1、1Unit 2 The United KingdomGrammar and Useful StructuresAimsTo learn about The past Participle (2)as the Object ComplementTo discover useful words and expressionsProceduresI. Warming up by watching about BritainTo start with, we shall watch a VCD program about Britain. Watch, listen and take notes of
2、 some amazing facts about Britain.Here is the VCD script for your reference. Amazing Facts about Britain UK England Stonehenge T HaughtonBritain is just under 1,000km long, from the south coast to the extreme north of Scotland, and just under 500km across at the widest point.The biggest lake in Brit
3、ain is Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland at 396 sq km.Although Britain has a reputation for having a lot of rain, New York has more average annual rainfall than London.John Logie Baird The man who invented television, John Logie Baird, was Scottish. In 1915 he transmitted the worlds first live TV pict
4、ures in London.2Britain is one of 15 member states of the European Union (EU)The tallest mountain in Britain is Ben Nevis in Scotland at 1,343m. The longest river in Britain is the Severn. It is 354 km long, and flows from central Wales through Shrewsbury, Worcester and Gloucester in England to the
5、Bristol Channel.In Wales, there are more sheep than people! Five years ago the population for Wales was 2,921,000 with approximately 5,000,000 sheep!There are 17 World Heritage Sites in Britain, including Hadrians Wall, The Tower of London, Giants Causeway, and Edinburghs old and new towns.Scotland
6、has over half of Britains forest areas. About 200 years ago, Britain was the most powerful country in the world, and the British Empire covered over a quarter of the earths surface. About a quarter of Wales has been designated a National Park or an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.Did you know tha
7、t HP brown sauce is named because it was invented by a chef at the Houses of Parliament?Cheddar cheese is named after the small village in Somerset, England where it was first made.Cornish Pasties were first eaten by miners in Cornwall. The pastry was like a protective layer that kept the meat and v
8、egetables inside clean and fresh while they were working in the mines.Big Ben is normally used to refer to the famous clock on the Houses of Parliament in London, but is actually the name of the bell inside the tower. II. Discovering useful words and expressionsTurn to page 11, please. Skim the two
9、vocabulary exercises first and then go to 3page 9 to read the text again for clues to finish the two questions. Check your answers against your partners.III. Being introduced to Complements A complement is a word or phrase that completes the predicate in a sentence. There are two kinds of complement
10、s: object complements and subject complements.An object complement is a word or phrase that follows the direct object and modifies or completes its meaning. e.g.:The cold water made Susan chilly.The news reports named the explorer a hero.A subject complement follows a linking verb (a verb such as to
11、 be, to seem, to appear, to feel) and modifies or renames the subject. A subject complement that is an adjective is termed a predicate adjective. e.g.:The instructor seemed cheerful. A subject complement that is a noun is also called a predicate noun or predicate nominative. e.g.:My neighbor is the
12、president of the PTA. IV. Learning about The past Participle as the Object Complement如果补语与宾语具有逻辑上的动宾关系, 宾补的动作具有“完成“概念,或宾补表示已经存在的状态,就用过去分词作宾补。常见的用过去分词作宾补的结构有:keep / leave / have / get sth. done; find / see / discover / observe / notice / hear sth. done; make oneself done e.g.: I have never heard the
13、song sung in English. Note:如果把上述结构变为被动语态,则原 来作宾补的过去分词变成主补。e.g.: 1. The window was found broken.2. The work was left unfinished. 相关高考试题:1. The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see _the next year. 4A. carried out B. carrying out C. carry out D. to carry out2. The murderer was brough
14、t in, with his hands behind his back.A. being tied B. having tied C. to be tied D. tied析:1. 答案 A。考查 see sth. done结构。此处 that引导定语从句,修饰 plan,同时作谓语动词 see的逻辑宾语。carry out与 plan之间是逻辑动宾关系,故用过去分词作宾补。2. 答案 D。考查 with+n.+done复合结构中的宾补形式。tie 与 hands之间是逻辑动宾关系, 故用过去分词作宾补。V. Closing down by doing grammar exercisesTo test your studies on The past Participle as the Object Complement, turn to page 12 and do the grammar exercises 1, 2 and 3. You can write right there on the same page where the questions are printed.
