Periods 7-8 Task
整体设计
教材分析
This section deals with inviting a friend to join a gym. Integrated relevant tasks and activities about finding information about a gym and recommending one to a friend by note-taking and writing an e-mail are presented.
This section consists of a series of activities, which provide students opportunities to learn and practice their language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing.
三维目标
1. Learn some important words and expressions
gym, recommend, personal, membership, yoga, aerobics, muscles, close up, join a gym, what’s more, make the most of
2. Learn some important sentence patterns
1)What’s more, for the next two weeks we are offering 1 month free membership.
2)Write a letter to him, explaining why you think he should join the gym.
3)He is trying to find a gym membership he can afford.
3. Help students learn how to find the information they want to know quickly in a long passage and take notes.
4. Enable students to write a letter to recommend a gym to a friend.
重点难点
Help the students to find information quickly and writing a letter to recommend a gym to a friend.
Guide the students to take notes and use punctuation.
Encourage the students to find information quickly.
教学方法
Learn the skill of note taking.
Practice the skill of note taking.
Design a poster for a gym.
Put the skills into practice.
教具准备
A tape recorder; a projector and some slides.
课前准备
1. Ask the students to read a long passage given by the teacher before this period. And ask the students to find out the important information as quickly as possible.
2. Let the students review punctuation marks in the Chinese language.
3. Encourage the students to go to the library or surf the Internet to get some information about gym, if possible. They can also be divided into several groups to get some information about how to make ads for a gym.
4. Ask the students to preview this period—task on pages 52 to 57.
教学过程
→Step 1 Revision and Lead-in
Do some grammar exercises to review what we have learned in the last period.
1. We are going to spend the Spring Festival in Guangzhou,_____________ live my grandparents and some relatives.
A. which
B. that
C. who
D. where
2. The hotel_____________ during our holidays stands by the seaside.
A. we stayed at
B. where we stayed at
C. we stayed
D. in that we stayed
3. I have bought the same dress_____________ she is wearing.
A. as
B. that
C. which
D. than
4. He is not_____________ a fool_____________ .
A. such; as he is looked
B. such; as he looks
C. as; as he is looked
D. so; as he looks
5. Is that the reason_____________ you are in favor of the proposal?
A. which
B. what
C. why
D. for that
6. Some of the roads were flooded,_____________ made our journey more difficult.
A. which
B. it
C. what
D. that
7. He must be from Africa,_____________ can be seen from his skin.
A. that
B. as
C. who
D. what
8. He has two sons,_____________ work as chemists.
A. two of whom
B. both of whom
C. both of which
D. all of whom
9. The buses,_____________ were already full, were surrounded by an angry crowd.
A. most of that
B. which most
C. most of which
D. that most
10. My glasses,_____________ I was like a blind man, fell to the ground and broke.
A. which
B. with which
C. without which
D. that
11. Mr. Wu,_____________ everybody likes, is going to give us a talk on chemistry.
A. whom
B. that
C. which
D. /
12. This is Mr. Smith,_____________ I think has something interesting to tell us.
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. /
13._____________ , the compass was first made in China.
A. It is know to all
B. It is known that
C. We all know
D. As is known to all
14. I,_____________ your good friend, will try my best to help you out.
A. who is
B. who am
C. that is
D. what is
15. He is a man of great experience,_____________ much can be learned.
A. who
B. that
C. from which
D. from whom
Suggested answers: 1～5 DAABC 6～10 ABBCC 11～15 AADBD
In this period, the teacher helps students learn how to find information they want to know quickly in a long passage.
Firstly, show the students many letter objects, and then let them find some of them to make some words. Or show the students two pictures, and let them find out the differences between the two pictures of the 2008 Olympic Games’ five mascot dolls by asking the students to tell the differences between the two pictures. This requires our finding ability.
Secondly, show the students a short passage about the two pictures. And ask the students to find out the most important information.
