(共19张PPT)
Unit 4 Breaking boundaries
Grammar
After learning the lesson, you should be able to:
1.Learn the structure and understand the main usage of “It” as an empty subject.
2. Use the grammar and describe a city using “It” as an empty subject.
Learning objectives
It 作形式主语
位置
含义
翻译
指代内容
作用
句首
避免句子头重脚轻
真正的主语替换it
无含义
to do sth
v-ing
that从句
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(1)不定式。句子的谓语可以是:
① be+形容词;
e.g. It is important ________ (know) your limitations.
知道自己的局限性是很重要的。
② be+名词;
e.g. It is a good idea _____ _(have) a little notebook handy.
手边有个小笔记本是个好主意。
③ be+介词短语;
e.g. It is against the law to do that.
这样做是违法的。
④ 及物动词+宾语+不定式
e.g. It gives me great pleasure to see the movie.
观看电影让我很高兴。
It做形式主语的基本用法:
to know
to have
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(2)动名词。
① 用no good,no use,great fun, a new experience等名词作表语;
e.g. It is fun working for him.
为他工作很有意思。
② 也可用某些形容词作表语;
e.g. Do you think it is worth quarreling with him?
你认为和他吵值得吗?
③ 一些其他的谓语形式。
e.g. Does it matter wasting a little money
稍微浪费一点钱行吗?
It做形式主语的基本用法:
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(3)主语从句
可以是that引导的;例:
It做形式主语的基本用法:
It is strange that it hasn‘t been noticed before.
真奇怪,它以前没有引起注意。
It is a wonder that he is still alive.
他居然还活着,真是个奇迹。
It happened that the harvest was bad that year.
碰巧,那年的收成不好。
It is said that there was an earthquake in Japan.
据说日本发生了地震。
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It做形式主语时的常用句型:
(1)It is clear/ obvious/ true/ possible/ certain/... that ...
e.g. It is obvious that he's late.
很明显他迟到了。
(2)It is important/ necessary/ right/ strange/ natural/...
that ...(should) do...
e.g. It is necessary that you do enough exercises before
the race.
你在比赛前做足够的运动是有必要的。
(3)It is said/ reported/ learnt/... that...
e.g. It is reported that a seven-year-old girl won the game.
据报道,一个七岁的女孩赢了比赛。
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It做形式主语时的常用句型:
(4)It is suggested/ ordered/ required/... that ...(should) do...
e.g. It is suggested that the meeting (should) be put off.
人们建议推迟会议。
(5)It is a pity/ shame/ ... that...
e.g. It is a pity that you didn't see such a good film.
真可惜你没看到这么好的电影。
(6)It happens /seems/ looks/ appears/... that...
e.g. It happens that I know him.
碰巧我认识他。
(7)It looks/ seems as if...
e.g. It looks as if he is wrong.
看起来像是他错了。
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It做形式主语时的常用句型:
(8)It doesn't matter whether/ if...
e.g. It doesn't matter if you miss the bus, because there's another one 15 minutes later.
你错过了这一趟公交车也没关系,15分钟后还有一趟。
(9)It takes... (some time) to do...
e.g. It took us three hours to get there.
去那里要花费我们三个小时。
(10)It is + 形容词+ (of sb)+ to do...
e.g. It is kind of you to think so much of us.
你为我们考虑那么多,你真是太好了。
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① It is never too old to learn.
活到老, 学到老。
② It is easier to fall than to rise.
摔倒容易爬起来难。
③ It is no use crying over spilt milk.
覆水难收。
④ It never rains but it pours.
不鸣则已, 一鸣惊人。
⑤ It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.
创业容易守业难。
⑥ It takes three generations to make a gentleman.
十年树木, 百年树人。
Translation: Proverbs with “It”
It as an empty subject 常用句型
(1) It is clear/obvious/true/possible/certain/... that...
很明显他迟到了。
(2) It is important/necessary/right/strange/natural/... that... (should) do...
你在比赛前做足够的运动是有必要的。
It is necessary that you do enough exercises before the race.
(3) It is said/reported/learnt/... that...
据报道,一个七岁的女孩赢了比赛。
It is reported that a seven-year-old girl won the game.
(4) It is suggested/ordered/required/... that... (should) do...
人们建议推迟会议。
It is suggested that the meeting (should) be put off.
It is obvious that he’s late.
It as an empty subject 常用句型
(5) It is a pity/shame/... that...
真可惜你没看到这么好的电影。
It is a pity that you didn’t see such a good film.
(6) It happens/seems/looks/appears/... that...
碰巧我认识他。
It happens that I know him.
(7) It doesn’t matter whether/if...
你错过了这趟公交车也没关系,15分钟后还有一趟。
It doesn’t matter if you miss the bus, because there’s another one 15 minutes later.
Activity 2 Rewrite the underlined parts using it as an empty subject.
It is no longer quite so difficult for women and minorities to get roles in American film and television.
Activity 2 Rewrite the underlined parts using it as an empty subject.
It is now a more realistic hope for minority actors to become a leading actor in Hollywood.
It is more common than before for women to write and direct Hollywood films.
Activity 2 Rewrite the underlined parts using it as an empty subject.
It is seen as acceptable by film studios to cast white actors as Asian characters.
Activity 2 Rewrite the underlined parts using it as an empty subject.
Activity 3 Describe the city using the information provided and it as an empty subject.
Beijing today is multicultural. It is not a surprising thing for students to see different skin colours in the same class. It is possible for people to hear many different languages and dialects. It is easy for people to find products from all over the world. It is not difficult for foreigners to settle down and find a job. It is a common thing for people from different countries to work in the same company.
Describe one of the cities using it as an empty subject where appropriate. Do online research if necessary.
Toronto
Shanghai
London
Sydney
minorities; acceptance;
dialect; multicultural
be no longer quite so difficult
against gender and racial discrimination
200 films released in 2015
a leading actor
be more common than before
There is still a long way to go
be more likely to do
in particular
face problems
11. cast white actors as Asian characters
12.Things are moving slowly in the right direction
13. settle down
少数群体;接纳,容忍
方言;多文化的
不再那么困难
反对性别和种族歧视
2015年发布的200个电影
一位主角
比过去更常见
还有很长的路要走
更可能做某事
特别地,尤其
面对问题
11. 选白人演员扮演亚洲人物
12. 情况在朝着正确方向逐渐好转
13. 安顿下来