(共20张PPT)
A New Chapter
The day I heard that the Rainbow Bookstore was closing after 50 years of business, I was heartbroken. The bookstore, which was a ___________ (legend) fixture in the neighborhood, was a place _______ anyone could drop in___________ and connect through their love of books.
legendary
where
顺便拜访
When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books ______ already _______________ (正在被打包) into boxes. I had a long chat with Casey, the store's elderly owner. ________ (sigh) deeply, he told me how it was becoming difficult to _________(经营) an independent bookstore. Most young people ___________ (prefer) reading e-books on tablets. More and more customers __________________ (在被连锁店和网上折扣吸引).
I tried to think of some words of ___________ (同情), but I had to admit that the Rainbow Bookstore couldn't stay in business much longer.
were
being packed
Sighing
run
preferred
were being attracted by chain stores and online discounts
sympathy
Childhood memories came back to me so clearly, ______ (仿佛) the events _______________ (happen) only yesterday. ________________ (我们一群小孩) would frequently _________ (顺便拜访) the store after school. We'd look at the new books, or just chat with Old Casey. He knew every book in the store and would always pick the perfect one for us from a ________ (dust) shelf. We spent hours reading, ________ (seat) on the store's old but comfortable furniture. Casey encouraged us to share our ideas and comments ____ the books, ____ writing them on a large board in one corner of the store.
as if
had happened
A bunch of us kids
drop by
dusty
seated
on
by
He acts as if he knew me.
He talks about Antarctica as if he had been there before.
When I left the bookstore, it was becoming cold and dark outside. I turned to __________________ (挥手告别) Casey, but both he and his bookstore were already ____________________ (隐藏在浓雾中). It made me realize that the bookstore and all ______ Old Casey had given to the community could soon disappear for good________ .
wave goodbye to
hidden in a thick mist
that
(permanently)
A few months later, I was back in the neighborhood during my spring break ______ and was surprised to see that the Rainbow Bookstore was still there and open for business. Its old brick exterior hadn't changed, but inside it was like a different world. In one area, a book reading ______________________ (deliver). Nearby, customers were poring over shelves selling stationery, posters and other best-seller-themed gifts______________________. The large board in the corner had ________________ (replace) by a big screen, _______ customers' comments on the month's best-seller __________________________(display). Clearly, the Rainbow Bookstore was in good, creative hands____________.
春假
was being delivered
在附近,顾客们在货架前仔细挑选着文具、海报和其他畅销主题的礼品。
been replaced
where
were being displayed
经营有方,富有创意。
I was told that the community had decided to work together on a campaign ______ to save the Rainbow Bookstore. The campaign had been led by Jennifer Oakley, ________ saleswoman who had grown up in the neighborhood and ______ had now _____________ (接管) the bookstore from Casey.
活动
a
who
taken over
________ Jennifer's ____________ (leader), the bookstore ________________ (正被变为) a place for ___________________(爱好文学的) members of the community to _______________(聚会). It had a café ______________________ (卖有机食品) and there were now more community events such as book readings, poetry recitals and even jazz concerts and movie nights, _____ people could gather to share an experience that couldn't __________________(download).
Under
leadership
was being turned into
literature-loving
selling organic food
get together
where
be downloaded
I joined Casey, who was _______________(抬头看) the screen on _______ readers' comments kept popping up _________. "Well, _______ you can see, corporate knowledge combined with creativity___________________has brought my humble bookstore into the 21st century! I'm so pleased to see that everything I wanted it to offer to the community____________________________ is still here ."
looking up at
which
突然出现
as
全体的智慧和创意
我想让书店奉献给社会的一切
Vera :
His death, whose cause is unknown, surprises us. 他那不知原因的的死亡令我们惊讶。
= His death, the cause of which is unknown, surprises us.
Vera :
He has five children, two of whom are abroad.
We have three books, none of which is/are interesting.
More and more customers were being attracted by chain stores and online discounts.
Under Jennifer's leadership, the bookstore was being turned into a place for literature-loving members of the community to get together.
When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books
were already being packed into boxes.
1 Changes in the way we shop, the buildings in
which we live, the way we travel and how we
communicate.
Try to find out the difference of meaning in each group of sentences.
1) The living room was being cleaned when I arrived.
The living room was cleaned when I arrived.
2) The school library was being built at this time last year.
The school library was built last year.
3) I didn't realise our conversation was being recorded at that moment.
I didn't realise our conversation was recorded.
4) He said the tape was being delivered to the police.
He said the tape was delivered to the police this morning.
表示“某人/事过去的某个时刻正在被…”,主语是动作的承受者。
1)肯定形式:was/were+being+过去分词
Past continous passive
The house was being painted.
The house was not being painted.
2)否定形式: was/were+not+being+过去分词
1 Changes in the way we shop, the buildings in
which we live, the way we travel and how we
communicate.
3)一般疑问形式: Was/Were+主语+being+过去分词?
Was the house being painted?
How many houses were being painted in the village
4)特殊疑问形式: 特殊疑问词+was/were+主语+being+过去分词?
基本用法:
1)过去进行时态的被动语态同它的主动语态一样,表示过去正在进行的被动动作;
我在时,会议在开着。
A meeting was being held when I was there.
去年这个时候这所大学正在建设中。
The college was being built at this time last year.
2) 一般不与表示一段时间的状语或表示次数的状语连用,这时需要用完成时态的被动语态。
The house over there was being built for two months.
The house over there has been built for two months.
Complete the blanks using the correct forms of verbs in brackets.
1 The question ___________________ (discuss)
at the meeting yesterday afternoon.
2 We couldn't use our classroom yesterday because it __________________(paint).
3 Vegetables _______________ (grow) by many of the older people in the neighborhood to help with the war effort.
4 The first zoo _______________ (establish) around 3500 years ago by an Egyptian queen.
was being discussed
was being painted
were being grown
was established
Activity 2 Rewrite the passage using the past continuous passive.
Walking home a few days ago, I saw that
reconstruction work was being done on the
old market. It would be turned into a modern shopping mall. The old gate was being torn down. The wooden stands were being removed. Rubbish was being cleared away from the floor. While all this was going on, photos were being taken by a journalist. The resulting story in the local newspaper divided the people of the town: some were in favour of the new shopping mall, and some were against it.
Activity 3 Look at the two groups of pictures and describe the changes in the news industry using the past continuous passive where appropriate.
Yesterday, I watched a documentary about the news industry in the past.
I saw that an interview was being done face to face. But now, interviews can be done online.
News was being edited with a pen while it can now be edited on a computer.
News was being printed on paper while it can now be released on the Internet.
Newspapers were being delivered to readers’ doors, whereas news can now be read online.
reconstruction work
tear down
wooden stand
clear away rubbish
face to face
release news
deliver newspapers
重建工作
拆除
木质货摊
清理垃圾
面对面
发布新闻
送报