1、Unit 8 Detective storiesGrammarI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. understand what is relative clauses;2. learn to use relative pronouns that, which and who correctly.II. Teaching contents1. The definition of relative clauses. 2. The diffe
2、rences among the relative pronouns that/ which/ who.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyLearn to use that, which and who to introduce relative clauses.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-in(1) T: Free talkWhat do you usually do to relax yourself?(2) T: I like reading novels. My f
3、avourite novel is Harry Potter. Have you ever read them? What do you think of them?(3) T: They are popular among teenagers. They are popular novels.They are novels which/ that are popular among teenagers.(4) T: We use adjectives to describe someone or something. But when we need a sentence to descri
4、be someone or something, we use a relative clause. A defining relative clause describes the noun before it.【设计意图：从学生生活发掘素材，以 Harry Potter为切入点引入定语与定语从句的概念，通过比较，使学生一目了然。同时，为接下来进一步使用 which/ that讨论喜爱的小说类型提供范本。 】Step 2 Presentation1. T: Harry Potter is a science fiction. What is your favourite kind of no
5、vel? (kung-fu novels/ network novels/ detective novels/ romance fiction) Why do you like it so much?2. T: Can you express your idea in the sentence like this?I like reading novels which/ that _.3. Free-talkSome of you like reading detective novels. Do you know any famous detectives in the novels? (C
6、onan/ Sherlock Holmes) How much do you know about them?4. T: Conan is a detective in a cartoon series. He is famous all over the world.Conan is a detective in a cartoon series who/ that is famous all over the world.5. T: Can you say something more about Conan and Holmes by using who/ that?6. Work ou
7、t the rules: Who, which and that can be used as relative pronouns. That and which refer to things. That and who refer to people.【设计意图：以小说为导线，讨论学生所熟悉的两大侦探，通过 brainstorming呈现信息，学会使用 who/ that 进行表达。 】Step3 Practice1. T: Since you are so interested in detective stories, lets play a matching game. You wi
8、ll read more information about detective novels. Can you match them correctly?2. T: Boys and girls, do you still remember the West Town murder case? It has been solved successfully. Now, a reporter wants to write a report about it. Can you help him to collect all the information?Part I: Information
9、about the caseA report on the West Town murder case Part II: Solving the crime3. Part I: Information about the caseT: Its a good idea to make a list of all the information about the murder, the victim and the suspect. Lets have a group competition. The more, the better.T: Can you join the two senten
10、ces together?Murder: happened in West Towntook place between 9 p.m. last night and 1 a.m. this morningVictim: was a computer engineerwas last seen leaving his office at about 7 p.m. yesterdaywas wounded with a knifebled to deathwas guilty of computer crimesSuspect: a short thin manwas seen running d
11、own Corn Street at 10 p.m. last nightwas breathing heavilyhad blood on his shirtwas somewhere else at the time of the crimeinsisted that he was not guilty【设计意图：进一步挖掘课文文本信息，促进学生对于三个引导词的判定和使用。 】4. Part II: Solving the crimeT: There has been great progress in the West Town murder case. A reporter is interviewing Detective Lu. Try to complete their conversation with who, which or that and expressions in the box.5. Group-competition: A report on the West Town murder caseV. Homework1. Write a report about the murder to Detective Lu.2. Preview the new lesson.
