外研高中英语必修2Module5 Newspapers and Magazines教案

Module5NewspapersandMagazines

Period1Introduction;ReadingandVocabulary

整体设计

教材分析

ThisperiodincludesIntroductionaswellasReadingandVocabulary.Introductioncanserve

asawarmingupofthepassage.Tomakestudentsfullypreparedforthestudyofthepassage,the

teachermayencouragestudentstospeakoutasmanyvocabulariesinrelationtonewspapersand

magazinesastheycan,whichappearinReadingandVocabulary.Thereadingtestisapieceof

newswhichmainlyrepresentstoustheeventinwhichYangLiwei,theChinesetaikonaut,travels

inspace.Itissuggestedthatstudentsshouldfirstskimthereadingpassageandgetthegeneralidea

ofeachparagraphandthenjointhemintoashortpassage.Ifnecessary,dealwithsomedifficult

languagepoints.

三维目标

1.知识与技能

1.Knowaboutthevocabulariesaboutnewspapersandmagazines

article,frontpage,frontcoverheadline,photograph,business,celebrity,economy,editor,

fashion,international,journalist,politics,photographer,sports

2.Developthestudentsheadingability.

3.Graspthenewwordsandphrasesrelatedtoexploringthespace

Words:astronaut,cosmonaut,taikonaut,spaceship,photograph,orbit,capsule,universe,

navigator,telescope

Phrases:makeanorbitof,takeoff,intotal

2.过程与方法

1.Trainstudents5readingskillsbydealingwithsomereadingactivities.

2.Individualworkorpairworktogeteverystudenttoparticipateinclass.

3.Explanationstomakestudentsmastersomelanguagepoints.

4.Fastreadingtomakestudentsgetthemainideaofthepassage.

3.情感与价值

1.Cultivatestudents5scientificconsciousnessandemotionforlovingscience.

2.Encouragethemtolearnfromtheheroes.

教学重点

1.Helpstudentsmakesenseofthewholepassage.

2.Helpstudentstoimprovetheirreadingability.

3.Helpstudentslearnandusethevocabulariesaboutexploringspace.

教学难点

1.Helpstudentsusethevocabulariesaboutexploringspace.

2.Helpstudentsgraspsomereadingskills.

教学过程

—Step1Lead-in

BeforetheclassteachersmayaskthestudentstosearchsomeEnglishnewspapersand

magazinesandunderstandthemeaningsofthenewspapersandmagazines.What'smorethey

shouldalsofindouttheirfunctions.Beforelearningthissection,youmayorganizesome

warming-upactivities.Andtheactivitiesareasfollows.

1.Option1:

l)Fourorsixstudentsformagroupandintroducethenewspapersandmagazinestheybring

inclass.Thentheymaypickoutamostfunnyone.

2)Collecttheanswersfromthewholeclass.Eachgroupshouldaskareporterintheirgroup

tointroducethemostfunnynewspapersormagazinesoroneoftheircolumns.

Option2:

l)Brainstorming一bringasmanywordsaboutnewspapersandmagazinesaspossible.

2)Dividethewholeclassinto2groups.Thetwogroupscompetewitheachotherandeach

grouptriestospeakoutasmanywordsaboutnewspapersandmagazinesaspossible.Thenyou

canwritethewordsontheblackboard.Teachthemtopronouncethewordstheydon'tknow.

(Writethefollowingwordsontheblackboard.)

article,frontpage,frontcover,headline,photograph,business,celebrity,economy,editor,

fashion,international,journalist,politics,photographer,sport

2.Option1:

l)Teachersoradvancedstudentsleadstudentstoreadthenewwordsinthetable.

2)Matchthesewordswiththenumbereditemsintheillustrationsofthenewspaperand

magazinesinpairs.

3)Teachersshowthepicturestoletstudentsspeakoutthenamesofeachpart.(Thepicture

maybematerialobjectsorshownonthescreen.)

Option2:

l)Teachersoradvancedstudentsleadstudentstoreadthenewwordsinthetable.

