A Task-Teach-Task Lesson Plan for Unit 8,7B
Lesson Title: From hobby to career
Communicative Goal: to be able to use adverbial clauses of time (when) to describe when something happens; to be able to use ‘used to do’ to talk about what we usually did in the past
Focal Language Feature:
Grammar Vocabulary
Speaking and pronunciation Reading
Description of Classroom and Student Population: a 40minute-long class for about 50 students
Copies and materials: textbook, worksheets
Leading-in Notes
Guide students to recall their childhood memories Use the beginning of the text and several ‘when’ questions to remind the students of their childhood.
Step 1
Explain how time clauses are used with a mind map; To illustrate how the main clause and the subordinate clause are arranged in a sentence. definition, sentence structure and examples of time clauses
Step 2
Work out the rule of time clauses and demonstrate how they are used in different situations. Give examples of time clauses used in different tenses (present, past, and future).
Step 3 Arrange a series of consolidation exercises and activities.
Task 1 Task 2
Match the clauses in column A with those in column B to make complete sentences with when. Then rewrite each sentence with the adverbial clause at the plete some sentences with ‘when’ clauses with the help of some informative pictures.
Task 3
Fill in the blanks with given words in their proper forms.
Step 4
Explain the usage of ‘used to’ and ‘did not use to’ by displaying some sentence examples.
Step 5
Consolidation exercises.(共26张PPT)
Unit Eight My lifetime hobby—studying stars
Grammar
Learning objects
1. To learn about the definition and structure of adverbial clauses of time (when).
2. To be able to use adverbial clauses of time (when) to describe when something happens.
3. To be able to use ‘used to do’ to talk about what we usually did in the past.
When I was eight, I got a book about stars. That was the beginning of my lifetime hobby. I used to go outside with mum on clear nights and look at the sky.
When talking about our hobbies, we can always recall when and how we first fell in love with them. Parents are usually the best guides to help us develop our interests. Most of us have got the same experiences as Patrick Moore:
We can use several sentences with ‘when’ to answer the questions which remind us of important memories in our lives.
How old were you when you went to kindergarten
When did you ride a bicycle without any support
When did you go fly a kite with your parents
When I was eight, I got a book about stars.
When the girl got older, she sailed the boat herself.
We can use the conjunction when to form an adverbial clause of time. It links two clauses into one sentence.
Adverbial clauses of time (when)
An adverbial clause of time shows when something happens. It is usually introduced by time adverbs. Examples are: when, before, after, as, while, until, as soon as, since, no sooner than, etc.
Adverbial clause of time
When we arrived, the sky went dark.
Main clause
Main clause
The sky went dark when we arrived.
Adverbial clause of time
We can put an adverbial clause of time at the beginning or the end of a sentence.
Work out the rule
When we use the conjunction when to link two clauses, we tell people that the two actions happen at (the same time/different times).
Future
What happens when something else yet to happen in the future.
Time clause: simple present
Main clause: future
★ The party will start when everything is ready.
★ We’ll eat out together when he visits me.
Present
What always happens when something else takes place.
Time clause: simple present
Main clause: simple present
★ Susan brings some fruit to us every week when she comes to our town.
★ When Dad is at home, we watch a movie together.
Past
What happened when something else took place. The past tense of ‘when’ can indicate that something happened regularly or one specific time in the past.
Time clause: simple past
Main clause: simple past
★ They went camping when Henry didn’t have to work.
★ They had a bird’s-eye view of the city when they reached the top of the tower.
Practice
Match the clauses in column A with those in column B to make complete sentences with when. Then rewrite each sentence with the adverbial clause at the beginning.
A when
B
She always brings a present He sits on the floor He stayed in bed She takes a basket
a. he was ill.
b. she goes shopping.
c. she visits her friends.
d. he watches TV.
1. She always brings a present when she visits her friends.
When she visits her friends, she always brings a present.
He sits on the floor when he watches TV.
When he watches TV, he sits on the floor.
He stayed in bed when he was ill.
When he was ill, he stayed in bed.
She takes a basket when she goes shopping.
When she goes shopping, she takes a basket.
Give it a go! Complete the following sentences with When clauses.
1. Henry will go out to play _____________________.
when he finishes his meal
2. Dad stayed in bed ______________________.
when he was ill
3. ___________________, the children ran over to the school bus.
When school was over
4. My uncle was shaving
_____________________.
when the doorbell rang
5. The thief ran away as fast as he could ______________________.
when he saw the policeman
6. __________________,
we all laughed.
When Bob told us a joke
Bob
Complete the following sentences with given words in their proper tenses.
We will set off when everything ______ (be)
ready.
We __________ (have) a big party when you
arrive.
Can you water the flowers when we ________ (leave) the house
Everyone _________ (stop) talking when he entered the room.
When we _______(visit) Beijing, we went to the Palace Museum.
is
will have
leave
stopped
visited
7. We will let you know when we __________
(make）a decision.
My mother ________ (lose) a lot of weight when she was on a diet.
9. Sam _______ (greet) me every morning when we go to work from home.
10. We __________ (go) back to school when the outbreak of the covid-19 comes to an end.
make
lost
greets
will go
used to/did not use to
Besides using adverbial clauses of time to talk about past experiences, we can also use used to to talk about something we often did in the past. Its negative form is did not use to /didn’t use to.
I used to go outside with my mum on clear nights and look at the sky. .
When did her dad use to take them for trips on his boat
I didn’t use to have much money.
Things to remember
Used is a modal verb, which means it should be followed by the base form of a verb to the present or future moment. Do not confuse used to with the main verb use.
He used to look at the stars every night, but now he does not.
He used his knowledge to tell people about the stars in a lively way.
Practice
Mike used to go to bed at 9 p.m.
Now he goes to bed at 10 p.m.
Mike didn’t use to enjoy swimming.
Now he goes swimming every week.
Mike used to be shy.
Now he enjoys talking to people.
Give it a go! Complete the following sentences with used to/did not use to .
1.have long hair
Sue ________________.
Now she has short hair.
used to have long hair
2. live in the UK
Cathy ______________.
Now she lives in France.
used to live in the UK
3. not like chocolate
Jerry __________________, but now he does.
didn’t use to like chocolate
4. be a pilot
Frank _____________.
Now he is an engineer.
used to be a pilot
More Practice
Listen to the recording From Hobby to Work and complete the following sentences with ‘When’ clauses.
Li Gengxi liked imitating _________________.
She joined an acting club ____________
_________________.
Her experience in the acting club helped her a lot _______________________.
4. ____________________________________, she left the US.
when she was a little girl
when she studied
in college in the US
when she acted onstage
When she got a chance to try out for the show
Homework
Complete the related tasks in Workbook B.
Write about your important memories in several sentences with adverbial clauses of time (when) and ‘used to’.
