(课件网) UNIT 4 Stage and screen Using language -ing as adverbial Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. a Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times，I was full of confidence—until the Peking Opera came to town! b ...seeing the main characters come on stage，I was surprised! 1 In sentence（a），who had seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times In sentence（b），who saw the main characters come on stage Sentence（a）：“I”. Sentence（b）：“I”. 2 Is this structure used more often in spoken or written English It’s used more often in written English. Compare them with the following sentences and answer the questions. c Since I had seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times，I was full of confidence—until the Peking Opera came to town! d ...when I saw the main characters come on stage，I was surprised! 3 What is the difference between the two groups of sentences The first group uses present participles as adverbial while the second group uses adverbial clauses. 第一组使用现在分词作状语，而第二组使用状语从句。 4 Why does the author choose to use sentences（a）and（b）in the reading passage The sentences from the reading passage are more concise and formal. 阅读文章中的句子更加简洁和正式。 Now look for more sentences with this structure in the reading passage. ·Dating back to the 18th century，Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history. ·Starting with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments，the opera brought a completely new sound to my Western ears. ·Then，seeing the main characters come on stage，I was surprised! ·Using such techniques，the opera had transformed a small stage into the whole universe. ·Feeling the strong emotions of love，anger，fear and grief in the performance，I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet. Complete the journal entry with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Friday 15 May Today I performed in the school play. I did a good job! 1 _____（see） all my family and friends in the audience applaud me，I 2 _____ （feel）so confident and grateful. At first，I hadn’t realised how much work it would be. The teacher was very strict， 3 _____（make）me so nervous that I would forget my lines. I often stayed up late at night 4 _____（practise）my part. 5 _____ （feel）extremely discouraged，I almost gave up. But thanks to the support of my teacher，parents and friends，I overcame my fears，6 _____（know）that I did the best I could. It’s an unforgettable experience. No pain，no gain，as the saying goes. Seeing felt making to practise/practising Feeling knowing Rewrite the paragraph using the -ing form. I went to watch the ballet The Peony Pavilion last night. Because I thought ballet was more or less the same everywhere，I was totally unprepared for its unique beauty. As soon as the curtain rose，I wa ... ...
