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Book 4 Unit 2 Working the land

Learning about language

Period 2 Discovering useful structures General idea of this period

This teaching period mainly deals with the useful structure (the –ing form as the subject and object) in the reading passage. The emphasis of this period is merely placed on the understanding and usage of the –ing

form and knowing some basic sentences of the –ing form as the subject and object. Firstly, the teacher can ask the students to read the text A Pioneer for all People, tick out the

–ing form in the reading passage and translate them into Chinese. Secondly, summarize the usages of the –ing form, especially as the subject and object. Thirdly, do the exercise in Discovering useful structures on Page 11. At the end of the class, more exercises are given to help the students to consolidate the learning of this period.

Teaching Important Point The usage of the –ing form as the subject and object. Teaching Difficult Point

How to use the –ing form freely. Teaching Aims Knowledge aim: Get the students to learn the –ing form as the subject and object. Ability aim: Enable students to know how to use the

–ing form as the subject and object. Emotional aim: Develop the students’ sense of group cooperation. Teaching methods 1. Task-based teaching and learning

2. Cooperative learning and practice

Teaching aids A multi-media computer and a blackboard 1

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Teaching procedures Step 1 Revision 1. Check the homework exercise on page 12. 2. Dictate some of the useful words and expressions in this unit. Step 2 Reading and finding

1. Read the text A Pioneer for all People and find sentences containing the

–ing form. 2. Read aloud the sentences again and discuss how the –ing form is used in each sentence.

Suggested answers: 1. Finding ways to grow more rice has been his life goal. The –ing form is used as the subject. 2. He saw the great need for increasing the rice output.

The –ing form is used as the object. 3. Yuan Longping searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields. The –ing form is used as the object. 4. He doesn’t care about being famous.

The –ing form is used as the object. 5. Spending money on himself or leading a comfortable life also means very little to him.

The –ing form is used as the subject. 6. Just dreaming for things, however, cost nothing.

The –ing form is used as the subject. 7. He awoke from his dream with the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people.

The –ing form is used as the object. Step 3 Summary of the –ing form as the subject and object

1. the –ing form as the subject

Observe the sentences below and summarize the usages of the –ing

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(1) Going fishing is my favorite sport.

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

(3) It is no use/useless trying to argue with him. (4) Is it worthwhile quarrelling with her?

(5) It’s no good waiting here. Let’s go home.

(6) It was a waste of time reading that book. summary: 动词

–ing

形式做主语时，句子有________种形式。一是动词-ing 形式直接位于____________(句子的什么成分)的位置上。二是借助形式主语_____, 把真正的主语—动词-ing 形式移到句尾。此形式中的表语有一定的限制，只能是某些形容词或少数的名词，如

_______________________________________. suggested answers: 两；句首的主语；it; useless, worth, worthwhile, no good/use, a waste of time Practice Fill the blanks according to the given Chinese meanings. (1) __________________________(早睡早起) is considered to be a good habit.

suggested answer: Going to bed early and getting up early

(2) ____ is no good _____________(帮助他是没用的). He doesn’t help himself. suggested answer: It; helping him 归纳拓展: 常用动词-ing

形式作主语的句型有：

It is/was no use/good + doing …做…无用/益

It is/ was useless/worth/worthwhile/ a waste of time doing …

做…是无用的/值得的/浪费时间

There is no sense in doing ….做…没有道理

There is no point doing…

做…无意义

2. the –ing form as the object Observe the sentences below and summarize the usages of the –ing form as the object. (1) We’re considering paying a visit to the Summer Palace.

(2) I am fond of traveling and I always take a trip with my family. (3) I apologize for being so angry with you. 3

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summary:

动词

–ing 形式可以做________的宾语，___________的宾语和_____________的宾语。

suggested answers: 动词；动词短语；介词

归纳拓展：

(1) 常接动词-ing 形式作宾语的动词有avoid，consider，enjoy，keep，finish，suggest，dislike，risk, delay，escape，cannot help，imagine，mind，miss，practice，cannot stand, put off, give up等。

(2) 常接动词-ing 形式作宾语的动词短语有can’t help, be used to, end up, feel like, lead to, be busy, be tired of, be fond of, be afraid of, be proud of, think of / about, put off, keep on, insist on, be good at, give up等。

(3) 既可接动词-ing形式又可接不定式形式作宾语的动词(短语),常见的有:begin,start,continue,like,love,prefer,try,mean,forget,remember,hate等。

①在动词forget, remember, regret之后,用动词-ing形式与不定式形式意义不同。动词-ing形式表示已经发生的动作，不定式表示将要发生的动作。

②在try, mean之后,意义各不相同,如try to do (设法),try doing (试着),mean to do (打算,有意要做),mean doing (意思是,意味着)。

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stop doing 和stop to do

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stop doing 停下一直在做的事情；stop to do 停下来去做另外一件事

Step 4 Practice

Turn to page 13 and do exercise 3 and 4 in Discovering useful structures.

Step 5 Consolidation

1. Fill in the blanks, using the –ing form or the infinitive.

(1) It’s necessary to be prepared for a job interview. _________ (have) the answers ready will be of great help.

(2) She enjoys __________ (listen) to light music.

(3) I expected __________ (meet) your friend, but my car broke down on the way (4) We can understand why he avoids __________ (speak) to us.

(5) We are planning __________ (visit) Europe this summer. (6) She told me that she had decided __________ (not be late) again.

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(7) I like __________ (swim) very much, but I don’t

like _________ (swim) this morning.

(8) ---“Did

you close the door?”

---“Yes,

I remember __________ (close) it.”

(9) I regret __________ (tell) you that we are unable to offer you a job.

(10) He finished his homework, and then he went on __________ (write) a letter. (11) Missing the train means __________ (wait) for an hour. (12) We are considering _________(make) a new plan. (13) Lydia doesn’t feel like _______ (study) abroad. Her parents are old. (14) When learning a foreign language, try our best ___________(master) the spirit of it.

(15) My grandfather is used to _________(live) in the countryside. He doesn’t like staying in the city.

suggested answers: (1) Having (2) listening (3) to meet (4) speaking (5) to visit (6) not to be late

(7) swimming; to swim (8) closing (9) to tell

(10) to write

(11)

waiting

(12) making

(13) studying

(14) to master

(15) living

2. Translation

(1) 我们得想办法说服他改变主意。

_________________________________________________________________ (2) 当听到这个故事时，孩子们都忍不住笑了。

_________________________________________________________________ suggested answers:

(1) We’ve got to think of ways to persuade him to change his mind.

(2) When hearing the story, the children couldn’t help laughing.

Step 6 Homework 1. Finish off the Workbook exercise.

2. Learn the important summaries by heart. 5