Unit 8 课时3 Grammaring（同步课件）-【上好课】2024-2025学年七年级英语上册同步精品课堂（沪外教版2024）

Grammaring Holidays and festivals Unit The use of ‘it’ Study the sentences 1 It was time to celebrate Chinese New Year! 2 Her family gathered around for jiaozi. It is a traditional food for celebrating Chinese New Year. 3 It was almost impossible for Lisa to move. 4 It was Lisa’s family tradition to end their New Year celebration with sweet snacks. What does the pronoun it in each sentence mean? 1. Subject Pronoun: "It" can be used as the subject of a sentence, often referring to an unspecified or understood thing, situation, or idea. e.g. It is raining outside. (The actual rain is not being referred to; rather, the general concept of rain occurring is implied.) Versatile: it 2. Object Pronoun: "It" can also be used as an object, particularly as a placeholder for a specific thing that has already been mentioned or is about to be explained. e.g. I have a car, and I love it. (Here, "it" refers back to "a car.") Versatile: it 3. Predicative Noun: "It" can serve as a predicative noun when identifying someone or something. e.g. It's a beautiful day today. (Here, "it" refers to "today.") Versatile: it 4. Neutral Pronoun: In cases where gender is unknown or irrelevant, "it" can be used as a neutral pronoun. e.g. Is it a boy or a girl? (The gender of the baby is unknown at this point.) Versatile: it 5. Time, Date, and Distance: "It" is commonly used to talk about time, dates, and distances. e.g. It's three o'clock. / It's April 10th. / It's twenty miles away. Versatile: it 6. Climate and Weather: When discussing climate and weather conditions, "it" is used as the subject. e.g. It's cold in winter. / It looks like it might snow tonight. Versatile: it 7. Formality and Politeness: "It" is often used in formal or polite constructions to depersonalize requests or statements. e.g. It would be nice if you could help me. / It is important that everyone follows the rules. Versatile: it 8. Impersonal Constructions: "It" introduces impersonal constructions where the real subject follows the verb. e.g. It is necessary to study every day. (The real subject is "to study every day.") Versatile: it 9. Expletive "It": Sometimes "it" is used merely as a grammatical placeholder and does not refer to anything specific. This is known as the expletive "it." e.g. It is surprising how quickly time passes. (No specific thing is being referred to by "it.") Versatile: it 10. Prepositional Phrases: "It" can be part of set phrases such as "it is possible," "it seems like," or "it depends on," which are used to express various states of being or circumstances. e.g. It depends on the traffic whether we'll be late or not. Versatile: it It’s 31 December today! Do you know there are some interesting ways to celebrate the New Year? For example, in Spain, it is a tradition to eat 12 grapes as the bells sound for midnight. Read the sentences and write down the meaning of it in each sentence. Exercises 1. date 2. refer to: eat 12 grapes ... They believe eating them can bring good luck for the new year. In Italy, when it is past 12 o’clock on New Year’s Eve, people will throw old clothes out of their windows. It’s like saying goodbye to the old year and making room for good luck in the new year. Read the sentences and write down the meaning of it in each sentence. Exercises 3. time 4. refer to: throw old clothes out of their ... We will travel to Hainan this coming New Year. Travelling to Hainan will be fun. Rewrite the blue parts of the following sentences with it. Exercises It will be fun to travel to Hainan. I bought a shirt in the department store. I gave the shirt to Dad as a New Year gift. I gave it to Dad as a New Year gift. I’ve left my coat at home to celebrate the New Year. The weather is very warm. Rewrite the blue parts of the following sentences with it. Exercises It is very warm. The time was 6 p.m. We were having New Year’s Eve dinner together. It was 6 p.m. For lots of people, the New Year is the perfect time to make New Year’s resolutions. New Year’s resolutions are promises people make to improve their lives. Maybe you promise to exercise more, learn a new skill, or be kinder to others. 1_______________________________ ______________________________________________ (to make these resolutions can be interesting and meaningful). Complete the passage about New Year’s resolutions with it sentences. Exercises It is interesting and meaningful to make these resolutions. However, 2______________________________________ _____________________(to keep up with them is sometimes hard), and remember 3 ___________________ _____________________________________(to make changes takes lots of time). If you stick with it, you’ll be proud of the progress you make and the changes it brings to your life. Complete the passage about New Year’s resolutions with it sentences. Exercises it sometimes is hard to keep up with them it takes lots of time to make changes Health: go on a diet eat less chocolate give up junk food join a gym Hobbies: start a new hobby join a club learn a new skill (how to cook, paint) Friends: make new friends be kinder to friends spend more time with friends Studies: do more homework read more listen more carefully in class Here are some common New Year’s resolutions. Tick three resolutions you would like to make. Use it to make up sentences. Exercises e.g. It would be necessary for me to listen more carefully in class. It is really important for me to be kinder to my friends. I think it meaningful to start a new hobby like playing chess or going hiking. Here are some common New Year’s resolutions. Tick three resolutions you would like to make. Use it to make up sentences. Exercises Homework Complete the grammar exercises. Draw a mind map for the different usages of ‘It’ in different situations. $$