Unit 1 A trip to the theatre Module 1

Grammar

Gerunds Gerunds are –ing nouns, we can add –ing to verbs to make the –ing nouns. These nouns refer to actions and activities: do ——— doing eat ————— eating read ———— reading think ———— thinking

A: Gerunds as subjects ： The functions of Gerunds B: Gerunds as objects ： C: Gerunds as predicates ： D: Gerunds as attributes ：

1. Fishing is a relaxing pastime. 垂钓是一种轻松的消遣。 2. Climbing a mountain is tiring. 登山是很累人的。 A: Gerunds as subjects ：

⑴ As objects of some transitive verbs ： eg ： advise, delay, escape, excuse, enjoy, consider, finish, deny, keep, mind, pardon, practise, suggest, imagine, need, want, require and so on ： B: Gerunds as objects ：

1.Would you mind opening the door ？ 请你把门打开好吗？ 2.Mary enjoys cooking very much. 玛丽非常喜欢烹调。 3.Have you finished reading? 你完成你的诵读了吗？ 4.Do you need washing your head? 你需要洗头吗？

⑵ As objects of prepositions ： He left without saying goodbye to us. 他没有和我们道别就离开了。 He is busy with trainning his new students these days. 这些天他忙着训练自己的新学员。

My favorite pastime is playing chess. 我最大的业余爱好是下棋。 C: Gerunds as predicates ： His job is introducing new members to his organization. 他的工作是给自己的组织介绍新成员。

D: Gerunds as attributes ： This swimming pool is big. 这个游泳池很大。 a sleeping car 卧铺车厢 a dining-room 餐厅 a walking stick 文明杖 a waiting-room 候车室 a shopping centre 购物中心

Two people are talking about rules for a concert. Work in pairs. S1 has never been to a concert. S1 asks questions using the pictures. S2 answers, turning the verbs into gerunds. Following the example.

1. Eating snacks during a concert is impolite. 2. Clapping before the end of a concert is a bad idea. 3. Wearing a hat during a concert is inappropriate. Answers

4. Arriving late for a concert is rude. 5. Taking pictures during a concert is forbidden. 6. Singing along with the music during a concert is not appreciated. Answers

attending arriving looking playing waving finding

Complete the essay below with the correct phrases in the box and the appropriate form of the words in brackets. know a lot about, find out about, forget about, terrible at, learn more about, worried about, exellent at, good at

forgot about cleaning knows a lot about painting learn more about writing good at swimming worried about going terrible at cooking excellent at singing find out about traveling