1、Unit 3A taste of English humourLearning about language高一人教新课标版必修四NounVerbAdjectiveAdverbfortune-contentment-perform-fortunatefortunatelycontentedcontentcontentedlyperformer/performanceperformingDiscovering useful words and expressions 1 Fill in the chart.NounVerbAdjectiveAdverbhumourastonish-mentbor
2、echarmentertain-menthumourhumoroushumorouslyastonishastonishingastonishinglyborebored,boringboringlycharmcharmingcharminglyentertain entertaining entertaininglyIn the 1990s,Mr.Bean became a star using mime to highlight difficult social situations much as Charlie Chaplin had done.His method of acting
3、 was to appear _,look around and then do exactly the wrong thing.Children particularly would burst into _ at his behavior.He always managed to _ those things that people are afraid of doing uncertainlaughterpick outAnswer key for Exercise 2.because they do not want to appear a social _.On one occasi
4、on in a restaurant he ordered a steak tartare.When the uncooked meat arrived he was _ by shame because he could not eat it.He _ a piece of meat and pretended to _ a mouthful but instead put it into the plant pot beside him.He put other pieces into his pocket.failureovercomecut offchew_ the meal he s
5、eemed to show great _in his food.He was such an _ performer that when he finished eating his dinner,the waiter offered him the same dish again at no extra _!Throughoutenjoymentoutstandingchargeoccasion n.(事情发生的)时刻;时候;场合We should keep quiet on such an occasion.在这种场合我们应该保持安静。On another occasion,he lan
6、ded in a deserted car park.还有一次,他在一个废弃的停车场着陆。on occasion 有时;偶尔on this/that occasion 此时(那时)on one occasion 有一次;曾经on the occasion of 在的时候;值此之际ExplanationExercise 3 on Page 20Sample dialogue:IS1:Ill be better off if I can come back to my childhood because I find my littlesister has a better life than m
7、e.S2:But youll be worse off if your sister feels envy at you.IIS1:I will be better off if I have a chance to study abroad because I can pick up English.S2:But you will find it is worse off when living abroad,without a parent or a close friend to care for you.The ing form as the Predictive,Attributiv
8、e and Object ComplementGrammarReview:-ing形式作主语和宾语作主语1.Talking to him is talking to a wall.对他说话等于对牛弹琴。2.Smoking may cause cancer.吸烟会致癌。3.Walking is my sole exercise.散步是我唯一的运动。4.Talking mends no holes.(谚)空谈无济于事。作宾语5.I suggest bringing the meeting to an end.我建议结束会议。6.He admitted taking the money.他承认钱是他
9、拿的。7.I couldnt help laughing.我禁不住笑了起来。8.Your coat needs brushing.你的大衣需要刷一下。1.Can you smell anything burning?(宾语)2.We wont have you doing that.(宾语)3.No one is allowed to speak in the reading room.4.I am sorry to have kept you waiting long.(宾语)5.I have a friend living in London.6.My hobby is swimming.
10、宾补宾补表语定语宾补定语一、-ing形式作定语1.单个动词的-ing形式作定语位于被修饰名词的前面,既可以表示被修饰者的作用或功能,也可以表示被修饰者的动作或状态。如：building materials=materials for building 建筑材料动名词作定语,宾语补足语和表语drinking water=water for drinking 饮用水a walking stick=a stick for walking 手杖a reading room=a room for reading 阅览室a writing desk=a desk for writing 写字台tiring
11、 music =music that is tiring 烦人的音乐a surprising result =a result that is surprising 一个惊人的结果2.ing 形式短语作定语时,放在所修饰的名词之后,并且在意思上相当于一个定语从句。如：They lived in a room facing the street.=They lived in a room that faces the street.他们住在一间面朝街的房子。The man standing there is Peters father.=The man who is standing there
12、 is Peters father.站在那儿的那个人是彼得的父亲。Anybody swimming in this river will be fined.=Anybody who is swimming in this riverwill be fined.在这条河里游泳的任何一个人都会被罚款。3.-ing形式短语也可以用作非限制定语,相当于一个非限制性定语从句,这时,它与句子其他部分用逗号分开。如：His brother,working as a teacher,lives in Beijing.=His brother,who is working as a teacher,lives
13、in Beijing.他那个当教师的哥哥住在北京。The apple tree,swaying gently in thebreeze,had a good crop of fruit.=The apple tree,which was swayinggently in the breeze,had a good crop of fruit.那棵苹果树硕果累累,在微风中轻轻摇曳。二、-ing形式作宾语补足语1.1)动词-ing形式作宾语补足语常放在宾语后面,表示一个正在进行的主动性的动作,强调一个过程或一种状态。如：When we returned to the school,wefound
14、a stranger standing at the entrance.当我们回到学校时,发现一个陌生人站在大门口。We found the snake eating the eggs.我们发现蛇正在吃鸡蛋。I found a bag lying on the ground.我发现地板上放着一个包。The boss kept the workers workingthe whole night.那老板让工人整夜地工作。2)当主句转换为被动结构时,原来作宾语补足语的动词-ing形式便转换为主语补足语。如：They found the result very satisfying.=The res