Why should “Friendlies” be changed? (From China Daily)
Instead of the original name of the Games’ five mascot dolls “Friendlies”, last week the COC(中国奥委会) started to use “Fuwa”, which is a pinyin translation of its Chinese name. “Firstly, friendly is somewhat an ambiguous(有歧义的) name, which could refer both to friendly people and friendly matches,”a famous professor said on the site. “Secondly, the term “Friendlies” has a similar pronunciation to ‘friendless’ and thirdly, the spelling of Friendlies is made up of ‘friend’ and ‘lies’. ”
→“Friendlies” is changed into “Fuwa”.
→Step 2 Skills building 1: Finding information
Our aim of reading is to get information. In fact, in our daily life, it often happens. Then teacher shows the students how to find information in a long passage. (Show the two points on the screen. )
Activity 1 Introduction
Two guidelines to help you find information quickly:
1. Reading the questions carefully before you begin can give you a good idea of the information you are looking for.
2. Skim the passage, and look for main points and key words. Main points are the general ideas of the passage. And Key words can tell you the important and useful information such as who, when, where, how
The teacher may tell the students to highlight main points by underlining them and key words by circling them to find them easily later.
Activity 2 Practice
Let the students practice finding the information from a long passage using the above guidelines.
Show the following on the screen.
Read the following two passages. Underline the main ideas and circle the key words.
Passage 1
Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water! This is just one of hundreds of tips you might get if you have the hiccups(打嗝). Hiccups are so mysterious. We really don’t know why they start and why they stop.
Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups. Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well. Others eat a teaspoon of sugar. Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it.
An American man named Jack O’Leary claimed to have hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years. He tried 60 000 cures, but none of them worked. Finally he prayed to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.
It took a British plumber eight months to cure his hiccups. People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well. He tried them all, but the hiccups continued. Finally, he drank a “secret” mixture someone had sent him. By that evening his hiccups were gone.
Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows. But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea. Hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure.
Passage 2
President Clinton was born in the little southern town of Hope, Arkansas, on August 19, 1946. But his name was not Bill Clinton. It was William Jefferson Blythe. His mother named his for his father, who had been killed in a car accident a few months before he was born. When Bill was four years old, his mother married Roger Clinton who then legally became Bill’s father. Roger Clinton and Bill’s mother had a son, Roger Jr.
Bill Clinton studies international affairs at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C. He won a Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University in Britain. There, he met other students with whom he has continued life-long friendships. One of them is Robert Reich, who was just nominated to be Secretary of Labor. After Oxford, Bill Clinton earned a law degree at Yale University.
In 1973, Bill Clinton became a law professor at the University of Arkansas, but he was too interested in politics to stay at the university. He campaigned for the House of Representatives but was defeated. In 1976, he was elected General for the state of Arkansas, the state government’s chief lawyer.
Two years later, Bill Clinton was elected Governor of Arkansas. He was defeated for re-election after his first two-year term. But he was elected Governor again in 1982. He has been re-elected to that office every two years since then.
Bill Clinton married lawyer Hillary Rodham Rodham in 1975. She kept Rodham as her last name until it became an issue during her husband’s 1980 campaign for governor. Since then, she has been known as Hillary Rodham Clinton. The Clintons have a daughter, Chelsea.
Sample answers:
Passage 1
Main idea: Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups.
Key words: a good scare; eat a teaspoon of sugar; water with a knife; Hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure.
1._____________ might be the best cure for hiccups.
A. Special pills
B. A spoonful of salt
C. Cold water
D. What you believe in
2. The plumber spent_____________ in stopping his hiccups.
A. 4 hours
B. 2 days
C. 8 months
D. 8 years
3. A cure for hiccups will help them_____________ , according to this article.
A. become worse
B. last longer
C. become louder
D. go away
4. What is the main idea of this article?
A. Different ways to stop hiccups
B. What makes hiccups happen
C. How to get hiccups
D. Jack O’Leary’s hiccups
Suggested answers: 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. A
Passage 2
Main idea: Something about Bill Clinton: born; study; career; marriage; daughter
Key words: President Clinton was born in the little southern town of Hope, Arkansas, on August 19, 1946, in 1973, in 1976 General, two years later, Bill Clinton was elected Governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton married lawyer Hillary Rodham Rodham in 1975, the Clintons have a daughter, Chelsea.
