1、Unit 2 Fit for lifeGrammar and usageTeaching aims:1. After learning Linking verbs, the students will know about some basic information about linking verbs (words used as linking verbs; function of linking verbs; predicative after linking verbs);2. After learning Linking verbs, the students will be a
2、ble to summarize usages of common and important linking verbs; 3. After learning Linking verbs, the students will apply what theyve learned about linking verbs.Teaching procedures: Step 1 Lead-in (PPT4)Q: What is a linking verb?A: A linking verb is a word used to connect the subject of a sentence to
3、 further information about the state which the subject is in.Step 2 Introduction (PPT5)Point out the linking verbs 1. I am Zhu Zhenfei.2. Surfing the Internet is really interesting.3. We are now in need of English teachers.4. The question is how to solve the problem.5. What we want to know is who wi
4、ll give us the lecture next Monday.6. Your suggestion sounds reasonable.7. It seems that everyone here knows him quite well.8. Milk goes bad easily in summer if you do not put it in the fridge.Step 3 Presentation (PPT6-13)连系动词（即系动词）用于连接主语和表语，说明主语的状态、性质、特征或身份。常见的系动词是 be（am/is/are） 。 除了 be动词之外还有一些，它们大
5、致可分为四类：appear， seem;look，sound，feel，taste，smell; become，come，get，grow，turn，fall，go; keep，remain， stay,stand,prove1. appear、seem 表示“似乎” 1) She appears/seems all right.2) Children appear/seem in favour of the Internet.3) He appears/seems to be friendly to us.4) They appear/seem to have misunderstood m
6、e.5) It appears/seems that she will win.6) It appears/seems to me that you are wrong.比较：He seems (to be) in his thirties. 他似乎三十多岁了。 （与实际相符）He appears (to be) in his thirties. 他看上去三十多岁。 （从外表上看）2. look, sound, feel, taste, smell 表示“感觉” 。 (1) That sounds wonderful, but some people claim that the Intern
7、et is a waste of time.(2) If you always eat fast food, vegetables may not taste delicious to you.(3) It feels good to sit in front of the TV after a whole days hard work.(4) When he got up on stage, he looked a little nervous.(5) The air often smells bad in Internet cafes.3.become , come , get , gro
8、w , turn , fall, go 表示 “变化” 。(1) Leaves turn green in spring.(2) The boy will go mad if you dont allow him to use the computer.(3) She fell asleep the moment she got into bed.(4) Your son has grown much taller.(5) John gets easily excited when playing computer games. 4. keep, remain, stay, stand , p
9、rove 表示 “状态” 。(1) The Internet proved of great value to us during our project.(2) You shouldnt keep quiet in a debate.(3) People stayed silent and listened to us, and applauded at the end.(4) I believe the Internet remains a positive tool that helps make our lives better.Usage of “remain”(1) Peter b
10、ecame a judge but John remained a fisherman.(2) His knowledge of French remained very weak, because he was not good at learning languages.(3) The door remained closed.(4) You cant let the room remain like this.(5) It remains to be proved.Step 4 Practice (PPT14-15)Translation (Use linking verbs): 1.那
11、位老人似乎聋了。The old man seems deaf.2.她显得很健康。 She appears quite well. 3.她没有感觉到足够的安全。She didnt feel safe enough.4.这个混合物闻起来很难闻。The mixture tasted terrible.5.我的梦想已实现。 Now my dream has come true. 6.杰克一年年地长高了。Jack grew taller every year.7. 保持身体健康很重要。 Keeping healthy is of great importance.8.今天的乡村音乐还是与从前一个样。Co
12、untry music today remains much the same as before .Step 5 Extension (PPT16) （一）连系动词的句子变为疑问句，be 的正确形式直接提前；否定句时，be 后加 not。 Mr. William is in the office. Is Mr. William in the office? Mr. William is not in the office. 其他连系 动词变疑问句或否定句时与实义动词相同。The language spoken in these places stayed the same . Did the
13、 language spoken in these places stay the same ? The language spoken in these places didnt stay the same .（二 ）对连系动词之后表语提问(1) 形容词, 常用“How”提问 如： The book is interesting . How is the book ? (2) 名词, 常用“what”提问 如： My father is a teacher . What is your father ?(3) 副词、数词、代词、介词短语、分词、动名词都可以作表语，分别表示不同的含义，提问时，
14、要针对性强。如： The professor is at home . Where is the professor?The computer is mine. Whose computer is it?Five and six is eleven. How much is five and six? (三) 动名词（短语）跟在连系动词后 如： My job is looking after the children. (四) 现在分词（短语）跟在连系动词后 如： The film is moving. (五) 过去分词（短语）跟在连系动词后 如： We were moved by the s
15、tory.I. 翻译并比较：(1) 她的工作是教盲人。Her job is teaching the blind. (2) 许多妇女站在那里。Many women are standing over there .(3) 窗户被男孩打开了。窗户是开着的。The window was opened by the boy. The door was open but the window was closed.(4) 我摸了摸桌子。桌子摸上去很冷。I felt the desk and the desk felt cold.(5) 请看这幅图。看上去很美。Please look at the pi
16、cture. It looks nice.(6) 这听起来是个好主意。 请按铃喊他们进来。It sounds a good idea. Please sound the bell and ask them to come in.(7) 我在花园里种的植物现在越长越高。The plant which I grew in my garden is growing higher and higher.Step 6 Consolidation (Summarize the usage of linking verbs)1. seem：seem (to be) +表语；seem to have done
17、 sth；seem to be doing sth.；seem +从句2. become：become + noun.；become + adj.；become + v-ed/ing3. grow：grow + adj.；grow to do sth.；grow into (= become)；Its growing colder at night now. I grew to like the dog. He has grown into a fine young man.4. remain：remain + n.；remain + adj.；remain + pron.；remain +
18、v-ed/ing；remain + prep.； remain + to do sth. Step 7 Exercises on Page 41 in the textbook.1. Answers to Part A (P41)18 MarchToday I feel worn out. This morning, I took part in a debate about the Internet. The Internet is very controversial. It seems very popular with many people, but there are still
