Learning about Language教学设计实例

Unit 2 working the land Learning about Language The General Idea of This Period This period is about the useful words,expressions and structures learned in the reading part,from the exercises in this period,the students can consolidate what they learnt in the reading part,and learn the grammar about the -ing form as a noun.

Teaching Important Points

Learn how to use the -ing form as a noun.

Teaching Difficult Points

Learn to use the -ing form as a subject as well as an object.

Teaching Methods

Asking-and-answering activity to check the students’ answers of the exercises;individual,pair or group work to finish each task.

Teaching Aids

A multi-media computer

A blackboard

Three Dimensional Teaching Aims Knowledge and Skills

Learn some key words:

trial,consider,prove,tell the truth,pretend,think highly of,besides

Learn some important drills:

I think highly of those who are searching for the Amber Room.

Besides,my father once told me that any person who finds something could keep it.

I must say that I agree with you.

I must say that I don’t agree with you.

Help the students learn how to use the -ing form as a noun.

Enable the students to learn how to make judgments and give their opinions.

Process and Strategies

The teacher may lead the students to sum up some grammatical items themselves.

Give some necessary explanation.

Feelings and Value

Through the studying of this part the students will know more about the -ing form as a noun.Besides,their ability of transference will be strengthened.

Teaching Procedures

Step 1 Revision

1.Greetings.

2.Ask the students to use the first person to retell the passage about Dr Yuan,and ask them to try to use the proper conjunctions.

Step 2 Useful words and expressions

T:From the reading part,we can find some useful words and expressions.So now please find the words and expressions that means the same from the text.(Ex.1 on Page 11)

After two minutes,the teacher begins to check the answers and give the right answers:

Suggested answers:

1.sunburnt

2.hunger

3.rid...of

4.expand

5.circulate

6.lead a...life

7.would rather

8.thanks to

9.struggle

10.export

T:Now Let’s come to Ex.2.Please complete the passage with words and expressions from the previous sections,then I’ll ask you to give me the answers sentence by sentence.

After several minutes,the teacher ask the students to give their answers.

Suggested answers:

1.prove

2.would rather

3.live a

4.life

5.rid

6.of

7.output

8.increased

9.sunburnt

T:How about Ex.3,have you found the answers?I’d like to ask some of you to read the sentences and then give me the answers.

Suggested answers:

1.super

2.satisfied

3.strain

4.exported

5.suitable