1、Module 4 Home alone【教材分析】Module 4 的主要内容为运用让步状语从句和结果状语从句来描述自己单独在家的经历。从全书来看，本模块承接上一模块对状语从句的学习和运用，内容有层次的展开，学生容易接受。Unit 1 I can look after myself, although it wont be easy for me.【教学目标】Knowledge objective词汇和短语: platform, meeting, miss, shut, lock, simple, anybody, clock, ring, passenger, address, text,
2、text message, couple, a couple of结果状语从句Ability objective能听懂和阅读关于介绍单独在家经历的语言材料，能通过相关词汇和图片描述自己和他人单独在家的经历；能编写关于独自在家的对话。Moral objective学会倾听他人独自在家的经历，理解他人的喜怒哀乐；养成关心、帮助他人的良好品质。【教学重点】结果状语从句和让步状语从句。【教学方法】PWP method, task-based method and interactive approach 【教学手段】A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictur
3、es【教学过程】Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Warming up What do you usually do to look after yourself when you are at home alone?Step 2 PresentationThe teachers shows the pictures of new words or expressions and let the students to say as quickly as possible.Step 3 Work in pairs. Talk about the pictureLook at
4、 the picture and talk about what they will do in pairs.Step 4 Listening1. Listen to Part 2 and answer the questions.1) Where are Betty and her parents?2) Is Betty travelling with her parents?2. Finish Activity 3. Listen again and complete the sentences.Step 5 Reading 1. Listen and answer the followi
5、ng questions.1) Who is leaving for Lhasa? 2) How do they go there?2. Read and complete the sentences. There may be more than one answer.1) Bettys parents are going to _.2) Her parents tell her to _.3) Betty can _.4) Bettys parents usually _.5) Bettys mum has not _.3. Act out the dialogue in groups a
6、ccording to the following words.Mum: train number, meeting, the door, plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, give our addressDad: wake upBetty: two weeks of school, look after myself, cook simple meals, text messageStep 6 Language points1. So am I, but I cant miss two weeks of school.So am I 承接上一句贝蒂妈
7、妈说的话: Im sorry you cant come with us, Betty. (贝蒂 , 你不能和我们一起去, 很遗憾), 表示“我也很遗憾无法同行”。“So + be/助动词+主语”这一结构表示自己与前一个人的情况相同或同意一个人的说法, 意思是“也这样”。e.g. Joe was a little upset, and so was I. 乔有点不开心, 我也有点儿。He has been ill, and so has his wife. 他一直生着病, 他妻子也一样。Neil left just after midnight, and so did Jack.尼尔一过午夜就
8、走了, 杰克也是。miss v. 未出席; 未出现出现动词时, 应该用动词的-ing 形式。e.g. Get up early or you will miss the early bus. She missed going to the party on Saturday. miss 作动词还有“想念”的意思。miss 作名词意为“女士; 小姐”, 此时 m 必须大写, 常用于姓名或姓之前, 尤指未婚女子。如: Miss Brown。2. There wont be anybody to wake you up in the morning.anybody pron. 任何人常用于否定句或疑
9、问句中; 当用于肯定句中时, 相当于 any person, 意为“任何人”e.g. I will not tell anybody the secret.Is there anybody in the office?Anybody could do it! 3. My clock ring so loudly that it will certainly wake me up.ring v. 鸣响; 发出铃声e.g. The telephone is ringing. 电话铃响了。ring 作动词还有“打电话”的意思。e.g. Ill ring you up as soon as they
10、arrive. 他们一到我就给你打电话。4. Your train is about to leave.be about to do sth. 的意思是“就要/正要”.e.g. We were just about to leave when Jerry arrived.杰里来的时候, 我们正准备走。She looked as if she was about to cry. 她看上去好像要哭了。5. See you in a couple of weeks!couple 作名词, 意为“一对; 两个”。它常用于固定短语 a couple of, 表示“两个”。e.g. She has a c
11、ouple of friends at school. 她在学校有两个朋友。 辨析：couple/pair这两个名词均有“一对; 两个”之意。couple 多指在一起或彼此有关系的两个人或两个同样的事物; pair 含义广泛, 可指人或物 , 用于物时, 指两个互属的事物 , 缺此或失彼都会失去使用价值, 或指由相对称的两部分构成的一件东西。e.g. I found a couple of socks in the bedroom but they dont make a pair.Step 7 PracticeChoose the correct answer.Read the senten
12、ces and get the ideas of the words in the box.address lock meeting passenger ring shut text message 1. “I havent given you our address in Lhasa!” This means you do not know where we are staying / what we are doing.2. You see passengers travelling by train / staying at home.3. When your clock rings,
