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课件网) Using language Unit 4 Amazing art 目录 contents Grammar Vocabulary building Listening & speaking Homework I II III Ⅳ I Grammar Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. 0,000 people reading my blog! b I love to photograph the rising sun, … a. And just look at how her dress is being folded by the wind! b. I’m being pushed around quite a bit, in fact. 1. What causes the action in sentence (a) The dress or the wind 2. What is happening to “me” in sentence (b) Grammar: Present continuous passive The wind causes the action. 1. What causes the action in sentence (a) The dress or the wind Grammar: Present continuous passive 2. What is happening to “me” in sentence (b) People around “me” are pushing “me”. Compare them with the following sentences and answer the questions. 0,000 people reading my blog! b I love to photograph the rising sun, … c. And just look at how the wind is folding her dress! d. People are pushing me around quite a bit, in fact. 3. What is the difference between the two groups of sentences 4. Why does the author choose to use the passive form instead of the active form in the reading passage Grammar: Present continuous passive 3. What is the difference between the two groups of sentences The two sentences of the first group use the passive form, while the two of the second group use the active form. Grammar: Present continuous passive 4. Why does the author choose to use the passive form instead of the active form in the reading passage In the first sentence of the first group, the author is describing the sculpture, so the dress instead of the wind should be the author’s focus and it serves as the subject. In the second sentence of the first group, “I” don’t know the people around “me”, so there is no need to mention who are pushing “me”. As a result, the passive form is used here. Grammar: Present continuous passive Now look for more sentences with the present continuous passive in the reading passage. Grammar: Present continuous passive This broadcast is being brought to you from the largest museum on Earth — the Louvre! About 35,000 works are currently being displayed in over 300 rooms in the Louvre, and it would take a lifetime to see everything! be + being + 及物动词的过去分词 助动词be有人称和数的变化———am, is, are 现在进行时的被动语态 Grammar: Present continuous passive 1. 结构 现在进行时的被动语态表示说话时或现阶段正在进行 或发生的被动动作，强调主语是动作的承受者。 ① 表示此刻正在进行的被动动作。 现在进行时的被动语态 Grammar: Present continuous passive 2. 用法 例如 : A new film is being shown in the theater. My house is being painted now. ② 表示现阶段正在进行的被动动作，但此动作不一定 在此时此刻发生。 现在进行时的被动语态 Grammar: Present continuous passive 2. 用法 例如 : A modern school is being built in our hometown. ③ 表示经常性的被动动作，常和always, often, constantly等词连用 (表达某种感彩)。 现在进行时 ... ...
