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课件网) Unit 3 Fascinating Parks Discover Useful Structures In this class, you will Summarise the function and meaning of the -ing form as the subject; To learn and practise the -ing form used as subject. Use the -ing form as the subject to describe a place in writing. Learning objectives Answer the following questions： 1. 动名词有哪些特征？ 2. 动名词作主语有哪些用法 Question leading Activity 1: Observe the sentences. Getting here is quite difficult. Being in such a beautiful and wild place makes me feel blessed to be alive. subject in the –ing form + verb Presentation Sarek National Park —Europe’s Hidden Natural Treasure A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps I wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent. Even though the sun is brightly shining, telling whether it is morning or night is impossible. I’m above the Arctic Circle, where in summer the sun never sets. Checking my watch, I see that it is 7:30 a.m.… Activity 2: Find sentences with the –ing form as the subject from the text. Sarek National Park —Europe’s Hidden Natural Treasure A Land of Mountains and Ice Getting here is quite difficult, so apart from the Sami very few people have ever seen Sarek. Sarek National Park —Europe’s Hidden Natural Treasure Man at Peace with Nature For hundreds of years, looking after reindeer was a way of life for the Sami. Sarek National Park —Europe’s Hidden Natural Treasure A Land of Adventure Being in such a beautiful and wild place makes me feel blessed to be alive. 动词ing形式作主语一般直接放在句首，谓语动词用单数。 Telling whether it is morning or night is impossible. For hundreds of years, looking after reindeer was a way of life for the Sami. Summary 1 Example: It is challenging yet fascinating to hike through the mountains in the pathless Sarek. → To hike through the mountains in the pathless Sarek is challenging yet really fascinating. → Hiking through the mountains in the pathless Sarek is challenging yet really fascinating. Activity 3: Rewrite the sentences using -ing form as the subject.(P29 2) It is both challenging and rewarding to study abroad.→ It would hardly be possible to go on a hiking tour in Sarek in winter due to the extreme cold. → Going on a hiking tour in Sarek in winter would hardly be possible due to the extreme cold. Studying abroad is both challenging and rewarding. Honestly, it can be both exciting and terrifying to explore a vast unknown land. → It is good to adopt a positive attitude, even when things are difficult. → Honestly, exploring a vast unknown land can be both exciting and terrifying. Adopting a positive attitude is good, even when things are difficult. It is strongly advised to hire local guides, because they can offer accurate knowledge of Sarek culture and history. → Hiring local guides is strongly advised, because they can offer accurate knowledge of Sarek culture and history. it作形式主语与动词ing形式作主语的区别： It i ... ...
