Mastering Language Usage
Explore the nuances of using language effectively with exercises and examples focusing on present continuous passive voice construction. Enhance your linguistic skills and comprehension.
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Period 4: Using Language Period 4: Using Language
Step 1: 1. +be (am/is /are) + being done +be (am/is /are) + not +being done Be (Am/Is /Are) + +being done + be (am/is /are)+ +being done 1) A bridge is being built over the Yangtze River at present. 2) The plan is not being carried out well. 3) Are the babies being taken care of by the nurse? 4) Where is the problem being discussed now?
2. 1) now, at the moment He interview by a journalist now. 2) These rare animals they will disappear soon. 3) always, constantly, frequently John ( ) by the teacher. 4) may, must, can t He may examine by the doctor at the very moment. is being interviewed are being hunted (hunt)at such a speed that is always being praised be being examined
3. be under += be being done be under control =be being controlled be under discussion =be being discussed be under construction =be being discussed be under consideration =be being considered be under treatment =be being treated
Step 2: Exercise 1: Do Activity 2&3 on Page 41. Exercise 2: Choose the best answer. 1. Wine is the world's favorite drink enjoyed on almost every occasion where great times_________ with friends. A is shared B. are being shared C shares 2. We have to hold the meeting in the small hall because the meeting room where we planned to hold the meeting _____. A is being decorated B is decorating C will be decorated D will decorate 3. ---Hi, Terry, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon? ---Sorry. It is ___________. A. being repairing B. repaired C. been repairing D. under repair 4. Scientists will produce plastic materials from beans, but right now the new product_____ in the lab. A has been developed B is being developed C is developing D has developed D share
5. The meeting ______ now is of great importance. A. held B. being held C. is being held 6. Many subway stations, including the one near our school, ________ at present for a better transport in the city. A are constructing B are being constructed C is constructing D is being constructed 7. Because of the Russian gas limit to Europe, attempts ________ to use botanical fuel as a source of power. A. have made B. having made C. are being made D. will be making 8. My money ___________soon, so I must go to the bank to withdraw some of my savings before I have none in hand. A. is running out B. is being run out C. has run out D. has been run out of 9. Measures _____to stop housing prices from rising too fast, but it remains to be seen whether they still work. A. are taking B. had been taken C. have taken D. are being taken D. will be held
10. With the fast development of computer and Internet technologies, traditional printed books ______ by the growing popularity of online reading of e-books. A. are challenged B. have challenged C. are being challenged D. have been challenged 11. Suspected of having escaped the lecture, the naughty student _____________ about what he was doing when we were in the lecture hall yesterday afternoon. A questioned B will question C is being questioned D had been questioned 12. We are a little worried because we ______ ground as a leader in the field of IT with the others speeding up development. A. have lost B. lost C. are losing D. are being losing 13. The camera you ___ now ___ to me. A. are being used; is belonged B. are using; is belonged C. use; is belonging D. are using; belongs 14. With the population increasing, more land _______________. A. is needing B. is needed C. is being needed D. has been needed
Exercise3: 1. They are living with their parents for the moment because their own house 2. It is believed that a new kind of drug________________ (develop) by the scientists and they are hopeful that they will succeed in a couple of months. 3. I don t know what the room now. 4. He hurried home, never once looking back to see if he (follow). 5. In fact, tradition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still ________________(create). being created (rebuild). is being developed is being rebuilt (do) by the children in is being done was being followed
6. Rainforests rapid speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future. 7. The giant machine moment and it will be fixed up in the new workshop in the near future. 8. The poor own labor at the very moment. 9. They are listening to the music that __________________ (broadcast) on the radio. (cut) and burned at such a are being cut (take) apart at the is being taken (help) to live on their are being helped is being broadcast
Exercise 4: 1. Tom finds that a lot of Tibetan antelopes are being hunted and killed for their wool. 2. wash away With more and more forests being destroyed, large quantities of earth are being washed away each year. 3. Nowadays, effective measures are being taken to save wildlife in Tibet. 4. The Spring Festival Gala was being broadcast live at this time yesterday .
Step 3: Vocabulary & Listening I. Do Activity 4&5 on Page 42. 1.porcelain 2.paper cutting 3.embroidery 4.Chinese paintings 5.calligraphy 6.seal cutting II. Read Did You Know on Page 43, listen to the record and do Activity 7&8 on Page 43. Activity7: 3 Activity8: 1.nothing to look at 2.no meaning 3.decide what it means 4.actually create anything 5.tell how the artist lives 6.a pile of boxes 7.explored the nature of art
Jill: Hi, Andrew! What did you think of the art exhibition? Andrew: I thought there were so many interesting ideas! I especially liked the piece called Empty. Jill: Really? But that was just a piece of paper painted all white. I thought it was boring. There was nothing to look at! Andrew: But that's what's so clever about it! The viewer can decide what it means. It was really fun to look at. Jill: Hmm I'm afraid I don't agree. It had no meaning for me. Andrew: How about Living Room? What did you think of it? Jill: The one copying nothing but the artist's living room? I thought that was rather lazy! The artist didn't actually create anything, so that's not art!
Andrew: I thought it showed us that everyday objects can also be art. When I looked at the details like the coffee cup and the book, I could tell how the artist lives. Jill: Well, I just wanted to take a rest on that sofa! What did you think of those cardboard boxes called Future? Andrew: That was my favourite piece! I think the artist was asking, In the future, will art be like the boxes? Like something we can easily get and throw away? It really explored the nature of art. Jill: If you say so.... But to me it was just a pile of boxes anyone can make, and I could only think about how my cat would love to play in them! To be honest, I prefer traditional paintings and sculptures. They re easier to understand. Andrew: I know what you mean, but I still think art should have different meanings for everyone.
Step 4: Important phrases in using language 1. , put up 6. ...... 7. lie in in the shape of 2. 3. seal cutting paper cutting 8. include art in one s life 9. be aware of 4. catch one s attention 5. manage to do sth.
