A garden of poems(The Third Period)
(teacher shows the sentences on the screen.)
1.the castle, burned down in 1943,was never built.
2.if left alone on a deserted island,what would you do to survive?
t:look at t山two sentences on the screen.each of the sentences has a past participle.have a discussion about them and decide their functions.
(after a few minutes’ discussion.)
sa:in the first sentence the past participle phrase“burned down in 1943”is used as attribute.modifying the noun “castle”.the meaning f the whole sentence is:1943年被夷為平地的那座城堡.再也沒有重建。
sb:in the second sentence。“1eft alone on a deserted island”is used as adverbial,
expressing condition.
t:what is the meaning of it?
sb:如果你流落到一個荒涼的島上,為了生存下去。你會怎么辦呢?
t:good.now,look at the sentences on the screen and the function of each past participle phrase.you can do it in pairs or groups.
tell the function of the past participle in the following sentences:
1.the room,connected to the rest of the house by a long passage,was completely empty.
2.connected to the rest of the house by a long passage,the room seems very quiet。
3.folded in his pocket,the letter wasn't found until twenty years later.
4. he was walking around with the letter folded in his pocket.
(a few minutes later.)
t:are you prepared? (ss:yes。) please tell us the function of each past participle and the meaning of each sentence.
sc:in the first sentence,it is used as attribute.the meaning of the sentence is:這個由一條長長的走廊和房子里的其他地方相連的屋子里面空無一物。
sd:in the second sentence, the past participle phrase is used as adverbial.
expressing the cause.the sentence means:因為這個屋子是由一條長長的走廊和別的地方相連接的,所以它很安靜。
suggested answers:
3.adverbial.因為這封信是折疊起來放在他的口袋里的.所以直到二十年后才被發現。4.attribute.他到處轉悠口袋里裝著一封折疊起來的信。
step v consolidation
t: look at the example on page 30. here are two sentences. they both have the same meaning, but their adverbials are expressed in the different ways. study the example and then rewrite the sentences on page 31, using a clause to substitute the past participle phrase.
suggested answers:
1. when he was asked what had happened, he told us about it.
2. as he was well known for his expert advice, he received many invitations to give lectures.