1、Unit 1 AsiaPeriod 4GrammarTeaching aimsGet the Ss to know the use of “it”Teaching focusUse it as a pronounUse it as an impersonal pronounUse it to replace the real subject or objectDifficult pointsLearn to use it correctlyStep 1 RevisionReview the following sentences with “ it”Look at the panda,it i
2、s so small.Another famous attraction is the Grate Wall,it runsLook at the cute baby, it is a boy ,isnt it?The little baby is drinking milk.It weighs only 3 kilos.-Who was calling you just now?-It was my cousin.Tourists like to take a boat trip along the Lijiang River.It is a great fun.Step 2 Working
3、 out the rulesWe use it for animals and lifeless thingsWe use it for a young child when we dont know whether it is a boy or a girlWe use it for an attractionWe use it for an unknown personStep 3 PracticeDo the exercise in Part AStep 4Learn the use of it as an impersonal pronounIts 6:30p.m. It is rai
4、ning heavily.In Beijing, it is cold.It is 2 kilometers from here to your school.It is 6:30 p.m. It is raining heavily outside.It is 1 January today. It is New Years Day.In Beijing, it is cold and windy in winter.It is two kilometres from my school to my _ was a sunny day. Peter decided to go for a w
5、alk to the park, though _ was two miles away. _ was so comfortable to walk on the street. Step 5 Do the exercise in partBStep 6 Learn the use of it -to replace the real subject or objectIt is very tiring ti climb the steps.It is +adj.+(of/for)+to do sth It takes some time to do sth.It is said/report
6、ed thatthinks/finds it easy /difficult to do sthIt is amazing that there are so many rocks in unusual shapes in the cave.It is important that we should learn English well.It is very tiring to climb the steps.It is popular to hire a bicycle and ride around the countrysideMany people find it pleasant
7、to travel around.We think it important to learn a foreign language. 该句型中的it 作形式宾语,为了记忆方便我们可称该句型为6123结构。 6指主句中常用的动词:think, believe, make, find, consider, feel; 1指的是形式宾语it; 2指的是宾补的两种形式:形容词或名词; 3指的是真正宾语的三种形式:不定式短语,动名词短语或that引导的宾语从句。 Step 7 Do the exercise in Part C Step 8 ConsolidationLet the students finish the exercises at page 55 and help the students understand the meanings of as soon asandwhenever.