Period 4 Function and Grammar

Teaching Goals：

1．To enable Ss to talk about past and present regrets．

2．To get Ss to use subjunctive correctly．

Teaching Procedures：

Step 1．Revision

Check the Vocabulary exercises on P92-93．If necessary，give Ss some instruction．

Step 2．Function

Purpose：To let Ss know how to talk about past and present regrets．

1．Talking about present regrets

(1)Give Ss several sentences which show Frankenstein's regrets and ask some questions．

◆1 wish 1 was on the other side of the world．

◆1 wish I could disappear．

◆1 wish 1 was dead!

Questions：

①When Frankenstein says sentence I，is he on the other side of the world?

②When Frankenstein says sentence 2，can he disappear at that moment?

③When Frankenstein says sentence 3，is he dead?

Suggested Answers：

①When Frankenstein says sentence 1，he isn't on the other side of the world．

②When Frankenstein says sentence 2。he cannot disappear at that moment．

③When Frankenstein says sentence 3，he isn't dead．

(2)Ask Ss to draw a conclusion about the use of"1 wish+(that)past tense"．

"1 wish+(that)past tense"talks about something that is unlikely to happen now．

2．Talking about past regrets

(1)Read another two sentences and answer the following questions．

◆1 wish I had not created this creature．

◆1 wish I had not done this terrible thing．