1. We learn that Bill Clinton’s father_____________ .
A. died before Bill Clinton was born
B. died when Bill Clinton was a few months old
C. left his wife after Bill Clinton was born
D. was his mother’s second husband
2. Bill Clinton was elected Governor of Arkansas in_____________ .
A. 1976 B. 1978 C. 1980 D. 1973
3. Hillary Rodham did not change her last name until_____________ .
A. she married Clinton
B. she gave birth to their daughter
C. Clinton campaigned for President
D. Clinton was defeated in his campaign for governor
Suggested answers: 1. A 2. B 3. D
Activity 3 Recommend a gym to a friend
Part A: One of your friends is thinking of joining a gym. He is trying to find a gym membership he can afford. You have found an advertisement and a web page about a gym. Underline the main points and circle the key words for him.
In this part students are asked to find and choose some information about a gym after they read and listen to the ads about it. Their listening and reading skills can be improved by finishing this part.
Let the students read the guidelines and know what information they are going to look for. They should look for the information about a gym membership that their friends can apply for. Have the students read the two ads carefully in Part A on page 52. Ask them to underline the main idea and circle the key words.
Answers:
The ads
Main idea: Build the body you’ve always wanted! Get it! Get healthy!
Key words: Special offer! 1 month free membership!
35 classes every week, including yoga, aerobics and swimming.
Two branches in the city!
Open from 6 a. m. to midnight daily, 365 days a year.
Call 5555 4567 for more information.
The web page
Main idea: Build the body you’ve always wanted! Get fit! Get healthy!
Key words: Have some of the best equipment of any gym in the world, with 3000 square meters of equipment.
Our personal trainers will be happy to help you improve your shape.
Making up a dialogue (Work in pairs)
Suppose one of you wants to know some information about Better Body Gym and the other works at the gym. Make up a dialogue on the phone. The following information must be included in your dialogue.
Provided information: 1. Membership fee
2. Number of gyms in the city
3. What do you get for free?
4. How big is each gym?
5. Activities at the gyms
You may start the conversation like this:
A: Hello, is that 5555 4567?
B: Yes. Who’s that calling?
A: . . .
B: . . .
Part B Ask the students to use the information they have found to complete the note in Part B on page 53. They will not be able to finish the whole part. They will get more details after they listen to the tape.
Answers:
2 Numbers of gyms in the city 2
4 What do you get for free? A T-shirt, 2 free personal training sessions, 1 month free membership.
5 How big is each gym? 3000 square meters.
7 Can you get advice from a personal trainer? Yes.
10 How can you find out more? Call 5555 4567.
Part C Let the students do Part C by listening to the tape to finish the rest of the note sheet in Part B.
Answers:
3 Where are the gyms in the city? One in Jinshan Road; one near the King Hotel.
6 Is there a health cafe at the gym? No.
8 What do you need to do to join? Provide with your ID number.
9 Do you need to be 18 to join? No.
→Step 3 Writing
Ask the students to write a letter recommending a gym to a friend.
You think that Wu Dong, your friend should join Better Body Gym. Try to write him a letter, explaining why you think he should join the gym. Ten minutes will be given to finish writing.
Useful words and expressions
1. Student A: Why should he choose this gym?
not expensive, cost, get one month free membership, near the King hotel, not far, convenient, good equipment, classes including. . .
2. Student B: Why does he need to work out at the gym?
relax your muscles, build strong body, keep fit, not so tired, healthy way of losing weight
Dear Wu Dong,
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Best wishes,
xxx
Ten minutes later, ask some students to read out their letters.
