人教版 (新课标)必修3&4Unit 3 A taste of English humour教案

Period 6　Assessment

The General Idea of This Period

This period is to find out how well the students understand English humour—the kinds of humour and the typical representatives of each kind,whether they can use the new words and expressions learned in this unit correctly,so that instruction can be improved.To achieve the above goals the teacher can apply both performance assessment and summative assessment by designing a checklist for students to complete.And this will get the students involved in the assessment so that they focus on the process of learning as well as the results of learning.

Teaching Important and Difficult Points

Help the students learn to assess whether their knowledge about this topic has increased.

Help the students focus on the process of learning as well as the results of learning.

Teaching Methods

Question-and-answer activity.

Pair work and group work to make the students work in class.

Teaching and Learning Aids

A multimedia

A blackboard

Three Dimensional Teaching Aims

Knowledge and Skills

Elevate efficiently the students’ knowledge about English humour.

Elevate the students’ ability of using the words and expressions and grammar learned in this unit.

Process and Strategies

Check up what they have learned in this unit by evaluation and tests.

Feelings and Value

Through this part the students will surely know what they have mastered and haven’t mastered,and thus work hard to consolidate it.

Teaching Procedures

Step 1 Greetings

T:Good morning,boys and girls!

Ss:Good morning!

T:So far we have finished this unit which is about...?

Ss:It’s about English humour.

T:We have had great fun while learning this unit.It seems that our class has become more lively and interesting.Of course we have learned a lot of useful words and expressions,and the -ing form used as the attribute,predicative and object complement.

Step 2 Dictation

T:Now let’s have a dictation of the new words and expressions as I told you yesterday.I’ll read each word or expression twice.Are you ready?Let’s start.

T:Please check your answers with your partners.Please pay much attention to those words or expressions that you didn’t get right.

Step 3 Assessment

T:Today we are going to see how well you have worked on the words and expressions,the -ing form,and how much you know about English humour.Now answer the following questions to have a self-assessment.

非测试性评价

Checklist

1.Do you know different kinds of humour?

2.Do you know humour is not always kind?

3.Do you know the similarities and differences between English humour and Chinese humour?

4.Can you tell some funny stories in English?

5.Can you think of a funny situation in your life and then write out your story.

6.Can you understand all the new words and expressions in this unit?

7.Do you know the function of the -ing form?

8.Can you use the -ing form freely and correctly?

测试性评价

Ⅰ.Choose the suitable words from the box below and fill in the blanks in the correct form.

1.I can’t imagine Billy _________________ a motorbike.

2.Did you hear the dog downstairs _________________ for most of the night?

3.Frank is very good at telling funny jokes.He can be very _______________.

4.You can’t stop me __________ what I want.

5.He gave me a __________ hug when he met me at the airport.

6.Jim has really learnt very fast.She has made __________ progress.

7.It’s been raining all day.This weather is __________ .

8.When I came out of the theatre,I noticed a group of children __________ musical instruments across the street.

Suggested answers:

1.riding　2.barking　3.amusing　4.doing　

5.welcoming　6.astonishing　7.depressing8.playing

Ⅱ.Fill in each blank with the proper form of the given words in the brackets.

1.The _________(miss) boy was last seen playing near the river.

2.He had never spent a more ___________ (worry) day.

3.Do you know the boy __________ (lie) under the tree?

4.The news sounds __________ (encourage).

5.Father left early in the morning,leaving me __________ (wonder) what happened.

6.He could feel the cold wind ______________ (blow) against his face.

7.There is another road ___________ (lead) to the city.

8.As all know,China is a ______________ (develop) country,belonging to the third world.

9.The picture __________ (hang) on the wall is painted by my nephew.

10.The task of this class is _____________ (practise) the idioms.

Suggested answers:

1.missing　2.worrying　3.lying　4.encouraging　5.wondering　6.blowing　7.leading　8.developing　9.hanging　10.practicing

Ⅲ.Multiple choice

1.—Are you __________ with your present salary?

—Yes,and what’s more our boss is kind to us.

A.satisfied　　　　　 B.content

C.satisfying   D.both A and B

2.We are earning more money.In fact most people are __________ than they were five years ago.

A.better off　　　　　 B.well off

C.badly off　　　　　 D.worse off

3.—Why did you come here?

—I came here __________ to see you.

A.specially　　　　　　 B.especially

C.particularly　　　　　 D.special

4.He was in such a hurry that he __________ an old man.

