Teaching Aims:

1.Review some new words appearing in the last period.

2.Review the use of “It”.

Teaching Important Points:

1.Review the words used as a noun or a verb appearing in the reading passage and learn to complete sentences with their correct form…

2.Master the use of “It”.

Teaching Difficult Point:

The usage of “it” used in the subject position to stand for an infinitive or a clause,especially in the following sentence structure:

It is said/believed/reported/thought/known…that…

Teaching Methods:

1.Revision to help the students consolidate the words learnt in the last period.

2.Practise to help the students review the use of “It”.

3.Pair work or individual work to make every student work in class.

Teaching Aids:

1.the multimedia

2.the blackboard

Teaching Procedures:

Step Ⅰ Greetings

Greet the whole class as usual.

Step Ⅱ Revision

T:In the last period,we read a passage about the King of Stonehenge.Have you remembered anything about it?Who can retell the text briefly?

S1:Let me try.On May 3,2002,archaeologists found a grave of a man in England.Buried with him were some tools…

T:Very good.Thank you for your performance.

Step Ⅲ Word Study

T:In the reading passage we’ve learnt,there are some words which mean the same as the definitions I’ll give you.Now,listen to me carefully and then find the words and read them out.One student,one word.Is that clear?

Ss:Yes.

T:OK.Let’s begin.No 1:the ruler of an empire,higher than a king.

S2:Emperor.

T:Yes.No 2:the clothes that people wear.

S3:Clothing.

T:Good.No 3:a long stick with a sharp point,used as a weapon.

S4:Arrow.

T:No.Think it over.

S5:Knife.

T:Yes.Let’s go on.It means a deep round bowl used for cooking.Which word is it?

S6:I think the word is “pot”,isn’t it?

T:Yes.No 5:a thin weapon that you shoot with a bow.

S7:Arrow.

T:Right.The last one:the amount of space between two places.

S8:The word should be “distance”.

T:Very good.Now,please look at the screen.These words can be used as a noun or a verb.Can you say their meanings in Chinese?(Teacher shows the screen and let the students speak together.Meanwhile,give answers on the screen.)

T：Now,let’s do an exercise.Open your books at Page 77.Look at Ex.2 in Word Study.Complete the sentences with their correct form and change them into Chinese.I’ll give you a few minutes to prepare.After that,I’ll ask some students to do them.

T:OK.Time is up.Have you finished?

Ss:Yes.

T:Well.The first one.Any volunteer?

S9:The first blank should be filled in “date” used as a noun,while the second should be filled in “dates” used as a verb.Its Chinese meaning is:日期是2002年5月3日，考古學家在英格蘭發現了一個男人的墳墓，此墓的歷史可追溯到公元前大約2300年。

T：Very good.The second one?

S:…

Suggested answers:

1.dress;dressed

她喜歡黑顏色的裙子。她總是穿著黑色的衣服。

3.found;find

去年，考古學家發現了一個男人的墳墓，最令人感到驚奇的發現物就是兩只金耳環。

4.transported;transport

沒有人知道這些巨大的石頭是怎樣經過這樣的一段距離被運輸過來的，有人說可能是外星人幫助了他們。

5.trade;traded

中西方國家之間的貿易有著悠久的歷史。他們用珠寶和醫藥換取中國的茶葉和絲綢。

6.pins;pin

我正在尋找一些釘子。我想把這幅漂亮的畫釘在墻上。

Step Ⅳ Grammar

(Teacher shows some sentences on the screen.)

T:Do the sentences A and B in each pair have the same meaning?

Ss:Yes.Both of the two sentences in each pair have the same meaning.

T:Are there any differences?Who’d like to try the first pair?

S10:The subject of Sentence A is an infinitive phrase,while that of Sentence B is “It”.In Sentence B,“It” is used in the subject position to stand for the infinitive phrase.The reason why the sentence is written like that is that we want to keep the balance of the sentence.Am I right?

T:Yes.you’re right.Sentence B is more usual in everyday English.The second pair,Li Ping,try please.

