Unit 3 PatternsSylvia Li

Based onSan-Min Textbook Book1 Lesson 1

　1. S + be/V + adverbial phrase . . . Adverbial phrase + be/V + S . . .

2. S + sense verb (feel/see/hear/watch) + O + V/V-ing . . .

Patterns In UseX

Examples:1. A lonely statue stood in a faraway land long ago. In a faraway land long ago stood a lonely statue.2. A sword was in his hand, and a red jewel was on its handle. In his hand was a sword, and on its handle was a red jewel.

1. S + be/V + adverbial phrase . . . Adverbial phrase + be/V + S . . .

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Exercise ARewrite the following sentences by using the above pattern. Follow the examples.

1. The princess stood in front of the people. ________________________________ _________2. The post office is next to the department store. ________________________________ __________

In front of the people stood the princess.

Next to the department store is the post office.

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3. The great palace was on the side of the hill. ________________________________ ________________________________4. The teacher sat behind the window. ________________________________5. A wonderful sight was in the garden. ________________________________

On the side of the hill was the great palace.

Behind the window sat the teacher.

In the garden was a wonderful sight.

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Exercise BX

1. Under the tree sit a boy and a dog (tree/boy/dog/sit).

2. On _____________________________ (the garbage can/cat/sit).3. In ______________________________ (the sky/some birds/be).4. Beside _____________________________ (the drinking fountain ( 噴泉式公用飲 水機 )/girl/stand).5. On _____________________________ __________(the bench/old man/old

woman/be).

the garbage can sits a cat

the sky are some birds

the drinking fountain stands a girl

the bench are an old man and an old woman

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2 S + sense verb (feel/see/hear/watch) + O + V/V-ing . . .Examples:

1. A drop of water fell on the resting swallow. The resting swallow felt it. The resting swallow felt a drop of water fall on him.2. Tears were falling from the statue’s eyes. The swallow saw it. The swallow saw tears falling from the statue’s eyes.

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Exercise ACombine ( 結合 ) the sentences by using the above pattern. Follow the examples.

1. Someone was singing in the bathroom. I heard it. _________________________________ 2. That little girl pulled Michael’s hand. Michael felt it. _________________________________

I heard someone singing in the bathroom.

Michael felt that little girl pull his hand.

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3. Our teacher was talking on the phone. My classmate saw it. __________________________________ ____________4. The woman’s son walks to school. The mother watches him do this every morning. __________________________________ ____________________5. Fiona was cheating on the test. Andrew saw it. __________________________________

My classmate saw our teacher talking on the phone.

The mother watches her son walk to school every morning.

Andrew saw Fiona cheating on the test.

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Exercise BComplete the story below by using the given words and the above pattern. The first one has been done for you.

Last night, I 1heard my dog barking loudly (hear/my dog/bark loudly) when I was 2__________________________

_______________ (watch/my little brother/play with his toy cars). So, I looked out of the window to see what was wrong.

watching my little brother play with his toy cars

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There were two men walking quickly but quietly, and it looked like they didn’t want to be seen. Then, my sister came over to borrow some books. When I looked out of the window again, I 3_________________

____________________ (see/they/ open/the window of a house)!

saw them opening the window of a house

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After they had entered the housethrough the window, I 4______________________________________________ (hear/a loud sound/come from/house). “My goodness! What are they doing?” I thought. At that moment, I could 5________________ ( feel/my legs/shake). I was really afraid that something bad was happening!

heard a loud sound coming from the house

feel my legs shake

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1. one day ( 過去的 ) 某一天； ( 將來 ) 有一天@ I came across my piano teacher one day on my way home.

@The little girl always dreams of becoming a world- famous designer one day.

some day 有朝一日 ( 只可用以指將來 )◊ If you keep on practicing, you will become a great player some

day. the other day 不久前 (只可用以指過去 )◊ I wrote Larry an e mail last month, and he replied to me the other

day.

2. put something up 建造 ; 張貼 ; 增加@The wall was put up to keep strangers out of the house.@ The store put up recruitment notices to enlist new clerks.

@ The government decided to put up the tax of cigarettes.

rise vi. (rise | rose | risen) (數量 )增加；向上升◊ Sales of toys and electrical appliances rose by 15% over the Christmas period.

◊ The sun rises in the east.

Raise vt. 舉高 ;增加 (數量 ) ；養育◊ The salary was raised by 15% because of the booming economy.

◊ He raised his hand and put forward a question.

arise vi. (arise | arose | arisen) (問題、困境 )發生◊ Several serious legal questions will arise when students download music files from the

Internet.

arouse vt. 引起、激發 (情緒、意見 )◊ The stranger’s behavior has aroused the curiosity of many people .