13、it is quiet / makes a loud noise.4. You receive a text message on your phone / by email.5. When the door is shut, it is open / closed.6. When you lock the door, you keep people out / let people in.7. At a meeting, you meet people for work / fun.Step 8 Pronunciation and speakingListen and mark the wo
14、rds which the speaker links.1. Be especially careful with the door. Shut it when youre in and lock it when you go out.2. I can look after myself, although it wont be easy for me.3. Im sure Ive forgotten something, but I dont know what it is!Now listen again and repeat.Step 9 TalkingWork in pairs. Im
15、agine you are staying at home by yourself. Ask and answer.1. Can you look after yourself?2. What will you eat?3. How will you make sure you wake up in the morning?Example:A: Can you look after yourself?B: Yes, I can. / No, I cant.A: How will you ?B: Ill Step 10 ExercisesStep 11 HomeworkWrite a short
16、 passage to introduce what you can do at home。Unit 2 I became so bored with their orders that I wished they would leave me alone.【教学目标】Knowledge objectiveKey vocabulary：actually, manage, unhappy, order, business, sofa, snack, midnight, empty, burn, cup, taskKey structures:turn off, be worried about,
17、 on business, have fun, hand in, unable to do, all day, tidy up, wake up, hurry to do sth.Ability objectiveTo get information about exercise activities.To master the adverbial clause of concession.Moral objective来源:学优高考网 gkstkTo know more about other persons problems and master some basic skills in
18、the life.【教学重点】1.To learn some expressions in the passage.2.To learn the adverbial clause of concession.【教学难点】1. To get information from the article.2. The use of adverbial clause of concession.【教学方法】PWP method, task-based method 【教学手段】A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures【教学过程】Teaching Proc
19、edures:Step 1 Warming upLook at the pictures and talk about daily things you do alone and the things your parents do for you.cook dinner/go shopping/tidy up/wash clothesStep 2 PresentationLook and say. The teachers shows the pictures of new words or expressions and let the students to say as quickly
20、 as possible.Step 3 Reading1. Read the passage and choose the best summary.a) Zheng Chenyu found his life more difficult without his parents.b) Zheng Chenyu depended on his parents to prepare his meals.c) Zheng Chenyu had so much homework that he did not have time to look after himself.d) Zheng Chen
21、yu should learn to cook.2. Complete the sentences. See how Zheng Chenyus feelings changed.1) Zheng Chenyu felt _ with his parents because they did everything for him and managed every minute of his life.2) After Zheng Chenyus parents went away on business, he felt _ _ because he could _.来源:gkstk.Com
22、3) Zheng Chenyu felt _ after the first night.4) Zheng Chenyu felt _ when he found he could not look after himself well.5) Zheng Chenyu realised being home alone _.Step 4 Language points1. As a boy, like all other boys, I wanted to be a man.作为男孩, 就像其他所有男孩一样, 我想做个男子汉。man 在此处意为“男子汉”。e.g. Dont cry anymo
23、re. Be a man!2. Actually, they managed every minute of my life.实际上, 他们安排了我生活中的每一分钟。manage 意为 “安排, 管理”。e.g. Parents should not manage everything for their children.3. Turn off the TV!关掉电视。turn off 意为“关掉; 关闭(设备)”, 主要指关灯、电视、电脑、自来水、煤气等。turn off 可与名词和代词连用: 与名词连用时, 名词可放在 turn off 之后, 也可放在 turn 和 off 之间; 与
24、代词连用时, 代词只能放在 turn和 off 之间。如：Jenny turned the computer off / turned off the computer.The TV is too noisy. Can you turn it off?【链接】与 turn off 相关的短语有 turn on(打开), turn up(把调高), turn down(把调低)。如：Can you help me turn on the TV?Please turn down your radio.4. I became so bored with their orders that I wis
