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Book 9 Unit 3 Learning about language 
To discover some useful words and expressions 
To review and practice The Predicative 
To admire the bravery of the first migrants in Australia 
Reading and finding useful words and expressions
Read passage 1 and passage 2 to have an understanding of the passages and to find the useful words and expressions in them.
Useful words and expressions
Complete the sentences with words below.
1.
 The majority of Australians are ________________ from many different ____________________. In fact, the only ________ whose ancestors have lived here for more than 200 hundred years are the __________ people. 
backgrounds nation citizens tolerance Aboriginal homelands migrants respect
citizens / migrants 
Aboriginal
citizens
nations / backgrounds
Most Australians believe that having people from so many different ________________________________ creates _______ and _________ and makes Australia a stronger _______ and a more interesting place to live.
respect
nations / backgrounds/ homelands
tolerance
nation
 The first migrants arrived in Australia after a long voyage on small sailing ships. Life was very tough at first because they did not have adequate equipment or food. One of the first things they did was to dig the soil and sow vegetable seeds. However, it wasn’t easy to grow enough food for everyone and in the first few years they faced starvation. Despite all the hardships 
 
 of those early years, many of the migrants succeeded in building a good life for themselves. In the early days, There were not nearly as many women migrants as there were males(There is not nearly enough money for a new house.), so many of the men remained bachelors. Many dreamed of having a wife who would share their life and work alongside them as they built houses and established
 farms. Within a reasonably short time some had established large sheep farms and began to export meat and wool back to England. We know a lot about these early years of European settlement because most migrants corresponded with their families at home and many of their letters still survive. These early settlers owed their survival to hard work and determination to succeed. 
difficult or unpleasant conditions of life
put seeds in the ground so they will grow
enough
a person who goes from one place to live in another ( also immigrant)
to need to pay or give sth. to sb. because they have given or lent sth. to you or have done sth. for you
communicate by writing
 an unmarried male
1 Read through this paragraph and 
 underline all the predicative. 
 A kangaroo kept getting out of his enclosure at the zoo. Knowing that he was a good jumper, the zoo authorities increased the height of the fence around him, but, the next morning, the kangaroo was out of his enclosure again. 
Revising useful structures
 So the keepers’ solution was to build an even higher barrier. However, the next morning, the result was disappointing--- the kangaroo was not in his enclosure. The authorities, being desperate, increased the height of the fence again and again and it was soon over forty meters high. 
 A camel in the next enclosure asked the kangaroo, “How high do you think they’ll go?” The kangaroo said, “ That's a good question. It seems to me, they’ll just keep going higher until somebody remembers to shut the gate at night!”
2 Underline the predicative in this
 conversation and then practice it with 
 a partner.
KIM: The meat seems to be shrinking!
SAM: Maybe there’s too much fat in it. 
KIM: What can I do?
SAM: It’s probably the wrong kind of 
 meat for a barbecue. The best thing
 is to cook it slowly.
KIM: You know, it smells strange too.
SAM: Is it rotten? Let’s smell. Hey! This 
 isn’t steak! 
KIM: So, what is it?
SAM: Where did you get it?
KIM: It was in the bottom of the fridge.
SAM: Oh, no! That’s the dog's meat!
KIM: Are you sure?
 表语 Predicative
表语是由系动词引导的主语补足语,
补充说明主语。
什么是系动词:
表语的位置:
表语位于系动词之后,与之构成所谓
的系表结构。 
系动词是表示不完全谓语关系的动词,
常与后面的表语一起构成系表结构充
当谓语。
1. be 动词是最常见的系动词,可以有多
 种表语。
2. 表示结果 become成为,当…
3. 表示状况,样子等:
 seem, appear, look 看起来,看上去
4. 表示变化:
 go, get, turn, fall, run, grow 变得,变成
5. 感官系动词表示感觉:
 feel摸起来,感觉; smell闻起来;
 taste尝起来; sound听起来;
 look看起来
6. 表示状态:prove证明是;remain保持,仍然; stay保持,停留;keep保持;
 stand位于; lie位于 
 充当表语的成分有名词、形容词、副词、代词、数词、介词短语、词组、不定式、-ing 形式、过去分词、从句等。
He finally became a successful pianist. 
My father used to be a football player.
She is very tired and looks it.
We are seven. 
