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外研选择性必修
第四册
Unit 2
Period 2
Grammar
1
2
To review the usage of passive voice
To use passive voice correctly
学习目标
Activity 1: Look at the sentences from the reading passage and match them to the reason why the passive voice is used.
a On discovering that Morrie is being weakened by a severe illness,
b... Tuesdays with Morrie is just made up of a collection of over-emotional thoughts and messages, ...
c A box of tissues will be needed to get through this book!
目标一:To review the usage of passive voice
1 The subject is not known, is unimportant, or is “people in general” and can be omitted.2 The focus of the sentence is on the recipient of the action, not on the subject of the sentence.3 The subject goes with lengthy expressions that are better put at the end.
c
a
b
Activity 2: Now look for more sentences with the passive voice in the reading passage and talk about why it is used.
1 Indeed, it was a pleasant surprise to find that this book is filled with joy and hope.2 I feel I have been given a deeper insight into the world and can see things from a different point of view.3 Reading this book made me feel as if I’d been woken up from a long sleep and finally opened my eyes to the world!4 The book made me stop and think about how much I am influenced by popular culture...
Activity 3: Convert the active voice in different tenses into the passive voice in different tenses.
The active voice in different tenses The passive voice in different tenses
... do
...did
...will do
...be doing
...have/has done
...had done
was/were doing
... be (is/am/are) done
... be (was/ were) done
... will be done
... be being done
... have/ has been done
... had been done
was/were being done
【语法精讲】
现在进行时的被动语态现在进行时的被动语态可以表示此时此刻或现阶段正在进行的被动动作,还可以表示一种经常性或习惯性的被动行为,常与always,constantly等连用,往往带有赞扬、责备、厌烦、埋怨等感情色彩。例如:She is always being praised by the teacher.除上述用法外,现在进行时的被动语态还可以与情态动词连用,表示说话者对正在发生的被动行为的推测。例如:He may be being interviewed in the office.
一般现在时的被动语态可以表示正在进行,比如有些表示状态、心理活动、情感等的