(共34张PPT)
Unit 1 Lights, camera, action!
Grammar and usage
Subject-verb agreement
Words
Review: Fill in the blank.
1. I ____ a student.
2. She ____ so beutiful.
3. I ____ (love) you.
4. He ____ (love) me.
5. There ____ a big tree behind the shop.
主谓一致:句子的主语和谓语在“人称”和“数”上保持一致
一. 语法一致
二. 意义一致
三. 就近一致
四. 就远一致
1.以单数名词、代词、动名词短语、动词不定式短语、从句作主语时,谓语动词一般用单数。主语为复数时,谓语动词用复数形式。
(1).Learning English is fun.
(2).What he said is very important for us all.
一. 语法一致:指句子的主语和谓语在语法形式上一致,即谓语动词的单复数形式依主语的单复数形式而定。(主单-谓单,主复-谓复)
2.由连词and或both...and...并列连接起来的主语后面,谓语动词要用复数。(注意:若and所连接的两个词是指同一个人或物,谓语动词用单数)
(1).Lucy and Lily are twins.
(2).The writer and artist has come.
3.“either, each, every或 no+单数名词”和由some, any, no, every构成的复合不定代词,谓语动词要用单数。
(1).Each of us has a new book.
(2).Everything around us is matter.
4.“当分数、百分数或其他表示模糊比例的词(all, half, most, some, the rest)+of+名词“作主语时,谓语动词的单复数形式与of后面的名词的单复数形式保持一致。
(1).Three fourths of the earth is covered with water.
(2).About 70 percent of people have known about
the truth.
二. 意义一致:指谓语动词的数必须与主语的意义一致。
1.what, who, which, any, more, all等代词可以是单数,也可以是复数,主要根据其指代的对象的含义来决定。
(1).All is going well.
(2).All have gone to Beijing.
2.表示时间、重量、长度、价值等的名词的复数作主语时,谓语动词通常用单数。
(1).Three days is enough.
(2).One hundred dollars is a lot of money to me.
3.若主语是书名、片名、格言、剧名、报纸名、国名等且为复数时,谓语动词通常用单数。
(1).The Arabian Nights is a interesting storybook.
(2).Titanic is a romantic film.
三. 就近一致:指谓语动词的单复数形式要与它邻近的主语部分的单复数形式保持一致。
Practice
1.There ____ a pen and two books on the desk.
2.Not only the students but also the teacher _____________(invited).
3.Either you or I __________ (be) wrong.
was invited
is
am
Exploring the rules
Go through the passage in Part A and finish the table.
Subject + Singular verb Subject + Plural verb
Everyone was its film team members were
Mowgli and his animal friends live
its old age shows
The new film uses
not only the animals but also the jungle is
Building the jungle environment on the computer was
The Jungle Book lasts
there is enough tension and humour
Two hours seems
Words
A exploring the rules
Everyone was surprised when Disney said its film team members were remarking The Jungle Book.
当迪士尼说它的电影团队正在翻拍《奇幻森林》时,每个人都很惊讶。
Based on Rudyard Kipling’s book of the same title, it describes the story of a boy named Mowgli.
这部电影根据拉迪亚德·吉卜林的同名小说改编,讲述了一个名叫毛克利的男孩的故事。
Mowgli and his animal friends live happily in the jungle until one day Shere Khan the tiger returns and tries to drive him out of the jungle.
毛克利和他的动物朋友们在森林里快乐地生活,直到有一天老虎谢利·可汗回来并试图把他赶出森林。
In 1967, Disney adapted the book into a cartoon film, which is widely regarded as a classic.
1967年,迪士尼把这本书改编成动画片,人们普遍认为这部电影片是经典之作。
However, its old age shows.
然而,现在它显得过时了。
The new film uses much more advanced technology-not only the animals but also the jungle is digitally created.
新版电影应用更为先进的技术-不仅动物,而且森林都是数码制作的。
Building the jungle environment on the computer was no easy job.
利用电脑搭建森林环境不是件简单的事。
It took more than 800 artists over a year to work on the project.
这个项目动用了800多名艺术家耗时一年多才完成。
The Jungle Book lasts for about two hours but there is enough tension and humour to hold your attention during the whole film.
《奇幻森林》片长约两小时,但是整部电影中有足够的紧张情节和幽默元素吸引你的注意力。
Two hours seems very short when you’re having so much fun!
当你乐享其中的时候,两个小时似乎非常短!
Working out the rules
1. Subject-verb agreement means choosing the correct singular or
plural verb according to the (1) ______.
2. The verb should be singular if the subject is (2) ___________;
the verb should be plural if the subject is (3) ____.
*You can choose more than one answer for each blank.
a a singular noun b a plural noun c an uncountable noun
d a book/film title e a verb-ing form f a phrase of two or more
words linked by and, referring to two or more objects or people
g a pronoun like everyone h a phrase of measurement like two hours
subject
a, c, d, e, g, h
b, f
3. When not only … but also … is used as the subject of a sentence, or
there be is followed by two or more nouns as the subject of a sentence,
the verb agrees with the noun closest to it.
Words
Practice
(1) This team __________ (be) the best in this city.
(2) The team _____________ (drive) to the game in their own cars now.
is
are driving
(3) Either you or I __________ (be) wrong.
(4) I am sure that neither Jack nor his friends ________ (see) this film.
have seen
am
(5) Going to bed early and getting up early ____ (be) a widely accepted good habit.
(6) Early to bed and early to rise ______ (make) a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
is
makes
Practice
(1) There ________ (be) two chairs and a box in the room.
(2) There _________ (be) a hat and three T-shirts in the box.
(3) Three hundred miles ______ (be) a great distance.
(4) She just wanted to buy some bread. Five dollars (be) enough for her.
are
is
is
was
1 Is/Are five million dollars enough to make a good film
2 I think Mowgli and Shere Khan is /are the most interesting in The Jungle Book.
3 Drinking cola often makes/make the cinema experience more enjoybable.
4 There is/are one tree and three children on the film poster.
5 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was/ were directed by David Yates.
6 If anyone is/are interested in the film, please let me know.
Applying the rules
1. is 2. are 3. makes 4. is 5. was 6. is
Applying the rules
Be look make require
Simon: The Jungle Book sounds great. But what the new film so much better than the original
Laura: The picture quality, as well as the special effects, far better. Not only the animals but also the forest so real! While you watch, you feel like reaching out your hand to touch the leaves.
Simon: Sounds super! Believe it or not, there only one real human character in the film.
Laura: That’s Mowgli, played by a child actor named Neel Sethi. The rest all digitally created.
Simon: Does that mean he had to act alone
makes
is
looks
is
are
Be look make require
Laura: Yes. When he acted alone in front of a green screen, a lot of imagination . There was another problem: the digitally created animals had no shadows, but the film team able to find a solution.
was required
was/were
Applying the rules
Simon: How was the problem solved
Laura: Light and shadows thrown onto Mowgli with the aid of a system they developed, showing that animals were moving near him.
Simon: That’s really interesting and creative!
were
Applying the rules
Exercise
(2023.广东深圳期末)Despite such a difference in attitudes towards what one eats, there is no doubt that Westerners regard the Chinese food something special.
(2023.安徽芜湖检测)Human life (被视为) part of nature and the only way for us to survive is to live in harmony with nature.
as
is regarded as
Homework
1. Read this article aloud.
2. Finish the workbook.
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