Unit 6 The media Lesson1 Grammar课件（36张）

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To learn about and practise “it”.
1 … it is safe to say that great films may be made from not particularly good books. (lines 5-6)
FOCUS ON LANGUAGE: IT
Find the following sentences in the article. What does “it” refer to in each situation
to say that great movies may be made from not particularly good books
2 It allowed the previously unfilmable to become a reality. (lines 28-29)
3 … it is the book writer who is in the best position to do film adaptations. (lines 30-31)
4 … find it difficult to adapt to a new form. (lines 33-34)
CGI technology
the book writer
to adapt books to a new form
5 … it is clear that viewers will not be disappointed! (lines 38-39)
viewers will not be disappointed
Find more sentences with "it" in the article. What does each of them refer to
… it's normal to have high expectations when a film…
“it” refers to “to have high expectations”.
… it becomes a question for screenwriters to decide what is appropriate for the screen and what to leave out.
“it” refers to “screenwriters decide what is appropriate for the screen and what to leave out”.
… it is always a bad idea to watch a film of a book you love.
“it” refers to “to watch a film of a book you love”.
it的用法和常用句型
it可以作代词，形式主语，形式宾语，还可以用于强调句中。
一、it作代词
1. 指前面已经提到的事物、不知性别的婴儿或身份不明的人（由于某种原因而不知道对方是谁）。
e.g. He bought a book and gave it to me.
John has got a dog; he has had it for four
months.
Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see who it is.
2. 表示天气、日期、时间、距离等。
e.g. It is raining heavily outside.
It’s Monday today.
It’s a long time since we met last time.
It’s about two kilometers from here to the station.
3. 用以代替指示代词this, that。
e.g. —What’s this
— It’s a flag.
二、it作形式主语或形式宾语
1. it作形式主语
1) 真实主语是不定式或动词-ing形式。
e.g. It would be a pity to miss this opportunity.
It’s no good standing here in the cold. Let’s go home.
2) 真实主语是主语从句。常见句型如下：
a. It+be +名词+主语从句。
It is a pity/ shame that… 真可惜……
It is no wonder that… 不足为奇，并不奇怪
e.g. It is a great pity (that) he can’t swim.
You past the exam It is no wonder that you look so happy.
b. It+be+形容词+主语从句。
It is certain that… 肯定……
It is well-known that… 众所周知……
e.g. It is certain that we shall be late.
It is impossible that it (should) be a mere
coincidence.
It’s strange that he knows nothing about it.
It was not clear to me why he behaved like that.
c. It+动词（+宾语或状语）+主语从句。
It happens that… 碰巧……
It occurs to / comes to/ strikes / hits sb. that…
某人突然想起……
e.g. It happened that he had just left for Tianjin.
It pleases me that he (should) want to talk
with me.
It doesn’t matter much where we live.
d. It+动词的被动语态+主语从句。
It is said/ reported that… 据说/ 据报道……
e.g. It’s accepted that the universe is endless.
It is not decided who will take charge of the program.
2. it作形式宾语
1) 真实宾语是不定式或动词-ing形式,
主语+think/ believe/ suppose/ consider/ feel/ make/ keep…+it +adj./n.+for/ of+sb. to do sth./ that从句
主语+think/ believe/ suppose/ consider/ feel/ make/ keep…+it +no use/ no good…doing sth.
e.g. He felt it his duty to take good care of them.
I think it very unwise going on like this.
2) 真实宾语是从句。常见句型如下：
a. 主语+动词+it +形容词+ that从句。
e.g. I find it amazing that anyone would want to listen to that music.
b. 主语+动词+it+if / when从句。常用于此句
型的动词有appreciate, enjoy, like, dislike, love, hate等。
e.g. She won’t like it if you arrive late.
He hates it when people use his bike.
c. 主语+短语动词（动词+介词）+it +that从
句。常用于此句型的短语动词有depend on,
answer for, see to等。
e.g. You may depend on it that he will turn up in time.
I’ll see to it that all these letters are sent to the post office before twelve.