 A.came across　　　　　　　 B.bumped into

C.knocked into　　　　　　　 D.both B and C

5.The excellent students are __________ to join in the English club.

A.elected　　　　　　　 B.picked out

C.picked　　　　　　　  D.picked up

6.He was in hospital for six months.He felt as if he was __________ from the outside world.

A.cut out　　　　　　　 B.cut off

C.cut up　　　　　　　 D.cut down

7.On the way home,he was __________ in a storm.As a result,he developed a cold.

A.met　　　　　　　  B.hit

C.caught　　　　　　　 D.kept

8.We’ll have to finish the job,__________.

A.long it takes however　　　　　　　B.it takes however long

C.long however it takes　　　　　　　D.however long it takes

9.If you don’t stop working,you will feel __________.

A.tiring　　　　　　　  B.worn-out

C.tired out　　　　　　　  D.both B and C

10.When a pencil is partly in a glass of water,it looks as if it __________.

A.breaks　　　　　　　 B.has broken

C.were broken　　　　　　D.had been broken

11.The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the ________.

A.20 dollars remained　　　　　　　B.20 dollars to remain

C.remained 20 dollars　　　　　　　D.remaining 20 dollars

12.He looked around and caught a man __________ his hand into the pocket of a passenger.

A.put　　　　　　　   B.to be putting

C.to put　　　　　　　  D.putting

13.The flower __________ sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.

A.to smell　　　　　　　 B.smelling

C.smelt　　　　　　　 D.to be smelt

14.There was a terrible noise __________ the sudden burst of light.

A.followed　　　　　　　 B.following

C.to be followed　　　　　 D.being followed

15.Miss Joan’s bad habit is __________ without thorough understanding.

A.read　　　 　　　　 B.being read

C.to be read　　　　　　　D.reading

答案与解析:

1.D　be satisfied with 和be content with 的意思是“对……满意”,satisfying的意思是“令人满意的”。

2.A　well off的意思是“境况良好、富裕”;better off是其比较级。 badly off 的意思是“潦倒、穷困”,它的比较级是worse off。

3.A　specially的意思是“为某目的特地”;especially的意思是“尤其”;particularly的意思是“特别地”;special是形容词,不能作状语。

4.D　bump into 和knock into 的意思是“撞上”;come across 和knock into的意思是“偶然遇见”。

5.B　pick out的意思是“挑出,选出”;pick up 意思是“拾起,捡起”;elect的意思是“选举”。

6.B　cut out 的意思是“剪除,切掉,割掉”;cut off的意思是“隔绝,隔离”;cut down 的意思是“砍到,砍伤,砍死”;cut up 的意思是“切碎”。

7.C　be caught in 的意思是“遇上,被绊住,受阻”。

8.D　however为副词,修饰形容词。

9.D　worn-out和tired out的意思是“筋疲力尽的,疲惫不堪的”。

10.C　as if 后要用虚拟语气,因为是与现在事实相反,故选C。

11.D　remaining 此处为现在分词作前置定语。

12.D　catch sb.doing sth.的意思是“撞见某人正在做某事”。动词catch后面可以接现在分词作宾语补足语。

13.B　smelling sweet 此处是现在分词短语作后置定语,smell 是连系动词,没有被动语态。

14.B　following 为现在分词作后置定语,noise与follow为主动关系,故用现在分词。

15.D　reading without thorough understanding为动名词作表语。

The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard

Record after Teaching

Activities and Research

The students may find more to consolidate their knowledge in this unit.Meanwhile,they may also find some English jokes to enjoy.

Reference for Teaching

高考链接

1.(2006全国高考Ⅰ,32) __________ and happy,Tony stood up and accepted the prize.

A.Surprising　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B.Surprised

C.Being surprised　　　　　　　            D.To be surprising

赏析:选B。surprised作状语,表示Tony站起来领奖时的心情。一般说来,表示心理状态的动词如surprise,excite,interest等都是及物动词,汉语的意思是“使吃惊”“使激动”“使感兴趣”。因而动词+ing形式表示“令人吃惊”“令人激动”“令人感兴趣”。动词+ed形式表示“感到……的”。 2.(2006全国高考Ⅱ,17) We often provide our child with toy,footballs or basketballs,_________ that children like these things.

A.thinking　　　　　　　B.think

C.to think　　　　　　　D.thought 

赏析:选A。动词+ing形式作状语表示主动和动作正在发生。因为think的逻辑主语是句子的主语,所以要用动词+ing形式作状语。

3.(2006天津高考,10) Don’t respond to any e-mails _________ personal information,no matter how official they look.

