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Unit3 Times change!
Using language
SHENZHEN
It’s fantastic to see that you all have echoed times’ change. Heraclitus once said, there is nothing permanent except change. So we need to keep up with change, then the change will be our chance to always embrace a new chapter. Be insightful, be adaptive.
a When I hurried to the store,I saw that the books were already being
packed into boxes.
a When I hurried to the store,I saw that the books were already packed into boxes.
Past continuous passive is used in sentence(a)and past simple passive is used in sentence (b).In sentence(a)the action was being done while in sentence (b) the action was already finished.
Look at the sentences and answer the questions.Sentence (a)is from the reading passage.
Sentence (a)emphasises process and sentence (b)emphasises result.
1 What is the difference between sentences (a)and (b)?
过去进行时的被动语态的用法
1.表示过去某时刻或某阶段正在进行或发生的被动动作。
He hurried home, never once looking back to see if he was being followed.
他匆忙赶回家,从来没有回过头去看他是否正在被跟踪。
These animals were being hunted at such a speed that they would disappear soon.
这些动物被猎杀的速度如此之快,以至于它们很快就会消失。
【即学即练】单句语法填空
(1)The students’ attention (fix) on their study when all the lights went out.
(2)My father told me that our TV set wasn't ready yet. It (repair) in the factory.
(3)When we visited my grandparents last weekend, their new house (paint).
(4)—Did you hear the noise downstairs? What was that?
—Yes. I forgot to tell you. A new machine (test) then.
was being repaired
was being fixed
was being painted
was being tested
2.表示一种习惯的被动行为,常与always、constantly、often等词连用,具有赞赏、羡慕、讨厌等感情色彩。
I felt very surprised that the window of our classroom was often being broken.
我感到非常吃惊的是我们教室的那扇窗户经常被打破。
Tom was always being praised by the teacher.
汤姆总是被老师表扬。
3.过去进行时的被动语态强调动作在过去某时刻正在被进行或持续,而一般过去时的被动语态表示动作的完成。
—Mike, did you see Mr. Brown in the office just now?
—Yes,he was being interviewed, and he looked a little bit nervous.
——迈克,你刚才看到布朗先生在办公室里吗?
——是的,他正在接受采访,他看起来有点紧张。(表示动作正在进行)
Harry was inspired to take violin lessons when a friend of his father's played for him.
当哈里父亲的一个朋友为他演奏时,他受到了鼓舞,要去上小提琴课。
【温馨提示】
进行时的被动语态可以由“was/were+under/on等介词+名词”结构代替。
Many new inventions were on exhibition in the museum at this time last year.
=Many new inventions were being exhibited in the museum at this time last year.
许多新发明去年的这个时候正在博物馆被展出。
Walking home a few days ago,I saw that
reconstruction work was being done on the old
market.It would be turned into a modern
shopping mall.The old gate was being torn
down by some people.The wooden stands were being removed.Rubbish was being cleared
away from the floor.While all this was going
on,photos were being taken by a journalist.
The resulting story in the local newspaper divided
the people of the town:some were in favour of
the new shopping mall,and some were against it.
Walking home a few days ago,
I saw that people were doing
reconstruction work on the old
market.It would be turned into
a modern shopping mall.Some
people were tearing down the old gate.Some were removing the
wooden stands.Some were clearing away rubbish from the floor.While all this was going on,a journalist
was taking photos.The resulting
story in the local newspaper divided the people of the town:some were in favour of thenew shopping mall, and some were against it.
Rewrite the passage using the past continuous passive.
Look at the two groups of pictures and describe the
changes in the news industry using the past continuous passive where appropriate.
Yesterday,I watched a
documentary about the news
industry in the past.I saw that an interview was being done face to face.But now,interviews can be done online...
News was being edited with a pen
while it can now be edited on a
computer.
I saw that an interview was being
done face to face.But now,
interviews can be done online.
News was being printed on paper
while it can now be released on
the Internet.
Newspapers were being delivered
to readers'doors,whereas news
can now be read online.
I saw that words was being
written on the wooden board.
But now,words can be leased on
the computer.
Isaw that class was being held in
a dim classroom.But now,the
class can be held in a modern one.
words/write /wooden board/ on the computer
class /hold/dim classroom/
modern classroom
More than 40 years ago,China began to implement the reform and opening-up policy, starting out on a journey that would pave the way for China to become a fully-modernised socialist country.The policy has had a great influence on Chinese society.It has allowed China to accomplish in just four decades what took Western industrialised countries more than 200 years to achieve,breaking new ground in the history of human achievement.This ongoing journey is allowing China to share the fruits of its success and develop further alongside other countries.What's more,the Belt and Road Initiative will mean a new dawn for trade and investment between countries, leading into a new era of prosperity.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Pay attention to the expressions in bold.
paved the way
breaking new ground
lead into a new era
has a great influence
to share the fruits
Listen to the interview and choose its purpose.
1 To find out what changes Shenzhen has undergone after the introduction of the reform and opening-up policy.
2 To understand how people feel about the way life has changed in Shenzhen this century.
3 To show what the first special economic zone looks like now.
4 To figure out how life is different for the older and younger generations in Shenzhen.
SHENZHEN
more than 40 years
software engineer
surrounded by fields
busy streets and no traffic jams
fishing and farming
an international city
over 12 million people
was just like any other
New things
easier
opportunities and challenges
realise their dreams
Activity 8
Listen again and complete the interview record.
implement the reform and opening-up policy
pave the way for
fully-modernised socialist country
have a great influence on
western industrialised country
break new ground
share the fruits of success
the Belt and Road Initiative
a new dawn
lead to a new era
form a solid basis/foundation for
undergo changes
实施改革开放政策
为...铺路
社会主义现代化国家
对...有重大影响
西方工业化国家
开创新天地
分享成功的硕果
一带一路政策
新的黎明/曙光
走进新时代
为...奠定基础
经历/承受变化
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