Learning about Language教案范文

B8U4 Pygmalion

Period 4 Learning about Language

Teacher: Wang Yuanyuan Students: 53 students from class 15, senior 2 Teaching aims:

1.

review some key words and expression, 2.

know the difference between past participle and present participle as adverbial 3.

get to know how to use the participles to make their writing concise. Key points and important points: the difference between V-ed and V-ing as adverbial and use participles to make writing concise Teaching aids: computers, PPT, white board, pens, textbook Teaching procedures: Activity 1: Revise through word game (7mins) Through this game, Ss will be able to review some key words in this unit. (See Appendix 1) Activity 2: Revise through exercise (3mins) Ss are asked to complete the passage using the correct form of the words below.

handful

upper

betray

status

mistaken

fortune

plot

pass

classic

classify

superior George Bernard Shaw was interested in the way people spoke. He argued that he was never _______ about a person’s _______. Generally speaking, he thought that lower class people _______ themselves with their remarks whenever they spoke, and that he could _______ people’s social position after only a few minutes’ observation. However, he never put himself to the test like Henry Higgins and tried to _______ someone of the lower class off as an authentic member of the _______ class. Higgins thought that a _______ social position was more dependent on grammar and pronunciation than on a person’s _______. Actually, his view was only accepted by a _______ of his followers. These people never realized that this idea would form the _______ for one of Bernard Shaw’s most famous and _______ plays! Activity 3: Draw a conclusion through exercise (7mins) After Ss have finished the passage, they are asked to recall the bet—

“Once educated to speak properly, that girl could pass herself off in three months as a duchess.” Later, Ss are

supposed to complete the passage with suitable words below.

determine

force

accept

know

disappoint

train

speak Eliza was a flower girl ________ to succeed and be independent of her family. ______ to earn money herself because her family was poor, she dreamed of working in a proper flower shop. ______ it was impossible to be ________ in that profession if she did not speak correct English, she asked Professor Higgins to give her lessons. But after her first lesson, she was __________ because Professor Higgins was so impatient with her. However, Eliza did not give up that easily.

__________________ for several months, Eliza began to speak in a more attractive accent. In time her ______ English became so pleasant that she became _________ as “the London songbird” because of her beautiful pronunciation. Before long she had been accepted into the highest ranks of society. Later, T guides Ss to summarize the difference between the V-ed and V-ing as adverbial. Activity 4: Act as a teacher (12mins) Each group should choose an envelope(A-H) and they will be given 6mins to prepare for the problems inside, including grammar filling, correction, complete sentences, transform sentences. (See Appendix 2)

After preparation, representatives from each group should explain the problems to the whole class. Activity 5: Polish writings (11mins) A writing of their classmate is chosen as an example (See Appendix 3) in this step for guiding the Ss to add more details in their writing and make their writing concise. Extra activity: Ss are asked to make the writing example (from 2017 National Unified Test Paper II) be concise.

Homework: polish their writings Reflection: (to be written after class)

Appendix 1 1. Nowadays women’s social _____ has greatly improved and more women begin to protect their rights with law. 2. A _______ is a large container that you fill with water and sit or lie in to wash yourself. 3. I have had the good _______ to work with some of the best directors.

4. I think it’s a

_____ idea to co-operate with them. 5. There is a(n) _____ limit of 20,000 pounds to send on any project. 6. I’ve got a ________ feeling that she lied to us. 7. She was so sad that she started to _____ uncontrollably. 8. A _____ is a thin hard area that covers the upper side of the end of each finger and each toe.

Appendix 2 A

1.(2016全国卷III) People probably cooked their food in large pots, ________ (use) twigs (树枝) to remove it. 2.(2018北京卷) Ordinary soap, ________ (use) correctly, can deal with bacteria effectively. 3.(2019全国卷I) Scientists have responded by _________ (note) that hungry bears may be congregating(聚集) around human settlements. 4.(2018九江一模) In the town, there are ancient bridges, a canal and temples, _______(make) you think of its past glory.

B 改错

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（2019全国I卷）All the football player on the playground cheered loudly, say that I had a talent for football.

C 改错

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（2018兰州二模）Then we were making dumplings together with the elderly, talking and laugh. •

D 补全句子（分词作时间状语）

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（2016北京高考书面表达）在写这本书时，由于亲自品尝过一些不知名的植物，李时珍遭受了很多折磨。

______________________ , Li Shizhen suffered a lot from tasting some unknown plants on his own.

E 补全句子（分词作伴随状语）

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（2016天津高考书面表达）回顾过去的两周，我们情不自禁想起了我们课堂上进行的那些激烈的讨论。

_______________________________, we can’t help thinking of the heated discussions we had in class.

F 句型转换

(分词作伴随状语)

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（2018北京高考书面表达）We held the tea cups in our hands and took a picture to memorize the unforgettable day.

G 句型转换（分词作条件状语）

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（2017浙江高考应用文写作）If time permits, we will watch a film there, which is surely about the history of Yendang Mountain.

H 句型转换（分词作原因状语）

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I know my city well. I will have the responsibility to tell the passengers at the exit how to get to their destinations.

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I feel quite sorry for that. I begin to think about what to do to help. •

Appendix 3