Unit 3　The Million Pound Bank Note(Period 3　Learning about language: Grammar)

example 1:message: there will be no homework tonight.s1: the teacher said that there would be no homework tonight.example 2:message: the fact is that she has been ill for 3 days.s1: the teacher said the fact was that she had been ill for 3 days.→step 3 grammar learning1. reading and discoveringask students to turn back to page 17 to read through the play the million pound bank note, let them pick out the sentences using noun clauses as the object and the predicative, read them aloud, and then translate them into chinese.suggested answers:sentences using noun clauses as the object:1. oliver believes that with a million pound bank note a man could survive a month in london.奧利弗相信一個擁有一張百萬英鎊鈔票的人可以在倫敦生存一個月。2. it is henry adams, an american businessman, who is lost in london and does not know what he should do.他叫亨利·亞當斯, 一個美國商人, 在倫敦迷了路, 不知道該怎么辦。3. i wonder, mr. adams, if you’d mind us asking a few questions.亞當斯先生, 不知你是否介意我們問你幾個問題。4. may we ask what you’re doing in this country and what your plans are?可不可以問問, 你在這個國家要干點什么？你的計劃又是什么呢？5. well, i can’t say that i have any plans.嗯, 談不上有什么計劃。6. i didn’t know whether i could survive until morning.我不知道是否能活到早晨。7. i’m afraid i don’t quite follow you, sir.對不起, 先生, 你的話我沒有聽懂。8. if you don’t mind, may i ask you how much money you have? 如果你不介意, 能不能告訴我, 你手頭有多少錢？9. if this is your idea of some kind of joke, i don’t think it’s very funny.如果你們認為這是一個笑話, 我可一點兒也不覺得好笑。10. now if you’ll excuse me, i think i’ll be on my way.好了, 請原諒, 我想我該上路了。11. you mustn’t think we don’t care about you.你千萬不要以為我們不在意你的感受。12. we know you’re hard-working我們知道你工作是很賣力的。13. well, why don’t you explain what this is all about?怎么不給我講講, 這究竟是怎么回事呢？sentences using noun clauses as the predicative:1. the fact is that i earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which accounts for my appearance.我是作為一個不拿工資的幫手賺來我的船費的, 這就是我為什么會衣冠不整的原因了。2. that’s why we’ve given you the letter.這正是我們給你這封信的原因。2. thinking and discussinglet students read the sentences they picked out, think over and discuss with a partner how each of these noun clauses is being used in the situations. if students have some difficulty, give them a hand.3. summing up: noun clauses as the object and the predicative