A garden of poems（The Fifth Period）

   s: because the subject in the first sentence is “our school”, but in the second       sentence the subject is “we”.
   t: very good. when we are using participles, we should pay attention to the       subjects in the sentences, and the participle we use must have the same logical subject as the subject in the sentence. if the subject in the sentence receives the action, we should use the past participle as adverbial; if the subject in the sentence does the action, we should use the present participle as adverbial. do you nderstand?
  ss: yes.
  step v practice
 t: look at the sentences on the screen. join each of the following pairs of
sentences turning one of them into a participle phrase and making other
necessary changes. do it in pairs or groups. example: we were disturbed by the        noise and had to finish the meeting early.
→disturbed by the noise, we had to finish the meeting early.
   rewrite the sentences, using the past participle.
  1. they were surprised at the idea and began to discuss it among themselves.    
  2. mary was much interested and she agreed to give it a try.               
  3. i was deeply moved, and thanked them again and again.
  4 the two men were delighted and they thought up many other ideas, too.   
  5. we had been taught by failure and mistakes and have become wiser.
  6. i was shocked at the waste of money and decided to leave the company.
7. he was persuaded by his friends to give up smoking and threw his remaining cigarettes away.
      
     suggested answers:
    1. surprised at the idea, they began to discuss it among themselves.
    2. much interested, mary agreed to give it a try.
3. deeply moved, i thanked them again and again.
4. delighted, the two men thought up many other ideas, too.
5. taught by failure and mistakes, we have become wiser.
6. shocked at the waste of money, i decided to leave the company.
7. persuaded by his friends to give up smoking, he threw his remaining
cigarettes away.
t: ok. now look at the screen. let's do more exercises. you may discuss with
     your partner.
    (teacher shows the following on the screen.)