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Grammar Verbs and sentence structures(Ⅰ)
Unit6 Seasons
The leaves are yellow, red, and brown,
A shower sprinkles softly down;
The air is fragrant, crisp, and cool,
And once again I'm stuck in school.
Four Seasons by Cecil Frances Alexander
The water is clear and the mountain is bright, The frost comes in at night; Trees are covered with deep scarlet leaves mixed with yellow that is light.
刘禹锡
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Potery Corner
What is my favourite
season?
Why do you think so?
The leaves are yellow, red, and brown.
The air is fragrant, crisp, and cool.
The water is clear.
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What are red words?
The mountain is bright.
The water is clear .
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How many main parts are there in each sentence?
What does the verb “be” do here?
The water is clear .
link
subject
adjective
The water is clear .
A linking verb links the subject to an adjective (phrase) that describes it.
The water is clear .
link
subject
adjective
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Be
is, am, are, was, were
become, get, grow, turn
feel, look, sound, smell, taste
stay, keep
What other linking verbs do you know?
Can we put them into groups?
Sense
Change
Stay
seem
The water is clear .
A linking verb links the subject to an adjective (phrase) that describes it.
The water is clear .
link
subject
adjective
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S
V
+
predicative
The water is clear .
A linking verb links the subject to
an adjective (phrase)
The water is clear .
link
subject
adjective
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S
V
+
P
+
The water is clear water .
or a noun(phrase)
that describes it.
Sentence Builder
What is the season like?
Subject bank
the weather, the sky, the trees,
the flowers, the leaves ...
Linking verb bank
is / are, look, feel, smell, become/ get /turn, stay...
e.g.
Autumn is a cool season.
The weather gets cooler.
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How does a season change nature and our lives?
What happens in autumn?
What do I do in autumn?
The leaves falls.
I take photos.
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What is the verb?
What’s the difference between these two verbs?
The leaves falls.
I take photos.
falls
take
photos
object
intransitive verb (vi.)
不及物动词
transitive verb (vt.)
及物动词
Tip
When you find the verb,
look at the whole verb with its tense.
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What is the verb?
What’s the difference between these two verbs?
How many parts are there?
The leaves falls.
I take photos.
falls
take
photos
object
intransitive verb (vi.)
不及物动词
transitive verb (vt.)
及物动词
S
V
+
S
V
+
+
O
Sentence Builder
What happens in spring?
e.g. Birds sing.
What can they do in this season?
e.g. They play games.
In spring, what happens in Suqian?
What do you often do?
Pattern Detective
Pattern Detective
S+V
S+V+P
funny.
Pattern Detective
Pattern Detective
S+V
S+V+O
Which question sounds right?
a) What is the snow falling?
b) Where is the snow falling?
Adverbial(状语)
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Pattern Detective
Find the extra part.
What does it tell us —
Adverbial(状语)
WHEN, WHERE or HOW?
when
how
where
how
how
how
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S+V
Make the sentence longer:
What extra part can we add — when, where or how?
Adverbial(状语)
.
e.g. The snow is falling slowly.(how)
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Pattern Detective
S+V
S+V+P
S+V
S+V+O
S+V+O
S+V+P
funny.
A simple sentence has
and
.
one subject
one verb part
Simple Sentence Blueprint
Basic patterns (simple sentences)
Winter arrives.
The snow is falling on the ground.
It is cold and snowy.
My snowman looks funny.
I like snowmen.
My friends and I are making snowmen.
Subject(s)
Verb part
Adverbial(s)
S
V
P/O
when/where/how
(vi./vt./link v.)
(P)
(P)
(O)
(O)
Pattern Detective
Pattern Detective
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Pattern Detective
Spring is a lovely season.
The weather is nice.
The sun shines.
The birds sing among flowers.
The flowers smell wonderful.
Sometimes I go to the park.
I watch the beautiful butterflies there.
They fly happily.
S+V+P
S+V+P
S+V
S+V
S+V+P
S+V+O
S+V+O
S+V
Pattern Detective
Seasons in My City
Autumn in Nanjing is a beautiful season.
The air is cool and fresh.
The sky is high and blue.
The leaves on the trees turn yellow and red.
The sweet osmanthus flowers smell wonderful in the streets.
Sometimes I walk along the old city wall.
I take photos of the red and golden leaves there.
They dance slowly in the wind.
Autumn in Nanjing
What is this season like?
What happens in this season?
What do you/people do in this season?
How do you feel in this season in your city?
Pattern Detective
Seasons in My City
Autumn in Nanjing is a beautiful season.
The air is cool and fresh.
The sky is high and blue.
The leaves on the trees turn yellow and red.
The sweet osmanthus flowers smell wonderful in the streets.
Sometimes I walk along the old city wall.
I take photos of the red and golden leaves there.
They dance slowly in the wind.
Autumn in Nanjing
How can you understand and enjoy the beauty of this season in your city?
I can understand the beauty of autumn in Nanjing.
I walk along the old city wall and see the red and golden leaves.
I enjoy its beauty. I take photos and walk quietly with my friends.
Pattern Detective
Seasons in My City
A thing of beauty
is a joy for ever.
John Keats
How can you understand and enjoy the beauty of this season in your city?
I can understand the beauty of autumn in Nanjing.
I walk along the old city wall and see the red and golden leaves.
I enjoy its beauty. I take photos and walk quietly with my friends.
Mark the basic structure
Homework
Required
Optional
Mark the basic structure
Take your writing about “Seasons in my city”.
Choose at least 4 sentences.
For each sentence, mark the basic structure.
Choose 2 sentences from your writing.
Add an adverbial to each sentence to show when / where / how.
Beauty in my city – this season
Choose one beautiful place in your city in this season
Take a photo and stick it in your notebook, or draw a small picture.
Under the photo or picture, write 4–5 simple sentences using today’s patterns.
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