Learning about Language课堂实录【3】

Unit 3 Australia

Period 3

Grammar: Revising of the Predicative

Ⅰ. Teaching aims: 1.

Enable the Ss to grasp what can function as predicative (words, phrases, nonfinite, clauses) 2.

Enable the Ss to apply this grammar point to the daily use of English Ⅱ. Teaching important points:

What can function as predicative and how to use correctly use them to the context Ⅲ. Teaching difficult points:

What can function as predicative and how to correctly apply them to the context Ⅳ. Teaching methods: Inductive and deductive methods, task-based learning and cooperative learning Ⅴ. Teaching aids:

A computer, a blackboard Ⅵ. Teaching procedures:

(Pre-class) 1.

Get the Ss to collect some pictures of Australia and describe them respectively Step Ⅱ Revision and lead in 1.

Ask the students to recall what they’ve learned in the previous reading passage(five short texts in the Reading part) 2.

Ask them a group of questions: Where is Australia? How do you like Australia? Use several Adjectives to describe it. Do you think Australia is a wonderful tourist destination? How would you feel if you offered a chance to tour around Australia?

Then write down Ss’ answers, of course each answer contains a predicative, so underline them, thus lead in today’s main focus---grammar point the predicative. Step Ⅲ Discovering the rules 1. Ask the Ss to turn to page 26 and underline all the predicatives in Exercise 1 & Exercise 2. In Exercise 2, have a pair of Ss to act out the dialogue. 2. Then check answers. 3. Ask them to summarize what can function as predicatives in sentences.

So, together with the Ss we work out that adj, noun, pronoun, numeral, adv, prepositional phrases，infinitives, -ing, -ed, clauses can function as predicatives. Step Ⅳ Further Explaining 1.

表语

Predicative 表语是由系动词引导的主语补足语，补充说明主语。常见的系动词有：be

become

feel

grow

prove

smell

taste

appear

get

go

remain

sound

seem

stay

keep

２．充当表语的成分有形容词、名词、代词、数词、副词、介词短语、词组、不定式、

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－ing 形式、过去分词、从句等。

3．形容词作表语，用来修饰说明主语, 例如:

You don’t feel well today. Are you sick? 4．形容词只能作表语，不能作定语，如：

afraid

asleep

ready

unable

alive

aware

glad

sorry

well

alone

sure

可以说

“She felt glad.” 但不能说“a glad woman”.

5. 名词或名词词组作表语，一般用来确定主语的性质，或者表达主语的看法，例如：

He became a doctor.

Boys are boys.

He’s not the right man for the job.

She seemed an ideal wife for him. 6. 可以接不定式的系动词有：

be

appear

prove

seem 例如：

They only aim was to get success. She appears to have many beautiful dresses. It proved to be much easier than we have thought.

Step Ⅴ Consolidating and Applying the rule

Exercise to be shown on the PPT and one student at a time to do the exercise orally. (Judging whether the sentences contain predicatives, using sentence pattern “S+V+P” to rewrite sentences, correspondent practices in workbooks.

Step Ⅵ Summary and Assignment 1.

Make a summary of today’s task.

2.

Assign Ss to surf the write a short article to introduce an object or an experience, using as many predicatives as possible in the article.

Period 4 Using language

Ⅰ. Teaching aims: 1.

Enable the Ss to get some basic knowledge about dangerous creatures in Australia 2.

Help Ss learn how to protect themselves from the dangerous creatures in Australia Ⅱ. Teaching important points:

Enable the Ss to know what attention should be paid while camping in Australia to

protect themselves totally safe from the dangerous creatures Ⅲ. Teaching difficult points:

Teach the Ss how to figure out the best ways to stay safe while camping outside Ⅳ. Teaching methods: Task-based learning and cooperative learning Ⅴ. Teaching aids: 第

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A computer, a blackboard, a recorder Ⅵ. Teaching procedures:

StepⅠLead-in 1.

Greetings. 2.

Ask some students to talk about what they know about wildlife in Australia and what they should pay attention to if they are offered a chance to travel around Australia. Thus lead to today’s topic.

StepⅡ Listening 1.

Pre-listening (Ask Ss to turn to page 26 and to predict what Wei Ping might be nervous about.) 2.

Listening task(Exercise 2--- answer the questions) 3.

Listening task(Exercise 3 – filling the blanks) 4.

Listening again and having a discussion Keys to tasks 2 1.

He is worried about snakes. 2.

No. Because he does not believe they are likely to see any and he knows what precautions to take against being bitten.

3.

He probably has talked him around because he assured Wei Ping that there was very little danger. Also the fact that Wei Ping summarized the advice Bob gave him suggests that he has accepted bob’s assurances.

Keys to task2

snake

boots and long trousers

a noise

do not move

avoid walking Keys to task 3 1.

Because Wei Ping may think the bush means wild and dangerous land, but Australians use it to mean the countryside where there aren’t any houses or farms or other signs of humans. 2.

Because snakes don’t have legs (this is where the humor lies)

Step Ⅲ Extensive Reading 1.

Pre-reading ( Ask Ss just read the title and look at the picture to predict what they expect to read in the text) 2.

Ask Ss to read the whole text and check whether what their predictions are right and tell the main idea of the text 3.

Ask Ss to read the whole text for specific information, that is, to answer questions listed in Exercise 2. Keys of Exercise 2: 1. 115 different kinds of snakes and 2,000 different kinds of spiders. Only a few kinds of spiders and snakes are capable of killing humans. 2. Most jellyfish can cause severe pain to anyone who touches them but only the box jellyfish can kill a human 3. It was cheaper to hire a car with other people because they could share the cost. Also he probably enjoyed being in the company of other tourists. 4. The saltwater crocodile. 第

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5. The island used to be a very harsh prison for the most dangerous prisoners.

