新标准大学英语（第二版）综合教程4（智慧版）南京师范大学编B4U2.pptx

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1LookatthesentencesfromthepassageTheywerealiveandtheyspoketome.

…tolearntodoonlywhatisstrictlyadvantageoustoone’swelfare…

Cendrarshimself…isaprodigiousreader.

Nowwritetheadjectiveswhichdescribe:

1awriterwhohasachievedfame

2readerswhoshowcuriosity

3someonewhofeelsenvy

4aregionwhichisfullofmountains

5aparcelwhichhasaverylargevolume;Languageinuse;Nowcompletethesentencesusinganinfinitiveorgerundasthesubject.Usuallybothformsarepossible,butyoushouldbeabletojustifyyourchoice.

1________(getup)earlyinthemorninggivesmemoretimetoorganizetheday.

(Toexpressaneverydayactivity)

2________(write)abest-sellerhasalwaysbeenmydream.

(Thisisabitmoreofanabstractoragrandidea.)

3________(forget)totakebackalibrarybookmaynotseemserious,butitcausesproblemsforotherstudents.

(Toexpressanormalactivityformanypeople);4________(spend)alotoftimereadinginone’schildhoodcanbringrewardslaterinlife.

(Usethisformforanabstractorimportantidea.)

5_______________(beornotbe),thatisthequestion.

(TakenfromShakespeare’sHamlet,thisisanabstract,importantideabetterexpressedusingtheformalinfinitiveratherthanthegerund.“Beingornotbeing…”wouldsuggestamoreimmediate,everydayidea.);3Lookatthesentences.

Isitabsolutelynecessarytoaddthisworktoyourstoreofknowledgeoryourfundofenjoyment?Askyourselfearnestly.

Youcanrewritethemlikethis:

Askyourselfearnestlyifitbeabsolutelynecessarytoaddthisworktoyourstoreofknowledgeoryourfundofenjoyment.;Nowrewritethesentencesusingif/whetheritbe…

1Isittherighttimetostartthiskindofproject?Askyourselfcarefully.

Askyourselfcarefullyif/whetheritbetherighttimetostartthiskindofproject.

2IsitthefirsteditionofDrJohnson’s