高中英语上外版（2020）必修 第二册Unit 3 Food精品第四课时学案

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第四课时（学生版）

课题：Grammar activity: The verb-ing form as the adverbial

课时学习目标：

         在语境中理解verb-ing作状语的形式和意义；

         正确运用verb-ing作状语描述创业经历。

Notes

1. Learn about the form and the meaning of the verb-ing form as the adverbial

1.     Read The young entrepreneur’s guide on page 48 and answer the questions.

1. Why did Michelle and Jade decide to start their own fashion company?

2. Why did the two girls work incredibly hard?

3. Why was Bill Gates able to start his own company?

4. What did Monik Pamecha do before running a technology website?

2.     Read the following four sentences, and answer the questions.

Sharing a creative spirit, Michelle and Jade decided to start their own fashion company.

Not wanting to give up, the girls worked incredibly hard.

Being a skilled programmer, Bill Gates was able to start his own company.

Having started out by writing a blog, Monik Pamecha ended up running a technology website in India.

1. What function does the verb-ing form serve?

2. Who carried out the actions in the adverbials?

3. How is the verb-ing form different from the having verb-ed form?

4. What’s the negative form?

2. Use the verb-ing form

1.     Write down the experiences of the three entrepreneurs using the verb-ing form.

2.     Complete the passage on page 49 with the correct forms of the verbs below.

3.     Read the brochure of Cupace, and complete the sentences with the verb-ing form.

_________________________________, Cupace means that it can hold cups and save space.

_________________________, Cupace was received with a warm welcome among students.

Cupace can be used everywhere on campus, ______________________________________.

_________________________________________________________, Cupace was sold out.

4.     Read Ann’s journal, and write down how she developed Cupace.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Interaction

Exchange your writing with your peers, and make comments on your peers’ work.

I think he / she did a good job using _____________________________ (the verb-ing form). ___________________________________________________________________ (Reasons).

I think he / she could do a better job using _________________________ (the verb-ing form). ___________________________________________________________________ (Reasons).

4. Assignment

Finish exercise B on pages 30-31 in the workbook.