2)Teachersshowthepicturesandaskstudentstospeakoutthenamesofeachpart.During

theprocedure,ifstudentscanspeakthemout.Teachersmayrepeatthemandaskstudentsto

follow.Ifstudentscan'tdothat,teacherscanspeakthemoutbythemselvesandaskstudentsto

repeattwiceandatthesametime,teachersmaypresentthewordsbyusingtheblackboardor

multimediasoastoemphasizethem.

Option3:

Teachersmayshowthepicturesandaskstudentstospeakoutthenamesoftheeachpart.

Duringthisprocedure,nomatterwhetherstudentscanspeakoutthenewwords,teachersshould

repeatthenewwordsandpresentthemafterstudentsfollowteacherssothatthesewordscanbe

impressedbythem.

(Option2andOption3canbeusedbytheadvancedstudents.)

Suggestedanswers:

©article②frontcover③frontpage©headline©photograph

3.Option1:

l)Studentsreadthenewwordsinthetablebythemselvesandcircletheunfamiliarwordsto

them.

2)Teachersleadstudentstoreadthewordsunfamiliartothem.Andexplaintothem.

3)Studentsclassifythewordsandteacherscheckintheend.

Option2:

l)Pairwork.Onehelptheotherandmakeclearofthemeaninginthetablebyusingthe

dictionaryorotherlearningtools.Thenclassifythewords.Iftherearesomepointsthattheycan't

understand,theymayturntoteachers.

2)Basedonclassifyingwork,thinkofmorewordsrelatedtothetwokindsofvocabulary

mentionedbythetextbook.

3)Collecttheanswers.

Peoplewhoworkonnewspapersandmagazines

Editor,photographer,journalist

Typesofnewsyoucanfindinnewspapersandmagazines

Business,celebrity,economy,fashion,international,politics,sport

4.Thinkofarecentexampleofoneofthetypesofnews.Tellotherstudentsaboutit.Add

detailstootherstudents5newsitems.

l)Askthestudentstothinkofsomethingthathashappenedinthreedifferenttypesofnews

items(e.g.business,international,sport).Theyshoulddothisindividually.

2)Groupthestudentsinfours,andhavethemtakeitinturnstotellanewsitem,andthetype.

Theotherthreeshouldthenaddinformationaboutthatnewsitem.

3)Collectanexampleforeachofthe7typesinawhole-classsetting.

—Step3Pre-reading

1.Leadinthenewwordstaikonaut,cosmonaut

Teachersleadinthenewwordsbysaying:

whatisanastronaut?Anastronautisapersontrainedtopilotaspaceshiportravelinspace

forsomescientificpurpose.IsYangLiweianastronaut?Yes.Butwecanalsocallhimtaikonaut,

asheisChinese.AnastronautfromRussiacanbecalledacosmonaut.

2.Askstudentstofinishtheexerciseandteacherscheckit.

—Step4While-Reading

1.Skimming

Firstaskstudentstoreadoutthesubheadingsandpredictwhatthearticleisabout.Theymay

discusstheiranswersinpairs.

Suggestedanswer:

China'sfirstmaninspace

Thenreadthearticlequicklyandmatchthesubheadingswiththeparagraphs.

Suggestedanswers:

A2BlC3

2.Scanning:readthisarticlepartbypartandmakesurestudentscanunderstandthedetailsin

thistext.

Part1:l)Readtheexampleandensurethatthestudentsknowwhattodo.

2)Askthemtoreadthefirstpartcarefullyandthenmakequestionsindividually,thencheck

withapartner.

3)Collecttheanswersfromthewholeclass

Suggestedanswers:

l)Whatwasthenameofthecapsule?

2)WheredidYangtakeofffrom?

3)HowmanypeoplehadtraveledinspacebeforeYang?

4)Howmanydayshaveastronautsspentinspaceintotal?

Part2:l)Showthetrueorfalsequestionsforthestudentsonthescreenandmakesurethey

canunderstandallofthem.

(1)Yangspoketo2astronautsandbothofthemareAmericans.

(2)EdwardLu,whoseparentswereborninChina,spoketoYanginEnglishduringhisflight.

(3)InternationalSpaceStationisorbitingtheearth.

