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Period 2

Learning about Language The General Idea of This Period This period will consolidate the words and expressions the students learnt in the reading part and deal with the grammar part:-ing form as the adverbial and the attribute.You will have systematic explanations of it and assign some exercises for the students to consolidate what they learn.

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Get the students to master the useful words and expres

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Three Dimensional Teaching Aims

Help the students recognize the useful words and expressions learnt in Rea

Master the usage of the -

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Systematic explanation to help the students apply the -

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Step 1 Revision T:Good morning,boys and girls!Last class I assigned you to collect some information about body language in

S:Different cultures often have different forms of behavior by sending the same body signals.Nodding one’s head is generally meant to show agreement “yes”,but to Nepalese,Sri Lankans,some Indians and some Eskimos,it means not “yes”,but “no”.When an American rubs his nose,it may mean his disagreeing with someone or rejecting

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Step 2 Useful words and expressions T:You are expected to complete the exercises in Learning about language independently.Now let’s check the

Suggested answers:

1.local (are)

2.represent

3.approach

4.major

5.express

6.curious

7.general8.likely to (do something)

Ex.2 on P

1.major

2.introduce

3.body language

4.general

5.represent

6.actions

7.spoken

8.likely to;express

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9.approach

10.curious;avoids

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majority

act

curiosity

introduction

locality

avoidance

noun

verb

noun

noun

noun

noun

major

action

curious

introduce

represent

local

avoid

New words

Part of speech

Words in reading passage

Part of speech

adjective

noun

adjective

verb

verb

adjective

verb representative

noun

1.nod

2.hug

3.kiss

4.shake

5.smile

6.clap

7.slap

Pic 5:raise one’

Pic 6:shrug one’

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Pic 8:shake one’

Pic 11:scratch one’

Step 3 Find sentences T:OK,so much for the homework.Today,we are going to learn the v.-ing form used as adverbial and attribute.First,I will give you 4 minutes to read the text again on Page 25 and find out all the sentences with the v.-

After 4 minutes,ask some students to read out the sentences they’

T:OK,time’

S:They are visitors coming from several countries

S:Four people enter looking around in a curious way

S:This is an exciting experience for you,so you stand watching and listening

S:You see her step back appearing surprised,a

S:The visitor from Japan comes in smiling at the same time

S:His nose touches Mr Cook’s moving hand

S:Not all cultures greet each other the same way,nor are they comfortable touching strangers or being too close or too far away.

S:In the same

way that people communicate with spoken language,they also express their feelings using unspoken “language” through keeping physical distance,actions or posture

S:Most people around the world now greet each other by shaking hands,but some cultures use other greetings as

S:She arrives hurrying,recognizes Mr Garcia’s smiling face,and then they shake hands and kiss each other twice

S:It is an interesting study and can help you avoid difficulty in communication.

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Step 4 Structure study T:Today,we are going to learn the v.-ing as the attribute.It means that the v.-ing form is used as the adjective to modify a noun.In the above sentences,which sentences have the v.-

S:They are visitors coming from several countries

S:This is an exciting

S:His nose touches Mr Cook’s moving hand,a

S:She arrives hurrying,recognizes Mr Garcia’s smiling face,and then they shake hands and kiss each other twice

S:It is an interesting

T:Very good.You have totally understood the usage of v.-ing as attribute.Now,let’s learn more.Take the second sentence for example.Four people enter looking around in a curious way.In this sentence,the

v.-ing describes the movement “enter”.So it’s used as an adverbial.In the a

S:Four people enter looking around in a curious way

S:This is an exciting experience for you,so you stand watching and listening

S:You see her step back appearing surprised,and take a few steps away from Mr

S:The visitor from Japan comes in smiling at the same time

S:Not all cultures greet each other the same way,nor are they comfortable touching strangers or being too close or too far away

S:In the same way that people communicate with spoken language,they also express their feelings using unspoken “language” through keeping physical distance,actions or posture

