M1U3grammar.doc

Period 4 Grammar and usage

Ⅰ. Teaching aims:
Enable the Ss to grasp the non-restrictive attributive clauses and question tags
Ⅱ. Teaching important points:
How to use correctly non-restrictive attributive clauses and question tags
Ⅲ. Teaching difficult points:
The function and formation of the non-restrictive attributive clauses and question tags
Ⅳ. Teaching methods:
Inductive and deductive methods, task-based learning and cooperative learning
Ⅴ. Teaching aids:
A computer, a blackboard
Ⅵ. Teaching procedures:
Step I Revision and lead in
1. Ask the students to recall what they’ve learned about the attributive clauses
2. Ask them practice finishing some sentences using attributive clauses
3. Conclusion of what has been learnt about the attributive clauses
4. make a comparison to introduce the non- restrictive attributive clauses
Step II work on the non- restrictive attributive clauses
1. Ask the Ss to find out the restrictive and non- restrictive attributive clauses in the text.
2. tell the differences between the two kinds of attributive clauses by giving examples and making conclusions
3. Ask them to summarize what has been learnt and practice using the non- restrictive attributive clauses
4. The important points of attributive clauses
1) non- restrictive attributive clauses led by “as” and “which”
2) non- restrictive attributive clauses led by “some/ any of which/ whom…”
5. practice (correction, multiple choices, comparison)

Step III Homework
1. Go over the restrictive and non-restrictive attributive clauses.

2. Finish the exercises of Part A and B on p48-49 in your textbook

3. Finish Part C1 on P96 in your workbook.

Step IV work on question tags
1. ask questions and lead in
2. discuss what question tags are
3. discuss the situations in which question tags are used according to examples
4. practice finding out the question tags in the text and explain them
5. ask questions about the types and formations of question tags
6. give examples and conclude the formation of question tags
7. tips on how to use the question tags
8. practice time
Step V Language points
Explanation and practice
1) consider
2) affect/ effect/ effort/ offer
3) recognize/ realize
Step Ⅵ practice and consolidation of the grammar points
Step VII Homework
1. Go over the question tags.

2. Finish Part A and B on P51 in your textbook as well as Part C2 on P96 in your workbook.

3. Preview Task.