period 2 learning about language
the general idea of this periodthis 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.teaching important points get the students to use the -ing form as the adverbial and the attribute.get the students to master the useful words and expressions learnt in reading.teaching difficult pointhow to help the students to use the -ing form as the adverbial and the attribute.teaching methodsquestion-and-answer activity to help the students to go through the words of this unit.pair work or group work to make every student work in class.practicing independently and explaining.teaching aida multi-media computer
three dimensional teaching aimsknowledge and skillshelp the students recognize the useful words and expressions learnt in reading:be likely to,at ease.master the usage of the -ing form as the adverbial and the attribute.process and strategieslead the students to summarize the grammatical rules themselves.individual work to finish the tasks.systematic explanation to help the students apply the -ing form correctly.feelings and valueget the students to apply the -ing form properly.teaching proceduresstep 1 revisiont: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 rejecting something....t:good job!everyone has done a very good job!step 2 useful words and expressionst:you are expected to complete the exercises in learning about language independently.now let’s check the answers.(ask some students to the blackboard to write down their answers,then ask the other students to correct them.)suggested answers:ex.1 on page 271.local (are) 2.represent 3.approach 4.major 5.express 6.curious 7.general8.likely to (do something) 9.avoid ex.2 on page 281.major 2.introduce 3.body language 4.general 5.represent 6.actions 7.spoken 8.likely to;express 9.approach 10.curious;avoids 11.general;local
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part of speech
words in reading passage
part of speechmajoritynounmajoradjectiveactverbactionnouncuriositynouncuriousadjectiveintroductionnounintroduceverbrepresentativenounrepresentverblocalitynounlocaladjectiveavoidancenounavoidverbex.1 on page 631.nod 2.hug 3.kiss 4.shake 5.smile 6.clap 7.slap 8.shakeex.2 on page 64pic 1:starepic 2:frownpic 3:winkpic 4:poutpic 5:raise one’s eyebrowpic 6:shrug one’s shoulders and make a facepic 7:nodpic 8:shake one’s headpic 9:blow a kisspic 10:yawnpic 11:scratch one’s headpic 12:wavestep 3 find sentencest:ok,so much for the homework.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.-ing from.after 4 minutes,ask some students to read out the sentences they’ve found.t:ok,time’s up.who have found out the sentences?s:they are visitors coming from several countries,who are interested in the development of business in china.s:four people enter looking around in a curious way.s:this is an exciting experience for you,so you stand watching and listening.s:you see her step back appearing surprised,and take a few steps away from mr garcia.s:the visitor from japan comes in smiling at the same time as george cook from canada.s:his nose touches mr cook’s moving hand,and they both apologize.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 use other greetings as well.s:she arrives hurrying,recognizes mr garcia’s smiling face,and then they shake hands and kiss each other twice on each cheek.s:it is an interesting study and can help you avoid difficulty in communication.step 4 structure studyt: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 sentences have the v.-ing as the attribute?s:they are visitors coming from several countries,who are interested in the development of business in china.s:this is an exciting experience for you,so you stand watching and listening.
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unit 4 body language
period 2 learning about language 1.revision2.useful words and expressions3.find sentences4.structure study (v.-ing as the attribute)5.exercises for consolidation
record after teaching
activities and research the teacher may first prepare some cards on which some words are written describing body movements.and then two students are needed to act-and-guess,that is,one is to act the body movements and the other may just speak out the words.it is a good chance for the students to consolidate the words they learnt.
reference for teachinggrammar
动词-ing形式作定语和状语作定语1.动词-ing形式作定语,单个分词作定语时,放在所修饰的名词之前,说明其修饰名词的性质或特征,表示“供作……之用”和“……的”。a walking stick (a stick used for walking) 手杖drinking water (water for drinking) 饮用水a waiting room (a room for waiting) 候车/诊室working people 劳动人民the rising sun 正在升起的太阳2.动词-ing形式的短语放在所修饰的名词后,相当于一个定语从句。they are visitors coming from several countries (who come from several countries).