Learning about Language第二课时教学实录

Teaching plan of unit 1 Cultural relics

Period 2.

(Language learning and grammar)

Teaching aims: 1. Topic

Talk about cultural relics 2. Useful words and expressions:

Cultural, survive, remain, state, rare, dynasty, vase, belong, gift, ton, stone, once, heat, design, fancy, style, jewel, king, artist, reception, light, mirror, wonder, remove, furniture, secretly, wooden, doubt, trial, consider, opinion, evidence, prove, pretend, maid, castle, sailor, treasure, besides

Look into,

belong to,

in search of,

in return,

at war,

take apart,

think highly of

3. Functional items:

I think highly of…

I don’t agree that…

Besides…

I must say that I agree with you.

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

As far as I’m concerned, I think…

As I see it…

Don’t you agree /think that…

I can’t help thinking that…

I would like to say…

In my opinion/view…

Personally, we should…

Well, obviously we should…

The point is ….

4. Structures The attributive clause with that/ which /who /where/ when A cultural relic is something that has survived…

It is your job to look into any reports of cultural relics that have been found in China. This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because…

Later, Catherine II had the Amber Room … outside St Petersburg where…

This was a time when the two countries were at war. Teaching procedures

Step 1. Revision

Ss try to retell the text, using their own words. Step 2. Language points

1. insist that

2. 情态动词+ have done

3. be made into

4. be at war

5. remain

6. think highly of

Step 3 Discovering useful words and expressions

1. Ss read the passage again and try to find word which means each of the meaning on page3,

part 1.

2. Teach the Ss how to use the dictionary to learn the usage of the phrase: belong to.

Step 4. Grammar: The attributive clause

1. Ss read the following sentences and try to find the rules.

1)It is your job to look into any reports of cultural relics that have been found in China.

2) This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because…

Ask the Ss themselves to find the difference between the two sentences.

3. Tell Ss the differences between restrictive attributive clause and non- restrictive attributive clause.

Step 5. Practice

Ss finish exercises 2 and 3 on page 4.

Homework

1. Ss finish Wb exercise: using works and expressions.

2. Ss finish Wb exercise: using structures.

3. Ss collect some information of the cultural relics that are in danger.