人教版高中英语必修4第二单元教案

Unit 2 Working the land

Part 1 Teaching Design

第一部分教学设计

Period 2 A sample lesson plan for Learning about Language (The –ing form as the Subject & Object)

Introduction

In this period students will be first helped by the teacher to discover and learn to use some useful words and expressions, and then to discover and learn to use the following useful structures: the –ing form as the subject & object. The following steps of teaching may be taken: Warming up reading the text aloud，Discovering useful words and expressions，Read and identify，Consolidating by doing exercises，Ready used materials for the –ing form as the Subject & Object，Closing down by doing a quiz.

Objectives

To learn about the –ing form as the Subject & Object

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 reading the text aloud

Reading aloud to the recording of the text improves our literacy skills — reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Now read the text aloud. So let’s first review the text learned yesterday by reading it aloud. Try to force out your English slowly and clearly.

2. Discovering useful words and expressions

In pairs do the exercises 1, 2 and 3 on page 12. You are to finish them in 5 minutes.

3. Read and identify

Read the text about Yuan Longping again, paying attention to the sentences which use the –ing form as the subject and object.

In the sentence “Wishing for things, however, cost nothing.” the –ing form is used as a

subject.

It can be also used as an object of the sentence. For example: Yuan Longping likes playing his violin.

4.Consolidating by doing exercises

To consolidate your understanding you will be given 10 minutes to go over the exercises on page 13. You may just write the answer on your text book. I mean the student’s book you are working by.

5. Studding the ready used materials for the –ing form as the Subject & Object

Gerund as subject:

♣Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences.

c.f.: The study abroad program might satisfy your desire for new experiences.

● We usually use the empty subject it with a clause or to-infinitive, but with the v-ing form we prefer the real subject at the beginning

Studying English is sometimes boring.

Using the right hand to shake hands is a convention in many countries.

Playing chess requires great concentration.

Speaking English is always useful when traveling abroad.

● After it is not good/ it is no use /etc., we usually use the v-ing form as the real subject of the sentence.

♣It(formal subject) is no use/ no good/ fun / a waste of time/ a good pleasure, etc. + doing…

It is no good writing to him; he never answers letters.

It is no use your complaining; the company won’t do anything about it.

It's no use saying, ''We are doing our best.'' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

♣ It(formal subject) is useless/ nice/ good/ interesting/ worthwhile, etc. + do ing…

It is worth driving to the lake to have a look around.

It is good playing chess after supper.

It is useless speaking.

♣ There is(was) no + doing

There is no denying that she is very efficient.

There is no telling what he is going to do.

There is no point (in) making the simple experiments once again.

Gerund as direct object:

•They do not appreciate my singing.

c.f.: They do not appreciate my assistance.

Will you admit having broken the window?

The watch needs repairing.