→Step 4 Skills building 2: note taking
In this period, the teacher can help the students to learn how to make notes while listening as quickly as possible.
In order to make notes as brief as possible, three skills are presented to students. Then they are asked to use the skills to take notes while listening to the tape.
Activity 1 Introduction
Show the students the guidelines and the three points so that they will know how to write down information quickly when taking notes.
1. Use abbreviation & contractions (P54): Guess the meaning:
Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
mor afn
min sec hr
WTO=the World Trade Organization
WHO=the World Health Organization
What is an abbreviation and contraction?
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent the complete form. And a contraction is a word formed by omitting or combining some of the sounds of a longer phrase.
PRC=People’s Republic of China
Dept=department
SH1=Senior High One
Art Fest=Art Festival
mfr=manufacturer
No. =number
e. g. =example
I’d=I would/I had
won’t=will not
shan’t=shall not
2. Write down only the key words
Eating fruit every day is good for you. =Fruit good
You should do lots of exercise to stay fit. =Lots exercise fit
Gym memberships can sometimes be very expensive. =Gym can be expensive
3. Use symbols
﹥ more than
﹤ nearly/less than
↑ increase
↓ decrease
∵ because
∴ therefore
→ mean/lead to
+ and/also
= equal
Guess the meaning of the following emotions
: -) =
: - ( =
: -o = surprise
: -D = great joy
: -P = make a face
: ～-( = crying
1）By swimming regularly, jogging, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of sleep, I can be healthier. =swimming+jogging+water+sleep=healthier
2)If you work hard, use proper methods and have a good attitude, you will be successful. =hard work+proper methods+good attitude=success
Turn to page 54. Look at the TIP. Students must remember these symbols and meanings they express.
Activity 2 Listening
Have the students listen to the tape and write down what they have heard using the three skills they have just learned.
Play the tape and check the answer.
1. The number seven bus is not on time.
2 Our department is increasing the number of teachers.
3. I’d like to see the manufacturer.
4 Senior High 1 has a bigger class than Senior High 2.
5 The People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949.
Interviewing classmates about exercise
In this part, the students will improve their listening and speaking abilities by listening to an introduction to a gym and asking and answering questions about how to keep fit. At the same time, they should take notes on what they are hearing and what they are talking about. Lastly they should be able to tell the class what exercise their partner does according to the notes they have taken.
1. Part A
Ask the students to do Part A by listening to the speech about the facilities available in the gym and take notes while listening. Tell them to use abbreviations and contractions to write down the information quickly.
Answer:
They have a swimming pool to be a no. of mchs that can help workouts.
Many running mchs+ a rowing mch+a skiing mch.
*****machine=mch*****
2. Part B
Ask the students to work in pairs and ask the partners questions about how he or she keeps fit. Then make a dialogue about it and take notes about the partners’ answers as well. Students can refer to the words in the box. And try to use the note taking skills they have learnt. Five minutes later, the teacher will ask some pairs to act out their dialogues.
Ask some students to say what exercise their partners do according to the notes they have made. Then let them try to find what the most popular exercise is in the class.
Answers:
What
basketball/dancing/football/gym/running/swimming
Why
fit/fun/healthy/strong
When
often/sometimes/seldom/never
Whom
classmates/family/friends
. . .
. . .
→Step 5 In-class activities
Activity 1 Poster design
After all the exercises, the teacher may ask the students to have a poster design competition.
Directions:
1. Find information about the gym from the web page. To make your poster interesting and attractive, you can use your imagination to add something that will attract more people (e. g. giving special offer). Don’t forget to give a name to your gym.
2. Follow the outlines below to design a poster.
Planning: The name of your gym is _____________.
Group leader _____________
Find information _____________
Present the poster__________________
Preparing: All the group members have a discussion on how to make your poster attractive.
Producing: Make a poster based on all the ideas from your previous research and discussion.
