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unit 5 —“the true north”
part 1 teaching design
第一部分 教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)
period 2 a sample lesson plan for learning about language
(nou n clauses as the appositive)
introduction
in this period students will be first helped by the teacher to warm up by discovering useful words and expressions. then they go on to read and find collocations and do exercises. the ready used materials f or “noun clauses as the appositive” are off ered for class reading. the period will end by students doing a quiz.
objectives
to learn about noun clauses as the appositive
to discover and learn to use some useful words and expressions
to discover and learn to use some useful structures
procedures
1. warming up by discovering us eful words and expressions
turn to page 36 and do exercises 1, 2 ,3, and 4 first. check your answers against your classmates’.
2. reading and finding
turn to page 34 and read the text a trip on “the true north”. as you read, find out sentences with noun clauses as the appositive.
keys: the idea that they would cross the wh ole continent was exciting. / the idea that you can cross canada in less than five days is just wrong. / the fact that ocean ships can go there surprise many people.
3. doing exercises
turn to page 37 and do the exercises in groups of four.
4. ready used materials for “noun clauses as the appositive”
noun clauses as the appositive
an appositive is a word, phrase or clause which is placed directly next to a preceding noun or pronoun and which renames or explains that noun or pronoun.
examples:
my friend henry won the prize, a two-year sc holarship.
the belief that there will be nuclear war is widespread.
the idea that computers will recognize human voices surprises many people.
the possibility that the majority of the labor force will work at home is often discussed.
同位語(yǔ)從句的特點(diǎn)是由一個(gè)抽象名詞+that從句構(gòu)成，引導(dǎo)詞一般是that, 而且that在從句中不充當(dāng)任何成分。這些抽象名詞有：news, idea, fact, doubt, evidence, promise, rumor, hope, truth, belief, message等，同位語(yǔ)從句是對(duì)抽象名詞進(jìn)行說(shuō)明解釋。
1. the news that our football team at last defeated korea made the fans wild with joy. c.f.: the news that made the fans wild with joy was from the radio.
2. there is much evidence that the crime rate in this city is on the rise.
3. einstein came to the conclusion that the maximum speed possible in the universe is that of light. 愛(ài)因斯坦得出的結(jié)論是宇宙中最大速度是光速。
5. 學(xué)習(xí)同位語(yǔ)從句
1. 從屬連詞that、whether引導(dǎo)的同位語(yǔ)從句。
he has the hope that he will become a co llege student. 他有上大學(xué)這么個(gè)愿望。