Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note
Grammar
→Step 1 Revision
1. Check the homework exercises.
2. Translate the following phrases and sentences into English.
1)抚养; 培养; 教育
2)偶然; 无意中
3)盯着看; 凝视
4)导致; 作出解释
5)与此相反; 正相反
6)俱乐部的规定是不允许抽烟。(permit)
7)--不知你是否介意我问你几个问题?
--请问吧。(mind; go ahead)
8)事实上, 当他进入办公室时是偶然被保安发现的。(spot)
9)说实话, 我从来没有喜欢过他。(to be honest)
→Step 2 Warming up
Tell students that noun clauses can be used for different purposes. They can be used as the subject, the object, the predicative and the appositive. Ask them to read through the play and find out at least ten sentences that contain noun clauses as the object and the predicative. Then let them explain the meanings and discuss in pairs how each of the noun clauses is being used in the situations.
→Step 3 Learning the grammar
1. Ask students to turn to Page 91 and learn the grammar Noun Clauses by themselves.
2. Encourage them to ask as many questions as possible. Give them explanations if necessary.
3. Solve the problems students meet during their study.
4. Sum up the rules of noun clauses as the object and the predicative.
→Step 4 Practice
Show the following exercises on the screen. Let students finish them within six minutes to see if they have mastered noun clauses as the object and the predicative. Six minutes later, check the answers with the whole class.