mean you are planning a trip across the Atlantic for a holiday? It sounds like a good idea.
2. He tried to solve his financial problems, but he couldn’t solve the problems.
3. If it is necessary, I’ll finish my report on American poetry as soon as it is possible.
4. Are you going to dress like that? Wearing a dress might be better than wearing jeans and boots.
5. Some wild mushrooms are poisonous and some are not poisonous.
6. I really like that paper folding book, and my son likes that paper folding book, too.
Good idea.
but couldn’t.
A dress might be better than jeans and boots.
Simple sentences:
Compound sentences (并列句):
Complex sentences (复合句):
1 (Questions/Answers)
2 (but); 5 (and); 6 (and)
3 (if necessary); 4 (than)
Ellipsis i