【同步教学】新课标人教版英语必修4Unit 2 Working the land Grammar 课件.pptVIP

II. Discovering Find and underline the sentences in the passage that use –ing forms. Example: Since then, finding ways to grow more rice has been his life goal. (paragraph 2) Discovering 2. Choose the sentences that use –ing forms either as the subject or the object. III. As the subject 1. What have you discovered? Compare the –ing form with a noun and a verb. As the subject 1) To him, swimming is much fun. 2) Walking in step is not easy. 3) It’s no use complaining. 4) It’s no good worrying about it. 5) It’s difficult finding your way around here? 6) Would you mind my opening the window? 7) Not having been trained as a dancer is my one regret. As the subject 3. Do Exercise 2 on page 13. IV. As the object 1) As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output. 2) Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields. 3) He enjoys listening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading. 4) Dr Yuan awoke from his dream with the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people. As the object 2. Look at the following sentences. What have you found? 1) He suggested doing it in a different way. 2) The president tried to avoid answering the reporter’s questions. 3) I admit having read your letter. 4) Mom agreed to lend me some money. 5) Jack pretended not to see me when he passed. 6) My friend offered to help when I was in trouble. As the object Verbs with –ing form as their object: As the object 3. Compare the three pairs of sentences. I forgot mailing your letter. I forgot to mail your letter. Being early may means wasting time. You really mean to go? He tried working out the problem another way. He tried to open the back door with the key. As the object As the object 4. Compare the three pairs of sentences. I’d like to have a cup of coffee. I like reading novels very much. I prefer to take the nex