Working the land(Period 2 Learning about Language)
period 2 learning about language
the general idea of this periodthis period is about the useful words,expressions and structures learned in the reading part,from the exercises in this period,the students can consolidate what they learnt in the reading part,and learn the grammar about the -ing form as a noun.teaching important pointslearn how to use the -ing form as a noun.teaching difficult pointslearn to use the -ing form as a subject as well as an object.teaching methodsasking-and-answering activity to check the students’ answers of the exercises;individual,pair or group work to finish each task.teaching aidsa multi-media computer a blackboard
three dimensional teaching aimsknowledge and skillslearn some key words:trial,consider,prove,tell the truth,pretend,think highly of,besideslearn some important drills:i think highly of those who are searching for the amber room.besides,my father once told me that any person who finds something could keep it.i must say that i agree with you.i must say that i don’t agree with you.help the students learn how to use the -ing form as a noun.enable the students to learn how to make judgments and give their opinions.process and strategiesthe teacher may lead the students to sum up some grammatical items themselves.give some necessary explanation.feelings and valuethrough the studying of this part the students will know more about the -ing form as a noun.besides,their ability of transference will be strengthened.teaching proceduresstep 1 revision1.greetings.2.ask the students to use the first person to retell the passage about dr yuan,and ask them to try to use the proper conjunctions.step 2 useful words and expressionst:from the reading part,we can find some useful words and expressions.so now please find the words and expressions that means the same from the text.(ex.1 on page 11)after two minutes,the teacher begins to check the answers and give the right answers:suggested answers:1.sunburnt 2.hunger 3.rid...of 4.expand 5.circulate 6.lead a...life 7.would rather 8.thanks to 9.struggle 10.exportt:now let’s come to ex.2.please complete the passage with words and expressions from the previous sections,then i’ll ask you to give me the answers sentence by sentence.after several minutes,the teacher ask the students to give their answers.suggested answers:1.prove 2.would rather 3.live a 4.life 5.rid 6.of 7.output 8.increased 9.sunburnt