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Unit 4
Amazing art
To learn to identify Present Continuous Passive.
To describe what is happening using Present Continuous Passive.
Activity 1 Read the following sentences and translate the underlined expressions.
1. This broadcast is being brought to you from the largest museum on Earth — the Louvre!
2. And just look at how her dress is being folded by the wind!
3. I’m being pushed around quite a bit, in fact.
4. About 35, 000 works are currently being displayed in over 300 rooms in the Louvre, …
正在被带来
正在被翻折
正在被推/挤
正在被展出
现在进行时的被动语态
定义
表示某人/事此时此刻正在被…,
主语是动作的承受者, 表示说话时或现阶段
某个被动的动作正在进行。
构成
am/is/are+ being +done
Activity 2 Describe the pictures using Present Continuous Passive.
Su Bingtian is being interviewed now.
①表示说话时正在进行的被动动作
②表示现阶段正在进行的被动动作(说话时不一定在进行)
A new school is being built in our hometown.
③表示一种习惯的被动行为(always, often ),带有赞扬、羡慕、讨厌等感彩。
The clothes are always being washed by my mother.
④表示按计划或安排主语将要承受谓语动词所表示的动作
The 33rd Olympic Games is being held in Paris in 2024.
The children are being looked after by their mother.
The children are being looked by their mother.
使用现在进行时的被动语态应注意的问题
1.不可遗漏being。
The report is being written by Li Hua.
The report is written by Li Hua.
2.不可遗漏介词。如take care of, look after, talk about等
3.没有被动语态的动词(短语):如系动词; happen、take place、break out;belong to, appear等;
e.g. The book belongs to him.
Our class consists of 51 students.
Do you think going to a museum is the only way to see art Actually, art is everywhere around us! For example, on some buildings in my city, young people are painting beautiful pictures. Some people don’t like graffiti, but I think it’s colorful.
Beautiful pictures are being painted by young people.
Activity 3 Rewrite the underlined parts using the passive.
Even trees can be art- some people are trimming trees into interesting shapes, like animals or clouds. And look up – construction workers are building impressive, original
buildings in every neighborhood. It’s easy to see great art nowadays, because people are creating it everywhere you look.
Trees are being trimmed into interesting shapes.
Impressive, original buildings are being built by construction workers.
It is being created (by people) everywhere you look.
Activity 4 Describe what is happening using present continuous passive.
1. The art exhibition is being arranged by some students.
2. A heavy sculpture is being carried by a strong man.
3. A slogan is being hung by a tall man.
4. The wall is being painted by a student.
5. A picture is being put up by a girl student.
6. The floor is being swept by a girl student.
7. A notice is being written by a smart student.
Preview Developing ideas on page 44-46.