Make changes to your poster until the whole group approves the poster.
Presenting: It’s time to present your poster to the class. Tell the class what is special about your gym.
3. We will vote (投票) to decide who is the final winner of this game after each group present their posters.
Design 1
City Gym
Our City Gym is a full service fitness center with a 500 square meters and 80 pieces of equipment. Our aerobics room is 90 square meters with over 20 classes per week, which are taught by professional instructors. Naturally we have comfortable locker-rooms, saunas, showers and effective solariums as well. Relaxing sport-massage is available by appointment at the City Gym Reception. Our cafe carries a wide selection of snacks and drinks and of course sports supplements for recuperation. You can find us right next to the KFC on Zhongshan Road.
Open time: Mon. -Fri. : 6. 30-20
Sat. : 10-22
Sun. : 10-20
Tel: AAAAAAA
Fax: BBBBBBB
E-mail: CCCC@ccc. com
If you’d like to join us, contact us as soon as possible. We’re waiting for you.
Design 2
Bell Gym
Bell gym is located on the 9th and 10th floor, at 160, Jiefang Road. It is a club building of offices of the highest file in item facilities. Our gym has perfect environment, the first-class facilities. We import some oxygen equipment directly from the United States, such as machine and power bicycle, spinning, etc. We also have the most professional teaching system, very good service as well. And it is large to hold aerobics rooms and movement bicycle rooms, which can meet your needs. At the same time, we can offer you free parking place.
After you finish your exercise, you may come to our bars, which are on the 10th floor, to relax yourselves by drinking, listening to music and reading some books and magazines.
If you like it and want to have a try, you may contact us. First, you can get a free experience here.
Open time: Mon. -Fri. : 6. 30-20
Sat. : 10-22
Sun. : 10-20
Tel: AAAAAAA
Fax: BBBBBBB
E-mail: CCCC@ccc. com
Activity 2 Fast reading
Here, the teacher may let the students do the following fast reading.
FITNESS CENTRE TIMETABLE
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
7: 15 am
Body Power
Aerobics
Body Stretch
Aerobics
Body Burn
Body Stretch
10: 30 am
Beginner Aerobics
Beginner Aerobics
Aerobics
Body Stretch
12: 30 am
Body Stretch
Body Burn
Aerobics
Beginner Aerobics
Body Burn
3: 00 pm
Beginner Aerobics
Body Stretch
Body Burn
Beginner Aerobics
4: 45 pm
Body Burn
Aerobics
Aerobics
Body Power
Body Power
Body Stretch
5: 30 pm
Aerobics
Body Power
Body Power
Body Burn
Body Stretch
Body Power
6: 30 pm
Aerobics
Body Burn
Body Burn
Beginner Aerobics
Body Power
7: 30 pm
Beginner Aerobics
Body Stretch
Beginner Aerobics
Aerobics
Body Power: This class uses weights and aerobic movements to increase strength while burning fat. It is suitable(适合)for all levels of fitness.
Aerobics: This is a low to medium level of difficulty aerobics class. It is good for beginner to average levels of fitness.
Beginner Aerobics: This class has low levels of difficulty and simple aerobic movements. It is mainly for people who have not exercised before or who are just returning after a long break or injury.
Body Stretch: This is a relaxation class that stretches all the muscle groups. It is suitable for all levels of fitness. People who exercise regularly or have a stressful(紧张)lifestyle would also benefit(有益) from this class.
Body Burn: This is a high level of difficulty aerobics class that mainly targets(目标在于)fat burning. It is only for those people with a very high level of fitness.
1. On Wednesday the fitness class at 6: 30 pm is_____________ .
A. Aerobics
B. Body Power
C. Body Burn
D. Beginner Aerobics
2. The two classes that are suitable for all levels of fitness are_____________ .
A. Aerobics and Body Power
B. Body Power and Body Stretch
C. Body Burn and Aerobics
D. Body Stretch and Beginner Aerobics
3. Lena wants to go to the City Gym on Saturday. She has not exercised for a long time. The best time for her to go would be_____________ .
