牛津高中英語教學設計

單　　元：Unit 3 The world online

板　　塊：Grammar and usage

Thoughts on the design:

本節課學生將學會什么是連系動詞（系動詞），以及連系動詞的功能。即：連系動詞用于連接主語和表語，說明主語的狀態、性質、特征或身份。常見的系動詞是be（am/is/are）；除be外，還有appear、 seem、look、sound、feel、taste、smell、become、come、get、grow、 turn、fall、go、keep、remain、stay、stand、prove 等。練習設計多樣，通過操練和運用，突出了在篇章中練習語法結構，訓練學生在閱讀及其它實際運用中掌握語法知識，提高能力。

Teaching aims:

1. After learning Linking verbs, the students will know about some basic information about linking verbs(words used as linking verbs; function of linking verbs; predicative after linking verbs);

2. After learning Linking verbs, the students will be able to summarize usages of common and important linking verbs;

3. After learning Linking verbs, the students will apply what they’ve learned about linking verbs.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Lead-in (PPT4)

Q: What is a linking verb?

A: A linking verb is a word used to connect the subject of a sentence to further information about the state which the subject is in.

[Explanation]

學生英文單詞詞性不分，所以有必要向學生解釋清楚什么是連系動詞。為學習其功能、搭配奠定基礎。

Step 2 Introduction (PPT5)

Point out the linking verbs

1. I am Zhu Zhenfei.

2. Surfing the Internet is really interesting.

3. We are now in need of English teachers.

4. The question is how to solve the problem.

5. What we want to know is who will give us the lecture next Monday.

6. Your suggestion sounds reasonable.

7. It seems that everyone here knows him quite well.

8. Milk goes bad easily in summer if you do not put it in the fridge.

[Explanation]

讓學生試著找出連系動詞，初步認識連系動詞，感悟其用法。

Step 3 Presentation(PPT6-13)

連系動詞（即系動詞）用于連接主語和表語，說明主語的狀態、性質、特征或身份。常見的系動詞是be（am/is/are）。 除了be動詞之外還有一些，它們大致可分為四類：appear， seem;look，sound，feel，taste，smell; become，come，get，grow，turn，fall，go; keep，remain， stay,stand,prove

1. appear、seem表示“似乎”

1) She appears/seems all right.

2) Children appear/seem in favour of the Internet.

3) He appears/seems to be friendly to us.

4) They appear/seem to have misunderstood me.

5) It appears/seems that she will win.

6) It appears/seems to me that you are wrong.

比較：

He seems (to be) in his thirties. 他似乎三十多歲了。（與實際相符）

He appears (to be) in his thirties. 他看上去三十多歲。（從外表上看）

2. look, sound, feel, taste, smell 表示“感覺”。

(1) That sounds wonderful, but some people claim that the Internet is a waste of time.

(2) If you always eat fast food, vegetables may not taste delicious to you.

(3) It feels good to sit in front of the TV after a whole day’s hard work.

(4) When he got up on stage, he looked a little nervous.

(5) The air often smells bad in Internet cafes.

3.become , come , get , grow , turn , fall, go 表示 “變化”。

(1) Leaves turn green in spring.

(2) The boy will go mad if you don’t allow him to use the computer.

(3) She fell asleep the moment she got into bed.

(4) Your son has grown much taller.

(5) John gets easily excited when playing computer games.

4. keep, remain, stay, stand , prove 表示 “狀態”。

(1) The Internet proved of great value to us during our project.

(2) You shouldn’t keep quiet in a debate.

(3) People stayed silent and listened to us, and applauded at the end.

(4) I believe the Internet remains a positive tool that helps make our lives better.

Usage of “remain”

(1) Peter became a judge but John remained a fisherman.

(2) His knowledge of French remained very weak, because he was not good at

learning languages.

(3) The door remained closed.

(4) You can’t let the room remain like this.

(5) It remains to be proved.

[Explanation]

清楚地分類呈現連系動詞，便于學生學習、記憶，為靈活運用連系動詞打好基礎。

Step 4 Practice (PPT14-15)

Translation (Use linking verbs):

1.那位老人似乎聾了。The old man seems deaf.

2.她顯得很健康。 She appears quite well.

3.她沒有感覺到足夠的安全。She didn't feel safe enough.

4.這個混合物聞起來很難聞。The mixture tasted terrible.

5.我的夢想已實現。 Now my dream has come true.

6.杰克一年年地長高了。Jack grew taller every year.

7. 保持身體健康很重要。 Keeping healthy is of great importance.

