Learning about Language教学目标

Book 4 unit2 learning about language Teaching aims: get students to notice and learn some useful words and phrases Teaching important points: help students understand the words and phrases better Teaching difficult points: how to let students understand and master the words and phrases Teaching methods: discuss and fill in the blanks

Competition between the groups Teaching aids: a computer, a blackboard Teaching procedures: Step one: let students read the text and find the useful words and phrases Step two: let students express them in their own English Step three: learn the language points 1.

Struggle: 斗争，拼搏，努力

Struggle for

struggle against

Struggle to one’s feet 2.

Thanks to: 幸亏，由于

Eg:Thanks to your help, I passed the exam. 3.

Rid..... of 使摆脱，使除掉

Get rid of/ be rid of

Eg: Let us get rid of the furniture 4.

Be satisfied with: 对......感到满意

Satisfy

v

Eg: I had to express the reason to satisfy his curiosity 5.

Woud rather do sth

Eg:I would rather stay at home rather than go to cinema 6.

Expand v 扩大，膨胀

7.

Equip......with.....

Equipment 设备

不可数n A piece of equipment Step four: excises

Find the word or phrase from the text for each of these meanings.

1.

brown (skin) from spending too much time in the sun

___________________ 2.

to make something or somebody free of

___________________ 3.

to become larger in size, number or amount

___________________ 4.

to make information and ideas known to many people

______________________

5.

would prefer to_____________ 6.

to try extremely hard to achieve something___________ 7.

to send things to foreign countries for sale___________ 8.

pleased by having what one wants or needs___________ 9.

to provide with things necessary for a certain purpose_____________ 10.

plants grown in large amounts by farmers____________ 11.

because of______________ Step five: homework Fill in the blanks of page 12