1、 B3U3 DIVERSE CULTURESDiscovering Useful StructuresUnderstand the use of ellipsis in English(1)A: Im hungry. B: Are you? A: Yeah. Didnt have lunch today. B: Want some sandwiches? A: Are there any? B: Yeah. Just made some. Where is ellipsis used in the dialogue? Whats missing?Are you (hungry)?(I) did
2、nt have lunch today.(Do you) want some sandwiches?(Ive) just made some.(2)A: Looks like rain. B: Oh, I hope not. A: Why ? B: We have a soccer game today, remember? A: Do we? Where? B: In the bigger playground.I hope (it does) not (rain).Why (do you hope it doesnt rain) ?Do you (remember)?Do we (have
3、 a soccer game today)? Where (will it be) ?(It will be)in the bigger playground.What is ellipsis?In linguistics，ellipsis means leaving out wordsrather than repeating them unnecessarily.The function of ellipsis1. Burns are called first degree burns, second degree burns or third degree burns, dependin
4、g on which layers of the skin are burned.2. Burns are called first, second or third degree burns, depending on which layers of the skin are burned.3. These affect both the top layer of the skin and the second layer of the skin.4. These affect both the top and the second layer of the skin.1. to avoid
5、 the repetition1. Take care.2. You take care of yourself.3. Just do it.4. Lets just do it.5. The best or nothing.6. We want to be the best or we want nothing.7. To err is human; to forgive divine.8. To err is human nature; to forgive is divine.2. to stress the key information3. to make the expressio
6、ns concise and vivid.1. The experiment shows that proper amount of exercise, if it is carried out regularly, can improve our health.2. The experiment shows that proper amount of exercise, if carried out regularly, can improve our health.3. Some of you may have finished Unit One. If you have finished
7、 Unit One, you can go on to Unit Two.4. Some of you may have finished Unit One. If so, you can go on to Unit Two.4. to make the context and structure closer / to achieve textual cohesionBrevity is the soul of wisdom.言贵简洁-Come on. Lets go fishing.-I dont want to.-You are afraid to.-Im not either.-You
8、 are too. Ill bet your Aunt Pollys making you work.- Maybe she is and maybe she isnt. All I know is that this suits Tom Sawyer.- Let me give it a try.- Nothing doing. You dont know how.-I do too. If youll let me paint. Ill give you my fishing pole.- Well, all right. But just for a little while.对话中大量
9、运用省略，使对话重点突出，朗朗上口，准确把汤姆索亚这个聪明顽皮，工于心计的孩子形象刻画出来There was Manderly, our Manderly, secret and silent as it had always been, the grey stone shinning in the moon light of my dream. Time couldnt spoil the beauty of those walls, nor of the place itself, lying like a jewel in the hollow of a hand. The grass
10、sloped down towards the sea, which was a sheet of silver lying calm under the moon, like a lake undisturbed by wind or storm.这就是曼德里，我的曼德里，还是那张神秘而幽静，灰白色的砖石在梦境的月光里闪闪发亮， 时光的流逝丝毫无损于围墙的完美，也无损于宅邸本身，它宛如托在掌心的一颗宝石。草地斜伸，直达海边，月光下一片银白色的海水，寂静无波，犹如风平浪静的湖面。文段中运用了省略形式， 使整个描写都紧密地连成一体，渲染了气氛。环环相扣的句子，把读者渐渐引入一个梦幻般的世界曼德里
11、，去领略那迷人的月光和无比的幽静及神秘。 They are MexicanI love nachos, tooand they are all in one dish? There is a real mix of cultures here!I cant wait to go there！Rewrite these sentences and take out the unnecessary parts.1. You mean you are planning a trip across the Atlantic for a holiday? It sounds like a good id
12、ea.2. He tried to solve his financial problems, but couldnt solve the problems.3. If it is necessary, Ill finish my report on American poetry as soon as it is possible.4. Are you going to dress like that? Wearing a dress might be better than wearing jeans and boots.5. Some wild mushrooms are poisono
13、us and some are not poisonous.6. I really like that paper folding book and my son like that paper folding book, too.Activity 2 3. Read the conversation. Find out which words have been left out.Justin: Linlin, Im going to Guizhou Province next month. Im super excited! Do you have any recommendations
14、for places to visit in Guizhou Province?Linlin: Wow, thats cool! Guizhou is a province with a lot of cultural diversity. What are some places to visit in Guizhou? Well, definitely the Iluangguoshu Waterfall is the first place to visit in Guizhou Province.Justin: Whafs special about the waterfall?Lin
15、lin: Well, have you ever heard of the Chinese novel Journey to the West?Justin: Yes, I have heard of the Chinese novel Joumey to the west .Why do you ask if I have heard of the Chinese novel Journey to the West?Linlin: In the back of the Huangguoshu Waterfall, you will find a cave, which is the home
16、 of the Monkey King from Joumey to the West. Justin: Thats really true? Its cool! Ill definitely check it out.Linlin: And I strongly recommend the ethnic minority villages on your trip to Guizhou Province. You ll find Chinese culture is much more diverse than you thought it was.Justin: This all sounds great. Thanks!
