1、Period 2 Learning about LanguageThe General Idea of This PeriodIn this period the students are to do some exercises on the useful words,expressions and structures learned in the reading part.It is to help them use the useful words and expressions from the context.They are also to learn something abo
2、ut the usage of -ing form.To achieve the above aims,that is,the teacher will get the students to work on the exercises individually first and then check the answers together with their partners.While dealing with the usage of -ing form,the teacher will help the students do it as a task.That is,the t
3、eacher will first ask the students to find and read some sentences from the text in which the -ing form is used,then ask them to discover the function of each -ing form,summarize the rules and apply them to the exercises.This is to help the students to learn autonomously and cooperatively.Teaching I
4、mportant and Difficult PointsHow to grasp and apply the the usage of -ing form.How to gain the ability to use the key words and expressions from the context.Teaching MethodsAutonomous learning,cooperative learning,task-based learningTeaching AidsA multi-media computer and a blackboard.Three Dimensio
5、nal Teaching AimsKnowledge and SkillsHelp the students gain the ability to use the useful words and expressions from the context.Help the students learn something about the usage of -ing form.Process and StrategiesNecessary explanation to make the students apply the useful words and expressions corr
6、ectly.Individual work to finish each task.Feelings and ValueGet the students to sum up the grammatical rules themselves.Meanwhile,train their ability of appreciating simple jokes in English.Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Time for funT:Nice to see you again.Im sure each of you has prepared an English joke
7、 or funny story for us?Now first share them with your partners,so that everyone has a chance to present your work,and then some volunteers will tell their jokes or stories in class.T:Who would like to tell your English jokes or funny stories?Volunteers!S:Id like to.My joke is very short.One day the
8、teacher asked the class when Rome was built?Tom answered,“At night”.The teacher felt puzzled and asked,“ Who told you that?”“You did.You said Rome wasnt built in a day.”answered Tom.T:Thats funny.Another one!S:Let me tell you a funny story.The title of the story is Key to ones success.It goes like t
9、his.One day a father was teaching his son and said,“The keys to your success are keeping your word and cleverness.Once you promise somebody a promise,you must carry it out no matter what will happen.This is called keeping ones word.”“What is cleverness?” asked his son.“Cleverness is that youll never
10、 make such a promise,” the father answered.T:Thank you for your wonderful jokes!Step 2 Discovering useful words and expressions.T:Just now we had great fun telling jokes and stories.Lets move on to the Discovering useful words and expressions part.Id like you to do Exercises 1、2 and 3 first individu
11、ally,as I think they are easy for you to finish them,and then we will check the answers together.A few minutes later.T:Lets check the answers together.Keys to Exercise 1 on Page 19:Alternative expressions Words and expressions from the textbreak down food using teeth chewouter covering of a body or
12、plant skinthe lower part or point of something bottombe happy and satisfied with;not wanting more contentsurprise greatlyastonish in every part ofthroughout special,more than usualparticularly someone or something that is not successfulfailure extremely goodoutstanding when water is hot enough to tu
13、rn into gasboilKeys to Exercise 2 on Page 19:1.chew 2.astonishes 3.bottom 4.contented 5.particular 6.throughout 7.failure 8.skinKeys to Exercise 3 on Page 20:Noun Adjective Noun Adjectiveenjoyment enjoyable difficulty difficultentertainment entertaining cruelty cruelmouth mouthful honesty honesthelp
14、 helpful fortune fortunateT:Finished?You see it is very important to learn to use the useful words and expressions in the given situation.Only in this way can you gain the ability to use them correctly.It is the same with the learning of grammar.So in the next part,while learning the usages of -ing
15、form,you should also learn them by discovering the usages,summarizing the rules and then you can apply them to speaking and writing.Now lets move on to the next part.Step 3 Discovering useful structuresT:First you are to read the text once again quickly to find out the sentences in which the -ing fo
16、rm is used,and try to tell the function of each -ing form.A few minutes later.T:Have you finished your job?OK,lets read them out.1.Do you find it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin,bumping into someone else round a corner,or falling down a hole in the road?2.His entertaining silent movies
17、 are still popular today.3.His charming character The little Tramp is well known throughout the world.4.That was the problem facing Charlie Chaplin in one of his most famous films The Gold Rush.5.Their job is “panning for gold”.6.Chaplin sits down at the table with his plate and drinking cup.T:From
18、these sentences what can you learn about the -ing form?S:Let me try.From these sentences,we can learn that the -ing form can be used as the attribute,the predicative and the object complement.T:Good!Anything more?S:When an -ing form word is used as the attribute,it is put before the noun,while when
19、an -ing form phrase is used as the attribute,it is put after the noun.T:What a good observation!Another point for you to bear in mind is that when the -ing form is used as the attribute,it may tell the use of the noun or tell the action,character or quality of the noun,and the -ing form attribute ca