A. 3: 00 pm
B. 5: 30 pm
C. 7: 15 am
D. 7: 30 pm
4. In which class are weights used?
A. Aerobics
B. Body Burn
C. Body Power
D. Body Stretch
5. The main goal of the Body Burn class is to_____________ .
A. reduce stress
B. reduce fat levels
C. increase strength
D. increase muscle size
Suggested answers: CBACB
→Step 5 Skill building 3: using punctuation
Here the students will realize the importance of punctuation marks and know how to use correct punctuation to make their writing clear and easy to read.
Activity 1 A tale about punctuation marks
Show the students the very old famous Chinese tale about sentences without any punctuation marks.
Once upon a time, a man went to a hotel to live in. When the waiter came up to ask what he would like to have. He wrote down two sentences in this way: If no fish, meat is OK; no chicken, duck OK. But, what puzzled the waiter was that his sentences had no punctuation marks. At last, the second day, the waiter served the man with only vegetables. Because, the waiter misunderstood his sentences by thinking like this: If no fish and meat, I’m OK; if no chicken and duck, never mind.
“无鱼肉也可; 无鸡鸭也可。”→ “无鱼肉也可; 无鸡, 鸭也可。”→ “无鱼肉, 也可; 无鸡鸭, 也可。”
After this tale, students will know the importance of punctuation marks in both Chinese and English.
Activity 2. Lead-in
If you have ever wondered if punctuation is truly important, try reading a passage that does not have any punctuation. It is nearly impossible to correctly figure out what the writer was trying to say. Punctuation tells us when one idea stops and another starts. It tells us who owns things and who says what. Punctuation helps us to understand what we are reading.
Activity 3 Introduce the most common punctuation marks in English to students.
Full Stop
Question Mark
Exclamation Mark
Comma
Colon
Semi-colon
Hyphen
Dash
Quotation Mark
Apostrophe
“. ”
“? ”
“! ”
“, ”
“: ”
“; ”
“-”
“—”
“‘’”
“’”
Explanations in detail:
1. A full stop (. ) (at the end of the sentence)
1）It is used to end a declarative sentence.
2）It can be used in abbreviations. For example: Mr. Dr. (But, some abbreviations: MBA no full stop)
I don’t know why he hasn’t come yet.
2. A question mark (? )
It is used to end a direct interrogative sentence, not indirect interrogative sentence.
Where are you going?
I wonder how you will solve the problem? (×)
3. A exclamation mark (! )
It is used to end a sentence expressing surprise, anger, joy, fear, excitement, etc.
How good you are! (surprise, joy. . . )
How terrible it is! (fear)
4. A comma (, )
1)It is used to show a short pause or to separate things in a list.
I will go to Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen.
I went to a stationery shop. And I bought a ruler, two notebooks, some pencils and a bottle of ink.
2)When several adjectives modify a noun.
a small, fancy bike
3)It is used in a long sentence, in which there are two different subjects.
The Grizzlies were out of timeouts, and Miller missed desperation 3-pointer as time expired.
4)It is used in common direct speech.
Mary said, “Let’s go fishing. ”
If in the indirect speech, no comma.
Mary said we should go fishing.
5)It is used in tag question.
He worked very hard, didn’t he?
It was raining hard, they could not work in the fields. (×)
It was raining hard; they could not work in the field. (√) (different subjects)
5. A colon (: )
1) It is used to introduce an explanation, example, quotation, etc.
I have got weight: my clothes do not fit.
I can play many instruments: piano, violin, drum and erhu.
This is her plan: go shopping.
2)It is especially used in front of the name list.
We transferred three employees to new branches:
·Tony Wang to New York City
·Mike Jackson to Tokyo
·Mark Foster to Paris
We need seven people: three students, three engineers, and a professor.
