牛津译林版九年级上英语课件：Unit 1 Know yourself Grammar 2

Amy’s family
Neither Both Either or not only but also nor and or either
Amy: I have learnt about jobs and personalities recently. Suzy: Really? What jobs do you think our classmates can do in the future? Amy: I think Millie would make an excellent not only willing to teacher. She’s (1) ________ but also patient work with children ________ with them. Suzy: What about Simon? Amy: He’s active and good at playing either football. I think he can be (2)______ or a football player. a PE teacher ____
• not only … but also …不仅……而且……
• either … or … 要么……要么……
• neither … nor …既不……也不……
We can use these conjunctions to connect the same part of two sentences to avoid repetition.
Duoduo is from China. Beier is also from China.
Neither Duoduo nor Beier is from Malaysia.
You can call him either Yang Wenchang or Yang Yangyang.
• both … and … 既……又……
Work in groups. Talk about what jobs your group members can do in the future. Use Part B2 on Page 14 as a model.
Choose the right answers.
1. ______ Lily ______ Lucy may go with you because one of them must stay at home. A. Not only；but also B. Either；or C. Both；and D. Neither；nor 2. _____ men ____ animals can live without air. A. Both… and B. Either… or C. So …. That D. Neither… nor 3. Not only Jim but also Tom _____ not here. They both went to Shanghai last week. A. are B. were C. is D. was
e.g.
is • Either Simon or David _____(be) ready to take on new challenges.
know • Neither Millie nor her friends ______(know) about types of personality.
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Fill in the blanks with the right words. has ① Neither Jim nor Sam _______(have)
the ticket for the film. ② Both your father and your mother play ________(play) the piano well. are ③ Either he or we _______(be) right. ④ Neither the students nor the teacher comes ____(come) to school by car every day. am (be) ⑤ Not only Tom but also I _____ interested in traveling. are ⑥ Both Kate and I _____(be) ready for the picnic now.
Amy’s classmates
Suzy: Do you think David and Lisa can be artists? Amy: They are very organized, but artists should be creative. (3) Neither ______ David’s nor Lisa’s personality (4)____(be) is _____ suitable for being an artist, I’m afraid. Suzy: Who can be a manager? Both Billy _____ and Paul (6)____(be) are Amy: (5)_____ very confident and energetic. I think they can be managers. Suzy: How can I learn about jobs and personalities? either Amy: You can read about them (7)_______ or on the Internet. from some books ___
But the verb from after not only … but also …, either … or … and neither … nor … can be plural or singular, depending on the subject closer to the verb. (就近原则)
• We use neither … nor … to mean not this one and not the other, not this and not that, not he and not she, etc.
When we use the conjunctions to connect two subjects, the verb form after both … and … is always plural.
1. Revise what we learnt in Grammar B. 2. Finish the relevant exercises. 3. Preview Integrated skills.
Have you watched the program? How much do you know about them?
Both dads and their children take part in tyears old. Joe is five years old too. Not only Feynman but also Joe is five years old.
• We use both … and … to emphasize that something is true not just of one person, thing or situation, but of another too.
• We use not only … but (also) … to add another fact to something you have mentioned. • We use either … or … to mean one or the other, this or that, he or she, etc.