S11:In Sentence A,the subject is a that-clause,while the subject of Sentence B is “It”,which is used in the subject position to stand for a clause.

T:Very good.The sentence structure “It is+adj.+an infinitive/a clause”is very useful in learning English.(Teacher writes the sentence structure on the blackboard.)Can you make a sentence with the sentence structure?

S12:Let me try.It is dangerous to go out alone at night.

T:Good.Wang Wei,make a sentence with the structure.

S13：It is natural that a child should love its mother.

(Teacher writes the two sentences the students made on the blackboard.)

T:Well done.Now.let’s do an exercise.Turn to Page 78 and look at Ex.1 in Grammar.Rewrite the following sentences using “it”.Five minutes later,I’ll check your answers.

Suggested answers:

1.It is a great honour for me to be able to join in the archaeological research project.

2.Thanks to modern technology,it is possible to find out more facts about the man buried in the grave.

3.It is still unknown whether the man organised the construction of Stonehenge.

4.It is a mystery how early men constructed Stonehenge without the use of modern technology.

T:You all did very well.Now,please look at the screen.

(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)

In this pair,Sentence A and Sentence B have the same meaning.Sentence A includes a very useful sentence structure.Do you know what it is?

Ss:Yes.It is:It be+p.p.+that-clause.

(Teacher writes it on the blackboard.)

T:Look at the blackboard,please.Here “It”is also used in the subject position to stand for a clause,but it is different from what we reviewed just now.Is that so?

Ss:Yes.

T:The sentence pattern “It be+p.p.+that-clause”can often be changed into the sentence structure “People+vt.+that-clause”.The past participles used like that in the sentence structure are: reported, believed, thought, proven, known, hoped, suggested, etc.

(Teacher writes them on the blackboard.)

T:Are you clear about that?

Ss:Yes.

T:OK.Let’s do Ex.2 at Page 78.First do them by yourself,then check your answers with your partner.After a while,I’ll ask some of you to read out your sentences.

Suggested answers:

1.It was said that it was an important archaeological discovery.

2.It was reported that this man had been called the King of Stonehenge.

3.It is believed that the two gold earrings found on the man are the oldest gold ever found in Britain.

4.It is thought that European culture and techniques were brought to Britain through trade instead of war.

5.It has been proven that the copper knives came from Spain and Western France.

6.It is unknown to us how these huge stones were transported over a distance of 380 kilometres.

Step Ⅴ Consolidation

T:Now,please look at the screen.Translate the sentences into English using “it”.

1.據報道，數十名兒童在事故中死亡。

2.電腦有可能取代人的位置嗎？

3.核對這些實驗的結果是重要的。

4.處理這樣的問題，對你來說是困難的。

5.獨自一人去海里游泳是危險的。

6.眾所周知，中國是一個文明古國。

Suggested answers:

1.It was reported that dozens of children died in the accident.

2.Is it possible that computers can take the place of human beings?

3.It is important that the experiment result should be checked.

4.It is difficult for you to deal with such a problem.

5.It is dangerous to go to swim in the sea alone.

6.It is well known that China is a country with an ancient civilization.

Step Ⅵ Summary and Homework

T:In this class,we’ve reviewed some new words appearing in the last period,especially some words used as noun or verb.We’ve also reviewed the use of “it”,which is used in the subject position to stand for an infinitive or a clause.After class,you need to do more exercises to consolidate what we’ve reviewed about the use of “it”.Besides,prepare for the next period.That’s all.See you tomorrow!

Ss:See you tomorrow!

Step Ⅶ The Design of the Writing on theBlackboard

Unit 20 Archaeology

The Third Period

Grammar:The use of “It”

Ⅰ.It is+adj.+an infinitive/a clause.

e.g.It is dangerous to go out alone at night.

It is natural that a child should love its mother.

Ⅱ.It be+玴.p.(said,reported,believed,thought,proved,known,hoped,suggested,etc.)+that-clause.

(=People say/report/believe/think…that-clause.)

Step Ⅷ Record after Teaching