1．句型转换

　　①People hope that the new coach will be able to pull the football team together.

　　→It_ is _hoped_ that the new coach will be able to pull the football team together.

　　②It is said that the old coins had been buried under the earth for about 100 years by the time they were discovered.

　　→The old coins are_ said_ to_ have_ been_ buried under the earth for about 100 years by the time they were discovered.

　　2. 完成句子

　　③据预测，明年将是一个丰收年。

　　It_is_predicted_that next year we will have a good harvest.

　　④人们期望明天天会转晴。

　　It_is_expected_that it will turn out fine tomorrow.

　　名词性从句

　　[语法初识]

原句感知 自主探究 ①It was predicted as early as the 1700s that English would one day be the global language ...

②Experts say that just 15 minutes of extra­curricula study a day can really accelerate foreign language learning.

③What this means is that they make sure there is an adequate amount of input in English.

④ ..., the chances that we will all have the opportunity to live in an English­speaking country are small. (1)在主从复合句中起名词作用的句子叫名词性从句。名词性从句依据其句法功能，分别称为主语从句、宾语从句、表语从句和同位语从句。主语从句如句①，宾语从句如句；②，表语从句如句③，同位语从句如句④。

(2)名词性从句用陈述句语序。 　　

　　[语法剖析]

　　一、定义和范围

　　在复合句中起名词作用的从句叫名词性从句。名词性从句包括主语从句、宾语从句、表语从句和同位语从句。

二、连接词