2)Readthesecondpartandfindtheanswersindividually.

3)Collecttheanswersfromthewholeclass,havingstudentsreadoutthestatementsbefore

answering.

Suggestedanswers:

1)F2)F3)T

Part3:l)Showthestudentsapassagewithblanksonthescreen.

Manycountriesaroundtheworldsentmessagesof.SeanO?KeefefromNASA

saidthatYang'sspacewas“animportanthistoricalandNASAwishes

Chinasuccesswithitsspaceflight”.UnitedNationsSecretary-General

KofiAnnancalledtheflight“aforwardforthewholeworld”.

2)Studentsreadthethirdpartofthisarticleandfillintheblanks.

3)Collecttheanswersfromthewholeclass,havingstudentsreadoutthepassage.

Suggestedanswers:

congratulations,flight,achievement,continuing,programme,step

3.Carefulreading

Option1

Beforereadingthepassageonemoretime,askthestudentstoreadthequestionsonthe

screen.Workinpairstoaskandanswerthem.Onereadsthelistedquestions,andtheothergives

his/heranswers.Thenexchangetheirrolesandrepeatthisonceagain.Finally,checktheiranswers

accordingtowhatisshownonthescreen.

(Showthefollowingquestionsonthescreen.)

1.Howlongwasthetaikonautinspace?

2.WhichastronautaboardtheInternationalSpaceStationwasrelatedtoChina?

3.WhereistheothercosmonautaboardtheSpaceStationfrom?

4.WhocongratulatedChinaonthesuccessofsendingoffthesatellite?

5.WhatdidUnitedNationsSecretary-GeneralKofiAnnancalltheflight?

Suggestedanswers:

1.Thetaikonautwasinspacefortwenty-onehours.

2.RussiancosmonautYuriMalenchenko.Lu,whoseparentswerebominChina.

3.TheothermanaboardtheSpaceStationisaRussiancosmonaut.

4.Chinareceivedmessagesofcongratulationsfromallovertheworld.

5.uStepforwardforthewholeworld.”

Option2

(Showthefollowingonthescreen.)

1.Thetaikonautwasinspacefortwenty-onehours.

2.OneoftheastronautsaboardtheInternationalSpaceStationwasbominChina.

3.TheothermanaboardtheSpaceStationisaRussiancosmonaut.

4.Chinareceivedmessagesofcongratulationsfromallovertheworld.

5.SeanO?KeefeworksfortheUnitedNations.

First,askthestudentstoreadthroughthesentencesabovequicklyandtrytounderstand

them.

Thenhavethestudentsreadthepassageagainanddecideifthesesentencesaretrue(T)or

false(F).Next,putthestudentsintopairsandcomparetheiranswers.Finally,callbackthe

answersfromtheclass.

Suggestedanswers:

l.F2.F3.T4.T5.F

4.Consolidation

Option1Discussion

1.Dividethestudentsintogroupsoffourtodiscussquestions3,4and5.Eachgroupshould

haveareporterandkeepnotesofthepointsthegroupmakes.

2.Collecttheconclusionsandeachreporteringroupsanswerquestions3,4and5.Andthe

answersshouldbeextended.

3.Extracurriculartasks.Chooseanyonefromquestions3and4.Andwriteareportwithno

lessthan50words.

Option2Retellingthepassage

Firstaskthestudentstogothroughthispassageagain.Andthenputthestudentsintogroups

offouranddiscusshowtoretellthepassageusingrelativeinformationinit.Givethemsometime

tomakefullpreparations.Whenthetimeisup,letsomegrouprepresentativesretellthewhole

passage.(Youcanalsoleadthewholeclasstodothistogetherasasample.)

Option3Interview

Theteacherinvitesthreestudents,respectivelyplayingtherolesofthetaikonauts.Other

studentscanaskthemquestionsabouttheirlifeandtheyneedtoanswerthequestionswhichmust

bebasedonthepassage.

—Step6LanguagePointsFocus

1.Yangwasinspacefortwenty-oneandahalfhoursandmade14orbitsoftheearth.

