Learning about Language教案设计（一等奖）

Period 2

Learning about Language The General Idea of This Period This period will consolidate the words and expressions the students learnt in the reading part and deal with the grammar part:-ing form as the adverbial and the attribute. You will have systematic explanations of it and assign some exercises for the students to consolidate what they learn.

Get the students to use the -ing form as the adverbial and

How to help the students to use the -ing form as the adverbial and the

Question-and-answer activity to help the students to go through the words of this

A multi-

Three Dimensional Teaching Aims

Help the students recognize the useful words and expressions learnt in Reading: be likely to,

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Master the usage of the -

Lead the students to summarize the grammatical rules themselIndividual work t

Systematic explanation to help the students apply the -

Get the students to apply the -

Step 1 Revision

T: Good morning, boys and girls! Last class I assigned you to collect some information about body language in different cultures. Who would like to have a try? S: Different cultures

often have different forms of behavior by sending the same body signals. Nodding one’s head is generally meant to show agreement “yes”, but to Nepalese, Sri Lankans, some Indians and some Eskimos, it means not “yes”,

but “no”.

When an American rubs his nose, it may mean his disagreeing with someone or

T: Good job! Everyone has done a very good job! Step 2 Find sentences T: Today, we are going to learn the v.-ing form used as adverbial and attribute. First,I will give you 4 minutes to read the text again on Page 25 and find out all the sentences with the v.-After 4 minutes,

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T: OK, time’s up. Who have found out the sentences? S: They are visitors coming from several countries, who are interested in the

S: Four people enter looking around in a curious way

S: This is an exciting experience for you, so you stand watching and listeningS: You see her step back appearing surprised, and take a few steps away from Mr

S: The visitor from Japan comes in smiling at the same time as George Cook from

S: His nose touches Mr Cook’s moving hand,

S: Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable touching strangers or being too close or too far away.

S: In the same

way that people communicate with spoken language, they also express their feelings using unspoken “language” through keeping physical distance,

actions or posture

S: Most people around the world now greet each other by shaking hands, but some cultures u

S: She arrives hurrying, recognizes Mr Garcia’s smiling face, and then they shake

S: It is an interesting study and can help you avoid difficulty in communication. Step 3Structrue study T: Today, we are going to learn the v.-ing as the attribute. It means that the v.-ing form is used as the adjective to modify a noun. In the above sentences, which

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sentences have the v.-ing as the attribute? S: They are visitors coming from several countries, who are interested in the

S: This is an exciting experience for you, S: His nose touches Mr Cook’s moving hand,

S: She arrives hurrying, recognizes Mr Garcia’s smiling face, and then they shake

S: It is an interesting

T: Very good. You have totally understood the usage of v.-ing as attribute. Now, let’s learn more. Take the second sentence for example. Four people enter looking around in a curious way. In this sentence, the

v.-ing describes the movement “enter”.

So it’s used as an adverbial. In the above sentences, which belongs to this usage? S: Four people enter looking around in a curious way

S: This is an exciting experience for you, so you stand watching and listeningS: You see her step back appearing surprised, and take a few steps away from Mr

S: The visitor from Japan comes in smiling at the same time as George Cook from

S: Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable touching strangers or being too close or too far away

S: In the same way that people communicate with spoken language, they also express their feelings using unspoken “language” through keeping physical distance, actions or posture

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S: She arrives hurrying, recognizes Mr Garcia’s smiling face,

and then they shake hands and kiss each other twice on each cheek. Step 4 Exercises for consolidation T: So far you have got a clear idea about the v.-ing as the attribute and adverbial. Now let’s do some exercises to consolidate your understanding. Have a look at Ex.2 on Page 29.There are some verbs in the box. You have to use their proper forms to

Suggested answers:

1. We were all nervous about the approaching

2. Business leaders look very serious. They do not often have smiling 3. The shaking buildings showed us that an e4. It is exciting to watch competing athletes reach the other end of the swimming

1. My mother is a happy woman. She always gets up smiling2. After the dog fell in the lake, it climbed out shaking 3. After we saw the comedy show, we left the theatre laughing4. The blind man walked touching

T: OK. So much for the textbook. Now have a look at the following sentences. There are some mistakes in the following sentences. You are required to find out the mistakes and correct them. I will give you 5 minutes to finish this task. You can

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The sentences with some mistakes: 1. Having not seen the film, 2. The men worked 3. Seen from the top of the hill, 4. Generally speak, 5. “Can’t you read?” the man said, a 6. Knocking at the door before entering,

7. European football is played in 80 countries,made it the most popular sport in the

After 5 minutes,

T: Who has found out all the mistakes and can correct them? S: 1.Not having seen the film, S: S: 3.Seeing from the top of the hill, S: 4.Generally

speaking, S: 5.“Can’t you read?” the man said,

S: 6.Knock at the door before entering,

S: 7.European football is played in 80 countries, making it the most popular sport in the world. Step 5Summary and Homework T: Today we have gone over the important words and expressions in this unit. We’ve learnt the v.-ing form as the attribute and as the adverbial. I hope you’ll review what

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T: HThe Design of the Writing on the Blackboard Unit 4

Body language Period 2

Learning about language

4.Structure study (v.-

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