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Unit 1 Word power 教学设计Step1: Brainstorming1. Guess the meaning of the old saying: Dont trouble yourself until trouble troubles you.Look at the two sentences on the blackboard Once out in the street， she walked quickly towards her usual bus stop.Here we are， King Street. He stopped. Have you noticed which word is used twice besides the noun street in the two sentences？ Can you define the two meanings and describe two parts of speech？ In the first sentence， stop is a noun， which means a place at which someone or something stops. In the second sentence， stop is a verb， which means to put an end to what one is doing.2. Now please read the speech bubbles at page 6 and pay attention to the word rest and describe the different meanings of it in different parts of speech. The rest in “the rest of the passengers”is used as a noun meaning what is left or the ones that still remain.The rest in “with his hand resting”is a verb， which means to lie or lean on something， or to put something on something else so that its weight is supported. Yes， youve done a good job. As we know， many words can act as either a noun or a verb. Try to find out more words in the text fog that can be used as both a noun and a verb. work in “Polly leaves work early.”: n.: sth. that one is doing， especially as a job work in “Polly works very hard.” vi.: do an activity which uses effortsense in “She sensed she was being watched.” vt.: to become aware ofsense in “People have five senses.” n.: sight， hearing， taste， smell and touchbrush in “felt a rough hand brush her face .” vt.: to touch lightly in passing brush in “paint the wall with a brush” n.: an instrument for paintinghelp in “I can help you.” vt.: to give assistance to or aidhelp in “pay back the help” n.: the act of helping； aid； assistance3. Now lets complete individually the table in Part A and then discuss in pairs to see if you have got the right answers.Answers Part of speechMeaningExampleonce(line 7 ) (line 42)conjunctionwhenOnce she finished her work， she can help you.adverbat sometime in the pastI once lived in Beijing.left (line 2) (line 43)verb(the past tense or past participle of leave) went / gone away from a person or a placeI left for work earlier this morning.adverbon the side of your body which is towards the west when you are facing northLook right and left before crossing the street.still (line 5) (line 28)adverbcontinuingIm still hungry though Ive just had a big hamburger.adjectivenot movingCant you sit still？There are many words in English that can have more than one part of speech. Try to find out some more examples.4. Do Part B according to the instructions.Answers (Page6)B (1) causes (3) answer (5)houses (7)increases(2) cause (4) answer (6)house (8)increaseDescribing the weather1. What words do you often use to describe different kinds of weather ？ Yeah，these adjectives can often be used to descried weather: cloudy, sunny, cold, cool, warm, hot, dry, wet, rainy, and snowy; and we also use some nouse like rain, snow, storm and shower. 2. Practice reading in pairs the dialogue in Part A. Look up the new words in the dictionary， when coming across any， or look at the symbols in Part B for reference. 3. Look at the symbols of different kinds of weather and then read the weather report in the first bubble. Focus on the part of speech of the words in blue. Note in which sentence patterns adjectives are used and in which sentence patterns nouns are used. For example the word overcast can be used both as a noun and an adjective.4. Lets come to the second speech b