杨利伟在太空待了21.5小时，飞船绕地球飞了14圈。

makeanorbitof...围绕...转圈

orbitn.轨道，势力范围vt.绕……轨道而行vi.进入轨道，沿轨道飞行，盘旋

Themoonorbitstheearth.

月球绕地球转。

Whenhewasorbitinginthecapsule,hetookphotographsofplanetearth.

当他在太空舱内环绕地球的时候，他拍了很多地球的照片。

2.WhenYangtookofffromJiuquaninnorthwestChinaat9amyesterday,Chinabecamethe

thirdnationtosendamanintospace.

昨天9点当杨利伟从中国西北部的酒泉起飞时，中国成为世界上第三个把人送入太空的

国家。

takeoff(航行器)起飞

Theplaneistotakeoffintwentyminutes.Allpassengers,onboard.

飞机十分钟后起飞，各位乘客请登机。

takeoff的其他含义及用法

takeoffone'scoat脱大衣

takeoffthebrake开闸，松闸

takeoffthegloves不饶恕

takeoffanembargo解除禁运，开放贸易

takeoffairspeed起飞空速

tosendamanintospace为动词不定式作定语。修饰被序数词限定的名词时，用动词不

定式而不用分词作定语。如：

Heisusuallythefirstpersontoarriveattheschooleveryday.

每天他通常是第一个到学校的人。

Iwillbethelastpersontoplaycardsifsomeoneasksusto.

如果有人请我们去打牌，我非常不愿意参加。

3.Yangisthe438thpersontotravelinspace,includingastronautsfrom32countries.

在来自32个国家的宇航员中，杨是第438位太空旅行者。

l)including"包括……，包含……”，可以认为是分词，也可以认为是介词。

Thehousehasfiverooms,includingthekitchen.

这幢房子包括厨房在内有五个房间。

辨析：

include,comprise,comprehend,embrace,involve都含"包括""包含"的意思。

include强调“包括作为整体的一部分”。

Thelistincludedhisname.

这个名单上包括他的名字。

comprise指“有许多部分组成”或“有许多部分构成一个整体”。

Ourcurriculumcomprisespolitics,Chinese,Englishandhistory.

我们的课程共有四门：政治、语文、英语和历史。

comprehend是正式用语，只“包括在某一范围内”，一半用于陈述观念、纲要等。

Theword“beauty“comprehendsvariousconcepts.

“美”这个词包括许多概念。

embrace侧重于“所包括、包含的种类多”。

Naturalscienceembracesmanysubjects.

自然科学包括许多学科。

involve指“由于同主要的有联系而必须含有"。

Housekeepinginvolvescooking,washingandcleaning.

家务包括烹饪、洗衣和清扫等。

4.Intotal,theseastronautshavespentmorethan26000daysinspace.

这些宇航员总共在太空中度过了26000天。

intotal总共，总计

Thereare6800studentsintotalhere.

这里总计有6800个学生。

totalupto合计

Ittotalsupto$16.总计16美元。

spend度过，花费

spend...onsth./indoingsth.花费...在某物/做某事

Shespentalotofmoneyonclothes.

她在穿着上花了很多钱。

Youshouldn'tspendsomuchtimeonuselessthings.

你不该花这么多的时间在无用的事情上。

Lastyear,hespentmuchtimeintraveling.

去年他花了很多时间在旅游上。

5.Whilehewastravelinginspace,YangspoketotwoastronautsaboardtheInternational

SpaceStation,whichisorbitingtheearth,AmericanastronautEdwardLuandRussiancosmonaut

YuriMalenchenko.

当他在太空中飞行的时候，杨和两位在国际空间站的宇航员通了话，一位是美国宇航

员EdwardLu,另一位是俄罗斯宇航员YuriMalenchenko.

6.Lu,whoseparentswereborninChina,spoketoYanginChineseduringhisflight.

父母出生在中国的卢用中文与飞行中的杨利伟交谈。

在这两句话中which和whose分别引导的是两个定语从句。

whose用来指人或物(只用作定语，若指物，它还可以同ofwhich互换)。例如：

Theyrushedovertohelpthemanwhosecarhadbrokendown.

