(课件网) UNIT 1 ART Learning About Language（2） Discover useful structures 1 Perhaps the best to understand Western art is to look at the development of Western painting over the centuries. 2 During the Middle Ages，the of Western art was to teach people about Christianity. 3 In this work，Monet’s was to convey the light and movement in the scene... 4 _____was no longer show reality，but instead to ask the question，“What is art ” Activity 1 Read these sentences and fill in the blanks using the correct words from the text on pages 2 and 3. Discuss with your partner the function of the italicised infinitives. way purpose aim What they attempted to do 以上四句不定式在句中均作表语。不定式作表语时，如果主语部分含有do 或do的相关形式，如句４主语是what they attempted to do，那么作表语的不定式可以省略不定式符号to。 1 The young singer’s intention of performing the song was 2 The best way to do business is 3 What the survivors attempted to do was 4 The main purpose of art education in schools is 5 The aim of the two leaders at the conference was 6 For a humble person，one of the hardest things might be 7 When you are faced with a serious decision，my suggestion is 8 The mother believes her duty is 9 All he wanted after a tiring day was Activity 2 Match the sentence halves and underline the nouns or clauses used as the subject in each sentence. Explain the meanings of the complete sentences. A to build trust between you and your client. B to achieve permanent peace between their two countries. C to build a memorial to the heroes who saved their lives. D to share his love for rock music with his fans. E to be left alone . F to criticise other people. G to inspire students to be creative. H to listen to your own inner voice. I to raise her son to become a man with a noble mind and a generous heart. D A C G B F H I E 1 What’s your biggest dream/ambition in life 2 How are you going to make your dream come true 3 How are you going to achieve your goal 4 Do you have any plans 5 What might be difficult for you 6 How are you going to deal with ... Activity 3 Work in pairs. Make conversations using the following questions and sentence patterns. ·My biggest dream/ambition in life is to... ·I think all I have to do is... ·My plan is to... ·I think one of the hardest things might be... ·I guess the best way to...is... A：What’s your biggest ambition in life B： My biggest ambition in life is to run an international marathon in Beijing. A： Wow，that sounds great! How are you going to make your dream come true B： I should practise，practise， practise and never give up! A： How are you going to achieve your goal Do you have any plans B： Yes，my plan is to run my first mara-thon in two years’ time. I think all I have to do is start running shorter races，and then get used to longer and longer races. A：What might be difficult for you B： I ... ...
