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Unit5

English

Novels Grammar Nominative Absolute Construction Teaching goals 1.

Learn Nominative Absolute Construction(explanation , forms and functions). 2. Use Nominative Absolute Construction to write a passage (about the girl in a red hat). 3. Develop students’ abilities of cooperative learning.

(Develop students’ critical thinking and team spirit.)

Teaching important and difficult points The forms of Nominative Absolute Construction. Teaching methods

Explaining and practicing Teaching aids Multi-media computer Teaching procedures &ways Step I

Lead-in T: Do you like Harry Potter? Ss: Yes. T: Do you like the story? Ss: Yes.

T: Let’s watch a short video about Harry Potter, whiling watching the video, pay attention to the lines in the video, especially sentences structure. Are you ready? Ss: Yes. T: Begin. (Show a video) T: Have you noticed some special sentences? SS: Yes/No. (Some students say yes, while some sentences say no.) T: Let’s choose one of the sentences to analyze, please look at the screen. 1.

Harry turned the envelope over, his hands trembling. 2.

She returned home, carrying a lot of books.

After analyzing these two sentences, we will find No1. His hand trembling is Nominative Absolute Construction. T: This class, we are going to learn Nominative Absolute Construction.

Step II Explanation of Nominative Absolute Construction (PPT) Step III Forms of Nominative Absolute Construction

1. Weather permitting, they will go on an outing to the beach tomorrow. 2. The girl staring at him, he didn't know what to say.

n.+ V-ing 3. Her work done, she sat down for a cup of tea. 4. He was lying on the grass, his hands crossed under his head.

n.+V-ed 5. The manager looks worried ,

many things to settle.

6. The kid feels excited, many places to visit.

n.+ to V 7.Computers very small, we can use them widely.

n.+ adj.(phrase) 8. An air accident happened to the plane, nobody alive.

pron.+ adj.(phrase) 9. He put on his sweater, wrong side out.

10.The meeting over, they all left the meeting room.

n.+ adv.(phrase) 11. The boy goes to the classroom, book in hand.

12. Gun on shoulder, the hunter went into the forest.

n. + prep. phrase Step IV

Let’s come to its functions, do you know the word function?

Ss: Yes. 1. Her homework done, Mary decided to go shopping.

After her homework was done, Mary decided to go shopping. Time 3.

The man

lay there, his

hands

trembling.

4.

The

man

lay there, and his

hands were trembling.

Accompany 3.Her glasses broken, she couldn't see the words on the blackboard.

Because her glasses were broken, she could not see the words on the

blackboard.

Cause 4. Time permitting, we will hold sports meeting next week.

If time permits, we will hold sports meeting next week.

Condition T:Now,let’s watch a video clip to help you understand it better. T:Do you think you have a better understanding of it ? SS: Yes. Step V Group Work (Practice 1) T: Let’s have a practice to see if you really understand it. Let’s do an activity(Grammar Auction). T:Each group has 1,000 dollars to buy the right sentences. If your group buys the most

right sentences with the least money, you will be the winner! Show the following sentences: 1.We shall play the match tomorrow, weather permitting.

2.Her friends

come tonight, she is busy preparing supper. 3.The meeting over, all of us went home. 4.The children were skating , faces red. 5.The test finishing , we began our holiday.

Answers: 1.T 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.F 1.

n.+ V-ing

2.n.+toV

3.n.+adv.

4.n.+adj. 5.n.+V-ed

Group Work(Practice2) T:Let’s have another practice. Look, here are six pictures about the girl in a red hat. For each picture, you must use nominative absolute construction to write a sentence. Group 1-picture1, group 2-picture 2,and so on.3minutes to write .After that, come here ,and show your sentences.

1.The girl in a red hat does exercise ,two hands holding the bar tightly. 2. She and her rabbit have breakfast, noodles in the bowl. 3. She and her rabbit go to park, bag in hand.

4. Eyes closed, the girl lies on the grass with her rabbit.

5. They get relaxed, swings going back and forth.

6. A tasty chop in her dream, the girl and her rabbit go to bed T: You did good jobs, please make a story with the sentences you just heard. After that, come to the front to tell your story (…)

Step VI Summary 1. The explanation nominative absolute construction. 2. The forms nominative absolute construction. 3. The functions of nominative absolute construction.

Step VII Homework T:After class,

write an article about elderly care service, using the pictures below to help you. Please use nominative absolute construction as much as possible.