Unit 3 Language in use

1. Unit 3 Language in use Module 8 On the town

2. Language practice Three hours is a long time to stay still. So they both decide to kill themselves. Did you have anything to eat before you went to the theatre? New York is a great place to see films, television, theatre and music.

3. Sports fans have plenty of chances to watch some great sport. To watch baseball, go to the Yankee Stadium. It’s easy to see why they call it the city that never sleeps.

4. Grammar: 动词不定式 • 形式: do / to do / (to) do, 无人称和数的变化 • 在句中不能独立作谓语, 是非谓语动词形式. • 具有名词、形容词和副词的特征，在句中可以作主语、宾语、宾补、定语、表语和状语等多种成分。 • 4. 动词不定式的否定形式 : • not do / not to do / not ( to ) do • e.g. She pretended not to see me when I • passed by. 我走过的时候, 她假装没看见。

5. 1) 动词不定式作主语 e.g. To study hard is important. 努力学习是重要的。 2) 动词不定式作宾语 want to do something, agree to do something, decide to do something, need to do something, start to do something, forget to do something, hope to do something, continue to do something

6. 这些放在谓语动词之后的不定式其实是谓语动词的宾语。但是，我们可以不用太多关注其句子成分，按照固定搭配记忆即可。这些放在谓语动词之后的不定式其实是谓语动词的宾语。但是，我们可以不用太多关注其句子成分，按照固定搭配记忆即可。 e.g. I like singing, but l don’t like to sing today. 我喜欢唱歌，可今天不想唱。

7. 3) 动词不定式作表语 e.g. To see is to believe. 眼见为实。 4) 动词不定式作状语 不定式可以作目的状语，作目的状语 可以放在句末，也可以放在句首。 e.g. We have come to learn from you. To watch baseball, go to the Yankee Stadium.

8. 5) 动词不定式作定语 动词不定式做宾语一般是表示物体的 用途或者要做的事情等。记住在way, time, chance, place之后用to do做宾语. e.g. The best place to sit in is the front row. 6) 动词不定式作宾语补足语 e.g. I asked him to show me the new dictionary. 我让他把新字典给我看看.

9. Practice • Don’t forget _________ the letter. A. to send B. send • C. sending D. being sent • 2.The chair looks very old, but in fact it is very comfortable to _________. • A. sit B. sit on C. be sat D. be sat on • 3. Is ______ necessary to return the book tomorrow?A. this B. that C. it D. which

10. 4. I’m afraid they would not allow him ________ here. A. to smoke B. smoking C. smokes D. smoke5. Mother told me ________ the water before I drank it. A. boiling B. boiled C. boil D. to boil 6. On my way home, I stopped _______ some food. A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. bought

11. 7. John was made _______ the car for a week as a punishment. A. to wash B. washing C. wash D. to be washing8. The sitting-room needs ______, but it’ll have to wait until Saturday. A. be cleaning B. to be cleaned C. clean D. being cleaned

12. 9. The first thing I want to do is _____. A. visit to him B. to visit him C. visit him D. visited him 10. Li Yang advised me ____ too much, otherwise I would have been drunk. A. not to drink B. to drink C. not drinking D. drinking

13. Part 1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. 6. To listen 7. going 8. to see 9. taking 10. to understand • to watch • to be • having • to see • to go

14. 2. Pair work. Talk about things to do in your town. e.g. Where / go /watch sport? -- Where can you go to watch sport? -- To watch sport, I can go to the stadium. 1. Where / go / eat? 2. What / you like / do / in the evening? 4. Where / go / buy clothes? 5. Where / go / listen / music? 6. What /be/ important sights /show visitors?

15. 3. Put the words into the correct column. baseball band competition band director match conversation concert player director movies play jazz play stadium

16. 4. Listen and choose the correct answer. 1. a concert. 2. online. 3. three friends 4. Wednesday 5. two

17. 5. Listen again and complete the ticket. The Rolling Stones Place: ________________________ Day: _________________________ Start: ________________________ Finish: _______________________ Price: ________________________ The stadium Wednesday and Thursday 7 o’clock 11 o’clock RMB 300

18. 6. Listen and read the passage:

19. 6. Find the answers: 1. the River Mersey 2. the Maritime Museum 3. theBeatles 4. John Lennon International Airport 5. the Tate Gallery

20. 7. Answer the questions. 1. Taking a ferry across the River Mersey. 2. No, it wasn’t. 3. They first plated at the Cavern Club. 4. Because the Beatles mention these places in their songs. 5. Yes, they do. The people in Liverpool are friendly and welcoming.

21. Around the world 1. What’s an open-air rock concert ? A concert which is not inside a building. 2. Where do the spectators sleep? Outdoors in tents.

22. Learning to learn Doing projects is a great help in learningEnglish because the work involved inwriting a project can train you in many different skills. For example, when learning about enter-tainment, you can make posters about the entertainment in your city or school.

23. This involves research as well as reading and writing. You will improve your listening, reading, writing skills and even speaking through doing projects.

24. Module task: Preparing an entertainment poster illustrate the event display the poster encourage sb. to do… put on the event ticket prices

25. Time：September 29th 2007 Place: Desheng Square of Shunde district in Foshan City A sample poster:

26. The special program started by the famous column “the same song” of CCTV will be shown on September 29th in Desheng Square of Shunde district in Foshan City. It is held to celebrate the opening of the culture week. On that day,

27. many famous singers will go there to add their good performance to the fun. Most of the tickets have been sold, so the rest are very limited. Please catch the good chance, if you want to go to the concert.

28. Homework