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Unit 2
Inspiring People
Section A Grammar Focus
What do you think of him or her?
4a
Complete each sentence with a famous person or someone you know.
It was great of ___________ to develop a new kind of rice and help reduce hunger.
Yuan Longping
It was amazing that ____________ did research in physics and chemistry even though _____________________________.
Michael
Faraday
he didn’t receive a formal education
It was difficult for ______________ to do that kind of work back in those days.
Marie Curie
It’s really very nice of ______________ to support and encourage __________________ study.
Adam’s father
Adam’s exchange study
Read these sentences and try to find the rules.
4a
It was great of … to develop a new kind of rice and help reduce hunger.
It was amazing that … did research in physics and chemistry even though …
It was difficult for … to do that kind of work back in those days.
It’s really very nice of … to support and encourage …
都用it作形式主语!
为什么要用it做形式主语?
It + is/was + adj. for sb.+ to do sth. 做某事对某人是怎么样的
It is easy for me to ride a bike.
形式主语
真正的主语
To ride a bike is easy for me .
It is easy for me to ride a bike.
形容事情的本质特征
it做形式主语3句式
句式1
It + is/was + adj. for sb.+ to do sth.做某事对某人是怎么样的
形容词修饰的是事情,表示事物的特征,如:
important,difficult,hard,impossible,necessary等
所表达的意思是“对某人来说做某事是...的”
It + is/was + adj. of sb.+ to do sth. 某人做某事是......的
It was great of Yuan Longping to develop a new kind of rice.
形式主语
真正的主语
Yuan Longping was great to develop a new kind of rice.
It was great of Yuan Longping to develop a new kind of rice.
描述的是人的特征,品质
句式2
It + is/was + adj. of sb.+ to do sth.某人做某事是......的
形容词修饰of后的sb.,说明人的品质性格,
如:kind,clever,good,nice,foolish,polite,careful等
所表达的意思是“某人做某事是...的”
It + is/was + ... + that 从句 ......是......的
It was amazing that Marie Curie did research in physics and chemistry.
形式主语
真正的主语
It was amazing that Marie Curie did research in physics and chemistry
形容词用来评价、描述从句表达的整件事情
句式3
Fill in the blanks with for / of.
It’s necessary _____ a student to listen carefully in class.
It’s easy _____ us to chat online now.
It’s rude _____ the boy to shout at his mother.
It is generous (慷慨的) ___ the rich man to donate so much money to the charity.
The store is too far from my home, so it’s difficult _____ me to walk there.
of
of
for
for
for
Rewrite each sentence using the words in brackets.
4b
1. We listen to our teacher’s advice. ( necessary )
→ It is necessary for us to listen to our teacher’s advice.
2. Tall trees can grow from tiny seeds. ( amazing )
→ ____________________________________________________________
3. Confucius said that we should treat our elders with respect. (wise)
→ ____________________________________________________
4. Professor Gui’s childhood dream of becoming a space scientist came true through
his efforts and hard work. (inspiring)
→ ________________________________________________
_______________________________________________
5. Victor Hugo stood up for the common people he cared about. (brave)
→ ____________________________________________________
It is amazing that tall trees can grow from tiny seeds.
It was wise of Confucius to say that we should treat our elders with respect.
It was inspiring that Professor Gui’s childhood dream of becoming a space scientist came true through his efforts and hard work.
It was brave of Victor Hugo to stand up for the common people he cared about.
necessary adj. 必要的;必需的。
反义词:unnecessary “不必要的”
It's necessary (for sb.) to do sth.
做某事(对某人来说)是必要的。
treat sb. with ...
以...待人
treat sb.as...
把某人看作...
stand up for 支持;维护
辨析come true、achieve与realize三者都可表示“实现”。
come true
achieve
realize
不及物动词短语
常作及物动词
常作及物动词
主语是希望、梦想、愿望等,sth come(s) true
主语是人,宾语通常是目标、目的或成功、等,即sb achieve(s) sth
主语是人,宾语通常是梦想、计划、目标等,即sb realize(s) sth
Complete the passage with the correct sentence parts. In what ways do you find Zhang Qian inspiring ? Give your reasons.
4c
A. It is important for us B. It was really brave and admirable
C. It is always inspiring D. It seemed impossible for him
______ to read about great people and learn their stories. Recently, I read about Zhang Qian, the pioneer of the famous Silk Road. In order to help defeat his enemies, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to find the Yuezhi people. Unfortunately, Zhang Qian was caught by the enemy. ______ to finish his task or to return home. However, around 10 years later, he got a chance to run away, and he finally succeeded in finding the Yuezhi people. ______ that he never forgot his task, and his travel also brought back valuable information about the Western Regions. Later, he was sent to these places again to build relationships. Stories like this give us power and inspiration. ______ to understand the past and find ways to do more for a better future.
C
D
B
A
...的先驱
为了
打败
send sb to do sth
派遣某人去做某事
被...抓住
逃跑
succeed in doing sth. 成功做某事
宝贵的信息
Practice
( )1. It’s great fun ______ cartoon movies with my family on weekends.
A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. watches
( )2. ______ is important for us ______ good habits in daily life.
A. It; build B. That; build C. It; to build D. That; to build
( )3. ______ is reported that ____ visitors come to West Lake every year.
A. That; thousand of B. It; two thousand of
C. It; thousands of D. This; four thousands
( )—Is it necessary ______ Lily ______ more exercise to keep healthy?
—Sure, she is too weak now.
A. of; doing B. for; doing C. of; to do D. for; to do
C
C
C
D
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