A.searching　　　　　　　 B.asking

C.requesting　　　　　　　D.questioning　

赏析:选C。request意为“请求,恳求,恳请;要求,需要”,常用于委婉地说明自己的需要,有礼貌地正式地向他人出请求,语气比较文雅,往往用于恐怕对方不能答应的场合。在该句在表示不要回复要求个人信息的邮件。search意为“寻找”；ask意为“问”；question意为“询问;讯问;审问”。 4.(2006江苏高考,30) Whenever he was asked why he was late for class,he would answer carelessly,always __________ the same thing.

A.saying　　　　　　　　 B.said　

C.to say　　　　　　　 D.having said

赏析:选A。动词+ing形式表示主动,即其逻辑主语是句子的主语he,表示他总是说同样的话。5.(2006浙江高考,5) When __________ different cultures,we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.

A.compared　　　　　　　　 B.being compared　

C.comparing　　　　　　　　D.having compared

赏析:选C。此处是连词when+分词短语作时间状语,相当于一个状语从句。但分词的主语和主句的主语必须为同一个。此处从句的主语是we,compare这个动作是we主动进行的,应用现在分词表示。

6.(2006北京春季高考,34) ____________ with a difficult situation,Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice.

A.To face　　　　　　　 B.Having faced

C.Faced　　　　　　　 D.Facing

赏析:选C。be faced with a difficult situation面临困难形势。动词+ed形式短语faced with a difficult situation作状语。

7.(2005上海春季高考,36) This company was the first __________ portable radios as well as cassette tape recorders in the world.

A.producing　　　　　　　  B.to produce

C.having produced　　　　　　　 D.produced

赏析:选B。在表示“顺序”的词,如first,last等后,要用不定式作定语。

8.(2005上海春季高考,39) When the first English settlers arrived in the New World,the Indians _____________ jewellery made of animal bones greeted them warmly.

A.wearing　　　　　　　 B.to wear

C.worn　　　　　　　  D.having worn

赏析:选A。wearing作定语表示“正穿着”。不定式作定语通常表示“将（做某事）”。

9.(2005上海春季高考,40) The purpose of new technology is to make life easier,__________ it more difficult.

A.not making　　　　　　　 B.not make

C.not to make　　　　　　　D.nor to make

赏析:选C。动词不定式to make life easier和not to make it more difficult都作is的表语。

10.(2004全国高考Ⅰ,31) Reading is an experience quite different from watching TV;there are pictures __________ in your mind instead of before your eyes.

A.to form　　　　　　　B.form

C.forming　　　　　　　D.having formed

赏析:选C。动词+ing形式作定语表示同时发生的动作。一边读书,一边在脑海里形成画面。不定式作定语常常表示将要发生的事。动词+ing形式的完成式只作状语,不作定语。

11.(2004全国高考Ⅲ,28) “We can’t go out in this weather,” said Bob,___________ out of the window.

A.looking　　　　　　　B.to look

C.looked 　　　　　　　D.having looked

赏析:选A。“动词+ing形式”looking表示与谓语同时发生的动作,在句中作伴随状语。表示一边往窗外看,一边说天气原因不能出去。

12.(2004全国高考Ⅳ,27) Alice returned from the manager’s office __________ me that the boss wanted to see me at once.

A.having told　　　　　 B.tells

C.to tell　　　　　　　 D.telling

赏析:选D。现在分词telling...作伴随状语,其动作的执行者是句子的主语Alice。

13.(2004天津高考,34) Don’t leave the water __________ while you brush your teeth.

A.run　　　　　　　   B.running

C.being run　　　　　　　  D.to run

赏析:选B。leave后接动词+ing形式表示状态,leave the water running使水一直流着。

14.(2004上海高考,34) The flowers _________ sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.

A.to smell　　　　　　　  B.smelling

C.smelt　　　　　　　  D.to be smelt

赏析:选B。“动词+ing形式”作定语,与其逻辑主语the flowers之间是主动关系,the flowers smelling sweet闻起来很香的花。

15.(2004福建高考,27) The news reporters hurried to the airport,only __________ the film star had left.

A.to tell　　　　　　　B.to be told

C.telling　　　　　　　D.told

赏析:选B。动词不定式与only连用表示未曾预料的结果。to be told的意思是“被告知”。