Learning about Language教案（名师）

Period 2

Learning about Language

The General Idea of This Period：

This period is about the useful words，expressions and structures learned in reading part，from the exercises in this period，the students can consolidate what they learnt in reading part. Teaching Aims：

1.Learn some key words：

Select; rare; reception; amaze; less than; in search of; survive; remove; former; at war;

2.Learn to use the key words. Teaching Important Point：

Learn how to use the key words and expressions. Teaching Difficult Point：

How to tell the different usage of some words. 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 and a blackboard. Teaching Procedures：

Step 1 Revision 1.Greetings. 2.Ask some students to retell the text they learnt in the reading part. 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 each of the following.（Ex1 on Page 3）

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

1.rare

2.vase

3.in return

4.in search of

5.belong to

6.heat

7.remain

8.gift

9.doubt

10.remove T：Look at the dictionary entry for the phrasal verb “belong to”，and match the meanings with the sentences in the right box.belong to phr.v［T］

1.to be the property of：That coat belongs to me. 2.to be a part of；be connected with：That top belongs to this box. 3.to be a member of：He belongs to a large family. Warning “belong”

is not used in the continuous tense or the passive voice. e.g.The computer is belonging to my sister.（Wrong）

The computer is belonged to my sister.（Wrong）

The computer belongs to my sister.（Right）

The students begin to prepare this exercise.After two minutes，the teacher begins to check the answers：

A 3，B 1，C 3，D 2

T：Now Let’s come to Ex.3.The preposition at sometimes indicates a state，condition or continuous activity.Look at the sentences of Ex.3 and try to express each of them in another way. After several minutes，the teacher gives the right answers.

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Suggested answers 1.This was a time when the two countries were fighting against each other. 2.She was working in the garden all this morning. 3.Children who are playing often make a lot of noise. 4.When we called，the family were having dinner. 5.What are they doing now? They are having their meal. Step 3 Language points 1. select But in the professor’s view, a respect for a peoples’ right to select their own rulers

is more important.

“This is a victory because we have affirmed that the ability to live a

healthy life in our great country is a right and not merely a privilege for the select few”.

2. rare Gold is a rare metal The higher you climb up the mountain, the rarer the air is.

3. reception Thank for your warm reception. Jim had an enthusiastic reception when he returned home.

4. amaze The rocket belt will always interest the public and amaze spectators.

It never ceases to amaze me that the candidates that spend the most money on media ads get our vote.

5. less than How can I sleep for less than a second? He is no less than fifty centimetres round the middle. 6. wooden. At the front was a sharp point of iron that could smash through the sides of wooden ships.

Mr. Heppner had his own leg tied

back so that a wooden leg could be

attached at the knee. 7. in search of A team from the University of Zurich

led ninety-three researchers from many

countries in search of answers.

Now, this famine, which strikes

Canaan as well, drives Joseph’s

brothers to Egypt in search of food,

and Joseph doesn’t reveal himself to

his brothers. 8. survive Few survived after the flood.

Who can survive the price war? 9. artist She says her goal as an artist is to

present a pop record to the world in a

very interesting way.

And 50 or 100 years being an artist and working on your water colors, or whatever it is. 10. former When she is offered ice-cream or pie, she always chooses the former.

She was a former first lady

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Step4 Guessing game Words guessing game 1. to choose carefully --- 2. not seen or found very often --- 3. welcome area in a hotel --- 4. to surprise somebody very much 5. no more than --- 6. made of wood --- 7. trying to find something; looking carefully for something --- 8. to manage to live or continue in difficulties --- 9. to take something away --- 10. person who creates things which can be considered works of art --- 11. of an earlier period or time; happening before --- 12. in a situation in which two sides fight each other --- Step5 Exercise Complete the passage with the words below

Rare

designed

decorated

style

doubt

jewels

fancy

dynasties

amazing

worth Chen Lei studied art history and the early _________ of China in a university. He was able to recognize the _____ of different cultural relics from former times, especially the Tang and Song dynasties. One day he was looking in second-hand furniture shop when he saw an ________ object among the many different vases and ______. It was a mirror _________ in the Song Dynasty and __________ in the _______ style of that time. He recognized that it was ______ a cultural relic, but at a price he could afford, so he bought it at once. Later he gave it to his local museum. The people there were very happy and without ______ consider it one of the treasures of their collection. To them, it was ______ much more than Chen Lei paid. Step6 Homework Finish the using words and expressions on page 42

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