Learning about Language第二课时教学设计

Teaching Design: The Use of “it”

藁城区第九中学

庞彦杰

Topic

Teaching Design

Knowledge & Skills 3. Enable students to use “it” correctly and properly. 4. Develop students’ writing ability by using “it”.

---Lead-in: Enjoy a song individual, pair and Teaching ---Introduce the Use of group work; task-based Methods “it”

method ---Explain the use of “it”: 1.Summarize the use of “it”

as impersonal pronoun. Process

2.Summarize the use of &

“it”

as personal

cooperative and Methods pronoun. Learning

exploratory learning; 3.Summarize the use of Methods 3-D Aims task-based learning

“it” as formal subject

4.Summarize the use of “it” as formal object. ---Sum up ---Listening practice ---Writing

1. Get the students interested in grammar learning. Emotions, Learning about 2. Develop the students’

Lesson Attitudes & language: ability of comparing Type Values Grammar and summarizing. 3. Help students realize the value of life. 1. Help the students to master the use of “it” and some sentence structures.

Key

2. Help the students to use “it” correctly and properly. Points 3. Help the students to convey their ideas using “it”. Difficult 1. Develop students’ ability of comparing and summarizing. Points and 2. Enable students to write a short passage using “it” structures and working in Break-through

groups. Teaching Procedures Steps Tasks and Activities Purpose

Step One : Greetings and Lead-in

1. Greetings

T: What’s the weather like?

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1. Help students learn the use of “it”. 2. Help students summarize the use of “it”.

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S: It’s sunny/cloudy/smoggy…. T: Imagine you are sitting in the sunshine with a cup of

coffee in your hand. Now would you like some music? S: Yes! 2. Enjoy a song

Let students find out some sentences in the lyrics when listening to the song ,which contain “it”. Step Two : Explain the use of “it”

1. Summarize the use of “it” as impersonal pron. T: “What does “it” stand for in the sentence “ It’s a

new day.”

S: Time. T: Let’s read a passage and summarize what “ it”

stands for as impersonal pron.

It was Sunday , I went to the park with my friends. At first it was sunny ,but later the rain was coming! We had to run home quickly , although it was 3 kilometers away. We saw many people gathering at the gate. Since it

was too noisy , we couldn’t hear what they said, may be there was something interesting!

Then, instruct the students to find out the answer to the question. And we draw Summary1:

It can be used as impersonal pronoun to stand for time, weather, distance, environment. 2. Summarize the use of “it” as personal pron.

T: It can also be used as personal pron. Do you know what it stands for as personal pronoun? S: No!

Show students three pictures of a baby, a building and a dog. Instruct students to find out the answer to the question. And we draw Summary2:

It can be used as personal pronoun to stand for the person, the matter and the animal. 3. Summarize the use of “it” as formal subject. 1)

Show students a picture about a man who is drunken driving.

T: How do you think about this behavior? S: It’s very dangerous. T: Yes , so we should never do it. And you should also tell your family and friends never drive after drinking. 2) Let students finish the sentence: It is dangerous that he is still driving after drinking too much.

3) Let students compare two sentences and tell us which one is better. It is dangerous that he is still driving after drinking too 2

Activate students’

knowledge relating to “it”

and provide a chance for students to appreciate beautiful music with optimistic lyrics.

A passage containing some sentences with “it”

,which may help students summarize the use of “it” as impersonal pronoun.

This part is to arouse students’

thirst for more information about the use of “it”

as personal pronoun.

Use the picture to raise students’

awareness of safety.

And also lead students to explore the use of “it” as formal subject.

Teaching Design: The Use of “it”

much.

That he is still driving after drinking too much is

dangerous.

S: The first one is better, because in the second one, the

subject is too long. Show students a picture of person who has a big head

to help students understand why the second sentence is

not suitable.

4)

Improve the sentences using “it”.

①Complaining after failure is no good.

②To learn English well is not easy. ③That he can take part in the marathon in his eighties is

amazing.

④That Trump has won the election and become the new Develop students’

competence in president is reported. summarizing the use of 5) From the four changed sentences we draw

“it”

and also strengthen Summary 3:

students’

ability to draw “it” can be used as the formal subject to stand for

sentence structures from the real subject: doing/to do/clause. the sentences, which is sentence structures : helpful to their self ①

It is/was + n.(no good/no use) + doing

learning.

②

It is/was + adj. + to do/that…

③

It is/was + p.p + that…

Practice: aims to help 6)

Practice : Fill in the blanks. students become more ①

It is no good drinking too much. familiar with the ②

It is harmful to your lung to smoke. sentence structures of ③

It is harmful that you smoke in public places. “it”, so that they can use ④

It is reported that many stars have been arrested for “it”

correctly and drug taking. properly later.

