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Unit 2

Learning about Language

This period is about the useful words,expressions and structures learned in the reading part,from the exercises in this period,the students can consolidate what they learnt in the reading part,and learn the grammar about the -ing form as a noun.

Teaching Important Points

Learn how to use the -ing form as a noun.

Teaching Difficult Points

Learn to use the -ing form as a subject as well as an object.Teaching Methods

Asking-and-answering activity to check the students’ answers of the exercises;individual,pair or group work to finish each task.Teaching Aids

A multi-media computer

A blackboard

Procedures Step 1

Useful words and expressions

T:From the reading part,we can find some useful words and expressions.So now please find the words and expressions that means the same from the text.(Ex.1 on Page 11)

After two minutes,the teacher begins to check the answers and give the right

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answers:

Suggested answers:

1.sunburnt

2.hunger

3.rid...of

4.expand

5.circulate

6.lead a...life

7.would rather

8.thanks to

9.struggle

10.export

Step 2 Discovering useful structures

T:Let’s come to discovering useful structures,at first let’s finish the exercises in this part.Do you know what does “ even a poor person can have a wish” mean?S:It means “Wishing for things costs nothing.”

T:Very good!Now please rewrite the sentences in Ex.2 on Page 12.

After five minutes,the teacher checks the answers.(Ss answer the questions one by one.)

Suggested answers:

1.Helping people in need of help is nice.

2.Growing hybrid rice isn’t easy.

3.Learning more about farming isn’t difficult.4.Doing research in the countryside isn’t easy.5.Getting rid of hunger is very important in some African countries.6.Explaining this again is important or we will get confused.

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Step 3

Grammar

T:Today,we are going to learn the v.-ing as a noun.So at first who can tell me what a noun can be used as in a sentence?And please give me some examples.

S:It can be used as subject.For example:Smoking is harmful to our health.T:Now I think you have known how to use the v.-ing

as subject.But how about others?

S:It can also be used as object.For example:I have forgotten seeing this film.T:You are right.The v.-ing form can be used as object,too.Now let’s come to know more about it. T:Very good.(The teacher may give a systematical explanation of the grammar.)

Step 4 Homework

1.Finish the related exercises on Workbook.2.Prepare for the next class.

3.Finish the exercises about the -ing form as the subject and object.

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