Learning about Language教案3

The second period Learning about Language (The –ing form as the Subject & Object)

Aims To help students learn about The –ing form as the Subject & Object. 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 I. Warming up Warming up reading aloud the text A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Language is learned in context. So let’s first review the text learned yesterday by reading it aloud. Try to force out your English slowly and clearly.

II. Discovering useful words and expressions In pairs do the exercises 1, 2 and 3 on pages 11 and 12. You must finish them in 5 minutes. III. Learning about grammar 1. Read and identify Read the text about Yuan Longping again, paying attention to the sentences which use the –ing form as the subject and object.

In the sentence “Wishing for things, however, cost nothing. “the –ing is used as subject.

It can be also used as object of the sentence. For example: Yuan Longping likes playing his violin.

2. Consolidating by do exercises To consolidate your understanding you will be given 10 minutes to go over exercises 1,2,3,4 and 5 on pages 12 and 13. You may just write on your text book. I mean the student’s book you are working by.

3. Doing exercises Now you are going to do exercises No. 1, 2 and 3 on page 14 following the article.

4. Listening

For listening turn to page 14 and then 15 for the listening exercises 1, 2 and 3. Are you ready?

5. Reading, speaking and writing When trying to argue people into or out of doing something we may use the following expressions:

I would rather…

I don’t like…because…

I’d prefer…because

It’s a great pity that…

Should I / we…?

It’s better to…

This is good value because…

If I have a choice I’d choose…because

What is the advantage of…?

You need to…

In pairs you are to make up a dialogue to argue each other into or out adopting organic farming. I will argue with your monitor, Liang Bochao. Get started.

III. Guided writing

1. Writing a poster Writing a poster which includes all the information about the uses of computer so that you will encourage more farmers to buy and use. You are asked to base your poster on the overall pattern of the article you learned Organic Farming. Limit your poster to between 200 and 250 words. 2. Writing a speech

Write a speech for Professor Yuan Longping. He is to attend an international conference on modern agriculture. You may also make use of the library and network resources for the task.