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Period Two learning about language

Aims and demands 1. Discover the useful words and expressions.

2. Learn and improve the use of useful words and expressions.

Main points Learn to use the words and expressions that the Ss discover.

Difficult points Improve the use of the words and expressions.

Teaching procedures Step One Learning about language

1.?Discover the useful words and expressions in this unit in groups of four.

2.?Ask the Ss to show their results to the class.

3.?Ask them to find out some of the time expressions and underline all those time expressions in the reading passage.

4.?Ss have a discussion and do the exercise2.

5.?Check their answers.

6.?Say sth. about the word-formation and try to find out the root of the words below.

7.Complete the sentences with the words in the passages.

Step two Using words and expressions

1. Review the rules of changing the forms of the words:verb-noun-adjective .

2.?Let the Ss discuss the questions below:

1. What part of speech are the words ending in-ion?Are there any exceptions to this?

2.For most words,is the verb,noun or adjective the shortest word?

3.What endings do the adjectives have?Can you think of other common endings for adjectives?

3.Complete the sentences with the words above.

5.?Do the translations. Ss discuss the sentences and the translate them into English, using the words and phrases in brackets.

Step three words learning

1. Ask the Ss to talk about the word-formation.

2.?Ask them to work in groups to find some words with the prefixes and suffixes and study their meanings.

3.?Ask them to show their results to the class.