选必三 Unit 2 A life’s work (第2课时)
Using language: Predicative clauses
自主学习【学】
【课标要求】
1. 本单元的主题语境是“人与自我”,涉及的主题语境内容是工匠精神。
2. 语法部分的主要内容是表语从句,并通过Ruth Bancroft的花园和京剧表演艺术家梅兰芳的艺术贡献两个语篇,进一步巩固学生对该语法知识的理解和掌握。
3. 理解表语从句的语用功能,并学会在真实语境中对其进行运用。
【学习目标】
能够理解表语从句的用法,并学会在真实语境中进行运用。
学习运用相关表达对传统手工艺和体现工匠精神的品质进行描述。
【自学评价】
重点词组
1. 对…着迷 ________________________
2. 反复试验 ________________________
3. 照顾她的花园 ____________________
4. 对外开放 ________________________
5. 多亏了一生的热爱,奉献和努力
___________________________________
6. 每天的 __________________________ 7. 养一群鸽子 _______________________
8. 培养出传神的目光 _________________
9. 对他的艺术很重要 _________________
10.在......(领域) 中的领军艺术家 ______________________________________
师生研学【研】
【学习过程】
Step 1 Discover and summarize
Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions.
a This is what makes them so special.
b A simple restaurant was where he usually had the same meal of sausages, eggs and coffee.
1. What form does the predicative take in sentences (a) and (b)
2. Why is “what” used in sentence (a) and “where” used in sentence (b)
3. What other words do you know that can lead a predicative clause
Step 2 Summarize the use of predicative clause
表语从句(Predicative clauses)
概念:
在句中起表语作用的从句叫表语从句。表语从句通常放在系动词如be, look, remain, seem等后面,构成:“主语+系动词+表语从句”,表语从句用陈述语序。
二、具体用法
1. 引导表语从句的连接词
1) 从属连词: that, whether等。that和 whether只起连接作用, 不作句子成分, 但不能省略。
a. The trouble is that we are short of funds.
b. The question is whether my parents agree with me.
连接代词: who, whom, whose, what, which, whoever, whatever, whichever等。连接代词既起连接作用,又在从句中作主语、 宾语、表语或定语。
a. The problem is who can complete the difficult task.
b. This is what I want.
连接副词: when, where, why, how等。连接副词既起连接作用, 又在从句中作时间、地点、原因或方式状语。
a. The question is when he can arrive at the hotel.
b. What I want to know is how you can persuade him to go.
其他连接词: because, as if/ as though等。
a. That’s because you eat too much.
b. It looks as if it was going to snow.
2. 使用表语从句时的注意事项
1) 主语是表示“建议、命令、要求”的词, suggestion, advice, order, request, demand等,表语从句的谓语用 “should+动词原形”, should可省略。
His suggestion is that we (should) stay calm.
2) as if / as though引导表语从句,表示与事实相反时要用虚拟语气。
a. It looks as if she were drunk
b. It appears as if he hadn’t met her.
3) 表语从句的特殊句式
The reason why… is that … ……的原因是……
This/That/It is because… 这/那是因为……
This/That/It is why… 这/那就是……的原因
a. The reason why he was late is that his bike broke down.
b. He had seen the film before. That’s why he didn’t see it last night.
c. He didn’t see the film last night. That’s because he had seen it before.
训练提升【练】
【当堂检测】
I.单据语法填空
1) The most pleasant thing of the rainy season is ______ one can be entirely free from dust.
2) —What a mess! You are always so lazy!
—I’m not to blame, Mum. I am ______ you have made me.
3) The best moment for the football star was ______ he scored the winning goal.
4) This is ______ my father has taught me — to always face difficulties and hope for the best.
5) Without his support, we wouldn’t be ______ we are now.
6) The advantage of cycling to work is ______ we can live a low-carbon life.
7) My idea is ______ we should support the reform of the legal system.
8) All she’s worried about is ________ he is all right.
9) The most important thing is ______ we can get through the difficult times.
II. 语篇填空:(用正确的连接词填空)
In this much-travelled world, there are still thousands of places which are inaccessible to tourists. 1_____we always assume is 2_____villagers in remote places are friendly and hospitable. But the fact is 3_____people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own country, men can be hostile to travelers.4_____seems as if visits to really remote villagers are seldom enjoyable --- 5_____my wife and I discovered during a tour through the Balkans.
We spent several days in a small town and we tramped through a dense wood for over two hours 6_____we arrived at a deep stream.7_____we could see was 8_____the path continued on the other side. But what we didn’t know was 9_____we could get across the stream. Suddenly my wife spotted a boat moored to the bank. In it there was a boatman fast asleep. We gently woke him up and asked him to ferry us to the other side.10_______we tried to persuade him to take us, he was still reluctant to do so.
III. 阅读理解
As Ginni Bazlinton reached Antarctica, she found herself greeted by a group of little Gentoo penguins (企鹅) longing to say hello. These gentle, lovely gatekeepers welcomed her and kick-started what was to be a trip Ginni would never forget.
Ever since her childhood, Ginni, now 71, has had a deep love for travel. Throughout her career (职业) as a professional dancer, she toured in the UK, but always longed to explore further. When she retired from dancing and her sons eventually flew the nest, she decided it was time to take the plunge.
After taking a degree at Chichester University in Related Arts, Ginni began to travel the world, eventually getting work teaching English in Japan and Chile. And it was in Chile she discovered she could get last-minute cheap deals on ships going to Antarctica from the islands off Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of the South American mainland. “I just decided I wanted to go,” she says. “I had no idea about what I’d find there and I wasn’t nervous, I just wanted to do it. And I wanted to do it alone as I always prefer it that way.”
In March 2008, Ginni boarded a ship with 48 passengers she’d never met before, to begin the journey towards Antarctica. “From seeing the wildlife to witnessing sunrises, the whole experience was amazing. Antarctica left an impression on me that no other place has,” Ginni says. “I remember the first time I saw a humpback whale; it just rose out of the water like some prehistoric creature and I thought it was smiling at us. You could still hear the operatic sounds it was making underwater.”
The realization that this is a precious land, to be respected by humans, was one of the biggest things that hit home to Ginni.
1. Which of the following best explains “take the plunge” underlined in paragraph 2
A. Try challenging things.
B. Take a degree.
C. Bring back lost memories.
D. Stick to a promise.
2. What made Ginni decide on the trip to Antarctica
A. Lovely penguins.
B. Beautiful scenery.
C. A discount fare.
D. A friend’s invitation.
3. What does Ginni think about Antarctica after the journey
A. It could be a home for her.
B. It should be easily accessible.
C. It should be well preserved.
D. It needs to be fully introduced.
4. What is the text mainly about
A. A childhood dream.
B. An unforgettable experience.
C. Sailing around the world.
D. Meeting animals in Antarctica.
师生总结【结】