1、牛津高中英语,(模块八 高二下学期),Advance with English,Grammar and usage,板块：教学设计课件,Unit,2,Ellipsis,Unit 2,课件描述：,To help students understand in what situations we can use ellipses. To help students use ellipses properly.,Some parts of sentences are left out. We use ellipsis when we do not want to repeat words or ph
2、rases that are obvious.,Come here, please.,You,We often use ellipsis in imperative sentences. Tell me who the director is, please. Write a review of the opera.,Have you seen this opera?Yes, I have (seen it). Will the performance be put off till next week? I hope (it will) not (be put off till next w
3、eek). We also use ellipsis in short responses. 1. When will they arrive?In about two hours.,They will arrive in about two hours.,The emperor finds the deaths of so many men disturbing, and although he would like to, he cannot break his promise.,break his promise,In infinitive phrases, we can leave o
4、ut words after to. Will you join us? I would like to.,join you,She didnt come to the party though she had promised to.,come,Ready?,Are you,We can leave out some words in a sentence in informal English. How about the result?,is it,Glad to see you.,Im,Could you water the plants for me? What about (wat
5、ering them) after I finish my homework?,We can use ellipsis after some prepositions or than. The opera house now looks better than when I visited it last year.,it did,You arrived earlier than necessary.,it was,Puccini wrote Turandot and (he also wrote) Madam Butterfly. We can use ellipsis in two cla
6、uses with the same pattern and the same verb. The actor was born in 1961, and his wife in 1964.,was born,He sang and played the guitar.,he,I havent read this book yet but I will later.,read it,George seemed angry, and Bob certainly was.,angry,In some special styles of ellipsis, words are left out to
7、 save space and time. These include signs and labels, newspaper headlines, instructions, postcards and diaries, notes, etc.,Signs,No smoking is allowed here.,This is a one-way street.,Instructions,Put this side up, please.,Please handle this with care.,Headlines,Houses destroyed in weekend storms.,M
8、ayor says he wont quit.,Some houses were destroyed in the storms during the weekend.,The mayor says he wont quit.,Notes,These are bright ideas.,Postcards,I wish you were here.,Exercise Rewrite the following sentences with ellipses.,What about some more coffee for you? Why do you get so upset? Why do
9、 you not do it at once? Its a pity you didnt get the chance. Shall I go to play badminton?If you like, you can go to play badminton.,( ),( ),( ),( ),( ),6. When could I start the work?You may start the work whenever you like. 7. Please pass me one of these oranges, I dont care which one you pass me.
10、 8. Father will come back, but I dont know when he will come back. 9. What do you think about the opera?I think it is wonderful. 10. Will we be late?Im afraid we will be late.,( ),( ),( ),( ),( ),11. Shirley will go if Rose will go. 12. You can ask me questions if there are any questions that arise. 13. I would have come yesterday if I had wanted to. 14. When you are crossing the road, you must be careful. 15. Unless I am invited, I wont go.,( ),( ),( ),( ),( ),( ),Activity,Work in groups and think of different ellipses and write them down. Classify them into different groups.,
