Learning about Language全国优秀课堂实录

Unit 2 Working the land Grammar Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language 目标语言

a. 词汇和短语

sunburnt, hunger, expand, circulate, struggle, export, output, satisfied, strain, rid ... of, lead a ... life, would rather, thanks to b. 语法

The -ing form as subject and object. 2. Ability goals 能力目标

Enable Ss to master the usage of the words and expressions above and use the -ing form as subject and object correctly and freely. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Help Ss learn how to use these words and expressions freely to express their ideas and use the -ing form as subject and object as they like. They can also practise actively and attentively so that they reach their goals. Teaching important points 教学重点

The usage of the important words and the -ing form used as subject and object. Teaching difficult points 教具难点

How to use the words and expressions and the -ing form freely. Teaching methods 教学方法

Explaining, discussing and practising. Teaching aids 教具准备

A projector and a computer. Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式

StepⅠ动词ing形式作主语和宾语

一、动词-ing形式作主语

1. 动词-ing形式作主语，表示一般或抽象的习惯性行为，谓语动词用单

数。如：

Reading aloud is very important for us to learn a foreign language.

Going to bed early and getting up early is considered to be a good habit. 2. 在一些句子中，常用it作形式主语放在句首，而把真正的主语放到句末。

如：

It is very important remembering others’ names.

It is no use crying over spilt milk.

二、动词-ing形式作宾语

1. 有些动词后只能跟动词-ing形式作宾语，而不能跟动词不定式作宾语。有此用法的动词有：allow, advise, admit, appreciate, avoid, bear, consider, delay, deny, enjoy, escape, finish, forbid, imagine, keep, mind, mention, permit, practice, quit, risk, suggest等。如：

My mother advised asking a doctor to come and examine my eyes.

We’re considering paying a visit to the Science Museum.

2. 有些动词后既可跟动词-ing形式作宾语, 也可跟动词不定式作宾语, 但用法和意义都有所不同。这些动词是：remember, forget, stop, regret, try, mean等。如：

I remember meeting her at a party once.

I want to try playing soccer this spring. 3. 动词-ing形式用在动词need, want, require等后表示“需要”时, 用动词-ing形式的主动形式或者用不定式的被动式表示被动意义。如：

The carpet really wants cleaning. =

The carpet really wants to be cleaned. 4. 动词-ing形式作介词的宾语。要特别注意: be / get used to, look forward to, pay attention to, stick to, devote to等中的to都是介词而不是动词不定式符号。如：

My father is used to going to bed late and getting up very early.

I’m looking forward to receiving your reply. Step II Exercise

用括号内动词的正确形式完成下面的短文。

1. ________ (find) a job in the United States takes specific skills. The following advice will help you find a job there.

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Write a good resume (简历). Describe your accomplishments (成绩). Avoid

_________ (include) unnecessary information. Your resume should be one page, if possible. ★

Find out about available jobs. One way is by _______ (look) in the newspaper or on the Internet. Another way is by networking. Networking means _________ (exchange) information with anyone you know — family, friends, neighbors, classmates, former co-workers, professional groups —

who might know of a job. These people might also be able to give you insider information about a company, such as who is in charge and what it is like to work at their company. ★

Practice the interview. The more prepared you are, the more relaxed you will feel. If you are worried about ______ (say) or _______ (do) the wrong thing, practice will help.

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Learn something about the company. Finding information takes time, but it pays off.

You can get help in these skills — writing a resume, networking, preparing for an interview, researching a company

— by_______ (see) a career counselor (顾问). Most high schools and colleges have one who can help you get started. Finding a job is one of the most difficult jobs. Some people send out hundreds of resumes and go to dozens of interviews before finding a job. And it isn’t something you do just once or twice in your lifetime. For most Americans, ________ (change) jobs many times in a lifetime is not uncommon. Step Ⅳ

Practice 1. Rewrite the following sentences using the –ing form as the subject. Example:

It is necessary to get water from wet to dry places.

—Getting water from wet to dry places is necessary. 1. It is nice to help people in need of help. 2. It is not easy to grow super hybrid rice. 3. It is not difficult to learn more about farming. 4. In the countryside it is not as easy to do research as in the city. 5. To get rid of hunger is very important for some African countries. 6. It is important to explain this again or we will confuse the students.

Keys: Helping people in need of help is nice.

Growing super hybrid rice is not easy.

Learning more about farming is not difficult.

Doing research in the countryside is not as easy as in the city.

Getting rid of hunger is very important for some African countries.

Explaining this again is important or we will confuse the students. 2. Which verbs are followed by–ing? Which by the infinitive? First write doing or to do over the correct group. Then write the verbs in the box in the correct columns and finally practise making at least four sentences with them.

_______ manage expect decide seem offer

_______ imagine suggest avoid admit practise both to do and doing hate love prefer remember regret Step Ⅴ Homework 1. Finish exercise 4 on Page 13.

2. Next time we’ll learn Organic Farming on Page 14. Find some information.