Teaching Aims:
1. To review relative clauses
2. To compare and distinguish defining and non-defining relative clauses
Teaching difficulties:
1. To compare and distinguish defining and non-defining relative clauses
Teaching Aids:computer
Teaching procedures:
Ⅰ. Warming up
T: today we are going to read a story about Marco Polo. Have you heard about Marco Polo?
Which of the following do you think is true about Marco Polo?
A He was a French merchant who traveled to Venice.
B He was an Italian merchant who traveled to China.
S: B
T: Yes. Many people know about his story. He came from Italy. Venice was his hometown.(show the pictures of Venice) Marco Polo wrote a very famous book. Do you know its name?
S:
T: When did Marco came to China? (slide : an old map of the yuan dynasty)
S:
T: How did Marco travel to China?( slide : an old map of traveling map)
S:
T: In 1271, his father brought Marco on a trip to China. Marco was surprised at Chinese customs and skills such as using coal for heating, paper money, noodle-making and many other things.) Now let read the text you will get more information.
ⅡReading
Task1 Read the text. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?
1Kublai Khan trusted Marco polo’s father very much. F
2Marco polo’s taught people to use coal as fuel in the Yuan Dynasty. F
3The Hall in the Summer Palace can contain 6,000 people having dinner together. T
4. China was more developed than Europe at that time when Marco travelled to China. T
5. . As soon as Marco polo arrived in Italy a cocal war broke out near his town. F
6. Marco Polo wrote The Description of the world before he died. F
Ⅲ listening
Listen to the text ( make a preparation for the reading aloud correctly)
ⅣReading
this time read aloud and answer these questions( do the exercise 2) practise spoken English and have a better understanding of the text
Ⅶ language Study
Vocabulary Practice(do the exercise 3. 4)
Language points
1.break out (战争、争吵、疾病等)爆发
During the election period, a big strike broke out.
竞选期间，爆发了一场大罢工
A quarrel broke out suddenly at midnight with the noise of breaking something.
半夜，他们突然大吵起来，还伴随着摔东西地声音
2in turn(s) 顺次;一个接一个地（做某事）
The two sisters cared for their sick mother in turn.
两姐妹轮流照看生病的母亲。
The boys were asked in turns to see the examiner.
男孩子们一个接一个地被叫去见考官。
3. although 尽管，虽然。用于引导状语从句，后面的主句不能用but连接。
Although my car is very old, it still runs very well.
尽管我的车很旧，跑起来却还很好
The lights were already on although it was only five o’clock.
尽管刚刚五点钟，灯却已点亮了。
4. stand by 忠于，坚守，坚持
I still stand by what I said yesterday.
我坚持我昨天说的话。
I stand by my principles.
我坚持我的原则。
。
VIII Grammar
Defining And Non-defining Clauses
Firstly Grammar Summary 4, on page 93, secondly do the exercise 6, 7 , thirdly do
the best choise.
1. Sheila couldn’t come to the party, ___ was a pity.
A. what B. which C. that D. it
2. All the passengers and suitcases ___ were still waiting on the broken-down old bus had to be transferred to another long-distance bus.
A. they B. who C. that D. which
3. This is an unpleasant subject ___ we might argue for a long while.
A. in which B. with them C. about which D. with it
4. Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play, ____, of course, made the others unhappy.
A. who B. which C. this D. what
Answers: B C C B
Ⅸ Homework
1. To review relative clauses
2. To compare and distinguish defining and non-defining relative clauses
Teaching difficulties:
1. To compare and distinguish defining and non-defining relative clauses
Teaching Aids:computer
Teaching procedures:
Ⅰ. Warming up
T: today we are going to read a story about Marco Polo. Have you heard about Marco Polo?
Which of the following do you think is true about Marco Polo?
A He was a French merchant who traveled to Venice.
B He was an Italian merchant who traveled to China.
S: B
T: Yes. Many people know about his story. He came from Italy. Venice was his hometown.(show the pictures of Venice) Marco Polo wrote a very famous book. Do you know its name?
S:
T: When did Marco came to China? (slide : an old map of the yuan dynasty)
S:
T: How did Marco travel to China?( slide : an old map of traveling map)
S:
T: In 1271, his father brought Marco on a trip to China. Marco was surprised at Chinese customs and skills such as using coal for heating, paper money, noodle-making and many other things.) Now let read the text you will get more information.
ⅡReading
Task1 Read the text. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?
1Kublai Khan trusted Marco polo’s father very much. F
2Marco polo’s taught people to use coal as fuel in the Yuan Dynasty. F
3The Hall in the Summer Palace can contain 6,000 people having dinner together. T
4. China was more developed than Europe at that time when Marco travelled to China. T
5. . As soon as Marco polo arrived in Italy a cocal war broke out near his town. F
6. Marco Polo wrote The Description of the world before he died. F
Ⅲ listening
Listen to the text ( make a preparation for the reading aloud correctly)
ⅣReading
this time read aloud and answer these questions( do the exercise 2) practise spoken English and have a better understanding of the text
Ⅶ language Study
Vocabulary Practice(do the exercise 3. 4)
Language points
1.break out (战争、争吵、疾病等)爆发
During the election period, a big strike broke out.
竞选期间，爆发了一场大罢工
A quarrel broke out suddenly at midnight with the noise of breaking something.
半夜，他们突然大吵起来，还伴随着摔东西地声音
2in turn(s) 顺次;一个接一个地（做某事）
The two sisters cared for their sick mother in turn.
两姐妹轮流照看生病的母亲。
The boys were asked in turns to see the examiner.
男孩子们一个接一个地被叫去见考官。
3. although 尽管，虽然。用于引导状语从句，后面的主句不能用but连接。
Although my car is very old, it still runs very well.
尽管我的车很旧，跑起来却还很好
The lights were already on although it was only five o’clock.
尽管刚刚五点钟，灯却已点亮了。
4. stand by 忠于，坚守，坚持
I still stand by what I said yesterday.
我坚持我昨天说的话。
I stand by my principles.
我坚持我的原则。
。
VIII Grammar
Defining And Non-defining Clauses
Firstly Grammar Summary 4, on page 93, secondly do the exercise 6, 7 , thirdly do
the best choise.
1. Sheila couldn’t come to the party, ___ was a pity.
A. what B. which C. that D. it
2. All the passengers and suitcases ___ were still waiting on the broken-down old bus had to be transferred to another long-distance bus.
A. they B. who C. that D. which
3. This is an unpleasant subject ___ we might argue for a long while.
A. in which B. with them C. about which D. with it
4. Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play, ____, of course, made the others unhappy.
A. who B. which C. this D. what
Answers: B C C B
Ⅸ Homework
