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Unit 4 Using language 高中新外延选择性必修一 to-infinitive, -ing and -ed as predicative Using language Learning objectives to-infinitive as predicative -ing form as predicative -ed (past participle) as predicative Review and analyze 1 Circle the linking word of each sentence. 2 What words can serve as predicative? China is a country with more than 5, 000 years of history. I am excited to receive your letter. 1 Apart from nouns and adjectives, to-infinitive, -ing and -ed can serve as predicative. 1 Apart from nouns and adjectives, what other word forms can serve as predicative? 2 Can “interested” in sentence (b) be replaced by “interesting”? Why or why not? 2 No, it can't. Because “interested” usually indicates a person's interest in something while“interesting” usually indicates something making a person interested. In sentence (b), the subject is“he”, which refers to a person. a Every artist‘s wish is to create something that expresses an idea. b He was particularly interested in the old story about a fish jumping through the “Dragon Gate”. c Yang Liping’s passion is dancing. Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. 1 One way for him to find inspiration is turning to his children’s toys. (Para 1) 2 He is most widely known for composing music for the film... (Para 4) 3 To listen to Tan’s music is to experience a mix of Chinese musical traditions and Western influences. (Para 5) Find more sentences with to-infinitve, -ing and -ed as predicative in the text. 非谓语动词作表语 1 不定式作表语 (to-infinitive as predicative) 不定式作表语时表示的动作往往是具体的、一次性的动作,特别是将来的动作。 通常主语是表示“目的、愿望、梦想、需求”等的名词或what 引导的主语从句。 Our aim is to help students make progress. 我们的目标是帮助学生取得进步。 The purpose of the meeting is to make a useful plan. 这次会议的目的是制定一个新计划。 My wish is to buy myself a house . 我的愿望是给自己买房。 The next step is to put the theory into practice. 下一阶段要把理论付诸实践。 What impresses me most is to enjoy the view. 让我印象最深的是欣赏美景。 【点拨】 当主语部分含有实义动词do 的某种形式时,作表语的不定式可以省略to。 All he did was(to)wait. 他所做的只是等待。