Iconic Attractions
(Learning About Language)
Lead-in: A Guessing Game
1. Acknowledged as the greatest pop singer, he creates
a unique dancing style known as moonwalk.
2. Being courageous and determined, he is a leader
devoted to fighting for the black people.
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
1. summarize different functions of past participles through reading
exercises;
2. identify the differences between past participles and present participles
through observation;
3. make proper use of past participles through writing practices;
4. realize the importance of homeland and strive for their dreams.
Video-watching
What is the main idea?
It emphasizes the importance of protecting
homeland
our ______________ and striving for our
dreams
____________.
Video-watching
1.What is Coco's father in the story ？
2. What did Coco's mother do after she and her daughter were
"deserted"?
3. How did Miguel feel when he entered the colorful world of
the Dead?
4. How could everyone live in the Land of the Dead
forever?
Read & Discover
Read & Discover
1. What is Coco's father in the story ？
He is a determined
_________ musician.
2. What did Coco's mother do after they were "deserted"?
banished from the whole family.
She angrily had music _________
Read & Discover
3. How did Miguel feel when he entered the colorful world of the Dead?
amazed at the colorful world of the Dead.
He was _________
4. How could everyone live forever in the Land of the Dead?
remembered by their relatives, everyone would live forever in
When ______________
the Land of the Dead.
Read & Summarize
a determined musician attribute
have music banished object complement
be amazed at the predicative
colorful world
When remembered by adverbial
Read & Explore
broken
1. attribute: a _______________ placed upon
family, the curse __________
accomplished
him, an___________________musician, stolen
the ______________guitar.
convinced to join...;he was _________
2. predicative: Miguel was ___________ attracted
to the wonderful world.
Read & Explore
abandoned with his famous
3. object complement: had music ___________;
held by the musician...
guitar ______
Brought up
4. adverbial: ___________________in the shoemaker's family,
Inspired by his conclusion, he… _______________
Miguel…____________ Surrounded by
his dead relatives, Miguel…
Sentence-rewriting
1. Because he was forbidden to play music, Miguel had a feeling
of disappointment.
Forbidden
______________to disappointed
play music, Miguel felt ______________.
(adverbial; predicative)
Sentence-rewriting
2. If Miguel could be blessed by his lost relatives, he would be
sent back to the Land of the Living.
blessed by
If____________________his lost relatives, Miguel would have
sent back
himself_____________to the Land of the Living.
(adverbial; object complement)
Sentence-rewriting
3. Ernesto murdered Hector and stole the songs which were
written by Hector.
Ernesto murdered Hector and stole the songs
written by
_______________Hector.(attribute)
Past Present
differences
Participle Participle
Difference-identifying
1.Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one
less travelled by.
2.Travelling around China, I was impressed by Chinese
splendid culture.
Summary
Voice
past participle passive relation
present participle active relation
Difference-identifying
3. The ground is covered with fallen leaves.
4. I can see the leaves falling.
Summary
Tense
past participle Finished (result)
present participle Continuous (process)
Summary
Can you add more examples?
a drowning kid a developing country
a drowned kid a developed country
Gap-filling
trusted
1. Goodbye to you, my ________(trust) friend.
waiting
2. I will be right here, _______(wait) for you.
Seated
3. _______(seat) involved (involve) in the
there, she got ________
_________(heat)
heated discussion.
Gap-filling
permitting
4. Weather ___________(permit), we will go outdoors.
completed
5. All the preparations for the task __________(complete),
we are ready to start.
United
6. _________(unite), Divided
we stand; ________(divide), we fall.
Consolidation
Suppose you have a friend who has difficulties adjusting to his
campus life. Give a piece of advice for each problem below
using participles and make up a dialogue accordingly.
Consolidation
An example:
Problem: Because I have no computer, I can not type my paper.
Advice: Having no computer, you may go to the school library
to get your paper typed.
Problems
1. As I am embarrassed by my accent, I do not speak to many
people.
2. I do not know anyone ； I always sit alone in my room for
hours.
3. I feel confused because my instructor speaks fast in class.
Suggestions
1. Embarrassed by your accent, you’d better read after tapes.
2. Not knowing anyone, it would be better if you take part in
activities.
3. Confused by your instructor speaking fast in class, you
are advised to turn to classmates for help.
Assignment
According to the movie Coco, finish the continuation
writing by adding a new end to the story;
Remember to use past participles to describe some
details.
Theme-appreciation
Family is a harbor where we feel safe.
When stressed, we find comfort there.
When discouraged, we find power there.
Surrounded by love, we are blessed there.