25、hed they would leave me alone.order 可以作名词表示“命令；指示”，此时是可数名词。如：They received orders to start at once.We should obey the orders of the teacher. order 还常用作动词, 表示“命令; 订购; 点(酒菜等)”。如：The police ordered them to wait right there.I have ordered two copies of that book.He ordered a cup of coffee5. Although my
26、parents were very worried about leaving me, they had to go away on business for a few days.be worried about 相当于 worry about，意为“为发愁; 为担心”。e.g. June is worried about her English test. 来源:学优高考网 gkstkon business 意为 “出差”。e.g. Jack will go to Shanghai on business.6. The next morning I woke up late.wake up
27、 意为“叫醒”。当 wake up 的宾语是名词时, 宾语可放在 wake 和 up 的中间或 up 的后面; 当 wake up 的宾语是代词时, 宾语只能放在 wake 和 up 的中间。e.g. Dont wake up the baby. = Dont wake the baby up.Lets wake him up now.7. The teacher asked me for my homework, but I could not hand it in.hand in 意为“提交; 上交”。e.g. Please hand in your paper before Friday
28、. 8. I was unable to play basketball with my classmates!来源:学优高考网be unable to do sth. 不能做某事be able to do sth. 能够做某事e.g. He was unable to finish homework on time.他不能按时完成家庭作业。9. I felt tired and sleepy at school all day long.21 教育名师原创作品all day long 意为 “整天”。强调由早到晚的过程。e.g. She sang the song all day long.
29、Practice: Complete the passages with the correct form of the words in the box.Zheng Chenyu was bored with his parents (1)_.He was happy when his parents went away on business, though he soon found that he could not do(2)_ things. He forgot his homework. He went to school with a(n) (3)_ stomach. He (
30、4)_ his food and broke his fathers (5)_.Zheng Chenyu had to learn to do(6)_ like cooking and tidying up. He realised being home alone was not always perfect.Step 5 Writing1.Read the passage in Activity 2 again and make lists of what Zheng Chenyu does when his parents are away.Example:1) Eat lots of
31、snacks.2) Enjoy an exciting film on TV.3) Play computer games.2. Write a passage about what you can do and what you cannot do when your parents are away. 1) Make lists of what you can do and cannot do and cannot do when your parents are away.2) Now join the sentences with although, but or so that.3)
32、 Write a conclusion to the sentences.4) Share your passage with your classmates.Step 6 ExercisesStep 7 HomeworkFinish the written task on page 29.Unit 3 Language in use【教学目标】Knowledge objectiveGet the students to be able to use the key vocabulary and new words they learn in this unitAbility objectiv
33、eTo summarize and consolidate the adverbial clause of concession.2-1-c-n-j-yMoral objectiveTo be glad to listen to others experiences and give others some advice.【教学重点】The adverbial clause of concession and the adverbial clause of result.【教学难点】although/though/but 的区别使用【教学方法】PWP method, task-based me
34、thod 【教学手段】A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures【教学过程】Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Language practiceTo master the use of “although, that, but” by filling the blanks.1. I can look after myself,_ it wont be easy for me.2. _ they loved me, I felt a bit unhappy with them.来源:学优高考网3. My clock rings_
35、 loudly _ it will certainly wake me up.Step 2 Grammar结果状语从句和让步状语从句1. sothat引导的结果状语从句sothat结构的意思是“太以至 于”。so 后面接形容词或副词, 表示程度, that 后接从句表示这一程度造成的影响或结果。e.g. We were so noisy that our next-door neighbour came to complain.我们太吵了, 以致隔壁邻居前来抱怨。I was so careless that I forgot something important.我真是粗心, 以致忘记了重要
36、的事情。He speaks so fast that I cannot understand him.他说话太快了, 以致我没理解他的意思。2. 让步状语从句although 引导的让步状语从句, 表示“尽管, (但是)”。e.g. I can look after myself, although it wont be easy for me.我还是可以照顾自己的, 虽然这对我来说不容易。Although Kevin is alone, he is very happy at first.尽管凯文独自一人(在家), 但他刚开始还是挺高兴的。让步状语从句也可以由 though 引导, 表示表示
