综英课本b2unit7.pptVIP

Unit 7 Learning Objectives review –ing participle and the infinitive get a general idea of the westward movement learn how to express desire, longing, excitement and anticipation know something about animals learn words and expressions Language Structures 1. I don’t remember doing it. I’ll never forget seeing the Three Gorges. He stopped reading the newspaper and spoke to me. The –ing participle used as the object of remember, forget and stop, referring to a past action or event that took place before the act of remembering, forgetting, or stopping. I’ll try to remember to do/not to forget to do whatever you tell me to. He stopped to speak to me. The infinitive used as the object of remember, forget and stop, referring to a future action or event that will take place after the act of remembering, forgetting, or stopping. Exercises The light in the office is still on. Oh，I forgot__ _ .　　　 　　　　　　　 　 A. turning it off　 B. turn it off　 C. to turn it off　 D. having turned it off I never forgot???? ? the musical in New York. A. see?????? B. to see????? C. seeing????? ?D. seen 2. a) Here is an article for you to translate into English. The infinitive used as a noun modifier preceded by for. That’s an excellent book for the English majors to read. b) It’s easy enough for you to finish it in a week. The infinitive phrase functions as the subject of the clause. i.e. “for you to finish it in a week is easy enough” Basic form: “It is + adj. + for/of + sb. + infinitive” 一般来说，如果形容词表示事物的性质(easy, heavy, necessary, possible, difficult…),常用介词for. 表示人物特征通常和of搭配，如bold, brave, careless, considerate, generous, kind, nice, stupid… It’s hard for us to teach well. It was thoughtful of them to come and see me when I was ill. 3. I find it easier to give a free talk because I can never learn anything by heart. The infinitive used as the postponed object in the introductory it construction. “sb. find/think/consider/feel it + adj./n. + inf