M7U1_Word Power and grammar.ppt

It can be stationed(固定) on the wall. It can make our room warm in winter and cool in summer. A electric machine for washing clothes. Lead-in What’s the biggest difference between transitive and intransitive verbs? An American, Philo Farnsworth, made important breakthroughs in the development of the TV in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Times sure have changed! Transitive verbs are verbs that take an object. Intransitive verbs do not take an object. Discovering more Read through P8 and try to find out more differences between them. 1. It was not until the early 1950s that most tape recorders began using plastic tape as they do today. 2. Who can foresee what the future will bring? The object can be a noun(名), a pronoun(代), an infinitive(不定式), a verb-ing or an object clause(宾从). On my birthday uncle gave me a mobile phone as a gift. The direct object is usually a noun that refers to something being given. The indirect object is a noun or a pronoun that refers to the recipient (接受者). This will soon make DVDs things of the past. They also make TV accessible to people who live far away from cities. The complement(补语) can be a noun, an adjective, an adverb, a prepositional phrase（介词短语） or a non-finite verb（非谓语动词） which refers back to the object（宾语）. By the late 1970s, video recorders （small and cheap enough for home use）were introduced. Most transitive verbs can be used in the passive voice（被动语态）. Bored with life in the city, he moved to a remote village（accessible only by boat）. Some intransitive verbs can be followed by a prepositional phrase（介词短语）. Mum is cooking (breakfast) in the kitchen now. To everyone’s surprise, he contributed $5,000 to a local charity. Many different people contributed to the development of TV. Many verbs can be both transitive and intransitive. Practice P9 A 1. checked (vt.) 2. bought (vt.) 3. sitting (vi.) 4. see (vt.) 5. talked (vi.) 6. turned (vi.) 7. hurts (vi.) 8. eat (vt.) 9. thought (vt.