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课件网) Grammar and usage (I) Verb-ing forms and verb-ed forms as predicatives Unit 3 The art of painting In the digital age, we can “travel” and see great scenery through a smartphone, so why bother going out Lead-in It is of great difference. You can learn something about a place through your smartphone, but it is impossible for you to touch it, smell it, or embrace it. So to visit and truly appreciate something on your own eyes is always a better option. Lead-in Read the blog entry on page 34 and answer the following questions. 1. Where did the writer go to see the paintings 2. How did the writer appreciate the paintings 3. What was the writer’s attitude towards the act of viewing artworks through smartphones Exploring the rules 1. Where did the writer go to see the paintings The writer saw the paintings in the National Gallery. Exploring the rules 2. How did the writer appreciate the paintings The writer wondered at the skill of the artist, their use of colour and how they played with light and shade. He/she observed the brushwork the artist used to enhance their works, and enjoyed being able to bathe his/her senses in this palace of human creativity. Exploring the rules 3. What was the writer’s attitude towards the act of viewing artworks through smartphones The writer felt shocked and believed it was impossible to truly appreciate the human touch of a great painting through a smartphone. Exploring the rules Go through the blog entry again and complete the table of part A. Verb-ing forms as predicatives It was surprising then ... Verb-ed forms as predicatives ..., I was amazed to see all the paintings. It might sound shocking, ... ... they seemed more interested in taking ... ..., I was determined to keep ... Exploring the rules When used as the predicative, the verb-ing form is connected to the subject by a _____. The _____ form is often used to describe a thing or a situation; the _____ form is often used to describe how a person feels. linking verb v-ing Working out the rules v-ed in the digital age wander-wonder play with light and shade bathe my senses in ... appreciate the human touch of a great painting be reduced to a few million pixels feel the breeze against my face Useful Expressions 在数码时代 摆弄光和影 使感官沉浸在... ...之中 风格，技能 降低到几百万像素 感受到迎面而来的清风 Go through the notes on page 95. Working out the rules 过去分词作表语用法归纳 1.verb-ed作表语时，总在系动词be/appear/look/remain/feel/ get等之后，构成系表结构，表示主语所处的状态或感受，主语多为人。分词动作与句子的主语构成动宾结构关系。 例如：The store is now closed.商店已关闭了。 该句中的过去分词closed“关闭的”可看作形容词，作表语，用来修饰名词the store“这家店”，表示其关闭的状态。 Tips: 2. verb-ing和verb-ed作表语通常看作形容词来用。 verb-ing表示主语的性质、特征； verb-ed表示主语的感受或状态。 例：The situation is encouraging. The theory sounds quite convincing. We can see interested faces among ... ...
