M2 Unit 2 Wildlife Protection
Grammar: The Present Continuous Passive Voice
Motto: when the buying stops, the killing can too. 当购买停止时,杀戮也会停止。
Ⅰ. learning aims
Learn to know the structure of present continuous passive voice.
Learn to use present continuous passive voice to describe the ongoing events.
Learn to use present continuous passive voice to describe the endangered animals’ conditions and measures taken to help them.
Ⅱ. learning guidance and tests
Learning guidance Tests
1.Lead-in Have you still remembered the structure of present continuous tense Have you still remembered the use of present continuous tense
2.Presentation Task 1 Observe the following sentences and pay attention to the underlined parts. A wild horse is being hunted after by a tiger. Jackson is being interviewed now. Tom’s car is being repaired now. The disease is being studied at present by scientists. African elephants are being hunted. What is being done to help them What measures are being taken to help them They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur. The Present Continuous Passive Voice (现在进行时的被动语态)is used in these sentences. Its basic structure is:
3. The Present Continuous Passive Voice The Present Continuous Passive Voice 现在进行时的被动语态 定义: 表示说话时或现阶段正在进行的被动动作,强调主语是动作的承受者。 句型结构: 1. 肯定式: am/is/are + being + v-ed ① We’re being killed for the wool beneath our stomachs. ② Our fur is being used to make sweaters for people like you. 2. 否定式: am/is/are + not + being + v-ed ① The engineer is not being treated fairly. ② New nature parks are not being started in China. 3. 一般疑问式:疑问词 + am/is/are + being+ v-ed? ① Is the patient being examined by the doctor now ② Is a computer center being built for the students 4. 特殊疑问式: 疑问词 + am/is/are + 主语 + being + v-ed + 其他? ① Who is being filmed now ② Why is the house being cleaned by you 用法: 1.主语是动作的承受者且动作正在发生(常有now, at present等标志词)或持续。 A new teaching building is being built in our school. 2.一种习惯的被动行为,常与always, constantly 等频度副词连用,常有赞赏或讨厌等感彩。 I feel very surprised that the window of our classroom is frequently being broken. 3.与某些情态动词连用,表示对正在发生动作的推测。 The old man may be being watched over by a volunteer at the very moment. 特殊用法: 1.少数及物动词的被动语态可用现在进行时表将来。 ① A popular song is being sung next. ② A party is being held tonight. 2.一些表“状态、心理活动、情感、拥有、存在”等的动词, 如:have, want, need, love, realize等,常用一般现在时的被动语态表示“正在进行”。 ① Mary, come here. You are wanted on the phone. ② With the population increasing, more land is needed. 3.少数动词用于进行时态,用主动形式表示被动含义, 如:print, cook, fry, bake, burn, hang … ① These magazines are printing. ② The house is burning. ③ The meat is cooking. 4.某些“介词+名词”的短语也可以表示正在进行着的被动动作, 常见的这些介词有: on, under, in。 ① The castle is under attack at the moment. = The castle is being attached at the moment. ② Your questions are under discussion. = Your questions are being discussed. ③The computer is in use now. = The computer is being used now.
Ⅲ. Consolidation
Level A Choose the suitable verb forms to complete the sentences.
1. I'm (working/being worked) at home today because my office is (painted/being painted).
2. The alarming report is (written/being written). It will be finished soon.
3. What part of the city is (attacked/being attacked) now.
4. Right now, the deer are (watched/being watched) over by many volunteers.
5. Who is (hunting/being hunted) the kangaroos Where are they (hunted/being hunted)
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)6. It is reported that living spaces for wildlife are (reduced/being reduced) due to the cutting of trees.
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