Learning about Languageppt配套教案和课堂实录

Teaching Plan

Module 8 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions

Learning about language –Period 1 Teaching Goals: 1.

To enable Ss to master key words and expressions 2.

To enable Ss to learn how to use these useful words and expressions Teaching Procedure: Step 1. Discovering useful words and expressions Eg. n.—adj.

convenience --- convenient 1. n.—adj.

cube cubic base basic fancy fanciful mercy merciful stain stainless care careless caution cautious poision poisonous v.—n. expect expectation relax relaxation produce production reduce reduction identify identification satisfy satisfaction Adj.-v. strong strengthen long lengthen freezing freeze disappointing disappoint

Step 2. Ask Ss to match Column A with Column B

Column A 1. upset 2. distinguish 3. powders 4. approach

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Column B A. standard of judgment B. substance that has been crushed, rubbed, or worn to dust C. having force in law D. trouble; cause sb. to be disturbed

5. abruptly 6. valid 7. criteria

Keys:

D E B F G C A

E. make oneself well known; see or recognize the difference F. way, path, road G. suddenly, unexpectedly Step 3. Replace the underlined parts with words that have the same meaning.

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The greengrocer at the corner is probably the easiest and nearest to reach.

If you want to apply for a credit card, you must provide officially acceptable identification. You need to approach that animal with great care as it may bite. She accepts everything during meetings and does not contribute to discussions at all. I found his phone number in the directory and tried to telephone him last night, but there was no reply. Later I found dialed the wrong number. 6.

I don’t think of my hometown very much, only sometimes. 7.

Luckily the rainfall stopped suddenly before ISt left. 8.

In a courtroom it is sometimes difficult to recognize who is innocent and who is guilty.

Keys: 1. most convenient

2. valid

3. caution

4. is passive

5. call

6. now and then / from time to time

7. abruptly

8. distinguish

Step 4. Discussing Look at the flowing 3 pictures on page 23 and describe them to your partner using the words in the box.

merrily

glue

courtyard

ladder

walnut

ripe

bamboo stick

1. Before discussing, guide the students to review the words in the box. 2. Some words to choose : pick, a notice board, put up, up and down, 3. ask 2 Ss to give presentations

Keys: P1. Sadly Granny is unable to pick the ripe walnuts because they are too high for her to reach. P2. A girl puts up request for help on a notice board. P3. Soon there are 4 boys coming to help Granny. 3 boys run up and down the ladder to pick the walnuts using a bamboo stick or theirs hands and one boy take the walnuts into the basket. Step 5. Some important language points 1.

mess

n. 杂乱，脏乱，脏东西；v. 无所事事，混日子，胡闹

in a mess

杂乱不堪

make a mess of

弄乱，扰乱

mess up

搞乱，搞糟

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mess about/about 无所事事

练习：补充句子使之完整。

①. 有许多脏东西需要清理。_________________________to clear up.

There’s a lot of mess

②. 这个房间杂乱不堪。

This room is _________________________.

in a mess

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你写的那份报告实在是乱七八糟----重写一编。

The report you wrote is _______________---- do it again.

a real mess

④. 这场病把我的假期计划打乱了。

This illness _________________ of my holiday plans.

makes a mess

⑤. 他整天只是混日子。

He spent all day just ___________.

messing about

⑥. 他的迟到把我们的计划打乱了。

His late arrival ____________.

messed up our plans.

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bear

v. 忍受，承受，具有，带有，显出（标记或特性）

练习：Translate the sentences into Chinese. ①I couldn’t bear to listen to any longer, so I left the room.

忍受不了

②She bore the pain with great courage.

忍受了痛苦

③I doubt if that chair will bear your weight.

承受体重

④The letter bears no signature.

没有签名

Step 6. Homework

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