Unit 3 Times change! Grammar 课件

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Unit 3
Unit 3 Times change!
Past continuous passive
过去进行时的被动语态
To learn the usage of the past continuous passive;
To describe the changes in the news industry using the past continuous passive;
To apply the past continuous passive in a real context.
Look at the sentences and answer the questions. Sentence (a) is from the reading passage.
a When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books were already being packed into boxes.
b When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books were already packed into boxes.
1 What is the difference between sentences (a) and (b)
2 Which sentence emphasises process and which emphasises result
a When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books were already being packed into boxes.
b When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books were already packed into boxes.
1 What is the difference between sentences (a) and (b)
Past continuous passive is used in sentence (a) and past simple passive is used in sentence (b). In sentence (a) the action was being done while in sentence (b) the action was already finished.
2 Which sentence emphasises process and which emphasises result
Sentence (a) emphasises process and sentence (b) emphasises result.
a When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books were already being packed into boxes.
b When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books were already packed into boxes.
Now look for more sentences with the past continuous passive in the reading passage, and summarise its use in your own words.
① More and more customers were being attracted by chain stores and online discounts.
② In one area, a book reading was being delivered.
③ The large board in the corner had been replaced by a big screen, where customer’s comments on the month’s best-seller were being displayed.
Under Jennifer’s leadership, the bookstore was being turned into a place for literature-loving members of the community to get together.
过去进行时的被动语态
肯定句 主语 + was/were being + 过去分词+其他
否定句 主语 + was/were not being + 过去分词+其他
一般疑问句 Was/Were+主语 + being + 过去分词+其他
特殊疑问句 疑问词 + was/were +主语 + being + 过去分词+其他
过去进行时的被动语态表示过去的某个时间点正在进行的被动动作。
e.g. A nature park was being built in this area in order to
protect wild animals.
The workers were not being trained.
Was a new library being built in our school just then
What was being done to the machine then
Whether we choose to use the past continuous passive or past simple passive often depends on how we see the past event(s).
Past continuous passive or past simple passive
The living room was being cleaned when I arrived.
The living room was cleaned when I arrived.
the event was in progress at a time in the past
the event had already happened at a time in the past
More examples:
The school library was being built at this time last year.
(正在修建)
The school library was built last year. (修建已经完成)
I didn’t realise our conversation was being recorded at that moment.
I didn’t realise our conversation was recorded.
He said the tape was being delivered to the police.
He said the tape was delivered to the police this morning.
过去进行时的被动语态一般不与表示次数或表示一段时间的时间状语连用,这时可以用完成时态的被动语态。
e.g. The car has been repaired twice.
The campus over there has been built for three years.
Rewrite the passage using the past continuous passive.
Walking home a few days ago, I saw that people were doing reconstruction work on the old market. It would be turned into a modern shopping mall. Some people were tearing down the old gate. Some were removing the wooden stands.
The old gate was being torn down.
I saw that reconstruction work was being done on the old market.
The wooden stands were being removed.
Some were clearing away rubbish from the floor. While all this was going on, a journalist was taking photos. The resulting story in the local newspaper divided the people of the town: some were in favor of the new shopping mall, and some were against it.
Rubbish was being cleared away from the floor.
While all this was going on, photos were being taken by a journalist.
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.
Describe the changes in another industry using the past continuous passive where appropriate.
Yesterday, I watched a documentary about the education in the past.
I saw that class was being held in a dim classroom. But now, the class can be held in a modern one.
I saw that words were being written on the wooden board. But now, words can be recorded on the computer.
class / hold / dim classroom / modern classroom
words / write / wooden board / on the computer
I saw that texts were being printed in the textbooks. But now, they can be installed in a small computer.
I saw that books were being put in a cloth bag. But now, books can be replaced by a computer.
text / print / textbooks / small computer
books / put / cloth bag / a computer
阅读下面短文,用被动语态改写文中的画线部分,并使句意基本保持不变。
A journalist reported that ① a 15-year-old teen from Mexico was turning a classic car into an electric vehicle. This journalist visited the girl named Frances Pearl Farnam for an interview. As soon as he entered her garage, he saw that ② Farnam was installing some electronic parts into the old car.
a classic car was being turned into an electric vehicle by a 15-year-old teen from Mexico
some electronic parts were being installed into the old car by Farnam
Farnam told the journalist that when she saw gas prices reach a historic high, ③ the idea of her car no longer relying on gas was motivating her to take action.
When she was 11, ④she saved $2, 000 by picking grapefruit and vegetables from her garden and selling them to a local farmers market to afford a car.
she was being motivated to take action by the idea of her car no longer relying on gas
$2,000 was saved by her
Farnam's dad said that ⑤many people in their community were supporting her at that time.
Farnham shared the process of her car transformation through her social media account, saying “I hope to inspire other kids my age or even younger to get their hands dirty with something meaningful.”
she was being supported by many people in their community
Describe the changes around you using the past continuous passive where appropriate.