7)

Pair work : Rewrite sentences using “it”. This activity carries ①

Crying over spilt milk

is no use.

②

Most people believe that playing basketball can build many functions. One is aimed at testing whether up our body .

③

You have to take pills to control your blood pressure. the students have known the use of “it” as formal 4. Summarize the use of “it” as formal object. subject. Second, this is 1) Compare the two sentences. ①

Mary thinks it beneficial that I take exercise every to foster speaking and cooperation. Third, it is day.

②

Mary thinks that I take exercise every day beneficial.

to teach students how to use a picture of a man who has a big stomach to help convey one idea in different ways. students understand.

2) Rewrite the sentence using “it” and “to do”.

Mary thinks it beneficial that I take exercise every day.

Mary thinks it beneficial to take exercise every day.

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Teaching Design: The Use of “it”

From the two sentences we draw Summary 4 “it” can be used as the formal object to stand for the real object: to do/ that. 3)

Complete the sentences. ①Our school makes it a rule to get up early. ②Our school makes it a rule that we get up early. 4)

From the four sentences we draw the sentence

structure：

①

Mary thinks it beneficial that I take exercise every day.

②

Mary thinks it beneficial to take exercise every day.

③

Our school makes it a rule to get up early. ④

Our school makes it a rule that we get up early. sb./sth. + v. + it + adj./ n. + to do / that 5)

Practice : Fill in the blanks. ①

I think it beneficial to play basketball. ②

I find it difficult that people give up taking drugs. ③

Our school makes it a rule that we shouldn’t smoke.

6)

PK time. Divide the whole class into two groups, group one: girls, group two : boys. let them compete by doing some exercises. ①

I feel my duty to help those in need. ②

____is inspiring _____the manned spacecraft ShenZhou 11 has successfully returned!

③

I found easy to fall in love with the film Alice in Wonder Land. ④_______________(据报道) the third world conference on the Internet _________(hold)in November 16 to 18 in Wuzhen.

⑤_________________________________________(石家庄许多居民认为有必要) to take electric bus to improve our environment. Step Three: Sum up

1.

It can be used as impersonal pronouns .

2. It can be used as personal pronouns . 3. It can be used as

formal subject or formal object.

Step Four : listening. listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. When it became noisy downstairs, ___ was nearly midnight. I quickly went out, and it was shocking _____a big fire broke out! The fire was _____the fact that a man who _________ to smoking ,fell asleep with his______ lighted, which led to the accident. He had tried his best to 4

Again practice students’

ability to summarize sentence structures when “

it”

serves as formal object.

Use an interesting game to motivate students to get actively involved in class activities, and help them better master the use of “it”.

Help students to review what they have learned in this class to prepare for the following activities.

This activity not only

Teaching Design: The Use of “it”

put out the fire, but he found it no use ______

anything .What’s worse, _____was windy, ______ the fire even bigger! _________,the firefighters

arrived just in five minutes, because ___was only two miles away from the fire department .I think it is necessary _____the man should ________ his mind to give up smoking! Step Five: Group work

Explore Play a guessing game. Divide the class into groups of four students. Write a short passage to describe a habit , using “it” structures. Then one student reads it to the whole class, and the rest students guess what it is. Before writing, let students review the useful sentences learned in this class to help them finish their writing task. helps students have a better knowledge of “it”, but also improves their listening skills.

Practice students’

writing

ability,

further consolidate students’

ability to use “it”

and cultivate their awareness of cooperation. What’s 1. It is helpful for your figure shaping to dance from young age. more it can also lay a 2.It is harmful to not only yourself but also to others that you

solid foundation for their

smoke in public places. later use of “it”

in the 3. It is reported that Yangliping will come to perform in

composition.

Shijiazhuang.

4.It is known that people always dance when they have a party.

5.I think it beneficial to our health that we play basketball after

class.

6.It’s believed that playing basketball can build up our body.

7.It is amazing that playing basketball can help us grow taller!

8.Our school makes it a rule that we shouldn’t smoke.

Step Six : Emotional education

Life is only once.

Life is only once Further educate students Live a healthy Life to cherish life, stay away from bad habits, and Grasp every chance to enjoy your life treasure their family. Be optimistic

Laugh, and the world laughs with you !

Step Seven : Homework Write a short passage about how to live a healthy life,

using “it” structures as many as possible

and share your

work with your classmates.

Help students

consolidate the use of

“it”.

Black-board Design

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Teaching Design: The Use of “it”

The Use of “it”

1.

impersonal pron.

Girls

Boys 2.

personal pron.

1

1

3.

formal subject.

1

1 4.

formal object.

1

winner!

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