Learning about Language第一课时教学设计

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Unit 3

A Healthy Life

Learning about Language ：

Using Structures

Teaching Goals:

1. To learn some useful structures. 2. To learn and master how to use “it”. Teaching Procedures:

Step 1. Revision 1. Ask Ss to translate the phrases from Chinese into English. (1) 吸烟

(2) 喝酒

(3) 吸毒

(4) 由于

(5) 尽管

(6) 冒险

(7) 习惯于

(8) 沉迷于

(9) 设法做成……

(10) 想要做……

2. Choose the correct answers. (1)

Due ______ his great efforts in his work, he got well rewarded by the boss. A. to

B. for

C. with

D. in

(2) --- Shall I sit at this end of the boat or the other end? --- If you keep still, you can sit at _____ end. A. neither

B. each

C. either

D. any

(3) It is so nice to hear from her. _____, we last met more than thirty year ago. A. What’s more

B. That is to say

C. In other words

D. Believe it or not

(4) The old man has become_____ to alcohol.

A. addict

B. addicted

C. addictive

D. addiction (5) Children quickly get _______ to new surroundings.

A. accustomed

B. accusable

C. accountable

D. acquainted

(6) ____ is mentioned above, the number of the students in senior schools is increasing.

A. Which

B. As

C. That

D. It

(7) In spite of the trouble, the workers _______ the work on time.

A. tried to finish

B. managed to finish

C. tried to finishing

D. managed finishing Show the exercises to Ss by using the multimedia. Ask Ss to do them as quickly as possible, and then check their answers. Suggested Answers: (1) A (2) C (3) D (4) B (5) A (6) B (7) B Step 2. Grammar

Purpose: make Ss have a general understanding about the use of “it”

1. Ask Ss to go over the first reading passage and note the use of it. Discuss the use of it. 2. The teacher discusses the use of it together with Ss according to the sentences above. (1)

Used as a pronoun. Used to refer to the one previously mentioned. I am sending you some advice I found on the Internet. It might help you. My pen is missing. I can’t find it anywhere. (2) It can be used to replace the word this or that. A: Whose umbrella is that?

B: It’s Mary’s.

A: What’s this?

B: It’s tulip.

(3) Used as the subject of an impersonal verb. It can be used to talk about time, date, place, whether, temperature, distance or surroundings etc.

It’s a beautiful day here.

It’s time for the meeting.

(4) Used as an anticipatory subject or object to stand for an infinitive, -ing form or a clause.

It’s no use crying over spilt milk. (doing)

It’s difficult to give up smoking. (infinitive)

Is it certain that they will win? (clause)

It is strange that it hasn’t been noticed before. (clause)

(5) Used as an anticipatory subject to emphasize a term that is not itself a subject: the structure is like this: It is (was) + … + that (who/whom) + …

It is human activity that has caused this global warming.

It

is the burning of more and more fossil fuels that results in the increase in carbon dioxide.

It was Jim Brown who/whom/that you should ask. 5. Team work

Finish Ex2 (P21). Transform all these sentences orally with the whole class first to make sure all Ss understand the structure. And then let them write them down.

(1) Giving up smoking is difficult to do. (2)

Some young people think they look attractive when they smoke. (3)

Most people believe smoking causes cancer. (4)

Don’t try to quit on a stressful day.

(5)

China produces one third of the world’s cigarettes.

(6)

You are not allowed to advertise cigarettes in this country. (7)

My father has quit smoking at last. (8)

The night was dark and stormy when the old man started his journey. (9)

You could suffer from bad health if you keep smoking. (10)

You have to take pills to control your blood pressure (It is necessary

…)

Suggested Answers:

(1) It is difficult to give up smoking. (2) It seems that some young people think they look attractive when they smoke. (3) It is believed that smoking causes cancer. (4) It is no use trying to quit on a stressful day.

(5)It is astonishing that China produces one-third of the world’s cigarettes.

(6)It is illegal to advertise cigarettes in this country. (7)

It is wonderful that my father has quit smoking at last. (8)

It was a dark and stormy night when the old man started his journey. (9)

It is likely that you could suffer from bad health if you keep smoking. (10)

It is necessary for you to take pills to control your blood pressure. Step 3. Using Structures (Workbook) 1. Team work

(1) Ask Ss to complete the e-mail by using the correct verb form and pay particular attention to

the use of it.

(2) Ask one or two Ss to read their answers out. Let the whole class discuss the answers. And give Ss the correct answers.

2 Individual work:

Match the sentences on the left with the explanations on the right. (1) You should take a break from study sometimes.

A. This will help you to calm down when you fell badly tempered.

(2) You don’t have to drink alcohol at a party.

B. It is very likely you will hurt your back.

(3) It’s not a good idea to eat too much before

C. If you don’t, it is quite probable that

you play sport.

You will get stressed.

(4) It’s a good idea to learn some relaxation

D. You could get a stomachache.

exercises.

E. If you do, you’ll find it very hard to

(5) Drink lots of water and find something

concentrate on your exam the next day. interesting to do.

F. It is OK to drink orange juice instead.

(6) Don’t study all night before an exam.

G. It will help to take your mind off cigarettes.

(7) You shouldn’t lift that heavy box.

Suggested Answers:

(1) C (2) F (3) D (4) A (5) G (6) E (7) B Step 4. Consolidation 1. Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentences. (1) It’s no good ________ (eat, eating) too much chocolates.

(2) It’s not dangerous ________ (to help, helping) AIDS patients in a proper way. (3) It’s unbelievable _______ (that, since) he spends all his money on alcohol.

(4) It’ll give me great stress ________ (to finish, finishing) this experiment in two days.

(5) Take a bus. It’s too dark and far away for pregnant woman like you ______ (to walk, walking) home. (6) It’s very common _______ (that, as) adolescents like to try new things.

(7) It’s believed _______ (because, that) smoking does terrible damage to heart and lungs.

(8) It is not yet decided _______ (whether, that) he will be sent to the drug rehabilitation center or not. (9) It is said ______ (that, which) there has been an earthquake in Japan. (10) It was nearly midnight _____ (when, how) she came back.

Suggested Answers: (1) eating

(2) to help

(3) that

(4) to finish

(5) to walk

(6) that

(7) that

(8) whether

(9) that

(10) when

2. Group work Ask Ss to write sentences as many as possible by using it. And let’s them discuss the usages of it

in groups of four in order that they will have a better understanding about it. Step 5. Homework Review the usage of it.