Learning about Language教学目标设计

Unit 4 Exploring Plants Part 1Teaching Design

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教学设计

Period 2 A sample lesson plan for Learning about Language (The use of “it”<2>) Introduction In this period students will be warming up by making a diagram of the text and retelling it, discovering examples of “it”, summing up uses of “it”, learning about the emphatic structure, and doing exercises. The class ends by students reading the text again and filling the table.

Objectives ■

To help students learn about the use of I “it”

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To help students discover and learn to use some useful words and expressions ■

To help students discover and learn to use some useful structures Procedures 1. Warming up by making a diagram We have read the text in our last period. Now to lead in to today’s work, we are read it again to produce a diagram and retell the text with its help. 2. Discovering examples of “it”

We shall go over the text we learned yesterday. This time we shall read for “it” in the text. That is to say we shall read and circle all those “its” in the text while reading. 3. Summing up uses of “it”

代名词IT用法总结

“IT” is a small little word in English. But it is very useful. 好些无主语的句子，在译成英文时，都非请IT协助不可：

①是这样！（That's it!）

②没办法。（It can't be helped.）

③轮到我了。（It is my turn.）

④离这儿不远。（It is not far from here.）⑤只要一块钱。（It is only one dollar.）⑥这儿真热。（It is so hot here!）

此外，”it”

还有下列六种用法：

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1) 代替上文提到的事物或情况，如：

Look up the word in the dictionary if it is difficult to you.

I would appreciate it if you could do me a favour.

2) 代替没生命的东西，如：

Here is a plastic box. It is useful.

Don't throw the old newspaper away; you may need it.

3) 代替普通动物，如：

The dog outside belongs to the owner of the house. It is very fierce.

Look at the cat! Isn't it furry?

注：指大动物，如马、大象等或指人们心爱的宠物，如猫、狗等时，可用

“he”或

“she”，而不用

“it”；故事中的动物便是个例子，如：

When the children saw a horse coming, they stopped and looked at him.

A cow is grazing grass in the field. She looks very strong.

4) 用来指天气、日期、季节、时刻、距离等，如：

It is raining outside. Don't go out!

It is the 20th of December.

Time flies! It is vacation again.

It was half past five when Jason got up.

It is very far from the school to the market.

It is only a short distance to the library.

5) 可以指性别不详的婴儿，及已知的事实，如：

The baby next door kept me awake. It cried loudly.

Yes, I was at home last night. What about it?

When the company closes down, it (i.e. this event) will affect some staff's future.

6) 可以用来强调句子的某部分，如：

I respect David. It is he that has made the department what it is now. （强调主语）

It is Mandarin that Janet has failed to pick up. (强调宾语)

It is only recently that she has embarked on the learning of Mandarin.（强调副词

“recently”）

4. Doing exercises

Turn to page 28 and do the vocabulary exercises 1 and 2 in groups of four. You may just do the

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exercises in the textbook. You do not need to copy the questions and answers into your workbook. Let’s go to page 29 and do the grammar exercises 1 and 2 again in groups of four. You may as well do the exercises in the textbook. You do not need to copy the questions and answers into your workbook. 5．Looking back 高考单选题中的It 用法

1. If you want to change for a double room you'll have to pay ____$ 15. (2000全国) A. another

B. other

C. more

D. each

2．—Why don’t we take a little break? —Didn’t we just have ______? (2000全国) A. it

B. that

C. one

D. this

3. Meeting my uncle after all these years was an unforgettable moment,_____ I will always treasure. (2002全国) A. that

B. one

C. it

D. what

4. —There's coffee and tea; you can have ____.

—Thanks. (2003全国)

A. either

B. each

C. one

D. it

5. We needed a new cupboard for the kitchen. So Peter made ______ from some wood we had.

(2004全国) A. it

B. one

C. himself

D. another

6. She doesn’t know anyone here. She has got ______ to talk to.（2004广东）

A. anyone

B. someone

C. everyone

D. no one 7. I like _______ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.（2004广西）

A. this

B. that

C. it

D. one （Keys: BCBABDC）

高考单选题中的强调句型

1. It was after he got what he had desired _____ he realized it was not so important. （2006辽宁）

A. that

B. when

C. since

D. as

2. Faced with a bill for＄10,000,________. (2006陕西) A. John has taken an extra job B. the boss has given John an extra job

C. an extra job has been taken D. an extra job has been given to John

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3. It was because of bad weather__________ the football match had to be put off. (2003上海春)

A. so

B. so that

C. why

D. that

4. It is these poisonous products ___________ can cause the symptoms of the flu, such as headache and aching muscles.

(2003上海) A. who

B. that

C. how

D. what

5. It was only with the help of the local guide ____________. (2004上海春) A.

was the mountain climber rescued B.

that the mountain climber was rescued C.

when the mountain climber was rescued D. then the mountain climber was rescued

6. It was with great joy ________ he received the news that his lost daughter had been found.

（2004福建）

A. because

B. which

C. since

D. that 7. It was _________ back home after the experiment. （2004湖北）

A.

not until midnight did he go B.

until midnight that he didn’t go C.

not until midnight that he went D.

until midnight when he didn’t go

8. It was after the invention of printing ________ to publish large numbers of books and pictures. （2005上海春）

A.

were people able B.

that people were able C.

when were people able D.

people were able

9. It wasn’t until nearly a month later _________ I received the manager’s reply. (2005全国)

A. since

B. when

C. as

D. that

10. It is what you do rather than what you say ________ matters. (2005天津)

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A. that

B. what

C. which

D. this

Keys: 1-5 AADBB

6-10 DCBDA

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