江苏省常州市西夏墅中学译林牛津版高中英语课件 选修八：UNIT 2 THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE——GRAMMAR AND USAGE.ppt

1、牛津高中英语(模块八 高二下学期)Advance with EnglishGrammar and usage板块：教学设计课件Unit2 EllipsisUnit 2 课件描述：To help students understand in what situations we can use ellipses.To help students use ellipses properly.Some parts of sentences are left out.We use ellipsis when we do not want to repeat words or phrases that

2、are obvious.Come here,please.YouWe often use ellipsis in imperative sentences.Tell me who the director is,please.Write a review of the opera.Have you seen this opera?Yes,I have(seen it).Will the performance be put off till next week?I hope(it will)not(be put off till next week).We also use ellipsis

3、in short responses.1.When will they arrive?In about two hours.They will arrive in about two hours.The emperor finds the deaths of so many men disturbing,and although he would like to,he cannot break his promise.break his promiseIn infinitive phrases,we can leave out words after to.Will you join us?I

4、 would like to.join youShe didnt come to the party though she had promised eReady?Are youWe can leave out some words in a sentence in informal English.How about the result?is itGlad to see you.ImCould you water the plants for me?What about(watering them)after I finish my homework?We can use ellipsis

5、 after some prepositions or than.The opera house now looks better than when I visited it last year.it didYou arrived earlier than necessary.it wasPuccini wrote Turandot and(he also wrote)Madam Butterfly.We can use ellipsis in two clauses with the same pattern and the same verb.The actor was born in

6、1961,and his wife in 1964.was bornHe sang and played the guitar.heI havent read this book yet but I will later.read itGeorge seemed angry,and Bob certainly was.angryIn some special styles of ellipsis,words are left out to save space and time.These include signs and labels,newspaper headlines,instruc

7、tions,postcards and diaries,notes,etc.SignsNo smoking is allowed here.This is a one-way street.InstructionsPut this side up,please.Please handle this with care.HeadlinesHouses destroyed in weekend storms.Mayor says he wont quit.Some houses were destroyed in the storms during the weekend.The mayor sa

8、ys he wont quit.NotesThese are bright ideas.PostcardsI wish you were here.ExerciseRewrite the following sentences with ellipses.1.What about some more coffee for you?2.Why do you get so upset?3.Why do you not do it at once?4.Its a pity you didnt get the chance.5.Shall I go to play badminton?If you l

9、ike,you can go to play badminton.()()()()()6.When could I start the work?You may start the work whenever you like.7.Please pass me one of these oranges,I dont care which one you pass me.8.Father will come back,but I dont know when he will come back.9.What do you think about the opera?I think it is w

10、onderful.10.Will we be late?Im afraid we will be late.()()()()()11.Shirley will go if Rose will go.12.You can ask me questions if there are any questions that arise.13.I would have come yesterday if I had wanted to.14.When you are crossing the road,you must be careful.15.Unless I am invited,I wont go.()()()()()()Activity Work in groups and think of different ellipses and write them down.Classify them into different groups.