那人车坏了，大家都跑过去帮忙。

Pleasepassmethebookwhosecoverisgreen.

请递给我那本绿皮的书。

which,that它们所代替的先行词是事物的名词或代词，在从句中可作主语、宾语等。

Aprosperitywhich/thathadneverbeenseenbeforeappearsinthecountryside.

农村出现了前所未有的繁荣。(which/that在句中作宾语)

Thepackage(which/that)youarecarryingisabouttocomeunwrapped.

你拿的包快散了。(which/that在句中作宾语)

—Step7Consolidationforthenewwordsandphrases.

Aftertheteacher9sexplanations,studentswillbeabletomakesenseofthepassagebetter.

Thefollowingexercisesareaconsolidationofwhattheyhavelearned,whichwillsurelyshed

somelightupontheusagesofsomewordsandphrases.

(Showthefollowingonthescreen.)

amateurastronomerbusinesscelebrityeconomyspaceshiptelescopefan

taikonaut

l)Heisanphotographer.Hehastakenmanypicturesinthepast5years.

2)Manypeoplethinkdoingcanbringinalotofmoney.

3)YangLiweiisthefirst_________inChina.

4)Anshouldhavealotofknowledgeaboutspaceandgeography.

5)Sometimessomeofficialsofthelocalgovernmentwillcallonsome_________inthearea.

6)TheChinesepeoplearemakinggreateffortstoimproveofthecountry.

7)ItissaidthatChinawillsendupawhichorbitsthemoon.

8)Peoplecanseethingsfarawaythrougha.

9)Heisafootballandspendsalotoftimeplayingfootball.

Suggestedanswers:

l)amateur2)business3)taikonaut4)astronomer5)celebrities6)economy

7)spaceship8)telescope9)fan

—Step8SummaryandHomework

Thereadingpassageisapieceofnews,whichmainlyrepresentstoustheeventinwhich

YangLiwei,theChinesetaikonaut,travelsinspace.Inthetext,studentscanlearnsomewords

relevantwithnewspapersandmagazinesaswellaswordsrelatedtospacetraveling.Withthese

words,studentscanwritesomepassagesabouttravelingspace.Thengivethestudentshomework

一WriteashortpassageaboutShenzhou-6.

板书设计

Module5NewspapersandMagazines

Period1

1.Wordsaboutnewspapersandmagazines

article,frontpage,frontcover,headline,photograph,business,celebrity,economy,editor,

fashion,international,journalist,politics,photographer,sport

2.Phrases:

l)makeanorbitof...围绕...转圈

2)takeoff(航行器)起飞

3)including包括...,包含

4)intotal总计，总共

活动与探究

Readingpassagesareroughlygradedtothelevelofthelearner,respectingboththeir

previouslyacquiredknowledge,thenewlexisandstructurestobecoveredinthemodule,andnew

butreceptivewords.Themostimportantdiscreteskilltodevelopatthislevelisreadingformain

ideas,whichinvolvesaseriesofvariedactivitytypes,suchaschoosingthebesttitle,identifying

trueandfalsestatements,anddiscussingopen-endedquestions.Butotherdiscreteskillsarealso

practicedextensively,suchasreadingforspecificinformation(scanning),understandingtext

organizationanddealingwithunfamiliarwords,eachofwhichgeneratesanumberofdifferent

andmotivatingactivitytypes.

备课资料

BackgroundInformation

杨利伟简介

杨利伟，男，汉族，辽宁绥中县人，中共党员，大学文化。1965年6月出生，1983年

6月入伍，1988年9月入党，现为中国人民解放军航天员大队三级航天员，正团职，中校军

衔，1992年、1994年两次荣立三等功。杨利伟1987年毕业于空军第八飞行学院，历任空军

航空兵某师飞行员、中队长，曾驾驶过歼击机、强击机等机型，安全飞行1350小时，被评

为一级飞行员。1996年起参加航天选拔，1998年1月正式成为我国首批航天员。经过五年

多的训练，他完成了基础理论、航天环境适应性、专业技术等八大类及始终科目的训练任务，

以优异的成绩通过航天专业技术综合考核，光荣地被选拔为我国首次载人航天飞行首飞梯队

成员。

Period2Grammar1;ReadingandListening

整体设计

教材分析

Theteachingcontentsofthisperiodincludethefollowingtwoparts:Grammar1;Reading

andListening.Grammar1aimsatmakingthestudentsclearaboutthenotionofadverbialclause

oftime”.Toachievethisaim,teachersshouldaskstudentstoexaminethesentencesandfinishoff

