Learning about Language教学设计实例

Book8 unit4 Pygmalion Learning about Language Revising useful structures-the past participle as the adverbial

Teaching objectives: By the end of the class, the students will be able to: 1.

recognize the past participle as the adverbial 2.

change the past participle as the adverbial to adverbial clause and the other way round 3.

use the past participle as the adverbial in their writing to make it concise. A description of the students:

This is a class of 40 science students, most of whom perform well in science subjects and are active in thinking. From the previous grammar lesson in book5 unit3 Life in the future, the students have been exposed to the grammatical point- the past participle as the adverbial. However, there is still a need for them to synthetize and enhance what they have learned in the previous class. So now, in this class they will revise the useful structure. And this can be achieved by recognizing, transforming and applying the grammatical point.

Teaching methods: Inductive （归纳法）and deductive（演绎法）

Teaching important points:

help the students understand two groups of the past participles:1. The past participle representing the passive relationship between the subject and the participle as well as the completion of the action;2 the past participle representing the active relationship between the subject and the participle as well as the state or feeling of the subject.

Teaching difficult point: help the students to distinguish the past participle and the present participle when they are used as the adverbial.

Teaching procedure: Part I Watch a video, Check the content and Find the common ground Video: Act1 of the film-My Fair Lady The Content: T/F Questions 1. When asked to buy some flowers, Colonel Pickering refused rudely. 2. Informed that a man behind the pillar was writing down her words, she was very happy. 3. Covered in special symbols(符号），the paper of Henry Higgins is difficult for Eliza to understand. the Common ground: the past participles can be used as the adverbial.

Part II Work out the Rules Learning materials: 1. When he was asked what had happened, he kept silent. 分词作状语：

(when) asked what had happened, he kept silent. 2.Because he was caught in a heavy rain, he was all wet. 3.If we were given more time, we would be able to do the work much better. 4.Although he was left alone at home, the little boy didn’t feel afraid at all.

5.The teacher entered the classroom, and he was followed by some students. The teacher entered the classroom, followed by some students. Questions: 1. What kind of adverbial is represented by the adverbial clause in each sentence?

2. What’s the relationship between the subject of the adverbial clause and that of the main clause?

3. How can these adverbial clauses be changed into the adverbial phrases? Summary1:

past participles can be used as the adverbial of _____,____,____,_____,_____

Past participles as the adverbial can be changed into ______________________

if the subject of the adverbial clause is the same as that of _________________ Exercise Task1. Rewrite the sentences, using the past participle as the adverbial

①. Because it was done in a hurry, his homework was full of mistakes.

过去分词作状语：______________________________________

②. If it is taken according to the instructions, the medicine has no side effect.

过去分词作状语：_______________________________________

③.Though he is defeated by the young goats for thousands of times, the big big wolf never lose heart.

过去分词作状语：_______________________________________

④.Because they were born in a poor family, the kids had little to eat. 过去分词作状语：_______________________________________

Task2. Rewrite the sentences, using the adverbial clauses.

①.When heated, ice will be changed into water.

状语从句作状语：______________________________________

②．Unless invited, I won’t attend his wedding.

状语从句作状语：______________________________________ ③. Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days. 状语从句作状语：______________________________________ ④. Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.

状语从句作状语：_____________________________________

Summary2

Sentence 3 and 4 show us: past participle as the adverbial can sometimes describe the feeling or state of the subject. More examples: lost / absorbed/buried/engaged in ; dressed in ; tired of ; worried about ; based on ; located in Exercise: please complete the following sentences using past participle as the adverbial

1.___________________________, he didn’t hear the sound.

陷入沉思中，他并没有听到那个声音。

2.____________________________, he started to read a novel. 厌倦了那个冗长的演讲，他开始读起小说来。

3.________________________, the girl looked like an angel. 穿着白色的衣服，这个女孩看起来像个天使

Part III Work out the puzzles 1.______ (see) from the top of the mountain, we can get a good view of the whole town.

2. _____ (see) from the top of the mountain, the whole town looks beautiful.

用条件状语从句作状语改写以上两个句子

1.________________________________, we can get a good view of the whole town. 2.________________________________, the whole town looks beautiful.

Summary3：

Participle used as adverbial the present participle(v-ing) the past participle(v-ed)

位置

句首/句中/句末

句首/句中/句末

与主句主语的关系

active(主动) passive(被动) Exercise:

please choose the correct participle to fill in the blanks. 1. He died, _________ (leave) nothing but debts. 2. He could focus more on his studies if _______ (leave) alone. 3. The hunter left his house, ________ (follow) by his dog. 4. __________ (follow) the old man, we went upstairs. 5. ________ (grow) in rich soil, these seeds can grow fast.

6. _________ (grow) up in a beautiful and happy environment, children will be healthier both physically and mentally. Conclusion: 1.

Past participles can be used as the adverbial and its subject is that of the main clause; 2.

some past participles as the adverbial can describe the feeling or state of the subject. 3.

the relationship between the present participle and the subject is active

the relationship between the past participle and the subject is passive

Part IV Practice- Writing please use one sentence to include the following information using participles as adverbial. 1.

城市：汕尾市

位置：广东东部

类型：沿海城市

面积：5271平方公里

①Shanghai is located in the east of Guangdong Province. ②It is a coastal city. ③It covers an area of 5,271 square kilometers. ________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

2.

查尔斯

. 狄更斯

(Charles Dickens) (1). 英国著名小说家

(2). 出生于一个贫困的家庭

(3). 几乎没有接受学校教育

①Charles Dickens is a famous British novelist. ②He was born into a poor family. ③He received little school education. _________________________________________________________________________________ 3.

基础写作：

请你根据以下内容写一篇介绍查尔斯.狄更斯(Charles Dickens)的英语短文: (1) 英国著名小说家; (2) 出生于一个贫困的家庭，几乎没有接受过学校教育; 自学各种知识(self-taught adj.自学的)；

(3)

12岁被迫出自己挣钱，尝试过多种工作，于1833年开始写作生涯；

主要作品：《双城记》(A Tale of Two Cities)《艰难时世》(Hard Times) 《雾都孤儿》(Oliver Twist) 等；

(4)

关心社会疾苦，成为很有影响的(influential)作家。

Part V Homework Please polish your short writing and write it down in your exercise book after class.