StepⅣ Discussion 1.

Ask every four Ss to form a group and read the relative information

2.

Ask the Ss to divide the information into certain points and give suggestions to each point

For example: (crocodile) Show the example on the screen. 1. found only in the far north of Australia near the rivers and water holes.

Don’t go to the north of Australia and sty away from rivers and waterholes. 2. There are signs to warn people.

Don’t go near water places where there is a waning sign. 3. stay hidden in the water or on the land close to water.

Don’t go near water alone./ Don’t swim in waters that are not familiar to you.

Step V Assignment

Ask Ss to get prepared for the debate (divide the whole class into two sides: for or against) in the next period. Debating topic: “Australia is a dangerous place to visit.”

Period 4 Debating & Writing

Ⅰ. Teaching aims: 1. Enable the Ss to use they information they’ve acquired to carry out a debate

2. Enable Ss to offer their advice and opinions on a certain problems others come across 3. Enable the Ss to reply an E-mail to give advice on whether staying in Sydney or camping in National Park Ⅱ. Teaching important points:

Enable the Ss master some basic knowledge of debating

Enable the Ss to reply an E-mail offering advice to a friend who is confronted with difficulty in making decisions Ⅲ. Teaching difficult points:

Enable the Ss to apply the basic knowledge of debating to real debating occasion

Enable the Ss to master how to give a reply and offer advice to solve others problems Ⅳ. Teaching methods: Task-based learning and cooperative learning Ⅴ. Teaching aids:

A computer, a blackboard, a recorder Ⅵ. Teaching procedures:

StepⅠIntroduction T: Last period I assigned you to get prepared for the debate. So have you made full preparation? Ok, before we carry out the debate, let’s go over the rules of debate.

You can refer to the Supplement materials of debate. 第

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StepⅡ Debate 1. Divide the whole class into two large groups (A & B), and then ask every three Ss to form a team and have a discussion on how to argue. 2. Choose two teams with different ideas to be seated face to face. 3. Then chair the debate, and ask the Ss to carry it out according to the procedure which was previously mentioned. 4. Summary: to make a summary of the debate and present awards to the excellent debaters.

Step Ⅲ Writing 1.

Ask the Ss to read the E-mail and to make out why does Li Haidi write this E-mail? 2.

Then go over the tips of a reply together to make it clear that these elements should be included in their reply. 3.

If time not allowed, ask the Ss to finish the reply E-mail after class as their assignment.

Step Ⅳ Homework 1.

Ask the Ss to finish the reply in the writing part. 2.

Team work: Ask each team to work out “A week traveling to Australia”. That is, they are working for travel agencies and are assigned to design a route “A week traveling to Australia” To do the work, they should first look up for information, names of tourist destinations, their features, location, means of transportation, accommodation, etc. And then they have a discussion to get the job done. Then next time choose the best designed routes. Supplement materials of debate Introduction A debate round has two teams with two debaters each and a Speaker. The Speaker serves as both the judge and arbiter of the rules during the round. Note here that "Speaker" always refers to the judge from this point forward. One team represents the Government, while the other represents the Opposition. The Government team is composed of a Prime Minister, who speaks twice, and a Member of Government, who speaks once. The Opposition team is composed of a Leader of the Opposition, who speaks twice, and a Member of the Opposition, who speaks once. The Government proposes a specific case statement, which the government team must demonstrate to be correct. The Opposition does not have to propose anything, but must demonstrate that the case statement is not correct. The Speaker decides at the end of the round, based on the arguments made in the round, whether the Government has proved its case or whether the Opposition has disproved it. The team which met its burden more convincingly wins. Rules of Debate Rules of Debate

(condensed from Competitive Debate: Rules and Techniques, by George McCoy Musgrave. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1957) 1. There are two teams, each consisting of two or three speakers. 2. Each team has two or three constructive speeches, and two to three rebuttal speeches. The affirmative gives the first constructive speech, and the rebuttals alternate: negative, affirmative, negative, affirmative. The affirmative has both the first and last speeches of the debate. 第

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3. When worded as a proposition of policy, the topic requires the affirmative to

support some specified action by some particular individual or group. The affirmative has the right to make any reasonable definition of each of the terms of the proposition. If the negative challenges the reasonableness of a definition by the affirmative, the judge must accept the definition of the team that shows better grounds for its interpretation of the term. 4. The affirmative must advocate everything required by the topic itself. No revision of position of a team is permitted during the debate. 5. He who asserts must prove. In order to establish an assertion, the team must support it with enough evidence and logic to convince an intelligent but previously uninformed person that it is more reasonable to believe the assertion than to disbelieve it. Facts must be accurate. Visual materials are permissible, and once introduced, they become available for the opponents' use if desired. 6. In the questioning period, the questioner may ask any fair, clear question that has a direct bearing on the debate. The questioner may use the period to build up any part of his own case, to tear down any part of his opposition's case, or to ascertain facts, such as the opposition's position on a certain issue, that can be used later in the debate. The questioner must confine himself to questions and not make statements, comments, or ask rhetorical questions.

7. Each speaker is questioned as soon as he concludes his constructive speech. The witness must answer the questions without consulting his colleagues.

8. No new constructive arguments may be introduced in the rebuttal period. The affirmative must, if possible, reply to the major negative arguments before the last rebuttal. 9. The judge must base his decision entirely on the material presented, without regard for other material which he may happen to possess. 10. Any gains made outside of the established procedure are disallowed.

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