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Unit2 Great minds
Grammar
What decisions did Hans make
Hans made a decision _______(give) a lecture for Einstein.
to give
What ability did Hans have
Hans had the ability ____________ (remember) things quickly.
to remember
What plan did Hans have
Hans had a plan ________(drive)
Einstein home.
to drive
Infinitive after nouns
Hans made a decision to give a lecture for Einstein.
Hans had the ability to remember things quickly.
3. Hans had a plan to drive Einstein home.
To give more information about nouns, we can use
infinitives after the nouns.
A1 Jim is telling May about his plete their conversation with the words
from the box.
An ability to do
A plan to do
An ability to be
A plan to make
A way to do
A way to help
The time to do
The time to start
Advice to do
A2 Complete the paragraph below with the words from the box.
At school, Einstein’s ability (1)_________________ surprised his teachers, but he was bored with other subjects. At the age of 15, he was given the chance (2)_______________________, but he did not do well enough in the exam. He did not lose heart, however, and he had a wish (3)___________________ the next year. This time, he succeeded. He kept trying, so he achieved his dream (4)_______________________.
become a scientist go to university
do Maths try again
to do Maths
to go to university
to try again
to become a scientist
Rewrite the sentence.
He decided to leave school.
He made a decision to leave school.
He plans to go to university.
He makes a plan to go to university.
She promised to help him.
She made a promise to help him.
She is able to sing well.
She has the ability to sing well.
It’s easy for Einstein ________ (answer) the question.
_________(answer) this question is easy for Einstein.
to answer
To answer
It’s a pleasure _________
(drive) a genius like you, Hans.
________(drive) a genius like you is a pleasure.
to drive
To drive
It’s good _________(have) a friend like you, Dr Einstein.
________(have) a friend like you is good, Dr Einstein.
to have
To have
Infinitives as subjects
To answer this question is easy for Einstein.
To drive a genius like you is a pleasure.
To have a friend like you is good, Dr Einstein.
It is easy for Einstein to answer the question.
It is a pleasure to drive a genius like you.
3. It is good to have a friend like you.
In most cases, we use it at the beginning of the sentence as an
empty subject(形式主语) to refer to the infinitive.
How long did it take Hans to get to the university
It took Hans an hour ________(get) to the university.
to get
How long did it take Hans to give a lecture
It took Hans two hours ________(give) a lecture.
to give
It took Hans an hour to get to the university.
It took Hans two hours to give a lecture.
It takes/took/will take + sb+(一段时间)+to do
Hans once drove another scientist, Dr Green, from the airport to a university. Complete their conversation with infinitives and words in brackets.
Dr Green: Hello, Hans.
Hans: Hello, Dr Green. How long did it take you to get here by plane
Dr Green: (1)_______________________________________. (take/two hours)
How long will it take to get to the university
Hans: (2)_______________________________________.
(take/20 minutes)
It took me two hours to get here by plane
It’ll take 20 minutes to get there/get to the university
Dr Green: Well, that’s not very long. Hans, you’re a very good
driver. Is it difficult to drive a car
Hans: No. (3)____________________________.(easy/drive)
Dr Green: Maybe I’ll learn to drive some day, but
(4)________________________________________
(difficult/for me/learn) right now. I’m too busy. Do you
like your job, Hans
Hans: Yes, I like it a lot. I meet many great people because
I’m a driver. (5)______________________________.
(lucky/for me/have/job)
It’s easy to drive a car
it’s difficult for me to learn to drive
It’s lucky for me to have this job
Sarah is an advertisement designer. She is designing some slogans for Compex computers. Below are five slogans she has thought of. Rewrite the slogans with infinitives as subjects.
It is absolutely fascinating to explore the world of Compex.
1. Buy a Compex computer. It is not expensive.
It is not expensive to buy a Compex computer.
2. Using the computer is very simple.
It is very simple to use the computer.
3. Understanding the handbook is not difficult.
It is not difficult to understand the handbook.
4. You can run any kind of software. It is easy.
It’ is easy (for you) to run any kind of software.
5. Exploring the world of Compex is absolutely fascinating.
What was Hans’ idea when a man asked a difficult question
His idea was _______(ask) Einstein to answer it.
to ask
What was Hans’ dream
His dream was ________(be) a person like Einstein.
to be
Infinitive after the verb to be
His idea was to ask Einstein to answer it.
His dream was to be a person like Einstein.
The manager’s suggestion is to help the old.
plan, job, aim, purpose, dream
wish, idea, suggestion, function等
+ be/系动词
+to do
We also use infinitives after the verb to be(be 动词).
1 do the work/the most important thing/well
________________________________________
2 in a year/Mr White’s plan/have a small shop ________________________________________
3 attract the students/my idea/by making a poster ________________________________________
4 children/her job/take care of ________________________________________
Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. Add other words if necessary.
The most important thing is to do the work well.
Mr White’s plan is to have a small shop in a year.
My idea is to attract the students by making a poster.
Her job is to take care of children.
My favourite subject is .
I like to .
In order to .
I make a plan to .
It is important/necessary to .
In the future, I want to .
My dream .
......
Suppose you are asked to introduce your way of learning your favourite subject.
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. It’s interesting ___________ (play) with snow in winter.
2. It takes the boy two hours ___________(draw) every day.
3. I have some questions ______________(ask) you.
4. This is a good pen ______________(write) with. I like it.
5. His job seems _________(give) advice to other people.
6. The best time ____________(plant) trees is in March.
to play
to draw
to ask
to write
to give
to plant