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Unit 4 History and Traditions
Period 3
Discovering Useful Structures
Warming-up
Answer the questions according to “What’s in a name?”.
1. How do most people call the country on the right?
2. What flags do the four parts of the country use?
3. What did the Normans do after they conquered England?
Most people call it by the shortened name: “the United Kingdom” or “the UK”.
They use the same flag known as the Union Jack.
They had castles built and the legal system changed.
Observing
1. Most people use the shortened name: “the United Kingdom” or “the UK”.
2. They use the same flag known as the Union Jack.
3. They had castles built and had the legal system changed.
Look at the past participles underlined, and discuss their functions.
(前置定语)
(后置定语)
(宾语补足语)
(宾语补足语)
Observing
Past participle as the attribute
a broken plate
a fallen leaf
Study the following examples.
Observing
现在分词 (doing) 与 过去分词 (done) 作定语时的区别:
falling leaves
正在飘的落叶
fallen leaves
已经着地的落叶
Work in groups to discuss the differences.
现在分词: 表示进行的动作
过去分词: 表示完成的动作
Practice
1. Many ______ (use) computers will be sold in this market.
2. The ________ ( excite) children are opening their Christmas presents.
3. Rosemary shares her (pack) lunch with two friends every day.
4. Her ________ (puzzle) look on her face suggested she didn’t understand what I said.
5. Most people just use the __________ (shorten) name: “the United Kingdom” or “the UK”.
packed
used
excited
puzzled
shortened
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in the bracket.
1. To tell the truth, you must make every effort to improve your _________ (speak) English.
2. To his surprise, Jack found his son ________(dress) as Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.
3. The yoga club, _______(open) last month in our school, is popular among women teachers.
4. Today, there are many people _______(visit) the park every day.
spoken
dressed
opened
visiting
Practice
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in the bracket.
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