Learning about Language教学设计案例

The Fifth Period Grammar

Teaching goals教学目标

1．Target language目标语言

a．重点词汇与词组

burglars，put…off，inspect，bungalow，chain，semicircle，pun oneself up roof，collar，bench，pine，claw，squirrel b．Learn about the nominative absolute construction．

2．Ability goals能力目标

Enable the students to use the nominative absolute construction．

3．Learning ability goals学能目标

Help the students use the structure freely．

Teaching important points教学重点

Use the nominative absolute construction．

Teaching difficult points教学难点

Help the students learn to use what、the nominative absolute．

Teaching aids教具准备

A projector and a computer．

Teaching methods教学方法

Discussing and practicing．

Step I Revision 1.

Warming-up Let students read some news report and then use v-ing form and v-ed form to rewrite

Though the durian smells like hell, it tastes like heaven. __Smelling_____ like hell, the durian tastes like heaven.

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The fire was extingushed(扑灭)by the firefighters, and it amost ruined the Notre Dame Cathedral. _ Extingushed_ by the firefighters, the fire almost ruined the Notre Dame Cathedral. (设计意图：由简单的新闻报道引入，引起同学们的兴趣，回忆一下分词作状语的用法，为独立主格结构的进去作准备) 2.

Review: 句型转换（分词作状语）

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When she was walking in the park, she saw an old friend. _____________________________________________________ ②

If he was given more time, he would be able to do it better. _____________________________________________________ 3.

分词记忆口诀

分词作状语，______是问题。

谓语与分词，共有____主语。

主语找出后，再来判关系。

主动用______ , 被动用______。

独立主格为特例，时刻要牢记

Step II Presentation (Grammar) 1.

Give students some examples of absolute construction and let students find the difference between the former sentences.

Examples

a . The work done ,we went home. b .Weather permitting , they will go on an outing to the beach tomorrow.

2.

Summarize the definition of absolute structure: 独立主格结构不依赖主句相对独立，它有自己的逻辑主语，并且其要用代词的_____格，它是一种_______, 不是一个句子，不需要用谓语动词，形式上和主句用逗号隔开。

3.

Give some exampls to summarize独立主格的功能：独立主格结构主要用于描绘性文字中，多用于书面语，其作用相当于一个状语从句或并列句，常用来表示谓语动词的____、_____、_____、行为方式或_____等。

(注意：表示时间、条件或原因时，相当于一个状语从句，一般放在______; 表伴随状况或补充说明时，相当于一个并列句，通常放于______。) 4.

Group work Divide the whole class into four groups and then let then discuss the structure of absolute construction, and then let them to answer

独立主格结构构成，请看下面例句，总结出其构成。

1)

The girl staring at him (= As the girl stared at him), he didn’t know what to say. 构成：名词/主格代词+ v-ing 2)

The problems solved (= As the problems were solved), the quality has been improved. 构成：_____________________________

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3)

They said good-bye to each other, one to go home, the other to go to the bookstore.

构成：_____________________________ 4)

An air accident happened to the plane, nobody alive. 构成：_____________________________ 5)

The meeting over, they all went home.

构成：_____________________________ 6)

The boy went to the classroom, book in hand. 构成：_____________________________ 7)

I received many gifts, many of them books. 构成：_____________________________ 8)

There being no further business, I declare the meeting closed.

构成：_____________________________ 9)

It being Christmas, the government offices were closed.

构成：_____________________________ (设计意图：让同学们通过小组讨论的方式去自主发现独立主格的构成，培养学生的自主学习能力。) Step Ⅲ Practice 1.考试结束了，我们开始放假。

When the test was finished, we began our holiday

The test finished, we began our holiday. 2.在向导的带领下，我们轻松地走出了森林。

Because the guide led the way, we had no trouble getting out of the forest. The guide leading the way, We had no trouble getting out of the forest 3.(有那么多书要读) , I can’t kill time by playing cards．

4. At the gate stood a PLA man,（手里握着枪）

5.(做完家庭作业), he went to bed．

6.(由于是星期天), we decided to go home.

Step IV Attention 1.

独立主格结构中的时态问题。独立主格结构作时间或原因状语时，可用完成时，表示该动作发生在主句谓语动作之前。

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to be honest/frank

老实说

to be sure

确实

说实话

长话短说

to tell you the truth

to cut a long story short

to make matter/things worse

更糟糕的是

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(设计意图：在这个部分提示学生一些需要注意的地方，最主要的是其现在完成式以及一些特殊的独立结构。后面附有两道练习题) Step V Homework 1.

Review the grammar after class 2.

Do some exercise on the paper.

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