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课件网) Grammar—Uses of it Unit 1 Asia 1. Look at the panda. It is so small. 2. Another famous attraction is the Great Wall. It runs for over 6,000 kilometres across northern China. What does the “it” refer to it用来指代动物或者无生命的事物。 用 it 做人称代词 If an animal is a pet, we usually use he or she for it. My cat is very friendly. She is a happy cat. TIP 1. My aunt will have a baby soon. She hopes it will be a girl. 2. Look at the cute baby over there. It’s a boy, isn’t it What does the “it” refer to it用来指代不清楚性别的小孩。 用 it 做人称代词 1. Who is that over there Maybe it is your friend Jack. 2. Someone is knocking at the door. Please go and see who it is. What does the “it” refer to it用来指代不明身份的人。 用 it 做人称代词 1. Many people have been to Guilin. It is a wonderful place. 2. Riding around the countryside is popular in Guilin, isn’t it What does the “it” refer to it用来指代前面提到过的事物。 用 it 做人称代词 Yesterday we visited the Summer Palace and spent about three hours in it. The palace is a Chinese garden and mainly includes a hill and a lake. The lake is very big—it takes up three quarters of the area. It was frozen, so we could not row a boat there. It was really a pity. Across the lake is a 17-hole bridge. There are many stone lions on either side of it. The lions are all different from each other. Isn’t it amazing While I was walking along the bridge, my mobile phone rang. It was my mum. I told her that the Summer Palace was well worth visiting. 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ the Summer Palace the lake the lake we could not row a boat the 17-hole bridge unknown person 5. _____ 6._____ 7. _____ the stone lions 用it作非人称代词 We also use it for the time, the date, the weather, the distance, etc. 我们还可以用it作非人称代词,指代时间、日期、天气、温度、距离等。 It’s 6:30 p.m. It is raining heavily outside. It is 1 January today. It is New Year’s Day. In Beijing, it is cold and windy in winter. It is two kilometres from my school to my home. 指代时间 指代日期 指代天气 指代距离 1. Today is 22 February. We left Beijing for Shanghai early in the morning. _____. We left Beijing for Shanghai early in the morning. 2. Shanghai is about 1, 300 kilometres from Beijing. _____ from Beijing to Shang hai. 3. I woke up at 5 a.m. this morning. _____ when I woke up this morning. 4. I felt a little cold when we went out. The temperature was only 2℃. I felt a little cold when we went out. _____. It is 22 February today It is about 1,300 kilometres It was 5 a.m. It was only 2℃ 5. Winter is very cold and dry in Beijing. In winter, _____. 6. We arrived in Shanghai on a sunny day. _____ when we arrived in Shanghai. 7. We got to our hotel at noon. _____ when we got to our hotel. 8. Our hotel is not far from the Bund. _____ from the Bund to our hotel. It was noon It is not far It was a sunny day it is very cold and dry in Beijing Using it to replace the rea ... ...