Using LanguageⅡ教案教学设计

The forth period: Learning about language: Grammar

This period mainly deals with the following: 1). Review noun clauses as the object and as the predicative; 2). Learn the new grammar item: noun clauses as the subject. Important points: get the students to understand and use noun clauses as the subject. Difficult point: enable students to learn how to use noun clauses as the subject correctly.

Step 1 Revision 1. Check the homework exercises. 2. Dictate some new words and expressions. 3. Translate the following sentences. 1). 你早晚会来的. →You will come here in time. 2). 我的车与你的不一样. →My car is different from yours. 3). 他总是第一个来, 最后一个走. →He is always the first to come and the last to go. 4). 他来还是不来不清楚. →It is not clear whether he comes or not. 5). 我们的成败取决于是否每个人都努力工作. →Our success depends on whether everyone works hard or not. 6). 我们必须采取措施防止这种疾病的蔓延. →We must take action to prevent this disease from spreading.

Step 2 Preparation Ask students to read the following sentences and find out its subject. A tree has fallen across the road. You are a student. To find your way can be a problem. Smoking is bad for your health. “How do you do?” is a greeting.

What she said is not yet unknown. That we shall be late is certain. It is certain that we shall be late.

Step 3 Grammar learning 1. Read and discover. Turn to page 25 and read through the reading passage to find out all the sentences where noun clauses are used as the subject and underline them. 1). What it was to become was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe. 2). The earth became so violent that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not. 3). What is even more important is that as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface. 4). It was not immediately obvious that water was to be fundamental to the development of life. 5). What many scientists believe is that the continued presence of water the earth to dissolve harmful gasses and acids into the oceans and seas. 6). Why they suddenly disappeared still remains a mystery. 7). So whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can be solved.

2. Summing up: noun clauses as the subject 主语从句: 做主语用的名词性从句, 在复合句中做主语. 1). 连接词: 从属连词that(引导主语从句只是引导作用, 在句中不做任何成分, 但不能省略), whether(放在句首或者句末) 等. That she left him cut him to the heart. Whether it will please them is not easy to say. / It is not east to say whether it will please them. 2). 连接代词who, what, which, whoever, whatever, whichever等

What seems easy to some people seems difficult to others. 3). 连接副词when, where, why, how等

4). 几种特殊句型: It + be + 表语 + 主语从句

It + 不及物动词 + 主语从句

It + 及物动词 + 主语从句

Step 4 Grammar practice Turn to page 29. Ask students to do exercises2-3 in Discovering useful structures.

Step 5 Discussion Let students have a discussion in groups. The topic is “My problem”. One talks

about the problems in his study or life. The others should give some advice or suggestion. Remind students to use the following structures: The fact is that / it is a fact that……

The difficulty is ….. / What I find difficulty is…..

The trouble is ….. / What worries me is …..

My advice is …. / What I would suggest is …..

My advice is ….. / What I would advise is …..

I think that ….. / What I think is …..

I want to tell you that …. / What I want to say …..

Step 6 Closing down by a quiz Show them some exercises to do. 1). I have always been honest and straightforward, and it doesn`t matter ----- that I am talking to. A. who is it B. who it is C. it is who D. it is whom 2). It is pretty well understood ----- control the flow of carbon dioxide in and out the atmosphere today. A. that B. when C. what D. how 3). ----- made the school proud was ----- more than 90% of students had been admitted to key university. A. What; because B. What; that C. That; what D. That; because 4). ----- team wins on Saturday will go through to the national championship. A. No matter what B. No matter which C. Whatever D. Whichever 5). ----- is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy. A. As B. That C. This D. It 6). ----- I can`t understand is ----- he changed his mind. A. That; that B. What; why C. Which; how D. That; why 7). ____ Ben looked so upset was not clear. A. When B. That C. Why D. What 8). _____ is a secret to me, so I have to ring her up. A. Where did she put it B. Where she put it C. That where she put it D. In which she put it 9). _____ you have done might be good for your sister. A. That B. What C. Which D. This 10). ____ is known to us _____ David will solve the problem tomorrow. A. It; what B. What; that C. It; how D. What; when 11). ____ has finished the work on time will be rewarded though we don`t know

who it will be. A. Whomever B. Anyone C. No matter who D. Whoever 12). ____ the man can`t understand is _____ the pay is lower and lower. A. What; why B. That; what C. What; because D. Why; that 13). It was about two years ago _____ a young man saved ten children from the ruins. A. that B. until C. before D. when 14). _____ we will go to see a movie this weekend depends on my father`s schedule. A. If B. That C. Whether D. What 15). _____ will be the competitor to take part in the speech competition hasn`t been decided yet. A. Who B. What C. That D. Whether 16). _____ the concert will begin is not clear. Why don`t you ask the man sitting next to you? A. That B. Until C. Before D. When (参考答案: BCBDD BCBBC DAACA D)

Step 7 Homework Finish off the Workbook exercises. Preview the reading passage A VISIT TO THE MOON on page 30, find out the sentences in which noun clauses are used, and see if you can understand them.