6. A semi-colon (; )
It is used to separate two main clauses that are grammatically independent, but have closely related meanings. It is often followed by some words, thus, however, therefore.
Some people lose weight by not eating meat; they do not know the importance of fat.
I realize I need exercise; however, I’ll lie down first to think about it.
The employees were Tom Hanks, the manager; Jim White, the engineer; and Dr. Jack Lee. (When there is a comma, semi-colon is better. )
7. A hyphen (-)
It is used to join words and syllables. Often follows some affixes.
e. g. ex-husband(前夫), brand-new(全新的), poorly-dressed(衣着破烂的), weight-loss pills, e-mail, one-sided, face-to-face
I have forty-thousand or fifty-thousand dollars.
I want to obtain the whole-year or half-year lease of the apartment.
8. A dash (—)
It is used instead of a colon or semi-colon to indicate what follows is a summary or conclusion of what has gone before.
He always comes late to school—the teacher doesn’t like him.
9. Quotation marks
1)single quotation marks (‘’)
2)double quotation marks (“”)
They are used to show that you are recording what someone has said.
“Well, ”the foreigner said to him, “you look like an engineer. ”
Full stop and comma should be in the quotation marks; while, colon and semi-colon should be out of the quotation marks.
He told the gunman, “I refuse to do that”; his knees, however, were shaking even as he said those words.
She called this schedule of activities her “load”: work, study, exercise, recreation, and sleep.
10. An apostrophe (‘)
1)It is used in contractions to show that letters and figures have been omitted.
e. g. do not=don’t1950s=‘50s
2)It is used with the letter -s to show possession.
e. g. the students’ Tom’s three weeks’ pay
Activity 4 Practice
After explaining punctuation marks to the students, ask them to do some exercises about punctuation marks.
1. True or false
1)While she is reading Gone With the Wind, I am cooking 。 (×)
2)My sister bought a lot of fruits for me, such as banana 、 orange 、 apple and pear. (×)
3)The essay is poorly organized , there is no central idea. (×)
4)It was raining hard, so they could not work in the fields. (√)
5)I thought to myself : “What kind of trap is she laying? ” (×)
6)He asked : “Where are you from? ” (×)
7)Good manners can be seen in everyday life. For example : a person with good manners is kind and helpful to others. (×)
8)We are studying and living at the famous university — Beijing University. (×)
Correction:
1)While she is reading Gone With the Wind, I am cooking. (印刷体)
2)My sister bought a lot of fruits for me, such as banana, orange, apple and pear.
3)The essay is poorly organized; there is no central idea.
5)I thought to myself, “What kind of trap is she laying? ”
6)He asked, “Where are you from? ”
7)Good manners can be seen in everyday life. For example, a person with good manners is kind and helpful to others.
8)We are studying and living at the famous university, Beijing University.
2. Finish the following sentences by adding punctuation marks.
(Some of the sentences below are correct, and some are not. Add or delete commas where necessary. )
1)As he was working on his term paper Xiao Ma saw his brother coming home with Mary.
2)The family at the next table complained loudly and a manager rushed over to see what was wrong.
3)Instead of reading English aloud in the morning, I now listen to English news.
4)Nursing is physically and mentally demanding, yet the pay is low.
5)Xiao Ma worked very hard but he didn t pass the test.
(There are two rules that we need to follow here. )
·Commas is used in front of coordinating conjunctions, joining independent clauses.
·Commas is used behind introductory clauses or phrases.
Answers:
1）As he was working on his term paper, Xiao Ma saw his brother coming home with Mary.
2）The family at the next table complained loudly and a manager rushed over to see what was wrong.
3）Instead of reading English aloud in the morning I now listen to English news.
4）Nursing is physically and mentally demanding, yet the pay is low.
5）Xiao Ma worked very hard but he didn’t pass the test.
