Art and architecture（The Third Period）
t: very good. …
(teacher may ask some students to say the chinese meanings of the words
if necessary. )
t: you've done very well. (bb: a nest is to a bird what a house is to a man. )
now, look at the sentence on the blackboard. who can tell us the chinese meaning of it?
s: let me try. it means 鳥巢和鳥的關(guān)系就像房子和人的關(guān)系一樣”.
t: good. (bb: we're to them what fish is to water. )now, look at this sentence.
who knows the meaning?
s: it means “我們和他們的關(guān)系就好像魚兒和水一樣”.
t: good. now, look at these two sentences carefully, and try to write out the sentence pattern. wang xiang, please write your answer on the blackboard.
(the student writes his/her answer on the blackboard.. a is to b what c is
to d.)
t: do you agree with him?
ss: yes.
t: ok. this is the important sentence pattern we should master in this period. it means“a對(duì)b而言正如c對(duì)d一樣”. now, let’s do some practice to master it better. look at the screen, please.
(show the following on the screen.)
fill in the blank with the correct form of the words in the box.
branch, skin, architecture, sail, brick, net
1. fur is to a fox what the is to a banana.
2._________ are to a house what words are to a text.
3. an architect is to __ what a painter is to art.
4. a is to a boat what an engine is to a car.
5. a__________ is to a fisherman what a gun is to a hunter
6. arms are to the body what are to a tree.
t: first do it by yourself and then check the answers in pairs.
(a few minutes later, ask some students to say their answers and check the answers with the whole class.)
suggested answers:
1. skin 2. bricks
3. architecture 4. sail
5. net 6. branches
step iii presentation
t: well done, everybody. now, i want to ask you for help. there is something
wrong with my bike. what should i do?
s: you should ask someone to repair it for you.
t: thank you. i'll have my bike repaired tomorrow. (bb: i'll have my bike repaired tomorrow.) and i think my hair is a bit too long. what should i do?