Unit 3 The art of painting Grammar and usage (I)课件-2023-2024学年译林版（2020）高中英语选择性必修第一册

Grammar and usage (I) Verb-ing forms and verb-ed forms as predicatives Unit 3 The art of painting In the digital age, we can “travel” and see great scenery through a smartphone, so why bother going out? Lead-in It is of great difference. You can learn something about a place through your smartphone, but it is impossible for you to touch it, smell it, or embrace it. So to visit and truly appreciate something on your own eyes is always a better option. Lead-in Read the blog entry on page 34 and answer the following questions. 1. Where did the writer go to see the paintings? 2. How did the writer appreciate the paintings? 3. What was the writer’s attitude towards the act of viewing artworks through smartphones? Exploring the rules 1. Where did the writer go to see the paintings? The writer saw the paintings in the National Gallery. Exploring the rules 2. How did the writer appreciate the paintings? The writer wondered at the skill of the artist, their use of colour and how they played with light and shade. He/she observed the brushwork the artist used to enhance their works, and enjoyed being able to bathe his/her senses in this palace of human creativity. Exploring the rules 3. What was the writer’s attitude towards the act of viewing artworks through smartphones? The writer felt shocked and believed it was impossible to truly appreciate the human touch of a great painting through a smartphone. Exploring the rules Go through the blog entry again and complete the table of part A. Verb-ing forms as predicatives It was surprising then ... Verb-ed forms as predicatives ..., I was amazed to see all the paintings. It might sound shocking, ... ... they seemed more interested in taking ... ..., I was determined to keep ... Exploring the rules When used as the predicative, the verb-ing form is connected to the subject by a _____________. The ____________ form is often used to describe a thing or a situation; the ____________ form is often used to describe how a person f