Learning about Language教学评价实录

Book 8 Unit 4 Pygmalion Learning about language

教学目标

1.目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语

in return, in trouble, in disguise, in amazement, in pain, in delight, in shock b. Grammar: Past participle as the adverbial.

2.能力目标

Enable the students to use the past participle as the adverbial.

教学重难点

How to use the past participle as the adverbial. 教学方法

Task-based activities. 教学准备

A PPT and a projector.

Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式

StepⅠ

复习

检查作业：表演戏剧.

Step Ⅱ

词汇学习

要求学生完成练习：Exx. 1 to 3 in Learning about Language. Then check the answers with the class.

Step Ⅲ

语法

活动一：First ask the students to find out the examples of the past participle as the adverbial in the play:

Sample sentences:

1. An expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his/her position in society. P28

2. But, sir, (proudly) once educated to speak properly, that girl could pass herself off in three months as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party. P30

活动二：Explanation 邀请学生对过去分词作状语的用法进行归纳总结。

活动三：Past participle as the adverbial vs. Adverbial clause 让学生完成练习，过去分词作状语与状语从句之间的转换。

Show the following.

1. Given more time, we could do it better. 2. Heated to a high temperature, water will change to vapour. 3. Frightened by the noise in the night, the girl did not dare sleep in her room. 4. Disturbed by the noise, we had to finish the meeting early. 5. Seen from the hill, the park looks very beautiful. 6. She walked out of the house, followed by her little daughter. Sample answers:

1. When / If we were given more time, we could do it better. 2. When / If it is heated to a high temperature, water will change to vapour. 3. As she was frightened by the noise in the night, the girl did not dare sleep in her room. 4. As we were disturbed by the noise, we had to finish the meeting early. 5. When it is seen from the hill, the park looks very beautiful. 6. She walked out of the house, and her little daughter followed.

活动四：Practice

Ask the students to finish Parts 2 and 3 on page 33.

Step Ⅳ Summary and homework