Learning about Language主要内容及教案内容

Grammar--The Subjunctive Mood in If-clause 1.Teaching objectives: 

Ss will review the meaning of subjunctive mood by listening to the song “If I were a boy” and some sentences. 

Ss will be able to summarize the features of subjunctive mood in if-clause via active learning and group cooperation after reading more sentences in the passage. 

Ss will be able to conduct correct and meaningful sentences with subjunctive mood through the situational tasks.. 

Ss will be able to understand grammar is not just principles but has meanings through situational practice.

2. Teaching important and difficult points

Help ss understand grammar is not just principles but has meanings

through situational practice.

3. Teaching methods 1) Task-based teaching 2) Cooperation

3) Situational teaching

4) Discussion

4. Teaching Procedures

Step 1. Listen to the song If I Were A Boy and appreciate the beautiful lyrics.

If I were a boy Even just for a day I’d (I would) roll out of bed in the morning And throw on what I wanted and go Drink beer with the guys And chase after girls …

If I were a boy I think that I could understand How it feels to love a girl…

设计意图：旨在引起学生兴趣，同时让学生理解虚拟语气的意义。

Step 2.Read the passage The If Generation

and underline the unreal if-clauses in the passage.

Step 3. Summarize the features of subjunctive mood. Step 4. Exercise

Complete sentences

Step 5.

Group work

Consequences Chains

Step 6. speaking

Ss are expected to use if clause to express suggestions.(orally)

Step 6. Summary

Step 7 Homework Write a short passage under the subject “A regretful thing”

with unreal if-clause sentences.