19、some people who do not like it at all. They say that it is full of information that can not be trusted, and that it stops people from spending time with their families and friends. I admire the boy I debated against because he was very skillful. He made some quite reasonable points and gave a good s
20、peech. I talked to him after the debate. He seemed tired too. He doesnt really think the Internet is bad, but he thinks we should pay attention to the problems it can cause. I agreed and told him I felt sure that if we use it in an intelligent manner, the Internet can be a good tool. We were both ha
21、ppy with the outcome of the debate. People stayed silentand listened to us, and applauded at the end. Mum predicts that I will become quite a good public speaker if I continue to take part in debates. I am hopeful that I will, and I am eager to debate again because today proved very successful!2. An
22、swers to Part B (P41)(1)The debate was quite interesting. The debate proved/seemed/appeared/ interesting.(2) Both speakers were very knowledgeable about the Internet.Both speakers appeared/seemed very knowledgeable about the Internet.(3) Now I am certain that information from the Internet cannot be
23、trusted.Now I feel certain that information from the Internet cannot be trusted.(4) Both speakers were very calm throughout the debate.Both speakers stayed/remained very calm throughout the debate.(5) It was exciting. Everyone was silent until the very end.It was exciting. Everyone remained/ stayed
24、silent until the very end.(6)At the end, Zhu Zhenfei was confident that she had won.At the end, Zhu Zhenfei seemed confident that she had won.3. Choose the correct.(1) The cloth that _ smooth and soft _.A. feels; sells well B. feels; is well soldC. is felt; sells well D. is felt; sells good(2) _ del
25、icious, the food was soon sold out. A. Tasted B. Being tasted C. Tasting D. To taste(3) Happy birthday, Alice! So you have _ twenty-one already.A. become B. turned C. grown D. passed(4) The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain _ as the plane was making a landing.A. seat B. seating C. se
26、ated D. to be seating(5) Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may _ run over by a car.A. have B. get C. become D. turn(6) Your suggestion _ good.A. hears B. sounds C. listens to D. listens(7)The theory that he had stuck _ true. A. to proved B. proved C. proving D. to prove (8
27、)The traffic lights _ green and I pulled away.A. came B. went C. got D. grew (9) What he said caused us _. A. to feel frightening B. feel frightenedC. feeling frighten D. to feel frightenedStep 8 Predicative clause (PPT43-55)概念：放在连系动词后面做表语的从句。结构：主语 + 连系动词 + 表语从句常用连系动词：be, look, remain, seem 引导表语从句的连
28、词：that, whether, when, where, because, why 1. 引导表语从句的 that一般不能省略。The trouble is that I have lost his address.2. 表语从句通常用 whether 而不用 if 引导。The question is whether we can make good preparations in such a short time.3. 常见的表语结构有： It looks as if ; The reason is that; It is because; That is why; The fact
29、is/ remains thatTranslate the following sentences: 1) That was what she did this morning.2) This is why we cant get the support of the people. 3) The reason why he was late for school is that he missed the early bus. 4) It looks as if it is going to rain.5) The fact remains that we are behind the ot
30、her classes.4. 在表示“建议、劝说、命令、请求”等名词后面的表语从句中，谓语动词要用虚拟语气(should + 动词原形，should 可省略)。Translation:1） My suggestion is that we (should) start early tomorrow.2） Our request is that we (should) have a good rest to refresh. 3） The order from the headmaster came that we (should) go to school on Saturdays.练习：1.
31、 The mother tries to do everything for her son. Thats _ she is mistaken.A. where B. wherever C. when D. how 2. Are you still thinking about yesterdays games? Oh, thats _.A. What makes me feel excited B. whatever I feel excitedC. how I feel about it D. when I feel excited3. _ made the school proud wa
32、s _ more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key universities.A. What, because B. What, that C. That, what D. That, because4. Perseverance is a kind of quality- and thats _ it take to do anything well. A. what B. that C. which D. why 5. _ she couldnt understand was _fewer and fewer student
33、s showed interest in her lessons.A. What, why B. That, why C. What, because D. Why, that 6. The place _ the bridge is supposed to be built should be _ the cross-river traffic is the heaviest.A. which, where B. at which, whichC. at which, where D. which, in which7. Dont you think it necessary that he
34、 _ to Miami but to New York?I agree, but the problem is _ he has refused to. A. will not be sent, that B. not be sent, that C. should not be sent, what D. should not send, what 8. Go and get your coat. Its _ you left it.A. which B. where C. there where D. where there9. I drove to Zhuhai for the air
35、show last week. Is that _ you had a few days off?A. why B. how C. what D. where 10. What the doctors really doubt is _ my mother will recover from the serious disease soon.A. that B. how C. where D. what 11. _ we were worried about was _ they could manage to control the pollution.A. That; how B. Tha
36、t; whether C. What; that D. What; whether 12. _ Lily will get better soon is _ her mother is worrying about now.A. What; what B. Whether; what C. If; that D. What,;that 13. America was _ was first called “India” by Columbus.A. that B. where C. what D. the place 14.What are you worrying about when going to the zoo?It is _ there is any chance of being harmed by animals.A. why B. when C. whether D. what Explanation连系动词后搭配很多，表语从句是较难的一种形式，所以认真学习各种引导词连接的表语从句很有必要。Step 9 Homework (PPT 56)1. Review what we have learned today2. Finish Exercises C1 & C2 (P120).
