Period Two

Teaching aims:

1. Target language

a. Important words:

abandoned, recently, midnight

b. Grammar:

The -ed form and past tense time expression.

2. Ability goals

Enable the Ss to learn the -ed form used as adjective and past tense time.

3. Learning ability

Help the Ss learn how to use the -ed form as adjective and past tense tine expressions.

Important points:

Explain the -ed form used in the passage.

Difficult point:

Explaining and practicing.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1. Revision

Get the Ss to retell the passage about My Fitst Day on a Train. Then get Ss to show the sentences that contain the -ed form in the passage.

Step 2. -ed form

1. Read the sentences from the passage and answer the questions on page 24.

2. Explanation: 过去分词用作形容词

(1) 及物动词的过去分词表被动。

e.g. respected leader, excited children, steamed bread, closed windows, broken glass

(2) 不及物动词的过去分词不表示被动，只表示动作的完成。

e.g. fallen leaves, risen sun, changed world, retired teacher

(3) 使用动词的过去分词表示被修饰的人或物所处的状态，相当于一个形容词。

e.g. a puzzled look, disappointed children

(4) 一般来说，单个的过去分词作定语时，放在被修饰的词之前，分词短语则放在被修饰的词之后。

e. g. polluted air, a letter written in pencil, a meal cooked by my brother

Step 3. Language points

1. Australians needed a way to travel to the middle of the country. They tried riding horses, but the horses didn't like the hot weather and sand.

A. a way to do sth.做某事的方法、途径

e.g. Is this the way you thought of to solve the problem?