1. 名词,代词,数词用作表语:
He become a doctor.
Boys are boys.
He’s not the right man for the job.
She seemed an ideal wife for him.
名词或名词词组作表语,一般用来确定
主语的性质,或者表达主语的看法,例如:
Time is precious to everybody.
In time of danger, he remains calm.
The dream will come true.
The price sounds reasonable.
The man is said to have gone mad.
They stood still, saying nothing.
2. 形容词用作表语:
形容词作表语,用来修饰说明主语。
形容词只能作表语,不能作定语,如: 
 afraid asleep ready unable alive 
 aware glad sorry well alone sure
可以说 “She felt glad.” 
但不能说 “a glad woman”.
1 Are you there?
2 The manager is out to dinner with
 the customers.
3 He has been away from his 
 hometown for many years.
3. 副词用作表语:
4. 介词(短语)用作表语:
1 Are you on duty today?
2 Everything is in good order.
3 She is in good health.
4 They appear out of breath.
1 It’s surprising that you haven’t met.
2 I’m so much surprised at it.
3 They seemed disappointed at the news.
4 Are you well prepared?
5. 分词用作表语:
1 All I could do was to wait.
2 His job is to feed the animals.
3 Our aim is to hold the 2008 Olympic
 Games in China successful.
4 He seemed to be very tired. 
6. 不定式用作表语:
that 引导表语从句(在从句中不作句子成分,没有意义)
7. 从句用作表语:
The reason why he failed the exam
is that he played too much.
whether是否(在从句中有意义,
常和or not 连用,不可用if)
The question is whether he will come or not.
疑问代词和疑问副词(在从句中作句子成分,有意义)
The problem is how many people will take part in the game.
This is where my parents used to work.
It looks as if a storm is coming. 
Choose a suitable answer for each sentence.
1. The cotton feels ______ . 
 ( A. soft B. softly )
2. I felt ______ sorry at his words. 
 ( A. terrible B. terribly )
3. The little hero looked ______ at the enemy. 
 ( A. angry B. angrily )
4. Tasting ______, the food was soon sold out. 
 ( A. good B. well ) 
5. It is ______ of you to act ______ . 
 ( A. B.)
6. Traveling is __________, and I am 
 __________ in it. 
 ( A. interesting B. interested )
bad
 badly 
interesting
interested
 After ten years’ hard work ,he ______ 
 writer. 
 ( A. became B. turned )
8. He felt a little ______ when he was 
 ______. 
 ( A. alone B. lonely )
lonely
alone
1. Australia is made up of six states and two territories. ( )
2. Australia is a young nation on an ancient continent. ( )
3. After the Second World War, Australia’s economy grew rapidly. ( )
Tick the sentence if its under lined part is
the predicative.
4. Before baby kangaroos grow strong enough, they feed on their mother’s milk. ( )
5. When it turns cold in Northern China, the hot summer in Australia has just begun. ( )
6. If you go near Koala bear, it will get very upset. ( )
7. Australia keeps about one sixth of the world’s sheep. ( )
8. Australia has got the biggest iron mines in the world. ( )
9. The milk has been kept for too long; it has gone sour. ( )
As a nation, Australia has a history of only one hundred years. 
 It __________________.
2) Australia produces metals, precious stones, coal and iron.
 It ________________________.
Read the facts about Australia and write an “S-V-P” sentence to describe each subject.
is a young nation
is rich in natural resources
3) Australia has an area as large as the USA 
 It ___________________________.
4) Australians mostly use English as their national language.
 English______________________
 __________.
is almost as large as the USA
is the first language in
Australia
5) You may find many differences between Australian English and British English.
 Australian English _______________ _______________.
6) The Koala bear has large ears, small
 eyes and a big nose. 
 It _______________________________.
is different from 
British English
looks very funny / is a lovely animal
7) You may often see Australians drinking beers or lemonade together.
 Australians____________________ ____________________________.
8) Most Australians love outings.
 Outings _______________________.
are fond of drinking
beers and lemonade together
are popular in Australia
 表语 Predicative
定义:表语是由系动词引导的主语补足语,
补充说明主语。
充当表语的成分有名词、形容词、副词、代词、数词、介词短语、词组、不定式、-ing 形式、过去分词、从句等。
summary
Write a short article to introduce 
an object or an experience, using 
as many predicatives as possible 
in the article.
Homework