20、n be replaced by an attributive clause.Now lets consolidate this point by doing Exercise 4 on page 20.T:Well,what does a sleeping boy mean?S:A sleeping boy is a boy who is sleeping.T:What does a drinking cup mean?S:A drinking cup is a cup used for drinking.T:It seems that you have master the usage o
21、f the -ing form as attribute.Now,do the same with your partners and finish the rest phrases.T:Now lets have a competition.Look at Exercise 3 on Page 21.Id like you to do it in groups.T:This is a very interesting exercise,isnt it?Lets learn the usage of -ing form as the object complement.Can you tell
22、 the structure of -ing form as the object complement?Ss:The structure is Subject+Predicate+Object+Object complement.T:Yes.The object complement is used to explain what object has done,or doing,or to do.Or we can think that the speaker wants to express his/her meaning more completely.Of course,in thi
23、s unit we only study the -ing form as the object complement.To grasp it,do Exercise 2 on Page 21.T:OK,now lets check the answers for this Exercise.Who would like to say your answers out?The teacher can ask 9 students to read the 9 complete sentences to check the answers.If there are some questions,t
24、he teacher should give the students some explanations,and make some changes if there are some incorrect answers.T:Well,can you analyze the part of speech of the -ing form in the 9 sentences?S:In the first three sentences the -ing form is used as object complement.T:Right.Have you found the same stru
25、cture in other sentences?S:Yes.In the fifth,the sixth,the seventh,the eighth and the ninth sentence,the -ing form is also used as the object complement.T:How about the rest?S:In the fourth sentence,the -ing form is used as the attribute.T:Quite right.It is very important to analyze the sentences cor
26、rectly while learning the usages of the -ing form.And here,Id like to remind you to pay attention to the verbs that can be followed by the -ing form as the object complement,such as see,watch,notice,find,observe,and so on.T:Well,now lets look at Ex 4.Who would like to do this exercise?S:Seeing is be
27、lieving.S:His job is teaching us physics.S:What he likes is playing chess after supper.S:The news is exciting.S:The film is more interesting than any that Ive ever seen.T:Very good.All of them are right.In order to make sure that you master the usage of the structure,Ill give you some more sentences
28、.Now please look at the screen,and try to analyze the usage of the -ing form in these sentences.1.Its full-time job is laying eggs.(Laying eggs is its full-time job.)2.Our greatest happiness is serving the people.3.The film we saw last night is quite moving.4.The music they are playing sounds so exc
29、iting.5.What she said was surprising.T:In the first two sentences,the -ing form is used to express a constant action of the subject.In the next three sentences the -ing form is used to show the character or the quality of the subject.Are you clear?Ss:Yes.T:Well,Ill give you some words that can be us
30、ed as the predicative to show the character of the subject.They are:charming surprisinginteresting moving inspiring disappointing boring encouraging confusing astonishing tiring exciting frighteningStep 4 Summary and homeworkT:Well,its almost time for a break.We have to bring an end to the class.To
31、consolidate what we have learned in this period,Id like you to do the exercises in the Using words and expressions part and the exercises in the Using structures part as your homework.Yes,if you want to master a grammar item,you must do much practice,and practice makes perfect.See you tomorrow!Ss:Se
32、e you!The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardUnit 3 A taste of English humourPeriod 2 Learning about languageThe usage of the -ing form1)as the attribute2)as the object complement3)as the predicativeRecord after TeachingActivities and Research In this period the teacher may offer the students a
33、situation and ask the students make up a story according to the situation given using the -ing form.It seems to be a two-birds-with-one-stone task,which can not only enable the students to apply the -ing form correctly,but can.Reference for teachingGrammar动词-ing 形式1.动名词可以在句子中充当定语,表示所修饰名词的用途或使用目的,并且位
34、于所修饰词的前面。可以转换成“for.”的结构。例如 :a walking stick=a stick for walkingswimming pool reading room waiting room walking stick dining room painting shop washing machine sleeping carteaching building working methodsleeping bag drinking cupdancing hall operating table2.现在分词在句子中也可以充当作定语,表示正在进行的动作、状态、性质、特征。可以转换成定
35、语从句结构或表语结构。例如:a developing country=a country which is developing;the tiring journey=the journey is tiring注意:单个现在分词作定语放在所修饰名词的前面 ;分词短语作定语放在所修饰名词的后 a waiting man a developing countrya missing boy a sleeping childa walking man a dancing girla drinking horse the rising sunthe girl wearing a red skirt th
36、e boy playing footballthe man standing at the school gate the old man sitting on the sofathe farmers getting in crops the scientist doing experimentthe man chewing his own shoes a charming characterthe surprising news an interesting story moving deeds a inspiring leadera disappointing answer the bor
37、ing class encouraging words confusing choices astonishing loud sound the tiring journey an exciting football match3.动名词可以在句子中充当表语,表示一般性、经常性的动作。这是主语和表语的位置可以互换。例如:Its full-time job is laying eggs.(Laying eggs is its full-time job.)Our greatest happiness is serving the people.Our task is building socia
38、lism.4.现在分词在句子中也可以充当表语,表示主语的性质、特征。这是主语和表语的位置不可以互换。例如:The film we saw last night is quite moving.The music they are playing sounds so exciting.What she said was surprising.常可以作表语的现在分词有:charming surprisinginteresting moving inspiring disappointing boring encouraging confusing astonishing tiring excitingfrightening 5.现在分词可以在句子中充当宾语补足语,表示正在发生的动作。例如:We watched her crossing the street.He looked around and caught a man putting his hand into the pocket of a passenger.常跟现在分词作宾语补足语的多是一些使役动词(have,get,send,leave,keep)、感官动词（see,hear,watch,observe,notice,catch,find,listen to,look at,etc. ） 。
