1、Unit 1 Lights, camera, action! Grammar and usage Lead-in 1 Step A boy named Mowgli is the main character of the film. Who is the main character of the film? 1 Step The film lasts nearly two hours. How long does the film last? 1 Step Based on Rudyard Kiplings book of the same title, the film describe
2、s the story of Mowgli. Mowgli and his animal friends live happily in the jungle until one day Shere Khan the tiger returns. Can you give a brief introduction to it? 1 Step Which version do you prefer, the 2-D version or the 3-D version? Why? . Step 2 Exploring Subject + Singular verbSubject + Plural
3、 verb Everyone was Its film team members were Its old age shows Mowgli and his animal friends live The new film uses Step 2 Not only the animals but also the jungle is Building the jungle environment on the computer was The Jungle Book lasts there is enough tension and humour . Two hours seems . 2 S
4、tep Subject-verb agreement means choosing the correct singular or plural verb after the _. subject Subject Singular verb a singular noun, an uncountable noun, a book/film title, a verb-ing form, a pronoun like everyone, and a phrase of measurement like two hours. Step 2 A plural noun Subject Plural
5、verb A phrase of two or more words linked by and, referring to two or more objects or people. Step Step 2 not only . but also . is used as the subject of a sentence The verb agrees with the noun closest to it. there be is followed by two or more nouns as the subject of a sentence Step Step 2 3 Step
6、S-V agreement Grammatical agreement Type 1 Principle of proximity Type 3 Notional agreement Type 2 Type 1 Grammatical agreement A singular noun as the subject: the verb should be singular; a plural noun as the subject: the verb should be plural. An infinitive, a verb-ing form and a clause as the sub
7、ject: the verb should be singular. Each, anyone, everyone, somebody, something, anything etc. as the subject: the verb should be singular. “Each/every + noun” and “each/every + noun” as the subject: the verb should be singular. 1. Mowgli and his animal friends _ (live) happily in the jungle. 2. Comp
8、ared with the traditional version, the 3-D version of the film _ (be) much more appealing. 3. Building the jungle environment on the computer _ (be) no easy job. 4. Everyone _ (be) surprised when the company said they were remaking the film. 5. According to the law of the jungle, every tiger and eve
9、ry bear _ (have) the right to live freely in the jungle. Practice live is was was has Type 2 Notional agreement Singular collective nouns (such as family, team, class, group, etc.) as the subject: the verb should be singular if it is considered as a whole. “The rest of/most of/half of/the majority o
10、f/20% of + noun” as the subject: the verb should agree with the noun. “The + adjective” (the old, the young, the rich, etc.) as the subject: the verb should be plural. Plural nouns indicating time, distance or money as the subject: the verb should be singular. 1. In the kingdom of jungle, the young
11、_ (be) taken good care of. 2. Two hours _ (seem) very short when you are enjoying the film. 3. Mowgli knows his family in the jungle _ (be) a happy one. 4. His family _ (be) playing happily in the jungle. 5. Mowgli realizes that most of his animal friends in the jungle _ (be) kind. are seems is are
12、are Practice Type 3 Principle of proximity In the sentence pattern “there be + noun”, the verb should agree with the noun closest to it. When “not A but B”, “either A or B”, “neither A nor B” or “not only A but also B” is used as the subject, the verb should agree with B. 1. There_ (be) enough tensi
13、on and humour to hold your attention during the whole film. 2. There _ (live) a terrible tiger and some friendly animals in the jungle. 3. There _ (live) some friendly animals and a terrible tiger in the jungle. 4. Not only Mowgli but also his animal friends _ (play) happily in the jungle. 5. Mowgli
14、 together with his animal friends _ (lead) an enjoyable life in the jungle. leads is lives live play Practice Practising4 Step subject Finish part B1 on page 7 4 Step Finish part B2 on page 7 makes is looks is are was required was/were were Creating 5 Step subject Possible version one 3-D films can
15、date back to 1915. Making things look like they are coming out of the screen is probably one of their biggest advantages over 2-D films. Therefore, watching them is an amazing and exciting experience for people. However, some viewers may feel sick or frightened when they are watching 3-D films. What
16、s more, in order to feel and taste the special effects of 3-D films, all viewers need to wear 3-D glasses in a special cinema. There are a lot of amazing 3-D films, such as The Jungle Book, Avatar and Life of Pi. Possible version two I think everyone has probably seen a 3-D film, but did you know th
17、at 3-D films were first made more than one hundred years ago, in 1915? To watch 3-D films requires a special cinema and 3-D glasses. 3-D effects can be really amazing, making things look like they are coming out of the screen, but sometimes they may cause headaches and sickness for viewers. Many suc
18、cessful films, such as Avatar and Life of Pi, have been made in 3-D. Not only new films but also 2-D films like Titanic are now available in 3-D. In my opinion, this technology is really exciting, and some films are better to watch in 3-D than in 2-D. However, since it takes a lot of work to create
19、3-D effects, not all films do a good job of it. Films make our life beautiful. Watching films makes our life colourful. We should be grateful to those wonderful people who make our life meaningful. 1. Polish your writing after class and exchange your writing with other classmates. 2. Finish the exercises on page 58. Homework Homework
