Learning about Language教学目标

My Teaching Plan Knowledge goal: To help the students figure out effective ways to cope with blanks concerning the choice of conjunctions. Ability goal: 1.

To make sure the students master the skills of filling in proper conjunctions. 2.

To make sure the students familiar with the using of different conjunctions in grammatical filling. Emotional goal: 1.

To get the students to build up their confidence in blank filling. 2.

To raise their awareness of exploring and teamwork. Teaching important points: To make sure the students master the skills of filling in proper conjunctions. Teaching different points: How to make sure the students master the skills of filling in proper conjunctions by taking an active part in my class activities. Teaching aids: multimedia Teaching procedures: Step 1:Lead-in

Appreciate the song and fill in the blanks

Betrayal

My love has gone away, quietly after a hundred days. This is what she has always said she won`t stay, for more than _______1. she can repay. I can still hear her say, there that I`m not hearing tender play. The day she let me kiss her was a display, of love to those_______2. she betray. _______3. can I put someone to the test, _______ 4. I thought I got the best. _______ 5.the taste of bitterness then I regret, but still that I won`t detest, the love I can`t forget, 1

like someone _______ 6.has left. Keys: what, who, how,when,until, who. Step 2: Grammatical filling

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Litter is everywhere，doing great harm

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the environment and life on our planet. Jeff Kirschner，who wants to build a litter-free world，started a global community named Litterati

62．(settle)this problem.

The story began with his 6-year-old daughter. One day they were going on a hike when the girl noticed a

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(break)plastic tub(浴盆)in a river. She said，“Daddy，that doesn’t gothere.”That took Kirschner by surprise. He，like many adults，had become so used to the rubbish around them that he hadn’t given it a second look 64．

his daughter said reminded him of the serious problem our planet faces. Jeff started to take

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(act).He created Litterati，an app that makes it fun to pick up litter. The idea is

66．(fair) simple: Spot a piece of trash，take a photo，post the photo online and then put the litter into dustbins.

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(see)that Jeff was keeping a record of the positive impact he was having on the planet，people worldwide started participating. Up to now，over 2，500，000 photos posted by 3,500 people from over 40 countries

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(find)their way to Litterati’s digital landfill. Litterati is more than an app. It

is a highly 69．

(effect)solution to a pressing issue. Wherever you live，whatever you do and

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you are，join Litterati to make the world a cleaner and healthier place to live in. Step 3: Practicing and exploring Practice filling in proper conjunctions and summarize ways to make the best choice. Group 1:(Individual work) 1.So Nick called to his son，“Go to the village and buy some salt，but pay a fair price for it：neither too much_____ too little. 2.Find ways to praise your children often,_____ you’ll find they will open their hearts to you. 3. I wish to thank Professor Smith，with _____ help I have achieved a lot. 4______ they will agree with the plan or not is not clear. 5. We were told that our rooms hadn't been reserved for that week,______ for the week after.

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6. No sooner had she stepped out of the house _____ it began to rain. 7. My sister burst into tears ________ I could explain why I had lied to her.

8. We have made the same mistake _____ you made last time. 9. Please tell me the way_____ you did the job. Keys:nor, and, whose, whether, but, than, before 解题思路：根据句子里面明显的提示词或解题线索来确定连词。

Group2:(Pair work)

1. As a new graduate, he doesn’t know _____ it takes to start a business here.

2. You have to move out of the way _____ the truck cannot get past you. 3. ________ leaves the room last is to turn off the lights.

4. My uncle is the owner of a restaurant close to _____I live.

5. _____ he suddenly fell ill last week made us surprised. 解题思路：根据该句缺失的成分或含义来确定连接词。

Keys: what, or, whoever, where, that. Group3:(Group work) 1. Success is not final, and failure is not deadly. It is, you know, the courage to continue ________ counts in life. 2. One has every reason to believe that China's anti-corruption over the past few years，tough ______ it is，has achieved inspiring progress. 3. A study of travelers , according to the former director of Itravel, _____was conducted by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations. 4. Many college students are willing to work in Western China after graduation _______, poor and backward as it is, more opportunities of employment are available. 解题思路：考点所在的句子长，干扰信息多，学会划去插入等非主干信息，化繁为简，再根据前面两种类型来确定连接词。

Keys: that, as, which, where. Group4:(Individual work) 1.The notice came around two in the afternoon _____the meeting would be put off. 2. Bob likes it _____ he is left alone at home, donging what he enjoys . 3. You can’t imagine ______ difficulty we had walking home in the snowstorm

4. It was when we were returning home _____ I realized what a good feeling it was to have helped someone in trouble. 解题思路：记牢特殊句式，如强调句型、分隔式定语从句、同位语从句等，然后3

确定连词。

Keys: that, when, what, that

Step4 : Consolidation exercises Fill in each blank with a proper conjunction. 1. Not only did he speak more correctly,_____ he spoke more easily. 2. One day, we were joking about Mr Zuo ______he suddenly passed by our classroom.

3. After the flooding，people were suffering in that area，_____urgently needed clean water，medicine and shelter to survive. 4. And it is wise to have as many good books_____ we can in our lifetime. 5. She says that she’ll have to close the shop ______business improves.

6. _____ we understand things has a lot to do with what we feel. 7. He had a deep voice，which set him apart from others in our small town,_____he was strong and powerful. 8. Little has been done_____ is helpful to our work. 9.Recently，a new research has suggested the possibility in a popular magazine______

pleasant smells might reduce pain. 10. At school，some students are active_____ some are shy，yet they can be good friends with one another. 11. It was the culture，rather than the language,______ made it hard for him to adapt to the new environment abroad. 12. As Mr Yang puts it, _______ we experience now will help shape our future . Keys: but, when, who, as, unless, how, and, that, that, while, that, what. Step 5: Summary

How to fill in the best conjunction?

确定空格处考点的词性是连词之后，用如下方法来确定连词

1）根据句子里面明显的提示词或解题线索

2）根据该句缺失的成分或含义

3）划去干扰信息，确定主干成分，再定连词

4）记牢特殊句式的特点，做到能举一反三

Practice makes perfect! Step 6: Homework

Finish filling all the blanks.

Litter is everywhere

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(do)great harm to the environment and life on our 4

planet. Jeff Kirschner，who wants to build a litter-free world，started a

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(globe) community named Litterati to settle this problem. The story began with his 6-year-old daughter. One day they were going on a hike

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the girl noticed a broken plastic tub(浴盆)in a river. She said，“Daddy，that doesn’t go there.”That took Kirschner by surprise. He，like many adults，

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(become) so used to the rubbish around them that he hadn’t given it

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second look. What his daughter said reminded him of the serious problem our planet faces. Jeff started to take action. He created Litterati, an app

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makes it fun to pick up litter. The idea is fairly simple: Spot a piece of trash，take a photo，post the photo online and then put the litter into dustbins. Seeing that Jeff was keeping a record of the positive impact he was having on the planet，people worldwide started participating. Up to now，over 2，500，000 photos

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( post) by 3,500 people from over 40 countries have found

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(they) way to Litterati’s digital landfill.

Litterati is more than an app. It is a highly effective

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(solve)to a pressing issue. Wherever you live，whatever you do and whoever you are，join Litterati to make the world a cleaner and 70

(healthy) place to live in.

Blackboard design: Make a list of conjunctions 并列连词:and; but; yet; or; otherwise; nor... 从属连词

1）while; until; before; where; if; since; unless; once;

whenever; why... 2)who; whom; that; which; as; whose; where; why; when. 3)what; whatever; who; whoever; how; whichever; that; whether; when;where; why...

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