1、Unit 2 I became so bored with their orders that I wished they would leave me alone.【教学目标】Knowledge objectiveKey vocabulary:actually, manage, unhappy, order, business, sofa, snack, midnight, empty, burn, cup,taskKey structures:turn off, be worried about, on business, have fun, hand in, unable to do,
2、all day, tidyup, wake up, hurry to do sth.Ability objectiveTo get information about exercise activities.To master the adverbial clause of concession.Moral objectiveTo know more about other persons problems and master some basic skills in thelife.【教学重点】1.To learn some expressions in the passage.2.To
3、learn the adverbial clause of concession.【教学难点】1. To get information from the article.2. The use of adverbial clause of concession.【教学方法】PWP method, task-based method【教学手段】Atape recorder, multimedia and some pictures【教学过程】Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Warming upLook at the pictures and talk about daily
4、 things you do alone and the things yourparents do for you.cook dinner/go shopping/tidy up/wash clothesStep 2 PresentationLook and say. The teachers shows the pictures of new words or expressions andlet the students to say as quickly as possible.Step 3 Reading1. Read the passage and choose the best
5、summary.a) Zheng Chenyu found his life more difficult without his parents.b) Zheng Chenyu depended on his parents to prepare his meals.c) Zheng Chenyu had so much homework that he did not have time to lookafter himself.d) Zheng Chenyu should learn to cook.2. Complete the sentences. See how Zheng Che
6、nyus feelings changed.1) Zheng Chenyu felt _ with his parents because they dideverything for him and managed every minute of his life.2) After Zheng Chenyus parents went away on business, he felt _ _because he could _.3) Zheng Chenyu felt _ after the first night.4) Zheng Chenyu felt _ when he found
7、he could not look after himselfwell.5) Zheng Chenyu realised being home alone _.Step 4 Language points1.As a boy, like all other boys, I wanted to be a man.作为男孩, 就像其他所有男孩一样, 我想做个男子汉。man 在此处意为“男子汉”。e.g. Dont cry anymore. Be a man!2.Actually, they managed every minute of my life.【出处:21 教育名师】实际上, 他们安排了
8、我生活中的每一分钟。manage 意为 “安排, 管理”。e.g. Parents should not manage everything for their 3. Turn off the TV!关掉电视。turn off 意为“关掉; 关闭(设备)”, 主要指关灯、电视、电脑、自来水、煤气等。turn off 可与名词和代词连用: 与名词连用时, 名词可放在 turn off 之后,也可放在turn 和off 之间; 与代词连用时, 代词只能放在turn和off 之间。如:Jenny turned the computer off / turned off the computer.Th
9、e TV is too noisy. Can you turn it off?【链接】与 turn off 相关的短语有 turn on(打开), turn up(把调高), turndown(把调低)。如:Can you help me turn on the TV?Please turn down your radio.4. I became so bored with their orders that I wished they would leave me alone.order 可以作名词表示“命令;指示”,此时是可数名词。如:They received orders to sta
10、rt at once.We should obey the orders of the teacher.order 还常用作动词, 表示“命令; 订购; 点(酒菜等)”。如:The police ordered them to wait right there.I have ordered two copies of that book.He ordered a cup of coffee5. Although my parents were very worried about leaving me, they had to go awayon business for a few days
11、.be worried about 相当于 worry about,意为“为发愁; 为担心”。e.g. June is worried about her English test.on business 意为 “出差”。e.g. Jack will go to Shanghai on business.6. The next morning I woke up late.wake up 意为“叫醒”。当wake up的宾语是名词时, 宾语可放在wake和up的中间或up的后面; 当wake up 的宾语是代词时, 宾语只能放在 wake 和 up 的中间。e.g. Dont wake up
12、the baby.= Dont wake the baby up.Lets wake him up now.7. The teacher asked me for myhomework,but I could not hand it in.hand in 意为“提交; 上交”。e.g. Please hand in your paper before Friday.8. I was unable to play basketball with my classmates!be unable to do sth. 不能做某事be able to do sth. 能够做某事e.g. He was
13、unable to finish homework on time.他不能按时完成家庭作业。9. I felt tired and sleepy at school all day long.21 教育名师原创作品all day long 意为 “整天”。强调由早到晚的过程。e.g. She sang the song all day long.Practice: Complete the passages with the correct form of the words in the box.Zheng Chenyu was bored with his parents (1)_.He
14、was happy when hisparents went away on business, though he soon found that he could notdo(2)_ things. He forgot his homework. He went to school with a(n)(3)_stomach.He(4)_hisfoodandbrokehisfathers(5)_.Zheng Chenyu had to learn to do(6)_ like cooking and tidying up.He realised being home alone was no
15、t always perfect.Step 5 Writing1.Read the passage in Activity 2 again and make lists of what Zheng Chenyu doeswhen his parents are away.Example:1) Eat lots of snacks.2) Enjoy an exciting film on TV.3) Play computer games.2. Write a passage about what you can do and what you cannot do when yourparent
16、s are away.1) Make lists of what you can do and cannot do and cannot do when yourparents are away.2) Now join the sentences with although, but or so that.21cnjycom3) Write a conclusion to the sentences.4) Share your passage with your classmates.Step 6 ExercisesStep 7 HomeworkFinish the written task on page 29.