Learning about Language优秀说课稿

Unit 2 Working the land

The second period Learning about Language (The –ing form as the Subject & Object)

Aims students learn about The –ing form as the Subject & Object. students discover and learn to use some useful words and expressions. students discover and learn to use some useful structures. Procedures I. Warming up Warming up reading aloud the text A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Language is learned in context. So let’s first review the text learned yesterday by reading it aloud. Try to force out your English slowly and clearly. II. Discovering useful words and expressions In pairs do the exercises 1, 2 and 3 on pages 11 and 12. You must finish them in 5 minutes. III. Learning about grammar 1.

Read and identify Read the text about Yuan Longping again, paying attention to the sentences which use the –ing form as the subject and object. In the sentence “Wishing for things, however, cost nothing. “the –ing is

used as subject. It can be also used as object of the sentence. For example: Yuan Longping likes playing his violin. 2.

Consolidating by do exercises

To consolidate your understanding you will be given 10 minutes to go over exercises 1,2,3,4 and 5 on pages 12 and 13. You may just write on your text book. I mean the student’s book you are working by.

III. Ready used materials for The –ing form as the Subject & Object) 语法学习——动名词

1. 动名词作主语

1）1．作主语

①直接置于句首

1) 捉弄别人是我们万万不能干的. Playing tricks on others is something we should never do．

2)学习新单词对我来说非常重要。

Learning new words is very important for me．

3)说比做容易。

Talking is easier than doing. ②用形式主语it，把真正的主语ing形式移置句尾。但这种句子形式有一定的限制，作表语的只能是某些形容词或少数名词。

和夏洛克争辩是没有什么用的。

It is useless trying to argue with Shylock．

这事值得去做。

It’s worth making the effort．

想再解释一次有好处吗? Is it any good trying to explain? 跟你在一起工作是令人愉快的。

It is pleasant working with you．

③在there be no结构中作主语

这种结构的意思相当于“It is impossible to do… ”。

若要人不知，除非己莫为。

There is no hiding of evil but not to do it．

这种事开不得玩笑。

Here is no joking about such matter. 无法知道他什么时候离开

There was no knowing when he would leave.

归纳：常用-ing形式作主语的句型有：

2. 动名词作宾语

①只能后接动名词作宾语的动词，常见的有avoid，consider，enjoy，keep，finish，suggest，dislike，delay，escape，cannot help，imagine，mind，miss，practise，cannot stand, excuse，fancy，give up，put off，risk等。如：

我不能不去。

I can’t avoid going．

你是否考虑过找一位挚友?

Have you considered looking for one special friend?

②既可接动名词又可接不定式作宾语的动词，常见的有：begin，start，continue，like，love，prefer，by，mean，forget，remember，hate等。

·A．在like，love，hate，prefer等动词之后，用-ing或不定式意义上没有什么不同，只是侧重点有些不同，动名词表示泛指的动作，不定式表示具体的一次性动作。

B．在begin/start，continue之后，用动名词和不定式，意义无甚区别，尤其是当主语是人的时候。

C．在动词forget，remember，regret之后，用动名词与不定式意义

不同。动名词表示动作先于谓语发生，不定式表示后于谓语动作，如：

我记得我已把信寄了。

I remember posting the letter．

我会记着去寄信的。

I’ll remember to post the letter．

我永远不会忘记见到过那位著名作家。

I shall never forget seeing the famous writer．

不要忘了给你母亲写信。

Don’t forget to write to your mother．

我真后悔没赶上那次报告会。

I regret missing the report．

我遗憾地告诉你我不能接受你的建议。

I regret to say I can’t take your advice．

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

我们必须设法及时把一切搞好。

We must try to get everything done in time．

我们用别的方法做这工作试试。

Let’s try doing the working in some other way．

我并不想叫你生气。

I didn’t mean to make you angry．

你的计划意味着要花费几个小时。

Your plan would mean spending hours．

E·go on doing 和go on to do Go on doing继续做一直在做的事；go on to do接着做另一件事。如：

请接着做这同一个练习。

Please go on doing the same exercise．

请做另外一个练习。

Please go on to do the other exercise．

F．stop doing与stop to do: Stop doing停止做，stop to do停下正在干的事去干另一件事。如：

我们停止了交谈。

We stopped talking．

我们停了下来去谈话。

We stopped to talk．

3．作介词宾语

下列短语中的to都是介词，所以后面跟名词或-ing形式：devote to，object to，pay attention to，get down to，lead to, look forward to，stick to，be used to等

Iv.Homework Do some research on verbs following the questions:

*Which verbs should be followed by verb-ing form as object?

*Which verbs should be followed by “to do ”?

*Which verbs can be followed by both forms?