Learning about Language主要内容及教案内容

Enjoying novels Teaching aims:

1.

Key words and expressions in this session: under the name of, see through, hail, stand out, owe to, etc.

2.

The main grammar in this session: the nominative absolute construction Teaching procedure

In this session, we mainly focus on the learning the rest of the text, the

last four paragraphs. By learning these four paragraphs, the students should not

only understand the content, but also learn more

about the other four great English authoresses and one excellent male author, Charles Dickens and their novels. The uses of the nominative absolute constructions are the key language focus of this session. 1.

Revision Review what’s been learned in the first four paragraphs by asking the students some questions related to the background of the 19th

English literary world and something related to Jane

Austen and her novel. 2. Lead in

To continue the learning of the text by asking the students some of the

questions about

Jane Eyre, which is a famous novel known by many people. 3. Presentation

1). To ask the students to skim the rest of the text to get the main idea.

2). To ask the students to read the text again to understand the text.

3). To learn about the students’understanding of the text by asking them some questions.

4). To ask the students to raise their difficult points in their understanding

after reading.

5) Problems solving—answer the questions raised by the students. 6) Explanation: a. To learn about the three Brontё sisters and the famous novel, Jane Eyre,by learning the

fifth and the sixth paragraphs.

The main points in these two paragraphs are the uses of the expressions

such as under the nameof, see through,

the use of the structure

sb. find it + adj. to do sth. and the use of the

nomi-native absolute construction, “The three Brontё sisters adopting this practice,…”. Besides,the students should be enabled to understand the words and sentences used to describe the novel, Jane Eyre.

b. To learn about the fifth premier authoress, George Eliot and her novel, Silas Marner by learning the seventh paragraph.

The main points in this paragraph are the uses of the expressions such as ambiguous,

make a concession to and the uses of the attributive clauses such as“…a little girl whom he takes in to live with him”, and “…a mistake for which the couple both suffer.”. c. To learn about one excellent male author, Charles Dickens and his novel,

David Copperfield by

learning the last paragraph.

The main points in this paragraph are the uses of the expressions such as regard as, stand out,

owe to, benefit from and the uses of the nomi

native absolute construction, “with the 19th

century being regard-ed as

….”, “These women having produced works of the highest quality,…”. 4. Practice

To ask the students to do the comprehending exercises at P43 and the exercise 1 and 2 in Learning about Language at P43 –44. 5.

Consolidation To ask the students to say something about what’s been learn in the last four paragraphs. 6.

Homework To ask the students to review what’s been learn in the last four paragraphs.