Learning about LanguagePPT专用课堂实录内容

Unit 2 Working the land Period 2

Learning about Language（新人教版必修4）

The General Idea of This Period This period is about the useful words,expressions and structures learned in the reading part,from the exercises in this period,the students can consolidate what they learnt in the reading part,and learn the grammar about the -ing form as a noun.

Teaching Important Points

Learn how to use the -ing form as a noun.

Teaching Difficult Points

Learn to use the -ing form as a subject as well as an object.Teaching Methods

Asking-and-answering activity to check the students’ answers of the exercises;individual,pair or group work to finish each task.

Teaching Aids

A multi-media computer A blackboard

Three Dimensional Teaching Aims Knowledge and Skills

Learn some key words:

trial,consider,prove,tell the truth,pretend,think highly of,besides

Learn some important drills:

I think highly of those who are searching for the Amber Room.Besides,my father once told me that any person who finds something could keep it.

I must say that I agree with you.

I must say that I don’t agree with you.

Help the students learn how to use the -ing form as a noun.

Enable the students to learn how to make judgments and give their opinions.Process and Strategies

The teacher may lead the students to sum up some grammatical items themselves.

Give some necessary explanation.

Feelings and Value

Through the studying of this part the students will know more about the -ing form as a noun.Besides,their ability of transference will be strengthened.

Teaching Procedures

Step 1 Revision

1.Greetings.

2.Ask the students to use the first person to retell the passage about Dr Yuan,and ask them to try to use the proper conjunctions.

Step 2 Useful words and expressions

T:From the reading part,we can find some useful words and expressions.So now please find the words and expressions that means the same from the text.(Ex.1 on Page 11)

After two minutes,the teacher begins to check the answers and give the right answers:

Suggested answers:

1.sunburnt

2.hunger

3.rid...of

4.expand

5.circulate

6.lead a...life

7.would rather

8.thanks to

9.struggle

10.export

T:Now Let’s come to Ex.2.Please complete the passage with words and expressions from the previous sections,then I’ll ask you to give me the answers sentence by sentence.

After several minutes,the teacher ask the students to give their answers.

Suggested answers:

1.prove

2.would rather

3.live a

4.life

5.rid

6.of

7.output

8.increased

9.sunburnt

T:How about Ex.3,have you found the answers?I’d like to ask some of you to read the sentences and then give me the answers.

Suggested answers:

1.super

2.satisfied

3.strain

4.exported

5.suitable Step 3 Discovering useful structures

T:Let’s come to discovering useful structures,at first let’s finish the exercises in this part.Do you know what does “ even a poor person can have a wish” mean?S:It means “Wishing for things costs nothing.”

T:Very good!Now please rewrite the sentences in Ex.2 on Page 12.

After five minutes,the teacher checks the answers.(Ss answer the questions one by one.)

Suggested answers:

1.Helping people in need of help is nice.

2.Growing hybrid rice isn’t easy.

3.Learning more about farming isn’t difficult.4.Doing research in the countryside isn’t easy.5.Getting rid of hunger is very important in some African countries.

6.Explaining this again is important or we will get confused.

T:Do you think it’s very easy to learn about the -ing form as the subject?But how about the -ing form as the object?Now I’d like to check the answers of Ex.3 on Page 12.

(Ss give the answers one by one.)

Suggested answers:

1.Dr Yuan likes talking to rice growers about his work.

2.He continued doing research until a better strain of rice was found.

3.Many city kids look forward to visiting the countryside.4.Not all students enjoy working in the fields.

5.They started producing hybrid rice in 1974.

6.I remember meeting the scientist while he was in Beijing last time.Step 4 Grammar

T:Today,we are going to learn the v.-ing as a noun.So at first who can tell me what a noun can be used as in a sentence?And please give me some examples.

S:It can be used as subject.For example:Smoking is harmful to our health.

T:Now I think you have known how to use the v.-ing as subject.But how about others?

S:It can also be used as object.For example:I have forgotten seeing this film.

T:You are right.The v.-ing

form can be used as object,too.Now let’s come to know more about it.

T:Very good.(The teacher may give a systematical explanation of the grammar.)Step 5 Homework

1.Finish the related exercises on Workbook.

2.Prepare for the next class.

3.Finish the exercises about the -ing form as the subject and object.

The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard Unit 2

Working the land Period 2

Learning about language 1.chemical adj.化学的;关于化学的

chemistry n.化学

2.Phrases that can be used with the -ing form:

be good at;care (little) about;dream of;devote...to;see the need for;be afraid of;be concerned about;be interested in

Record after Teaching