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Using language
Unit 3 War and peace
Learning objectives
1.To know the subject-verb agreement;
2. To use subject-verb agreement correctly;
3. To know the horrible Chongqing bombing, its influence and remembrance by listening, learn to express sympathy and talk about memories;
4. To talk about someone’s experience in war.
Grammar
a. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle-hardened ...
b. The enemy were hiding, ready to attack the Allied soldiers ...
c. ... people were coming together for memorial ceremonies.
Activity 1 Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions.
1. In which sentence does the word “enemy” refer to different members Is it followed by a singular verb or plural verb
2. In which sentence does the word “enemy” refer to a single unit Is it followed by a singular verb or plural verb Do you know any other similar nouns
3. Is the word “people” usually followed by a singular verb or plural verb Do you know any other similar nouns
1. In which sentence does the word “enemy” refer to different members Is it followed by a singular verb or plural verb
In sentence (b), the word “enemy” refers to different members.
It is followed by a plural verb.
2. In which sentence does the word “enemy” refer to a single unit Is it followed by a singular verb or plural verb Do you know any other similar nouns
In sentence (a), the word “enemy” refers to a single unit.
It is followed by a singular verb.
Other similar nouns are family, team, class, crowd, government, etc.
3. Is the word “people” usually followed by a singular verb or plural verb Do you know any other similar nouns
The word “people” is usually followed by a plural verb.
Other similar nouns are police, cattle, etc.
主谓一致的题型考查主语为集体名词时,考查谓语动词单复数的使用情况。
主谓语一致
集体名词表示由个体组成的集体,指一群人或某一事物的总称。集体名词作主语时谓语的单复数问题,可以归纳为以下三类:
警察在追捕他。
The police were after him.
人们开始谈论她。
People are beginning to talk about her.
牛以草为食。
Cattle feed on grass.
1) 有的集体名词通常表示复数含义,作主语时谓语通常用复数形式,比如 police / people / cattle等。例如:
2) 有的集体名词通常只用作不可数名词,表示单数意义,用作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式,比如 clothing / poetry / luggage / furniture / machinery / scenery / jewellery, equipment 等。例如:
我们的衣服可以御寒。
Our clothing protects us against the cold.
他们所有的行李都被偷了。
All their luggage was stolen.
这家具搬起来很方便。
The furniture is convenient to move.
这个工厂里所有的机器都是中国产的。
All the machinery in the factory is made in China.
Her family is a large one.
她的家庭是一个大家族。
3) 有的集体名词作主语时,谓语动词可用单数形式,也可用复数形式。若视为整体,谓语动词用单数形式;强调集体中的各个成员时,谓语动词用复数形式,比如 family / team / class / crowd / government / club / committee / audience / public 等。例如:
她的家人都很高。
Her family are all tall.
这个队是联赛中最好的。
The team is the best in the league.
足球队队员们正在洗澡。
The football team are having baths.
在特定语境下,集体名词作主语时谓语动词用单数形式、复数形式均可,例如:
观众对演出甚感激动。
The audience was (were) very excited by the show.
公众有权知道这篇报告的内容。
The public has (have) a right to know what is the report.
Now look for more sentences following this rule in the reading passage, and summarise the use of subject-verb agreement in your own words.
1. Meanwhile, thousands more were journeying across the English Channel to Normandy.
thousands more 在这里指的是上文提到的成千上万的士兵,故谓语动词用复数。
2. Their objective was clear: to reach the Normandy beaches along about 80 kilometres of French coastline.
3. Two were killed; three were injured.
4. By the end of August 1944, … Paris was liberated and the Germans had been removed from north-west France.
指所有人的共同目标
指士兵数量
指巴黎整体这个城市
1. Government troop have put down the uprising. [ ]
2. The police is after him. [ ]
3. The military are well-organised and prepared to fight. [ ]
4. All the machinery in this factory are made in the US. [ ]
Activity 2 Correct any mistakes in these sentences or put a √ in the square brackets if they are correct.
are
√
is
troops
5. The soldiers’ uniform look very smart. [ ]
6. The group was sent to rescue the missing pilot. [ ]
7. Politics are the study of the ways in which countries are governed. [ ]
uniforms
is
√
Activity 3 Complete the film review with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Saving Private Ryan is a film directed
by Steven Spielberg. The two main
characters are Captain John Miller,
played by Tom Hanks, and Private
James Ryan, played by Matt Damon.
