Sample sentences:

Being a student, I know I must work hard. (Adverbial)

I'm very excited about being invited to my friend's birthday party. (Object of prep.)

We don't like being kept writing homework all day long on Sunday. (Object of vt.)

Being praised is a pleasure. (Subject)

The boy being blamed is crying. (Attribute)

Step Ⅱ Listening (1)

T: Page 25, please. You will find an advertisement about whale watching tours. Have you ever been on such a tour? What can you experience on this tour? ... Now read it carefully and try to answer the questions above it. You can discuss with your partners.

Suggested answers:

1. You can: listen to whales singing and watch them underwater on the videocamera; witness whales in their natural environment as they leap out of water and feed in our waters; enjoy plenty of other marine animals such as dolphins, seals and penguins.

2. I am eager to go on this tour. I would like to witness whales in their natural environment as they leap out of water and feed in our waters best.

3. You will get a refund if you don't see a whale on the tour.

T: Now we are going to hear some dialogues between tourists and a tour guide. They have finished the whale watching tour. Look at the aspects in Ex 2. Go through the aspects given and decide which ones the tourists might think were good and which they might complain about. After that, we'll listen to the tape and check the answers. Clear?

Play the tape. For the first time, they are required to check the answers they have chosen. For the second time, they should number the aspects in the order they hear about them. Then check the answers with the whole class.

T: We have so many jobs to do today. Now Page 26. Let's listen to the tape again to finish Exx 3-5. For Ex 4, you are required to pick out the expressions about complaint in each of the three dialogues and then complete the sentences given. These expressions are the functional items of this unit.