沪教版（初中二年级）八年级英语下册：Unit 2 Body language（Period 3）_课件1.pptVIP

Period 3 Unit 2 Body language Show time 1 Share your report about your and your classmates body language. Gerunds 2 Communicating is more than just speaking. He tried smiling at people. Gerunds are nouns ending in -ing. These nouns refer to actions and activities. We use gerunds as subjects, objects, predicatives, etc. Gerunds are nouns ending in –ing. These nouns refer to actions and activities. We form gerunds from verbs. begin beginning communicate communicating dance dancing hold holding sigh sighing lie lying double the final consonant and add -ing drop the –e and add -ing add -ing drop the –ie and add -ying -ing Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with gerunds. 3. ______ builds your imagination. 4. ________ is fun. 2. ______ damages your health. 1. I like _______. drawing Smoking Reading Swimming Gerunds as subjects 3 subject In pairs, ask and answer questions about the pictures. Follow the example. S1: What can shaking your closed hand show? S2: Shaking your closed hand can show that youre angry. S1: What can resting your head on your hand show? S2: Resting your head on your hand can show that youre bored. S1: What can sighing show? S2: Sighing can show that youre sad. S1: What can closing your eyes show? S2: Closing your eyes can show that youre thinking. Gerunds as objects 4 object We often use gerunds after these verbs. consider finish mind suggest enjoy imagine practise In pairs, ask and answer questions about the pictures. Follow the example. S1: What does the boy enjoy? S2: He enjoys reading books. S1: What is the girl practising? S2: She is practising climbing mountains. S1: What is the girl interested in? S2: She is interested in playing chess. S1: What is the girl good at? S2: She is good at skiing. We often use gerunds after prepositions. Debbie is good at communicating with people. I am looking forward to going to Beijing. We often use gerunds after these phrase