8.今天的鄉村音樂還是與從前一個樣。Country music today remains much the same as before .

[Explanation]

翻譯法雖然有點過時，但是能準確反映學生的真實水平。通過翻譯各句，鞏固所學連系動詞的用法。

Step 5 Extension (PPT16)

（一）連系動詞的句子變為疑問句，be的正確形式直接提前；否定句時，be后加not。

Mr. William is in the office. → Is Mr. William in the office? → Mr. William is not in the office.

其他連系動詞變疑問句或否定句時與實義動詞相同。

The language spoken in these places stayed the same .

→Did the language spoken in these places stay the same ?

→The language spoken in these places didn't stay the same .

（二 ）對連系動詞之后表語提問

(1) 形容詞, 常用“How”提問 如： The book is interesting . → How is the book ?

(2) 名詞, 常用“what”提問 如： My father is a teacher . → What is your father ?

(3) 副詞、數詞、代詞、介詞短語、分詞、動名詞都可以作表語，分別表示不同的含義，提問時，要針對性強。如： The professor is at home . → Where is the professor?

　　The computer is mine. → Whose computer is it?

　　 Five and six is eleven. → How much is five and six?　　　

(三)動名詞（短語）跟在連系動詞后 如： My job is looking after the children.

(四)現在分詞（短語）跟在連系動詞后 如： The film is moving.

(五)過去分詞（短語）跟在連系動詞后 如： We were moved by the story.

I. 翻譯并比較：

(1) 她的工作是教盲人。Her job is teaching the blind.

(2) 許多婦女站在那里。Many women are standing over there.

(3) 窗戶被男孩打開了。窗戶是開著的。The window was opened by the boy. The door was open but the window was closed.

(4) 我摸了摸桌子。桌子摸上去很冷。I felt the desk and the desk felt cold.

(5) 請看這幅圖�？瓷先ズ苊�。Please look at the picture. It looks nice.

(6) 這聽起來是個好主意。 請按鈴喊他們進來。

It sounds a good idea. Please sound the bell and ask them to come in.

(7) 我在花園里種的植物現在越長越高。

The plant which I grew in my garden is growing higher and higher.

[Explanation]

擴展學生的連系動詞其它用法，能幫助學生在英語語言運用中更好地活用連系動詞。

Step 6 Consolidation (Summarize the usage of linking verbs)

1. seem：seem (to be) +表語；seem to have done sth；seem to be doing sth.；seem +從句

2. become：become + noun.；become + adj.；become + v-ed/ing

3. grow：grow + adj.；grow to do sth.；grow into (= become)；

It’s growing colder at night now. I grew to like the dog. He has grown into a fine young man.

4. remain：remain + n.；remain + adj.；remain + pron.；remain + v-ed/ing；remain + prep.； remain + to do sth.

[Explanation]

總結常見連系動詞，能幫助語法概念模糊的同學或基礎較弱的同學真正掌握連系動詞的運用。

Step 7 Exercises on Page 41 in the textbook.

1. Answers to Part A (P41)

18 March

Today I feel worn out. This morning, I took part in a debate about the Internet. The Internet is very controversial. It seems very popular with many people, but there are still some people who do not like it at all. They say that it is full of information that can not be trusted, and that it stops people from spending time with their families and friends.

I admire the boy I debated against because he was very skillful. He made some quite reasonable points and gave a good speech. I talked to him after the debate. He seemed tired too. He doesn’t really think the Internet is bad, but he thinks we should pay attention to the problems it can cause. I agreed and told him I felt sure that if we use it in an intelligent manner, the Internet can be a good tool. We were both happy with the outcome of the debate. People stayed silent

and listened to us, and applauded at the end. Mum predicts that I will become quite a good public speaker if I continue to take part in debates. I am hopeful that I will, and I am eager to debate again because today proved very successful!

2. Answers to Part B (P41)

(1)The debate was quite interesting. The debate proved/seemed/appeared/ interesting.

(2) Both speakers were very knowledgeable about the Internet.

Both speakers appeared/seemed very knowledgeable about the Internet.

(3) Now I am certain that information from the Internet cannot be trusted.

Now I feel certain that information from the Internet cannot be trusted.

(4) Both speakers were very calm throughout the debate.

Both speakers stayed/remained very calm throughout the debate.

(5) It was exciting. Everyone was silent until the very end.

It was exciting. Everyone remained/ stayed silent until the very end.

(6)At the end, Zhu Zhenfei was confident that she had won.

At the end, Zhu Zhenfei seemed confident that she had won.

