1、Discovring Useful Structures Learn about a country through its history 1. Look at the sentences and underline the past participles. In pairs, discuss the functions. Then find more sentences with the -ed form in the text. 1. Most people just use the shortened name: the United Kingdomor the UK. 2. The
2、y use the same flag, known as the Union Jack, . 3. They had castles built all around England, . 1 & 2 as the attribute 3 as the object complement 2. Complete the phrases in the right column by using the past participles in the left column. Past Participles as the Attribute(1) Past Participles as the
3、 Attribute (2) tired visitors visitors_of the long wait/. a well-organised trip a trip_ well by my work place/. beautifully dressed stars stars_beauti- fully at the event/. tired organised dressed 1. Judy and I had our car parked in an underground car park near Trafalgar Square, where we could get o
4、ur car battery charged. 2. When we finally reached the service desk to ask for audio guides, we heard it announced that there were no audio guides left. 3. Read the sentences and underline the-ed form as the object complement. 3. We found ourselves very surprised by the large number of visitors and
5、the amount of noise at the entrance of the National Gallery. 4. Judy had her eyes fixed on Van Goghs Sunflowers. It was hard to approach the painting as there were so many people around. 5. She had a copy of the painting boxed to ensure that it was delivered safely. 4. Rewrite the sentences with pas
6、t participles as the attribute, and then see whether you can write a little story withthem. 1. Loch Ness, surrounded by beautiful natural landscape, looks amazing. 2. Carl and his friends stayed with a generous family who offered them homemade bread with butter and honey. 3. The familys ancestors on
7、ce attended to wounded soldiers in the First World War. 4. The young people attracted by the legend of Loch Ness watched over the lake with their cameras and binoculars positioned on the hill. A visit to Loch Ness If you are tired of the city, Loch Ness is a good choice for you. Last week Carl and h
8、is friends paid a visit to it. On arriving there, they found that Loch Ness surrounded by beautiful natural landscape looks amazing. During the day, the young people attracted by the legend of Loch Ness, they watched over the lake with their cameras and binoculars positioned on the hill. At night th
9、ey stayed with a generous family who offered them homemade bread with butter and honey. At the same time, the family also shared their story with them, whose ancestors once attended to wounded soldiers in the first World War. For Carl and his friends, its not only an interesting trip, but an educati
10、onal chance to know more about the history of another place. Reading for Information It was a fine day, Judy and I got the chance to visit London National Gallery. On arrival, We had our car parked in an underground car park, where we could get our car battery charged. Everything was well-prepared.
11、But when we finally reached the service desk to ask for the audio guides, we heard it announced that there were no audio guides left. Disappointed but determined, we still made our way into the gallery. We found ourselves very surprised by the large number of visitors and the amount of noise at the
12、entrance of the National gallery. Facing so many master pieces, Judy had her eyes fixed on Van Goghs Sunflowers. It was hard to approach the painting as there were so many people around. But driven by the eagerness, Judy bought a copy of the painting. Then she had it boxed to ensure that it was delivered safely.