theexercisespreparedforthispartandaskthemtosummarizethecharacteristicsof“adverbial

clausesoftime”.Afterstudentshavesummarizedthecharacteristics,teacherscangivethemmore

exercisesaboutit,andmakestudentsunderstandthecharacteristicsmoredeeplyandlearntouse

the“adverbialclauseoftime”.Thesectionofreadingandlistening,whosecontentis3piecesof

news,offersstudentsthepracticalexerciseofacombinationofreadingandwriting.Students

shouldreadfirstandthenlistentoit.Inconcreteactivities,studentsshoulddistinguishthenew

wordsandphrasesindialoguesandpassagesandunderstandtheirmeaningscorrectly.

三维目标

1.知识与技能

l)Trainstudents5listeningskills.

2)Developtheirreadingability.

3)Learntouseuadverbialclausesoftime,,.

4)Learnthefollowingwords:

aliens,telescope,amateur,astronomer,autograph,delighted,fan,spaceship,surprise

2.过程与方法

l)Individualorpairworktofinishthetask.

2)Discussiontomakethemsummarizethegrammaticalitemsof“adverbialclausesoftime

3)Practicetothestudentsuseuadverbialclausesoftime“correctly.

3.情感与价值

Throughthestudyofthismodulethestudentswilllearnmoreabout“adverbialclausesof

time“andmeanwhiletheywillimprovetheirlisteningskillsandreadingability.

教学重点

1.Encouragethemtosumupthegrammaticalrulesofadverbialclausesoftime”

themselves.

2.Traintheirlisteningskills.

3.Developtheirreadingability.

教学难点

1.Makesurestudentsmasterthegrammaticalitems.

2.Getstudentstounderstandthenewwordsandphrasesinthispart.

3.Makestudentsuseuadverbialclausesoftimevcorrectly.

4.Developstudents9listeningskills.

教学过程

—Step1GreetingsandRevision

Option1Dictationandtranslation

1.Theteacherreadsoutthefollowingwordsandstudentshaveadictation.

backstagecelebritycosmonautdirectordelightedeconomyfrontcoverfront

pagenavigatorphotographpoliticsspaceshipsurprisetailonauttelescopeheadline

universe

2.AskthestudentstotranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

1.飞机已经起飞了，可到现在我还没看见他的影子。

2.人造卫星绕地球飞行的时候，可以检测出地球大气中出现的各种情况。

3.现在的很多年轻人喜欢周杰伦，我是其中之一。

4.他所拜访过的国家总共有56个。

5.站在那里的是我们的老师，他儿子今年刚刚考上一所著名的大学。

6.你能找到那个被老师责备的学生吗？

Suggestedanswers:

1.Theplanehastakenoff,buthestilldidn'tturnup.

2.Whenthesatellitesaremakingorbitsoftheearth,theycanfindoutallkindsofproblems

appearingintheatmospheres.

3.ManyyoungpeoplelikeZhouJielun,includingme/meincluded.

4.Thecountrieshevisitedare56intotal.

5.Thatmanstandingthereisourteacher,whosesonhasjustbeenadmittedtoaveryfamous

university.

6.Canyoufindthestudentwhoisscoldedbyteacher?

Option2Checktheirwritingwork

Theteachergreetsthestudentsasusualandthenasksafewgoodstudentstosharetheir

passageswiththewholeclass.

—Step2Grammar1:adverbialclausesoftime

1.Option1(suitableforaclassofhigherlevel)

Askthestudentstoreadthesentencesandanswerthequestions.

l)Readthetwoexamplesentencesandthefourquestionswiththewholeclassandmakesure

theycanunderstandtherequirements.

