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课件网) Unit 4 Exploring poetry Grammar and usage Overview of to-infinitives, verb-ing and verb-ed forms 1. What are the main types of non-finite verbs 2. What can to-infinitives, verb-ing and verb-ed forms be used as in a sentence Lead-in To-infinitives, verb-ing forms and verb-ed forms. They can be used as subject, predicative, object, attributive, adverbial and object complement. Lead-in Romanticism Definition It was a (1) _____ from the late 18th to the mod-19th century, evolving (2) _____ and poets. Aim · To (3) _____ of the 18th century · To put emphasis on the importance of imagination and feeling, (4) _____ and a return to the past Representatives of English poets (5) _____ _____ Common theme in Romantic poetry Celebrating the beauty of (6) _____ Significance The poetry of the Romantic era is one of (7) _____. cultural movement painters, musicians and novelists break with the ideals nature and country life William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley the greatest treasure in Western literature a love of nature Read the introduction on Page 48 and fill the table below. Object Subject Complement Predicative Predicative Object Attributive Adverbial *The to-infinitive often refers to an action that will happen in the future; the verb-ing form, a continuing action; and the verb-ed form, a past action. * Generally speaking, the verb-ing form expresses a(n) (1) _____ (active/passive) meaning, while the verb-ed form expresses a(n) (2) _____ (active/passive) meaning. active passive Working out the rules Rules 1 and 2 Exploring the rules 1. To cook Chinese food is not easy. 2. My first thought at mealtimes was to eat at a restaurant. 3. Alice Brown, head teacher at Falmont Primary School, was teaching when the floor began to shake. 4. We can always expect him to help us. 5. I was staying in Atlanta, and that was one of the cities to be hit. 6. That morning, I turned on the TV for some local news, only to hear that a hurricane was on its way. To-infinitives in sentences from previous units subject predictative object attributive adverbial complement Verb-ing forms in sentences from previous units 1. Sliding into the habit was easy, but it was difficult to quit the habit. 2. It was surprising then to see so many people viewing important and precious artworks through their smartphones. 3. I hear someone playing the piano in the next room. 4. The people talking there are my friends. 5. Walking along the street, I saw an old friend. 6. He played so well that everyone enjoyed listening to his music. subject predictative object attributive adverbial complement Exploring the rules object Verb-ed forms in sentences from previous units 1. I was amazed to see all the paintings. 2. The road is covered with fallen leaves. 3. Seen from the top of the mountain the river looks like a dragon. 4. I have never heard this song sung in English. predicative attributve adverbial c ... ...
