大学英文写作第二版课件陈 倩ISBN 9787566308733 PPTUNIT2=.pptVIP

Unit 2 The Use of “The” OBJECTIVES To: understand the basic use of “the” use “the” appropriately practice the use of “the” CONTENTS Lead-in Introduction Awareness raising (Task 1) Review the use of “the” (Task 2) Summary of the basic use of “the” Practice  Lead-in What do you know about English definite article “the”?   Introduction The appropriate use of definite article is crucial for successful communication. Awareness Raising Look at the sentences in Task 1 of your course book and find the problems. Awareness Raising: Keys to Task 1 1) Teaching is teachers’ job, and learning is students’ task. 2) The third stage was from 1949 until now. Universities were developed quickly in this period. 3) Chart One shows Country A’s expenditure on housing, fuel and power; Chart Two is County B’s expenditure on housing, fuel and power.  Awareness Raising The general grammar rule: To be used at the beginning of noun groups to refer to someone or something when a reader knows exactly who or what we are talking about, or when we go on to explain which person or thing we mean. Review the Use of “the” Task 2 Work in groups and list any other uses of “the” you know. (discuss in groups) Eight Basic Usages (Collins Cobuild 1987) 1) Immediate situation. E.g. The roses are beautiful. (said in a garden) The radio does not work. (said in a room with a radio) Eight Basic Usages (Collins Cobuild 1987) 2) Larger situation, including “unique” reference . E.g. The earth The sun The moon Eight Basic Usages (Collins Cobuild 1987) 3) Anaphoric reference—direct (sometimes called “second-mention”). E.g. John bought a TV and a recorder on Tuesday, but he returned the recorder on Wednesday. Eight Basic Usages (Collins Cobuild 1987) 4) Anaphoric reference—indirect (also called associative anaphora), where the first mentioned acts as a trigger for a related item. E.g. John bought a bicyc