Teaching Aims

1 . find out two forms of “the subjunctive mood”

(1) wish. (that) sb. did/ were

(2) If….did/ were…, …would/ should/ could/ might…;

2.Try to use them in language situations, such as pictures,dialogues and passages.

3. Form a good habit in grammar learning enhancing the students’ confidence in learning abilities.

Teaching Procedures

StepⅠ Free talk and lead-in

1.Talk about wishes and try to identify the use of Subjunctive Mood

We wish you a Merry Chrismas

= We wish you will have a Merry Chrismas →(likely to happen)

I wish I were a student as young as you → ( )

2.Questions:

What mood is used in the sentence above?

Step ⅡSubjunctive Mood

1. wish- clause in the subjunctive mood

1)Discribing pictures using wish clauds of the subjunctive mood

I wish every day were my birthday.

He wishes he were as tall as Yao Ming.

I wish I could fly like a bird.

I wish/wished I hadn’t eaten so much watermelon.

I wish it would rain tomorrow.

2).Change the following sentences.

e.g. I’m not a girl.

I wish I were a girl.

1. I can’t solve my problem.

I wish I could solve the problem.

2. He didn’t pass the exam.

He wished he had passed the exam.

3. We are afraid the performance won’t go well tomorrow.

We wish the performance would go well tomorrow.

3).Summary the sentence patterns

現在

wish clause 過去

將來

4)．Pair work

If today were your birthday and you could achieve your wish, tell your partner what wishes you want to have.

A: Happy Birthday to you!

B: Thank you!Welcome to my birthday party!

A:Today is your birthday.Would you like to tell me your birthday wishes?

B: Oh! I wish …….

3.If …..sentence structure in the subjunctive mood

1).Expressing pictures using wish clauds of the subjunctive mood

If I had enough money,I would have bought a big house

If I had a chance now,I would have a voyage and travel on the island

If he had been more careful, he wouldn’t have had the car accident yesterday.

If I should live in the South Pole,I would be willing to

If I were to take part in the game tomorrow, I would be the winner.

2). Try to fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words given in the brackets.

1.People say that the art exhibition is worth seeing.I wish I ____ (can) go with you but I’m busy these days

2.If I ____ (can) paint ,I _____ (paint) you an absract painting in the style of Matisse.

3.We don’t know her address. If we ____ (know) it ,we ________ (send) her a big bunch of flowers.

4.If you _______ (take) my advice this morning, you __________________ (miss) the bus.

5.It’s Miss Liang’s birthday next monday.I wish I ____ (can) take her out to a superb restaurant for dinner,but I’ll be on business

6.I really appreciate your helping .Without your help,we ______________ (not complete) the project tomorrow

7.If Peter __________(come) to our shool, he ______ (can) go to our art classroom

3).Summary the sentence patterns

If從句 主句

現在

過去

將來

4).Distinguish the differences between a factual situation and a wish

Write F if the sentence refers to a factual situation,and write W if it refers to a wish

1.He would come to the party if he didn’t have to work. ( ) = He wants to come,but he can’t just beacause he has to work.

2.If he has time,he always walks into the cafe and asks for a cup of coffee. ( )

= He always walks into the caffe and asks for a cup of coffee when he has time.

3.If I had enough money I would buy a new car.( )

4.I’ll go with you to the gallery if it doesn’t rain tomorrow.( )

5)Practise

Change the following statements into wishes

1.He has no right to choose his holiday,so he can’t go to Mexico.

●If he _____ right to choose his holiday,he would go to Mexico.

2. I can’t eat shellfish because I am allergic to them.

● If I were not allergic to shellfish,I _______________________.

3.As the marble stature is too large for her garden,the housewife won’t buy it.

●If _________________________________________,the house wife would buy it.

4.We know very little about the disease, so we are abe to treat the patients very effectively.

StepⅢ Play a game,following the example

Eg.I want to have a car.What would happen.if I had a car?

● If you had a car ,you would have an accident.

● If you had an accident, you would have to be sent to hospital

● If you were sent to hospital,we would go to see you

(1)If I were the principal (校長)of the shool,I …..

(2) If I graduated from shool,I……

StepⅣ Summary

Make a quick review about what we have learnt today.

StepⅤwrite a passage

Ss are asked to prepare a passage under the following instructions.

If you were the principal（校長）of the school, what measures would you take to make a difference?

Organize your measures and write a campaign speech (競選演說稿）----- “If I Were Mr. Principal”.

Please prepare your campaign speech in this way:

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m honored here to give you a speech. First of all, I’m sure I have all the qualities a principal needs. I’m proud I’m the very person. How I wish I were Mr. Principal!

If I were Mr. Principal, I would

Use as many sentences as possible with the following two structures.

(1) If….did/ were…, …would/ should/ could/ might…;

(2) wish. (that) sb. did/ were