37、“尽管, (但是)”。在一般情况下, 可以与由 although 引导的让步状语从句互换使用。在口语中, though 较为常用。e.g. He went on fighting, though he was wounded.尽管受了伤, 他还是继续战斗。注意: 汉语中“虽然/尽管”与“但是”往往同时使用, 但在英语中却不是这样。e.g. I do not often make dinner, but I can cook. 我不经常做饭, 但是我会做。Although I do not often make dinner, I can cook. 虽然我不经常做饭, 但是我会做。对比这两个句
38、子可以看出, 在英语中，although 与 but 通常是不能同时使用的。Step 3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There may be more than one answer.although but that1. The teacher was so worried _ she told me to stay after school and tell her what happened.2. I can cook some dishes,_ they are simple.3. The work was so
39、 difficult _ he couldnt finish it on time.4. _ I planned to get home early, I was late.5. My parents have to leave me alone, _they do not want to.Step 4 Complete the sentences with your own ideas.1. Their parents do most things for them, although_.2. She was so late that_. 3. Travelling by bus takes
40、 longer, although _. 4. Although they did not cook anything, _.5. I was very tired after the trip, but _.6. My parents are so busy that_.Step 5 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in bracketsLast Sunday, Lucy (1) _(say) goodbye to her parents at the station. She could not (2) _ (
41、travel) with them because she did not want to (3) _ (miss) school. Lucy was sure that she would be fine at home alone. There (4)_ (be) so much food in the fridge that she certainly would not go hungry. She (5) _ (know) how to cook some simple dishes. Three days later, when her parents (6) _ (return)
42、, Lucy (7) _ (be) very pleased to see them.Step 6 Complete the passage with the words and expressions in the boxempty prepare shut tidy up wake up I love being at home when my parents go out. It is silly to be afraid when the house is (1)_, because the door is (2)_ and you are quite safe. As you get
43、 older, I think it is important not to depend on your parents for everything, but to learn to look after yourself. My alarm clock rings so loudly that I can (3) _ in the morning. I know how to (4)_ food and (5)_ my bedroom. When my parents return, the house is clean, just the way they like it!Step 7
44、 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.anybody anything everybody everythingnobody nothing somebody something 1. I can look after myself. I do not depend on_ else.2. Suddenly I realised that I was alone. There was _ there to look after me.3. Some students depend on others so much that the
45、ir parents do _ for them.4. He never does _ to help.5. I needed _ to eat, so I cooked some eggs.6. Daming has not got a clock, so he needs _ to wake him up.Step 8 Complete the passage with the expressions in the boxbe away depend on is worried about look after Your parents are going on holiday witho
46、ut you. You go to the airport and see them off. Then you go home alone. Your parents will (1) _ for two weeks. Your mother (2) _ you. You tell her to have a good time, and not to worry. You say, “Its fine. Ill manage. ”Is it true? Do you know how to (3) _ yourself? Or do you (4) _your parents to coo
47、k, wash and tidy up for you? 21*cnjy*comStep 9 ListeningListen and match the people with their activities.Step 10 Reading1. Present some pictures and a video about the film.2. Read the passage and complete the sentences.1) The film Home Alone is about _.2) Kevins family are preparing to _.3) Kevin wishes that _.4) Kevin is left at home because his parents _. 5) At first, Kevin _ to be at home alone.21世纪*教育网6) Harry and Marv want to _.7) Finally, _ come and