3. Ask the students to read the e-mail on page 57 and try to add the missing punctuation marks in each line.
Activity 5 Writing
You have decided to write a letter recommending Better Body Gym to one of your friends, in order to receive another month’s membership for free. Use the information in Step 2 and Step 5 to help you. (Give the students 5 minutes to finish. )
Before doing the writing, the teacher can help the students to review Step 2& 5 briefly.
Besides the words given on the book, the teacher can offer some more useful expressions to the students. (keep fit, have a nice figure, free membership, improve one’s shape, from time to time)
A sample e-mail:
Dear xxx,
Have you always been taking some weight-loss pills? I suggest you stop taking it soon.
I can show you some good ways to lose weight.
First, you should eat less fried food and junk food, change your diet as well, because they contain much fat and aren’t healthy. Taking regular exercise can also keep you fit. You can join a gym, which is beneficial for your health and figure.
I have a gym called Better Body Gym for you. You can receive another month’s membership for free. They have the best equipment of the world, with 1500 square meters of equipment and personal trainers to help you improve your health and keep fit.
Here, the fees are not very high. It just costs 1000 yuan a year, which I think you can afford. What’s more, one of its branches is near the Park Street and not far from your home. There are over 36 classes per week, including yoga, aerobics, swimming, body power and dancing, which are taught by professional instructors. Naturally it has comfortable locker-rooms, saunas, showers and effective solariums as well. It opens at 8: 00 and closes at 22: 00 every day. If you have your spare time, you can go there to have a look.
If you’re not clear, you may call xxxxxxxx.
Best wishes,
xxxxx
→Step 7 Language Points
1. recommend a gym to a friend
向朋友推荐一个体育馆
recommend 推荐
Can you recommend me some good movies?
你能给我推荐一些好电影吗？
If you come to Shanghai, I can recommend you some places of interest.
如果你来上海，我能向你推荐许多名胜。
注: recommend+as (作为……来推荐)
recommend+to (把……推荐给……)
recommend+for (由于……推荐)
recommend sb. to do sth. (建议某人……)
The doctor recommended me to have a good rest at home.
医生建议我在家好好休息。
recommend doing (建议做某事)
I recommend going shopping now.
我建议现在去购物。
●recommend
后接宾语从句，句中用虚拟语气，should+动词原形。
should可以省略
She recommends that I (should) read this famous novel by Dickens.
她建议我应该阅读这本由狄更斯写的小说。
2. He is trying to find a gym membership he can afford.
afford常用在can, be able to 后，表示负担得起，抽出时间等。
This car is too expensive, and I can’t ～ it.
这车太贵，我买不起。
3. make the most of 充分利用
=make the best of
=make full use of
=make good use of
We should make full use of our time to study well.
我们应该充分利用我们的时间好好学习。
We should make good use of the limited resources.
我们应该充分利用有限的资源。
→Step 8 Summary and homework
In this period, we have learnt three skills. They are finding information, taking notes and using punctuation marks.
1. After class, review the content of Task.
2. Preview Project.
3. Do some exercises on Workbook.
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精彩片断
Activity 1 A tale about punctuation marks
T: Now, boys and girls, I want to tell you a story. Once upon a time, a man went to a hotel to stay in. When the waiter came up to ask what he would like to have. He wrote down two sentences in this way: If no fish, meat is OK; no chicken, duck OK. But, what puzzled the waiter was that his sentences had no punctuation marks. The second day, the waiter served the man with only vegetables. Because, the waiter misunderstood his sentences by thinking like this: If no fish and meat, I’m OK; if no chicken and duck, never mind.
In Chinese, it has different meanings: “无鱼肉也可; 无鸡鸭也可。”→ “无鱼, 肉也可; 无鸡, 鸭也可。”→ “无鱼肉, 也可; 无鸡鸭, 也可。”
After this tale, students will know the importance of punctuation marks in Chinese.
编写者点评:
By designing this story, all the students know the importance of punctuation marks easily and directly. It’s easy for the teacher to explain punctuation marks in English.
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