S:She arrives hurrying,recognizes Mr Garcia’s smiling face,and then they shake hands and kiss each other twice on each cheek. Step 5 Exercises for consolidation T:So far you have got a clear idea about the v.-ing as the attribute and adverbial.Now let’s do some exercises to consolidate your understanding.Have a look at Ex.2 on Page 29.There are some verbs in the box.You have to use

1.We were all nervous about the approaching

2.Business leaders look very serious.They do not often have smiling

3.The shaking buildings showed u

4.It is exciting to watch competing

1.My mother is a happy woman.She always gets up smiling

2.After the dog fell in the lake,it climbed out shaking

3.After we saw the comedy show,we left the theatre laughing

4.The blind man walked touching

T:OK.So much for the textbook.Now have a look at the following sentences.There are some mistakes in the following sentences.You are required to find out the mistakes and correct them.I will give you 5 minutes to finish

The sentences with some mistakes: 1.Having not seen the film,I can’2.The men worked for extra hours

5.“Can’

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6.Knocking at the door

7.European football is played in 80 countries,made i

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S:1.Not having seen the film,I can’

S:

S:

S:4.Generally

S:5.“Can’

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S:7.European football is played in 80 countries,making it the most popular sport in the world. Step 7 Summary and Homework T:Today we have gone over the important words and expressions in this unit.We’ve learnt the v.-ing form as the attribute and as the adverbial.I hope you’

T:Homework for today is to finish the exercises of Using structures on

The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard Unit 4

Body language Period 2

Learning about language

4.Structure study (v.-

Record

Activities and Research

The teacher may first prepare some cards on which some words are written describing body movements.And then two students are needed to act-and-guess,that is,one is to act the body movements and the other may just

Reference for teaching

动词-ing形式作定语和状语

作定语

1.动词-ing形式作定语,单个分词作定语时,放在所修饰的名词之前,说明其修饰名词的性质或特征，表示“供作……之用”和“……的”。

a walking stick (a stick used for walking) 手杖

drinking water (water for drinking) 饮用水

a waiting room (a room for waiting) 候车/诊室

working people 劳动人民

the rising sun 正在升起的太阳

2.动词-ing形式的短语放在所修饰的名词后,相当于一个定语从句。

They are visitors coming from several countries (who come from several count

他们是来自数个不同国家的参观者。

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三天之后,我收到同意给我这份工作的来信。

站在那儿的女孩子是我同学。

作状语

动词-ing形式作状语时,可以表示时间、条件、原因、伴随或方式以及结果等。

1.表示方式或伴随

有四个人走了进来,好奇地四处张望。(伴随

The boy sat in front of the farm-

那男孩坐在农舍前,砍树枝。

(伴随

他跑回来告诉我这个消息。

(方式

He sent me an e-mail

他给我发了一封邮件,希望可以得到更多信息。(伴随

2.表示时间

Hearing the news,he couldn’

听到那个消息,他禁不住大叫起来。

从窗外看出去,我看见了几个孩子在那儿玩。

Finding her car stolen,she hurried to

发现她的车被偷后,她赶忙去找警察帮忙。

在山里修隧道的时候,工人们发现了一个地下湖。

3.表示原因

因为我们是团员,我们乐意帮助别人。

Being poor,she couldn’t offer a computer.因为穷,她买不起电脑。

Having suffered from heart trouble for years,Professor White has to take some medicine with him wherever he goe

由于长年受到心脏病困扰,怀特教授不得不走到哪都把药带在身边。

Not having completed the programme,they have to stay there for another tw

由于没有完成程序,他们得再留在那里两个星期。

4.表示条件

Working hard,you’

如果你努力工作,你就一定会成功。

Using your head,you’

动动脑筋,你就会想到一个好办法。

5.表示结果

她很小心地画这幅画,以至于花了很长时间才完成。

The

那男孩子滑了一跤,头撞到了门上。

欧式足球在80个国家比赛过,令它成为全球最受欢迎的运动。

Fifteen million trees had been blown down by the strong w

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大风刮倒了1500万棵树,阻塞了大小道路和铁路线。

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