Step 2. The –ing form as predicative, attribute and object complement

Predicative

1.Seeing is believing.

2.The music is exciting.

Attribute

1.There is a swimming pool in our school.

2.China is a developing country..

3.The person translating the songs can speak seven languages.

4.The boy standing there is a classmate of mine.

Object complement

1.We heard her singing in her room.

2.You can see them performing every night this week at the new theatre.

3.We watch the children diving into the water from the diving board.

Step 3. Practice

1.Ss finish Ex 2 ,3and 4 on page 21.

2.Ss do Wb Ex 1 and 2 on page 56.

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3. Choose the suitable words from the box below and fill in the blanks in the correct form:

1). I can’t imagine Bill________ a motorbike.

2). Did you hear the dog downstairs _______ for most of the night?

3). Frank is very good at telling funny jokes. He can be very ________.

4). You can’t stop me _________ what I want.

5). He gave me a ________ hug when he met me at theairport.

6). Jim has really learnt very fast. She has made ________ progress.

7). It’s been raining all day. This weather is __________.

8). When I came out of the theatre, I noticed a group of children _________ musical instruments across the street.

Keys:1). riding 2). barking 3). amusing4). doing