period3  Languge Study

step1：Revision(check homework)

1.  Have a dictation. The teacher reads some sentences with new words in them

①    In the distance, they could see the broad river.

②    They went on a tour of Beijing, a wealthy city in China.

③    He went downtown to buy what he wanted.

④    The water was seen flowing into the sea.

学生互改互评，并在课文中找到出处。教师有针对性地收部分批改。

2.  Check the homework: Exercise 1 in Using Words and Expressions on page 70.

      Answer key: 1.airplane             2. border              3. downtown        4. continent       5. cowboy                                  6. Dawn        7. frost          8. minister         9. goat             10. official                                  11. maple             12. speed         13. surrounds          14. wealthy

 

step2：  word revision

Finish Exercise 2 in Learning about Language on page 36 as quickly as possible.

After finishing it, discuss in pairs and then check the answers with class.

Answer key:

Alternative words and expressions	Words and expressions from the text
to a great degree	extremely
have a natural ability for	have a gift for
stop talking or doing something in an excited way	settle down
the area where the land meets the sea	coast
to be all around someone or something	surround
a place where water is calm and ship can be safe	harbor
think about a problem until you find the answer	figure out
town with a harbor	port
inside a certain area	within

 

step3：  语言点（1） 构词

1. Ask students to observe the words with the explanations in the form and then draw a conclusion..

2. Fill in the form according to the information given to you.

words	meanings	words	meanings
multi-colored	made of many colors	forward(s)	to the front
multi-channel	having many channels	eastward(s)	to the east
multi-form	existing in many forms	inward(s)	to the inside
multi-national	including many nations	towards	in a direction to
①	having many stories	⑥	to the back
multi-media	②	⑦	to the outside
③	made of many tracks	northwards	⑧
④	⑤	⑨	⑩

 

Suggested answers:

① multi-story ② using many media  ③ multi-track    ④ multifunction ⑤ having many functions ⑥backwards  ⑦ outwards     ⑧ to the north    ⑨ westward(s) ⑩ to the west

 

Sum up:  You can put the prefix multi- in front of many words to give them the meaning of “many”. The suffix -ward(s) has the meaning of “in a direction”.

(Instruct the students to read LEARNING TIP on page 40.)

step4：  语言点（2） 词组归纳（介词副词填空）

⑴ ______ the distance                          

⑵ ______ far as

⑶ go ______     

⑷ go ______ the province

⑸ be (go) ______ a trip to                                         

⑹ ______ dawn

⑺ ______ the south side of the lake

⑻ ______ the airport                               

⑼ leave ______

⑽ ______ the harbor

⑾ ______ size

⑿ look ______ ______ the window ______ the wild scenery

Suggested answers:

⑴ in      ⑵ as     ⑶ downtown/ eastward            ⑷ through     ⑸ on                  

⑹ at     ⑺ on     ⑻ at             ⑼ for     ⑽ in      ⑾ in              ⑿ out ;of; at

重点句型再拓展

Read the sentences and then sum up the usage of each phrase.

 

step5：  语言点（3） rather than

l        Simon would beg in the street rather than get money in such a dishonest way.

l        I’ll have a lemonade rather than a coke.

l        He was busy writing a letter rather than reading a newspaper.

Sum up: rather than +n. / do / doing 与其（某人/某物）；不愿；不要

 

step6：  语言点（4） as far as

l        Sarah has read as far as the fourth volume.

l        I walked as far as the foot of the mountain.

l        As far as I can remember, they were all poets.

Sum up: 直到所提到之处为止/ 据…

 

step7：  语言点（5） not… until

l        The noise didn’t stop until midnight.

l        The children won’t come back until it is dark.

l        Not until it is dark will the children come back.

Sum up: 直到…才，常与表瞬间动词连用；not until 放句首，主句部分倒装。

 

step8： 语言运用练习（1） 

1.    Let students do Ex 3 in Learning about Language on page36; Question the students the meanings of those new words before doing it and check the answers together at last.

本练习难度较大，因此可灵活处理为教师给出若干备选词，学生选词填空。

Complete the sentences with the given words and expressions: figure out; within; a gift for; surrounded; harbor; border; settled down; extremely; as far as; tour; downtown; slightly

Answer key:

①figure out            ②harbor           ③within    ④border  

⑤a gift            ⑥settled down    ⑦surrounded ⑧extremely

 

step9： 语言运用练习（2）

1.    Let students do Ex 2 in Using words and expressions on page 70.

2.    Ask some students to write down their sentences on the blackboard.

3.    Check the answers with the students. Different ways of translation are encouraged.

 

step10： 语言运用练习（3）（采用游戏和竞赛形式进行小组活动）

Have the students do Ex 3 in Using words and expressions on page 71 in groups of four. Make sentences with the given expressions and then join the sentences to form a story or make up a new story. Finally the best story will win a prize.

每个组员先用所给词自由造句，完成后组员轮流用所给词编写故事。

 

step11： 自我反思与归纳 (SUMMING UP)

1.  Write down what you have learned about Canada.

2.  From this unit you have also learned

       Useful verbs:

       Useful nouns:

       Useful adjectives and adverbs:

       Other expressions:

 

step12：作业布置

1.    Review the attributive clause, noun clauses by referring to Grammar on pages 94-95.

2.    Read IQALUIT--- THE FROZEN TOWN on page 73 and fill in the chart on page 74.

3.    小组合作--- discuss in groups of four, make a chart and prepare a speech on the comparisons between the Chinese city and Iqaluit.  (PROJECT on page 75)