(
课件网) Unit 1 Nature in the balance Grammar and usage Ellipsis - Excuse me! - Yes - Is this your handbag - Pardon - Is this your handbag - Yes, it is. - Thank you very much. Watch and Observe - Excuse me! - Yes - Is this your handbag Pardon - Is this your handbag - Yes, it is. - Thank you very much. - (You) - (I beg your) pardon. my handbag. - (I) Jack: Hi, Henry! Did you watch the documentary about environmental protection on TV yesterday. Henry: (1) No, I didnt. Jack: What a pity! I highly recommend it. (2)You can watch it online if you want to. It’s about some of the worst environmental problems we’re facing today. Global warming, for example, is a major problem caused by greenhouse gases. It may lead to extreme weather events: droughts, heatwaves and so on. (3)I felt worried when watching the documentary. Henry: Does it also talk about solutions to these problems Part A Exploring the rules Jack: Yes. It includes interviews with more than 20 of the worlds leading experts on environmental issues. All of them come up with creative ideas on how to solve these problems. (4) Some call for the application of modern technology, and others a change of lifestyle. Henry: I wish we could also do something to help. (5)Got any ideas Jack: What about making a brochure about environmental problems Henry: (6)Sounds great! Let's get started after lunch. 1. No, I didn’t (watch the documentary about environmental protection on TV yesterday). 2. You can watch it online if you want to (_____). 3. I felt worried when(_____) watching the documentary 4. Some call for the application of modern technology, and others (_____) a change of lifestyle. 5. (_____) Got any ideas 6. (_____) Sounds great! watch it I was call for Have you It/That Exploring the rules Why do people leave them out We can use ellipsis: Working out the rules in short responses in infinitives(不定式) after some conjunctions（连词）like if, when and while in clauses with the same pattern and the same verb at the beginning of a sentence in informal (非正式的) speech We sometimes use ellipsis to avoid _____ (stressing/repeating) one or more words when the meaning is clear. repeating 1. No, I didn’t (watch the documentary about environmental protection on TV yesterday). 2. You can watch it online if you want to (watch it). 3. I felt worried when (I was) watching the documentary. 4. Some call for the application of modern technology, and others (call for) a change of lifestyle. 5. (Have you) Got any ideas 6. (It/That) Sounds great! In short responses In infinitives After some conjunctions like if, when and while In clauses with the same pattern and the same verb At the beginning of a sentence in informal speech At the beginning of a sentence in informal speech 1.在非正式场合，如果语境清晰，常省略_____或_____+_____。 2.在简短对话中，答句常保留_____和_____，省略其后主要动词以及上句出现过的其他内容。 (It/That)Sounds great! (Are you) Ready —Did you ... ...
