1、 1 英语英语 （必修第二册）（必修第二册） Unit 1 Lights, camera, action! Grammar and usage I. Teaching objectives By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. grasp the basic rules of 3 types of subject-verb agreement, namely, grammatical concord, notional concord and principle of proximity; 2. perceive the
2、rules in context and use them correctly and properly in new situations. II. Key competence focus Gain the competence to study grammatical items by perceiving, exploring and summarizing the rules in context. III. Predicted area of difficulty Grasp the rules of subject-verb agreement. IV. Teaching pro
3、cedures Step 1 Lead-in T asks Ss the following questions about The Jungle Book after they watched it the previous day. Ss are required to answer them in full sentences. Who is the main character of the film? A boy named Mowgli is the main character of the film. How long does the film last? The film
4、lasts nearly two hours. 2 Can you give a brief introduction to it? Based on Rudyard Kiplings book of the same title, the film describes the story of Mowgli. Mowgli and his animal friends live happily in the jungle until one day Shere Khan the tiger returns. Which version do you prefer, the 2-D versi
5、on or the 3-D version? Why? 【设计意图：本堂课用迪士尼经典电影 The Jungle Book 导入，这样不仅能激发学生的学习 兴趣，而且通过回答与这部动画片相关的问题，让学生初步感知主谓一致的语法现象，这样 就为第二步的规则探索以及后面的规则应用做好情感和背景知识上的铺垫。 】 Step 2 Exploring 1. T asks Ss to read the introduction about the Jungle Book (part A on page 6) and fill in the table. 2. T asks Ss to work out t
6、he rules. Subject-verb agreement means choosing the correct singular or plural verb after the subject. The verb should be singular if the subject is a singular noun, an uncountable noun, a book/film title, a verb-ing form, a pronoun like everyone, and a phrase of measurement like two hours; the verb
7、 should be plural if the subject is a plural noun and a phrase of two or more words linked by and, referring to two or more objects or people. When not only . but also . is used as the subject of a sentence, or there be is followed by two or more nouns as the subject of a sentence, the verb agrees w
8、ith the noun closest to it. 【设计意图：采用归纳的方法，让学生找出文中划线句子的主语和谓语（单、复数） ，在熟 悉的语境中进一步感知主谓一致的语法现象，并且通过观察、思考、讨论的方式总结出有关 主谓一致的基本规则，为下一步通过小组合作探索规则做好知识上的铺垫。 】 Step 3 Summarizing 1. T asks Ss to read the introduction of The Jungle Book again, discuss in groups and draw a mind map of the rules of subject-verb agr
9、eement based on the task they have just completed in step 2. 2. T asks Ss to present their works in groups. 【设计意图：利用第二步语篇中的表格，让学生用思维导图或流程图的形式呈现出来，实现 对语法规则的粗加工，为下一步总结语法规则做好知识上的铺垫。 】 3 3. T asks Ss to summarize the rules of subject-verb agreement using a mind map with the help of T. (1) T shows Ss the
10、 different types of subject-verb agreement with a mind map. (2) T explains each type of subject-verb agreement. A singular noun as the subject: the verb should be singular; a plural noun as the subject: the verb should be plural. An infinitive, a verb-ing form and a clause as the subject: the verb s
11、hould be singular. Each, anyone, everyone, somebody, something, anything etc. as the subject: the verb should be singular. “Each/every + noun” and “each/every + noun” as the subject: the verb should be singular. Subject-verb agreement Grammatical Notional Principle of proximity Grammatical agreement
12、 4 Exercises: Mowgli and his animal friends live (live) happily in the jungle. Compared with the traditional version, the 3-D version of the film is (be) much more appealing. Building the jungle environment on the computer was (be) no easy job. Everyone was (be) surprised when the company said they
13、were remaking the film. According to the law of the jungle, every tiger and every bear has (have) the right to live freely in the jungle. “The + adjective” (the old, the young, the rich, etc.) as the subject: the verb should be plural. Plural nouns indicating time, distance or money as the subject:
14、the verb should be singular. Singular collective nouns (such as family, team, class, group, etc.) as the subject: the verb should be singular if it is considered as a whole. “The rest of/most of/half of/the majority of/20% of + noun” as the subject: the verb should agree with the noun. Exercises: In
15、 the kingdom of jungle, the young are (be) taken good care of. Two hours seems (seem) very short when you are enjoying the film. Notional agreement 5 Mowgli knows his family in the jungle is (be) a happy one. His family are (be) playing happily in the jungle. Mowgli realizes that most of his animal
16、friends in the jungle are (be) kind. In the sentence structure “there be + noun”, the verb should agree with the noun closest to it. When “not A but B”, “either A or B”, “neither A nor B” and “not only A but also B” is used as the subject, the verb should agree with B. When “A (together) with B” is
17、used as the subject, the verb should agree with A. Exercises: There is (be) enough tension and humour to hold your attention during the whole film. There lives (live) a terrible tiger and some friendly animals in the jungle. There live (live) some friendly animals and a terrible tiger in the jungle.
18、 Not only Mowgli but also his animal friends play (play) happily in the jungle. Mowgli together with his animal friends leads (lead) an enjoyable life in the jungle. 【设计意图： 通过观察与归纳， 老师带领学生用思维导图和流程图的方式对主谓一致的语法 规则进行归纳与总结，实现对语法规则的精加工。所用的例子都与 The Jungle Book 这部动 画电影有关，为后面的规则应用部分做好铺垫。 】 Step 4 Practising
19、 1. T asks Ss to finish part B1 on page 7. Principle of proximity 6 2. T asks Ss to finish part B2 on page 7. Step 5 Creating T asks Ss to write a short paragraph about 3-D films. T: Please write a short paragraph about 3-D films. Use the information in part B3 on page 7 to help you. Pay attention t
20、o subject-verb agreement. 【设计意图： 语法教学的最终目的是让学生能够在具体语境中正确地使用语法规则。 因为整 堂课都是围绕 The Jungle Book 这部 3-D 电影展开，所以最后让学生根据所给信息写一篇关 于 3-D 电影的短文，这个步骤是语法知识在句子层面、语篇层面中的具体运用。层层深入 的活动设计体现了“理解应用实践”的英语学习观。提供了两个版本的范文，希望不同 层次的学生有不同的收获。 】 V. Homework 1. Polish your writing after class and exchange your writing with other classmates. 2. Finish the exercises on page 58.
