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Unit 3 Period 2 Grammar
【学习目标】
Learning Objectives
1 To know the usage of past continuous passive
2 To use past continuous passive correctly
【学习过程】
Learning activities
目标一: To know the usage of past continuous passive
Activity 1: Look at the sentences and answer the questions. Sentence (a) is from the reading passage.
a When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books were already being packed into boxes.
b When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books were already packed into boxes.
1 What is the difference between sentences (a) and (b)?
2 Which sentence emphasises process and which emphasises result?
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Now look for more sentences with the past continuous passive in the reading passage, and summarise its uses in your own words.
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Activity 2: Read the sentences again and summarise the structure and concept of past continuous passive.
1 When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books were already being packed into boxes.
2 More and more customers were being attracted by chain stores and online discounts.
3 In one area, a book reading was being delivered.
4 ..., where customers’ comments on the month’s best-seller were being displayed.
Activity 3: Read the sentences and summarise the four sentence structures with past continuous passive.
1 Another bridge was being built over the Yangtze River then.
2 The plan was not being carried out well.
3 Was a new library being put up in their school just then?
4 What was being done to the machine?
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