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课件网) Unit 3 The art of painting Verb-ing and verb-ed forms as predicatives Have you ever visited a gallery Leading-in Let’s visit the Gallery. How do you feel Let’s visit the Gallery. How do you feel I feel … amazed shocked/ surprised attracted … What is predicative(表语) Predicative is after a linking verb to describe the nature and characteristics of the subject. A linking verb is a verb which links the subject and the predicative. 系动词的功能主要是把表语和它的主语联系在一起 表语是说明主语的身份、性质、特征的，位于系动词之后。 一是：be 两似乎：seem, appear 三保持：keep, stay, remain 四变得：become, get, turn, go 五感觉：look, smell, taste, sound, feel 六证明：prove Read the blog entry about appreciating art in the digital age. Find the sentences that use verb-ing or verb-ed forms as predicatives and fill in the table below. First, find the linking verbs. Second, decide whether the verb-ing or verb-ed forms are used as predicatives. Exploring the rules As I wandered in the National Gallery, I was amazed to see all the paintings. I wondered at the skill of the artists, their use of colour and how they played with light and shade. I observed the brushwork they used to enhance their works. I enjoyed the whole experience—to be able to bathe my senses in this palace of human creativity. It was surprising then to see so many people viewing important and precious artworks through their smartphones. It might sound shocking, but they seemed more interested in taking photos and recording videos of artworks than appreciating them with their own eyes. How was it possible, I wondered, to truly appreciate the human touch of a great painting when it was reduced to a few million pixels Looking at artworks through smartphones, I thought, was like trying to appreciate the countryside without being able to hear the birds sing, feel the breeze against my face or smell the flowers. Moving slowly through the National Gallery, I was determined to keep my smartphone in my bag and appreciate each individual painting with the best camera in the world: my own eyes. Exploring the rules Verb-ing forms as predicatives It might sound shocking, ... Verb-ed forms as predicatives ..., I was amazed to see all the paintings. ... but they seemed more interested in taking photos... ..., I was determined to keep my smartphone... It was surprising then... 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... …, I was determined to keep ... “It” refers to something Verb-ing “I” and “they” mean somebody Verb-ed 1.When used as the predicative（表语）, the verb-ing or verb-ed form is connected to the subject (主语) by a _____. 2. 2. 2. 2.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（系动 ... ...
