Learning about Language教学设计第二课时

Learning about language (Student’s book 8 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions) Teaching design(lesson one)

益群中学

杨秋杰

The goals of teaching

Make students learn to use the useful words, expressions this unit, knowing the transformations of words, like how can we change “convenience” to “convenient”.

The process and ways of teaching Discovering useful words and expressions 1.

In groups make word pairs with the same suffix. Add more of your own. Example: n----adj ____convenience_________

____convenient________ __________independence____

__________independent____ n-----adj

v----n

adj----v cube

cubic

expect

expectation

strong

strength base

basic

relax

relaxation

long

length n----- adj

produce

production

freezing

freeze mercy

merciful

reduce

reduction

disappointing disappoint fancy

fanciful

identify

identification stain

stainless

satisfy

satisfaction care

careless caution

cautious poison

poisonous 2.

Replace the underlined parts with words that have the same meaning. Rewrite the sentence when necessary. 1. The greengrocer at the corner is probably the easiest and nearest to reach. Most convenient 2. If you want to apply for a credit card, you must provide officially acceptable identification. Valid

3. You need to approach that animal with great care as it may bite. Caution 4. She accepts everything during meetings and does not contribute to discussions at all. Is passive 5. I found his phone number in the directory and tried to telephone him last night, but there was no reply. Later I found I dialed the wrong number. Call\ring him up 6. I don’t think of my hometown very

much, only sometimes. now and then 7. Luckily the rainfall stopped suddenly before I left. abruptly 8. In a courtroom it is sometimes difficult to recognize who is innocent and who is guilty. distinguish 3.Complete the passage using the correct form of the words or phrase below.

When I first applied for a patent I was very puzzled by the ____criteria____. I had produced a new type of lily. I was amazed when my application was __abruptly_______ refused. The patent officer dealing with my ___file_ explained to me that a new plant variety is not a __valid___ invention as it is a result of adjusting growth scientifically. However, she suggested that I should produce a __perfume_____ from my new lily. With her encouragement, I decided to __seize___ the opportunity to make a real invention, so I _______set about__ my studies on developing my __product______, for which I hope I will succeed in applying for a patent.