15、ult is found very satisfying.这个结果很令人满意。They heard him singing in the next room.=He was heard singing in the next room.有人听到他在隔壁房间唱歌。We mustnt keep them waiting.=They mustnt be kept waiting.千万不能让他们等。2.能用-ing形式作宾语补足语的几类动词:1)表示感觉和心理状态的动词,常见的有see,2)hear,feel,smell,find,notice,observe,look at,3)listen to等
16、。如：We saw a light burning in the window.I felt somebody patting me on the shoulder.Can you smell anything burning?As he spoke,he observed everybody looking athim curiously.Listen to the birds singing.I didnt notice him waiting.2)表示指使意义的动词,常见的有 have,set,keep,get,catch,leave等。如：I wont have you doing t
17、hat.This set me thinking.Im sorry to have kept you waiting.I cant get the clock going again.You wont catch me doing that again.你看吧,我决不会做那种事了。3.see,hear,feel,watch等动词之后用-ing形式和动词不定式作宾语补足语的区别：前者表示动作正在进行,而后者表示(或强调)动作从开始到结束的全过程。如:We passed by the classmates and saw the teacher making the experiment.我们走过
18、教室,看见老师在做实验。(只在走过教室的刹那间,看见老师正在做实验)We sat for an hour and watched the teacher make the experiment.我们坐了一个小时,看老师做实验。(一个小时之内一直在看老师作实验)如果宾语补足语是短暂性动词,动词不定式短语表示一次动作,而-ing形式则表示反复动作。e.g.We heard the door slam.We heard the door slamming.(反复动作)(一次动作)三、-ing形式作表语-ing形式作表语时放在系动词之后,用来泛指某种动作或行为,以说明主语的身份、性质或情况。如：Her
19、 hobby is painting.她的业余爱好是画画。My job is looking after the children.我的工作就是照顾这些孩子。His concern for his mother is most touching.他对母亲的关爱很感人。She was very pleasing in her appearance.1.The _ boy was last seen _ near the 2.bank of the lake.A.missing;playing B.missing;play C.missed;played D.missed;to play解析:mi
20、ssing是形容词,作boy的定语,意思是“失踪的”。was last seen playing表示被看见时正在玩。真题解析A2.Mr Smith,_ of the _ speech,started to read a novel.A.tired;boring B.tiring;bored C.tired;bored D.tiring;boring解析:此题考查现在分词与过去分词的区别。tired,moved,interested excited 等过去分词叙述的是人的本身感受;tiring,moving,interesting,exciting等现在分词叙述的是某一物或事情给予人的感受。A3
21、.When we watched the national flag _ in the Olympic Games on TV,we raised a cheer.A.rise B.being risen C.raised D.being raised解析:本题考查分词作补语,rise是不及物动词,先排除A、B两项,国旗是被人们升起的,应该用分词的被动形式,句意为:当看到电视中奥林匹克运动会上国旗正在被升起时,我们欢呼起来。D4.We sat there,_with what we listened to.A.satisfying B.to satisfy C.contented D.cont
22、ent解析:本题考查动词用法。satisfied表示“感到满意的”,把A、B两项排除;content 既是形容词,又是动词,be contented with“对满足”。D1.A cook will be immediately fired if he is 2.found _ in the kitchen.A.smoke B.smoking C.to smoke D.smoked2.The manager discussed the plan that they would like to see _ the next year.A.carry out B.carrying out C.ca
23、rried out D.to carry outB C 单项选择3.I can hardly imagine Peter _ across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.A.sail B.to sail C.sailing D.to have sailed4.When we got back from the cinema,we found the lamp_ but the door _.A.being on;shutB.burning;shutting C.burning;shut D.on;shuttingC C 5.There was a terrib
24、le noise _ the sudden burst of light.A.followed B.following C.to be followed D.being followed6.Tell Mary that theres someone _ for her at the door.A.waiting B.waited C.waits D.to wait7.The _ waiter came up to us and said,“You are welcome.”A.smiling B.smiled C.smile D.to smileB A A 8.The result of th
25、e test was rather _.A.disappointed B.disappointing C.being disappointed D.disappoint9.People _ in the city do not know the pleasure of country life.A.live B.to live C.lived D.living10.The librarys study room is full of students _ for the exam.A.busily prepared B.busy preparing C.busily prepare D.are
26、 busily preparingB DB 11.Its really terrible to have a bus _ another,which will cause an _ accident.A.knocked up;astonished B.bumped into;astonishing C.knocked into;astonished D.bumped up;astonishingB12.New Zealand is an _ country;you can hear _ everywhere.A.English spoken;English-speakingB.English-
27、spoken;spoken EnglishC.English-speaking;speaking EnglishD.English-speaking;English spokenD13.When I came in,I saw Dr.Li _ a patient.A.examine B.examing C.to exam D.examined14.When he awoke,he found himself _ by an old woman.A.looked after B.be looked after C.being looked after D.be looking after15.Sitting by her side,I could feel her heart _.A.beaten B.to beat C.beating D.to be beatingCC B Homework1.Summarize the rules of the grammar in your own way.2.Finish the exercises of “Discovering useful structures”on Page 21.