三、it用于强调句中
为了强调句子的某一成分，常使用强调句型：It is / was ... that / who ...。
原句：Alice bought a Walkman from a store last week.
我们可以用下面四个强调结构分别强调句中的主语、宾语和两个状语。
①It was Alice who / that bought a Walkman
from a store last week. （强调主语Alice）
② It was a Walkman that Alice bought from a
store last week. （强调宾语a walkman）
③ It was from a store that Alice bought a
Walkman last week. （强调地点状语from a store）
④ It was last week that Alice bought a
Walkman from a store. （强调时间状语last week）
四、一些含it的固定句型
As someone puts it, ... 像某人所说的那样，……
Please see to it that ... 请务必……
When it comes to ... 当提到……时
It looks / seems as if ... 看起来好像……
It’s time for sth. 该做某事了
It’s time (for sb.) to do sth.（某人）该做某事了
It is (high) time that ...（早就）该……
It’s first / second / third / ... time + that ... 这是……第几次……（从句谓语用现在完成时）
It is / has been +一段时间+since ... 自从……已经……
It wasn’t / won’t be long before ... 没过多久就/很快……
It’s+时间段+before ... 过……时间才……
a a third-person singular pronoun that refers to an object or an idea
b a pronoun that works as a formal subject / object
c a pronoun that leads an emphasised part in a sentence
Read the sentences in Activity 8. What is the function of “it” in each sentence
1 … it is safe to say that great films may be made from not particularly good books. (lines 5-6)
2 It allowed the previously unfilmable to become a reality. (lines 28-29)
a a third-person singular pronoun that refers to an object or an idea
b a pronoun that works as a formal subject / object
c a pronoun that leads an emphasised part in a sentence
b
a
3 … it is the book writer who is in the best position to do film adaptations. (lines 30-31)
4 … find it difficult to adapt to a new form. (lines 33-34)
5 … it is clear that viewers will not be disappointed! (lines 38-39)
a a third-person singular pronoun that refers to an object or an idea
b a pronoun that works as a formal subject / object
c a pronoun that leads an emphasised part in a sentence
c
b
b
1 Simon spent two hours finishing his homework.
Rewrite the sentence, using “it” to stand for “finishing his homework”.
Use “it” to write sentences according to the requirements.
It spent Simon two hours to finish his homework.
2 They made such a film in one month, which was unbelievable.
Rewrite the sentence, using “it” to stand for “to make such a film in one month”.
It was unbelievable that they made such a film in one month.
3 Jason was reading the new comic book. He found reading the book so interesting.
Rewrite the sentence, using “it” to stand for “reading the book”.
It was reading the new comic book that Jason found was so interesting.
4 The film is very interesting. Obviously the viewers will not be disappointed.
Rewrite the sentence, using “it” to stand for “the viewers will not be disappointed”.
The film is very interesting, and it is obvious that the viewers will not be disappointed.
5 I don’t find it easy to learn languages, and I improve my English only by studying very hard.
Rewrite the sentence, using “it” to emphasise “only by studying very hard”.
I don’t find it easy to learn languages. It is only by studying very hard that I improve my English.
根据所给要求改写下列句子。
1. A professor from Peking University gave us
a speech yesterday. （对画线部分进行强调）
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2. The tourists were rescued with the help of the
local guide. （对画线部分进行强调）
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It was a professor from Peking University
that / who gave us a speech yesterday.
It was with the help of the local guide that the tourists were rescued.
3. Mary didn’t mention her own plan until near
the end of the letter. （对not ... until ...进行
强调）
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It was not until near the end of the letter that Mary mentioned her own plan.
用it作形式主语或形式宾语补全下列句子。
1. 我认为我们开这个会是必要的。
I think ____________ that we have the meeting.
2. 众所周知，世界上中国人口最多。
__________________ China has the largest
population in the world.
3. 据说他们都去看电影了。
_______________ all of them have gone to the cinema.
it neccessary
It is well-known that
It is said
Try to memorize the grammar rules.