is

am

are

was

werebe

Leading in: revision

Will be

He is reading a book.

I am at home on Sunday.

They are students.

She was reading a book when her mother came in.

The kids are very clever.

I will be back soon.

• Do you know who planted the trees?

• Someone planted the trees.

• The trees

• are planted

• (by someone).

Someone built the building in Guangzhou.

The building was built

in Guangzhou.

It was built many years ago.

• Where was the picture taken?

• It was taken in the classroom of C1 J2.

• It was taken last term.

• It was taken by Miss Lin

The trees were planted.

Trees are planted in spring.

The building was built in Guangzhou.

Buildings are built by builders

The picture was taken in C1 J 2.

Be + PP( 过去分词 )

被动语态 (passive voice)

Lesson 9

New National Flag Is Chosen

The People’s Republic of China (the P.R.C)

national flag

The Chinese national flag

the red flag with five yellow stars

Near the top left corner

• Who was the flag drawn by?

• When was it drawn ?

• How was it chosen( 选择 )?

It was drawn by Zeng Liansong.

It was drawn in 1949.

Let’s find out the answer in the text.

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choose—chose--chosen 选择

邀请

hold---held---held 举行

send—sent---sent 寄 , 发 , 送

receive--recieved

invite—invited--invited

收到

• First reading: answer the following questions:

1. Do many people know the Chinese national flag? What about its story?

2. Why was a competition held in 1949?

3. What were people invited to send to the

newspaper?

Yes, it is known all over the world. No, it is not very well known.

A competition was held to find a new flag for China.

They were invited to send their ideas.

• 4. How many ideas were received?

• 5. Who looked at these ideas? How do you know?

• 6. How many were chosen at last?

More than 3, 000 ideas were received.

A group of important people.

Only 38 were chosen.

• 7. Draw two pictures of Zeng Liansong’s first and second idea for the flag.

• 8. How was the second different from his first one?

• 9. Was it the best in the competition? Which place was it in?

10. Now do you now how the flag was chosen?

• Second reading: find out the passive voice

Then discuss in group, trying putting them into Chinese and report to the others.

Last reading: answer the questions in the book

1. Do many people know the story of the Chinese flag?

No, not many people know the story

Who invited people to send their ideas for a new flag?

3. Who chose the best thirty-eight flag ideas?

The newspaper did.

A group of import people

4. Why did Zeng Liansong change his first flag?

Because his friend didn’t like it.

5. How was his second flag different from his first flag

The four small stars were in a different place. They were not under the large star, they were on one side of it.

• Homework:

• 1. Read the text at least 5 times

• 2. 5 C Lesson 9 Exx1, 2