2)Askthestudentstoanswerthequestionsindividually,andthencheckwithapartner.

3)Collecttheiranswersinawhole-classsettingandteachersmightmaketheconceptsclear

forthestudents.

(1)Adverbialclausesoftimecanbeprecededbywhenandwhile.

(2)Theactionoreventsinsubjectclausescanhappenatthesametime,andoneoftheactions

oreventscanbeatthepresenttense.

Option2(suitableforaclasswhichisofordinarylevel)

Firsttheteachermayprovidethestudentswithsomesentenceswithadverbialclausesoftime.

Andaskthemtosummarizethegrammaticalrulesofadverbialclausesoftime.Youcanusethe

followingsentences.

(Showthefollowingonthescreen.)

1.WhenIwasdoingmyhomework,Iheardsomeoneknockingatthedoor.

2.Whenheleftthehouse,Iwassittinginthegarden.

3.Whenhearrivedhome,itwasjustnineo?clock.

4.WhilehewasinLondon,hestudiedmusic.

5.Whileshewastypingtheletter,hetelephonerang.

Thenyoumayaskthemtofinishthetaskinactivity1.Finally,callbacktheiranswers.

Suggestedanswers:

l)Thepastcontinuousverb(wastraveling/wasorbiting)wascontinuingallthetime,andwas

interruptedbyactionsofshortduration(spoke/took)whichareinthepastsimple.

2)Yes,thefirstactionineachsentence(althoughitdoesn'thavetobeplacedfirst)islonger

thanthesecondone.

3)No,theytookplaceatthesametime,althoughthesecondactionstartedafterthefirstone.

4)Yes,itdid.

2.Readthesentencesandchoosethecorrectanswers.

l)Readthetwosentenceswiththewholeclassandmakesuretheycanunderstandthe

requirement.

2)Askstudentstoanswerthequestionsindividually,andthencheckwithapartner,andthey

cansolvetheproblemsbydiscussingwiththeirpartners.

3)Collecttheanswersfromthewholeclass.Teachershelpstudentstoknowthatinthe

compoundsentenceswiththeadverbialclausesoftimeprecededby"when”,themeaningof

"when"changeswiththechangesofthemainclauses5tenses.

Suggestedanswers:

(1)(a)yes(b)no(c)yes

(2)(a)no(b)yes(c)yes

3.Completethesentenceswiththecorrecttensefortheverbsinthebrackets.

l)Askstudentstocompletethesentencesindividually,andthencheckwithapartnertosolve

theproblemswheretheymademistakes.

2)Collecttheanswersfromthewholeclassascompletesentences.Teachersmayaskstudents

toreadoutthesentencesaswellastheanswerssothattheycanconsolidatetheadverbialclauses

oftimeintheirminds.

Suggestedanswers:

(l)met(2)sang(3)gotout(4)wasorbiting

4.Consolidation

Givestudentsmoreexercisesaboutadverbialclausesoftimetomakesuretheycangraspit

morefirmly.

(Showthefollowingonthescreen.)

Fillintheblankswithproperprepositions

1)1haven'theardfromhim__________hewenttoAmerica.

2)Hewon'tbehereheisinvited.

3)Hewillnotgotothecinemaheisverybusy.

4)Wefoundthekeysheladleftit.

5)Wefoundthebookstwodayshehadgoneaway.

6)Wehadnosoonergottothestationthetrainleft.

7)HespeaksEnglishhewereanEnglishman.

8)Heisexplainingclearlytheycouldunderstand.

9)Donotleavetheroomyouhavefinishedthetest.

10)Shesangshewentalong.

Suggestedanswers:

l)since2)unless3)because4)where5)after6)than7)asif8)sothat9)before

10)as

Notes:Timeclausesareusedtoindicatethetimethataneventinthemainclausetakesplace.

Themaintimeconjunctionsare:when,assoonas,before,after,bythetime,by.Theyareplaced

eitheratthebeginningortheendofasentence.Whenplacedatthebeginningofthesentence,the

speakerisgenerallystressingtheimportanceofthetimeindicated.

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