3. Choose the correct.

(1) The cloth that __ smooth and soft __.

A. feels; sells well B. feels; is well sold

C. is felt; sells well D. is felt; sells good

(2) __ delicious, the food was soon sold out.

A. Tasted B. Being tasted C. Tasting D. To taste

(3) Happy birthday, Alice! So you have ___ twenty-one already.

A. become B. turned C. grown D. passed

(4) The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ___ as the plane was making a landing.

A. seat B. seating C. seated D. to be seating

(5) Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may ___ run over by a car.

A. have B. get C. become D. turn

(6) Your suggestion _____ good.

A. hears B. sounds C. listens to D. listens

(7)The theory that he had stuck _______ true.

A. to proved B. proved C. proving D. to prove

(8)The traffic lights ____ green and I pulled away.

A. came B. went C. got D. grew

(9) What he said caused us _____.

A. to feel frightening B. feel frightened

C. feeling frighten D. to feel frightened

[Explanation]

語篇中運用連系動詞、句子改寫、單項選擇等形式多樣的練習，幫助學生形成有效的語法學習策略。

Step 8 Predicative clause（PPT43-55）

概念：放在連系動詞后面做表語的從句。

結構：主語 + 連系動詞 + 表語從句

常用連系動詞：be, look, remain, seem…

引導表語從句的連詞：that, whether, when, where, because, why…

1. 引導表語從句的that一般不能省略。The trouble is that I have lost his address.

2. 表語從句通常用whether而不用if 引導。The question is whether we can make good preparations in such a short time.

3. 常見的表語結構有： It looks as if …; The reason is that…; It is because…; That is why…; The fact is/ remains that…

Translate the following sentences:

1) That was what she did this morning.

2) This is why we can’t get the support of the people.

3) The reason why he was late for school is that he missed the early bus.

4) It looks as if it is going to rain.

5) The fact remains that we are behind the other classes.

4. 在表示“建議、勸說、命令、請求”等

名詞后面的表語從句中，謂語動詞要用虛擬語氣(should + 動詞原形，should 可省略)。

Translation:

1） My suggestion is that we (should) start early tomorrow.

2） Our request is that we (should) have a good rest to refresh.

3） The order from the headmaster came that we (should) go to school on Saturdays.

Let’s practice!

1. - The mother tries to do everything for her son. --- That’s ______ she is mistaken.

A. where B. wherever C. when D. how

2. - Are you still thinking about yesterday’s games? --- Oh, that’s _______ .

A. What makes me feel excited B. whatever I feel excited

C. how I feel about it D. when I feel excited

3. ______ made the school proud was ______ more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key universities.

A. What, because B. What, that C. That, what, D. That, because

4. Perseverance is a kind of quality- and that’s _____ it take to do anything well.

A. what B. that C. which D. why

5. ______ she couldn’t understand was _____fewer and fewer students showed interest in her lessons.

A. What, why B. That, why C. What, because D. Why, that

6. The place _____ the bridge is supposed to be built should be _____ the cross-river traffic is the heaviest.

A. which, where B. at which, which

C. at which, where D. which, in which

7. ―Don’t you think it necessary that he ____ to Miami but to New York?

-I agree, but the problem is ____ he has refused to.

A. will not be sent, that B. not be sent, that

C. should not be sent, what D. should not send, what

8. Go and get your coat. It’s ____you left it.

A. which B. where C. there where D. where there

9. ―I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week. - Is that ____ you had a few days off?

A. why B. how C. what D. where

10. What the doctors really doubt is ____ my mother will recover from the serious disease soon.

A. that B. how C. where D. what

11. _____ we were worried about was ____ they could manage to control the pollution.

A. That; how B. That; whether C. What; that D. What; whether

12. _____ Lily will get better soon is ______ her mother is worrying about now.

A. What; what B. Whether; what C. If; that D. What,;that

13. America was _____ was first called “India” by Columbus.

A. that B. where C. what D. the place

14.-What are you worrying about when going to the zoo?

―It is _____ there is any chance of being harmed by animals.

A. why B. when C. whether D. what

[Explanation]

連系動詞后搭配很多，表語從句是較難的一種形式，所以認真學習各種引導詞連接的表語從句很有必要。

Step 9 Homework(PPT.56)

1. Review what we have learned today

2. Finish Exercises C1 & C2(P120).

[Explanation]

連系動詞的用法并不難，但是如果沒有足夠的練習，即使結構羅列得再清楚，也難以保證學生掌握，所以充足的練習是語法學習的保證。