高中英语Unit 4 Journey Across a Vast Land教学设计

2019新人教高中英语选择性必修二

Unit 4 Discover Useful Structures

Understand the -ing and -ed forms as the predicative and adverbial

Teaching aims:

By the end of the period, students will be able to:

1.Identify and compare the features and functions of the -ing and -ed as the predicative and adverbial.

2.Practise the usages of the -ing and -ed forms in different contexts.

3.Improve your writing by using the -ing and -ed forms as the predicative and adverbial instead of full clauses.

Teaching key and difficult points:

1.Help students to analyse the function and meaning of the -ing form as the predicative and adverbial in a real context and improve their writing by using the -ing and -ed forms.

2.Instruct students to learn how to use the -ing and -ed forms in the writing.

Teaching procedures:

StepⅠObserve and analyse

Read and observe the sentences.Discuss the function and meaning of each -ing and -ed form.

1.For both of them,the thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting.

2.However,they did not anticipate seeing such an open country,and were truly amazed.

3.Seen from the train window,the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive.

4.Looking at the beautiful scenery,they both agreed that it was the most awesome journey they had ever taken.

5.Mr Bissell skillfully organizes historical insights and cultural references,making his tale a well-rounded picture of Uzbekistan,seen from Western eyes.

Suggested answers:

1.As the predicative.　2.As the predicative.　3.As the adverbial.　4.As the adverbial.　5.As the adverbial.

StepⅡPractice

Activity 1　Work individually and finish Exercise 1 on Page 41.

see　　frighten　　head　　amaze

1.The girls were 　　　　to see such an open country. 

The farms covered a very large area,which was 　　　　. 

2.Going into the wilderness alone can be 　　　　. 

Do you feel 　　　　when going into the wilderness alone? 

3.　　　　 from the top of the mountain,the scenery was really fascinating. 

　　　　 the scenery from the top of the mountain,I was fascinated by the autumn colours. 

4.　　　　 eastwards,you will pass the Canadian Rockies. 

Finally,the company—　　　　 by its new manager—started to make a profit. 

Suggested answers:

1.amazed;amazing 2.frightening;frightened　3.Seen;Seeing　4.Heading;headed

Activity 2　Brainstorm more words in -ed or -ing forms.Complete the table.

Suggested answers：

Describe feelings: surprised, astonished, excited, shocked, satisfied, bored, frightened, embarrassed;

Describe places or things: surprising, astonishing, exciting, shocking, satisfying, boring, frightening, embarrassing.

Activity 3　Complete Exercise 2 on Page 41.

bore　　excite　　tire　　satisfy

1.We became 　　　　when thinking about those beautiful locations in Finland.We expected to experience a lot of 　　　　things there. 

2.We went to bed as soon as we arrived at the hotel because we were so 　　　　.The eight-hour train ride was quite 　　　　. 

3.I was not 　　　　with the hotel.It was not as clean as I had expected.But we had a 　　　　meal at the hotel’s restaurant,so I felt a bit better later on. 

4.It was raining hard the next day,so we just stayed in the hotel and watched TV.Sadly,the TV programmes that day were really 　　　　.As we had nothing else to do,we felt pretty 　　　　. 

Suggested answers:

1.excited;exciting　2.tired;tiring　3.satisfied;satisfying　4.boring ;bored

Activity 4　Rewrite the sentences.Add information as necessary.

EXAMPLE

When people asked the man what the trip meant to him,he said it was “an experience of a lifetime”.

When asked what the trip meant to him,the man said it was “an experience of a lifetime”.

1.Butchart Gardens was transformed from a quarry.It has now become a famous destination for travellers.

2.If you compare Quebec City with other cities in Canada,it seems more like a charming European village.

3.They did not know where to start their sightseeing in Luoyang,so they went to the Tourist Information Centre.

4.When they heard that the Sea-to-Sky Highway was Canada’s most scenic drive,they made West Vancouver their first destination.

Suggested answers:

1.Transformed from a quarry,Butchart Gardens has now become a famous destination for travellers.

2.Compared with other cities in Canada,Quebec City seems more like a charming European village.

3.Not knowing where to start their sightseeing in Luoyang,they went to the Tourist Information Centre.

4.Hearing that the Sea-to-Sky Highway was Canada’s most scenic drive,they made West Vancouver their first destination.

StepⅢ Language Use

Activity 1　Ask students to choose one or two topics and write a paragraph about their feelings or experience using some words in their -ed or -ing forms.

*a book you have read

*a city you have travelled to

*a lecture you have listened to

*a restaurant you have been to

*a friend you want to talk about

*a product or an app you have used

EXAMPLE

“Life on the Road” is the most touching lecture I have ever listened to.Among the talks on travel,this is the most inspiring.I was very impressed by the dangers and uncertainty the speaker had experienced,as well as his exploration and discovery...

Suggested answers:

The other night,I went to a Chinese restaurant called Spicy Memory.It had interesting decoration,with bare walls,lanterns,and colourful posters.The food was simply astonishing.We had fish fragrant eggplant,a spicy noodle dish,and a huge salad with some amazing seafood in it.The only problem with the restaurant was that it kept playing loud music,and after a while we had become tired of hearing it.And then there was the wait for the food.We told the waiter that it had taken more than two hours for our main course to arrive.We became a little bored with waiting for it.However,when it arrived,we no longer cared that we had waited so long for the food.In the end,satisfied with the experience,we decided that we would go there again—but only if we had a lot of time to spend!

Activity 2　Ask the students to polish their writing and present it to the whole class.

StepⅣ Consolidation

单句语法填空

1.After high school,Jennifer attended a local technical college,　　　　 (work) to pay her tuition(学费). 

2.Later,they learned to work with the seasons,planting at the right time and,in dry areas,　　　　(make) use of annual floods to irrigate(灌溉) their fields. 

3.—Don’t you think that dog is 　　　　(frighten)? Better not get close to it. 

—Actually,I think that the dog is just 　　　　(frighten) because there are so many people around. 

4.—Are you 　　　　(interest) in visiting the newly-built museum downtown? 

—Not really.I’d rather go to the new theme park,which is more 　　　　(interest). 

Suggested answers:

1.working　2.making　3.frightening;frightened  4.interested;interesting