James Ryan is the fourth son in his family to be sent to fight in the Second World War. The enemy _______ (kill) his three brothers. Their heart-broken mother receives the news about all her dead sons on the same day. The US Army ________ (decide) to find Ryan and bring him home. A group of men are sent into the French countryside to try to find the fourth brother. The rescue team ________ (be) led by Captain Miller, a hero and survivor of the Omaha Beach battle.
kills
decides
is
At the beginning of the film, the audience _______ (be) thrown into an incredible sequence of approximately 30 minutes, depicting the landings in Normandy. They see the full horror of war, and the chaos and senseless waste of life.
Saving Private Ryan is an unforgettable war film and, also, a story of courage and sacrifice. It’s my favourite film and my family _______ (love) watching it, too. The message of the film is simple — we want peace; we don’t want war.
are
love
Activity 4 Write a short review of a film you have seen on the theme of war. Pay attention to subject-verb agreement.
Listening and Speaking
Among the many horrors inflicted on humanity by the Second World War was the massive bombing of civilians, often referred to as “terror bombing”. The purpose of doing this was to destroy the morale of ordinary people and stop them from supporting the war effort.The Japanese used terror bombing in China, especially in Chongqing,which they bombed more than 200 times over the duration of five and a half years (1938-1943), killing thousands of Chinese civilians.
The road to peace
Activity 5 Listen to the interview and answer the questions.
1. Who is being interviewed
2. What is the relationship between the two interviewees
3. What are they talking about
Gao Li and Gao Ming.
Brother and sister.
They are talking about the five-year terror bombing campaign by Japanese forces in Chongqing during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
First memories of the Chongqing bombing
Gao Li: __________ years old; remembers the house ______
and saw __________________.
Gao Ming: __________ years old; the first thing he remembers
was __________________; went out on the street
________; first felt fascinated then ______.
Activity 6 Listen again and complete the interview’s notes.
eight / 8
shook
fires in the distance
eleven / 11
the bombing planes
to watch
scared
The most terrible experience
Gao Li: happened on ___________;
stayed in ____________ and waited for _________ in
there; house destroyed and _______________ killed.
5 June 1941
the basement
five hours
over 4,000 people
Influence of bombing
Gao Ming: felt sad but bombing didn’t destroy ___________
________
Gao Li: ________________________ soldiers went to the front;
Chongqing became known as the ______________.
Remember today
Gao Ming: the air raid warning mourns ____________, and reminds us to _____________________________.
our fighting
around 960,000 of the city’s
“city of heroes’’
those we lost
cherish the peace we enjoy today
spirit
Activity 7 Complete the boxes with the expressions from the interview.
I remember …
That must be terrible for …
The first thing I remember was …
I can only imagine how it must have felt.
I’ll never forget …
I’m sorry to hear that.
I feel sad for ...
Expressing sympathy Talking about memories
Expressing sympathy Talking about memories
That must be terrible for …
I can only imagine how it must have felt.
I’m sorry to hear that.
I feel sad for …
I remember …
The first thing I remember was …
I’ll never forget …
Activity 8 Read the introduction and answer the questions. Pay attention to the words and expressions in bold.
The cruelty of war is reason enough to do everything we can to prevent it. This is the motivation behind the United Nation’s many peacekeeping missions. Peacekeepers monitor the peace process in areas that have experienced friction and civil wars, making sure that previously warring parties keep to their agreements. They work to disarm combatants and to secure weapons and ammunition, removing them from use.These measures aim to give stability to conflict zones and allow governments to reestablish authority. China is playing an increasingly important role in UN peacekeeping and it has trained 8,000 troops who are kept on standby for UN missions. Chinese peacekeeping forces are highly-valued in conflict zones and have received praise for their professionalism.
1. What is the significance of UN peacekeeping missions
2. What role is China playing in UN peacekeeping
UN peacekeeping missions aim to give stability to conflict zones and allow governments to reestablish authority.
China is playing an increasingly important role in UN peacekeeping and it has trained 8,000 troops who are kept on standby for UN missions.
Activity 9 Complete the fact file about UN’s peacekeeping mission in Liberia with the correct form of the words and expressions in Activity 8.
Why we came
Liberia suffered two ___________ from 1989 to 2003, causing half the population to flee their homes, and the economy to collapse.
We carried out this __________________ to monitor the ____________ in Liberia.
civil wars
peacekeeping mission
peace process
What we did
We stabilised the ____________ by:
disarming combatants
securing weapons and ammunition
Why we are leaving
The professionalism of our _________________ has stabilised the situation.
Government authority has been ___________.
conflict zones
peacekeeping forces
reestablished
Activity 10 Work in pairs. Find out about someone’ s experiences in war. Act out an interview based on the information you have found. Use the words and expressions in this section.
Now think about your performance in this activity. How did you collect useful information Share your experience with the class.
1. Summarize the usage of Subject- verb agreement and do the relevant exercises.
2. Write an article to your school newspaper about your views about UN peacekeeping.
Homework