Unit 5　Canada—“The True North”(Period 3　Learning about language: Grammar)

d. when
7. the question has been raised at the meeting ______________ each member country should share the expenses of the committee.
a. which
b. if
c. what
d. whether
8. there is a common belief among them ______________ rubbish can and should be put to good use.
a. which
b. if
c. whether
d. that
9. information has been put forward ______________ more middle school graduates will be admitted into universities.
a. while
b. that
c. when
d. as
10. it is no longer a question ______________ man is learning more and more about space.
a. whether
b. that
c. if
d. how
suggested answers: 1～5 abcaa　6～10 addbb
→step 6 homework
1. finish off the workbook exercises.
2. do exercises 1 and 2 in using structures on pages 71-72 in the exercise book.
3. preview the reading passage “the true north” from toronto to montreal on page 38.
設計方案(二)
→step 1 revision
1. check the homework exercises.
2. translate the following into english.
1)首相; 丞相
2)與其; 不愿
3)定居; 平靜下來; 專心于
4)設法做成
5)看見; 瞥見
6)對……有天賦
7)他們下周要到北京去。(make a trip to)
8)監獄的四周有高墻。(surround)
9)那家工廠在城東北大約4千米處。(northeast of)
10)這座石橋寬10米。(measure)
suggested answers:
1)prime minister
2)rather than
3)settle down
4)manage to do
5)catch sight of
6)have a gift for
7)they will make a trip to beijing next week.
8)the prison is surrounded by high walls.
9)it’s about four kilometers northeast of the city.
10)this stone bridge measures 10 meters across.
→step 2 leading-in by a game
1. let students work in pairs, using the following structures below to make sentences.
the news/the message that　the thought that　the fact/reality that　the wish that
the hope that　the belief that　the possibility/chance that. . .
example:
s1: the news. . .
s2: the news that she won the prize
s1: her parents were so pleased to get the news that she won the prize.
2. have students discuss the relationship between the nouns and that-clauses.
→step 3 discovering useful structures
ask students to find out the sentences containing noun clauses as the appositive in the reading passage and underline them. then translate them into chinese.
→step 4 learning the use of noun clauses as the appositive
1. ask students to turn to page 93 and learn the part 4 the appositive clause by themselves.
2. encourage them to ask as many questions as possible. give them explanations if necessary.
3. let them do some additional exercises.
4. sum up.
→step 5 practice
ask students to finish the following exercises within 10 minutes. then check the answers with the whole class.