Unit+3+Times+change+Using+Language+I+P29 高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit3Timeschange!新外研选修Book2UsinglanguageIP29●

discoverthesentencesinthetextwiththepastcontinouspassive;●

learntheusageofthepastcontinouspassive;●

describethechangesinthenewsindustryusingthepastcontinuouspassive.

LearningobjectivesIntheendoftheclass,youwillbeableto读课文，找出和下列句子划线部分有相同结构的句子。Moreandmorecustomerswerebeingattractedbychainstoresandonlinediscounts.UnderJennifer’sleadership,thebookstorewasbeingturnedintoaplaceforliterature-lovingmembersofthecommunitytogettogether.WhenIhurriedtothestore,Isawthatthebookswerealreadybeingpackedintoboxes.aWhenIhurriedtothestore,Isawthatthebooks

werealreadybeingpackedintoboxes.bWhenIhurriedtothestore,Isawthatthebooks

werealreadypackedintoboxes.What’sthedifferencebetweenthetwosentences?Insentence(a)pastcontinuouspassiveisusedandtheactionwasbeingdone.

Insentence(b)pastsimplepassiveisusedandtheactionwasalreadyfinished.aWhenIhurriedtothestore,Isawthatthebooks

werealreadybeingpackedintoboxes.bWhenIhurriedtothestore,Isawthatthebooks

werealreadypackedintoboxes.Whichsentenceemphasisesprocessandwhichemphasisesresult?Sentence(a)emphasisesprocess.

andsentences(b)emphasisesresult.

Trytofindoutthedifferenceofmeaningineachgroupofsentences.1)ThelivingroomwasbeingcleanedwhenIarrived.ThelivingroomwascleanedwhenIarrived.2)Theschoollibrarywasbeingbuiltatthis

timelastyear.Theschoollibrarywasbuiltlastyear.3)Ididn’trealiseourconversationwasbeing

recordedatthatmoment.

Ididn’trealiseourconversationwasrecorded.4)Hesaidthetapewasbeingdeliveredtothepolice.Hesaidthetapewasdeliveredtothepolice

thismorning.

表示“某人/事过去的某个时刻正在被…”，主语是动作的承受者。1）肯定形式：was/were＋being＋过去分词Pastcontinouspassive例：Thehousewasbeingpainted.

例：Thehousewasnotbeingpainted.2）否定形式:was/were＋not＋being＋过去分词

3）一般疑问形式:Was/Were＋主语＋being＋过去分词？

例：Wasthehousebeingpainted？

例：Howmanyhouseswerebeingpaintedinthevillage?

4）特殊疑问形式:特殊疑问词＋was/were＋主语＋being＋过去分词？基本用法：1）过去进行时态的被动语态同它的主动语态一样，表示

过去正在进行的被动动作；例：AmeetingwasbeingheldwhenIwasthere.我在时，会议在开着。例：Thecollegewasbeingbuiltatthistimelastyear.去年这个时候这所大学正在建设中。2)一般不与表示一段时间的状语或表示次数的状语连用，这时需要用完成时态的被动语态。例：

Thehouseovertherewasbeingbuiltfortwo

months.应改为：

Thehouseovertherehasbeenbuiltfortwomonths.

“三变”:原句主语变为by短语宾语变为主语谓语由主动变为被动“三不变”:原句意思不变原句时态不变原句主谓宾以外成分不变。Theywerebuildingnineparks.→Nineparkswerebeingbuiltbythem.→Howmanyparkswerebeingbuilt?主动语态变被动语态Walkinghomeafewdaysago,

Isawthatpeopleweredoing

reconstructionworkontheold

market.Itwouldbeturnedinto

amodernshoppingmall.Some

peopleweretearingdowntheold

gate.Somewereremovingthe

woodenstands.Somewereclearing

awayrubbishfromthefloor.While

allthiswasgoingon,ajournalist

wastakingphotos.Theresulting

storyinthelocalnewspaperdivided

thepeopleofthetown:somewere

infavourofthenewshoppingmall,

andsomewereagainstit.Walkinghomeafewdaysago,Isawthat

reconstructionworkwasbeingdoneonthe

oldmarket.Itwouldbeturnedintoamodern

shoppingmall.Theoldgatewasbeingtorn

down.Thewoodenstandswerebeingremoved.Rubbishwasbeingclearedawayfromthefloor.Whileallthiswasgoingon,photoswerebeingtakenbyajouralist.Theresultingstoryinthelocalnewspaperdividedthepeopleofthetown:somewereinfavourofthenewshoppingmall,andsomewereagainstit.Rewritetheparagraphusingthepastcontinuouspassive.Lookatthetwogroupsofpicturesanddescribethechangesinthenewsindustryusingthepastcontinuouspassivewhereappropriate.

Yesterday,Iwatchedadocumentaryabout

thenewsindustryinthepast.Isawthatan

interviewwasbeingdonefacetoface.Butnow,interviewscanbedoneonline.Newswasbeingeditedwithapenwhileitcannowbeeditedonacomputer.NewswasbeingprintedonpaperwhileitcannowbereleasedontheInternet.Newspaperswerebeingdeiveredtoreaders’doors,whereasnewscannowbereadonline.Lookatthetwogroupsofpicturesanddescribethechangesinthenewsindustryusingthepastcontinuouspassivewhereappropriate.

Lookatthetwogroupsofpicturesanddescribethechangesinthenewsindustryusingthepastcontinuouspassivewhereappropriate.

Lookatthetwogroupsofpicturesanddescribethechangesinthenewsindustryusingthepastcontinuouspassivewhereappropriate.

Describethechanges

toanotherindustryusingthepast

continuouspassivewhereappropriate.ExercisesCompletetheblanksusingthecorrectformsofverbsinbrackets.1Thequestion___________________(discuss)atthemeetingyesterdayafternoon.2Manyrhinos_____________(kill)bypoachers,butmanyalso__________(die)incaptivity.3Wecouldn’tuseourclassroomyesterdaybecauseit__________________(paint).4Veg