Unit 2 We thought somebody was moving about.
【教学目标】
Knowledge objective
Key vocabulary: square, kilometers, shape, human, wake, somebody, path, pull
Key structures: wake up, pull off
Ability objective
To get information about Zhangjiajie.
To master the object clauses.
Moral objective
To love our natural beauties in our country;
To protect the environment and make our world more beautiful.
【教学重点】
1. To learn some expressions in the passage.
2. To learn the object clauses.
【教学学难点】
深入学习含有that引导的宾语从句的复合句。让学生找出文章中含有that的宾语从句，让小组讨论，学会分析。
【教学方法】
PWP method, task-based method
【教具】
A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures
【教学过程】
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Warming up
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Step 2 Consolidate new words
Look and say. The teachers shows the pictures of new words and let the students to say as quickly as possible.
Step 3 Pre-reading
1. Look at the photo and write down words that can best describe it.
2. Work in pairs and say what do you know about Zhangjiajie?
Then answer the following questions.
Where is it?
How large is it?
Where can you stay?
What animals can you see?
What is the most famous thing to see?
Step 4 Reading
Read the email and check your answers to Activity 2.
Where is it?
It’s in Hunan Province.
How large is it?
It’s about 480 square kilometres.
Where can you stay?
You can stay in camps or hotels.
What animals can you see?
You can see monkeys.
What is the most famous thing to see?
The tall, strangely shaped rocks are the most famous thing to see.
Number the sentences in the correct order.
Betty pulled a leaf off a plant.
The noise woke everybody up.
They climbed Mount Tianzi.
A monkey made some noise.
They camped by a small lake.
Linging’s uncle said that people should protect everything in Zhangjiajie.
Answers: 5,3,4,2,1,6
Step 5 Learning to learn
To learn about the ways to read and write.
Read and find out how Betty starts and finishes her email to her mum and dad. Next time when you write your email, you can start and finish the email in the same way.
Step 6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
Read the sentences carefully.
Choose the right words to fill in the blanks.
human kilometre path shape wish
Are there rocks in _______ or animal _______ in your home town?
How many ___________ is Zhangjiajie from your home town?
Is it safer to walk along a ______ or climb over rocks?
Where do you ______ you were right now?
Ask and answer the questions in Activity 5 in pairs.
Step 7 Language points
1. It’s very large, about 480 square kilometres.
square kilometre, 表示“平方公里”。例如：
Our school is about one square kilometre, it’s very large.
2. It’s famous for the strange shape of its tall rocks.
be famous for 是一个固定短语，意为“因……而闻名；以……著名”。主语既可以是表示人的词语也可以是表示地点的词语。主语是表示人的词语时，表示以某种技能或特征而闻名；主语是表示地点的词语时，表示以某种特产或某处名胜古迹而著名。
如：
The town is famous for its hot springs.
He is famous for his sweet voice.
shape 表示“形状”。例如：
What’s the shape of the building?
That cloud has a strange shape.
3. It woke everybody up.
wake的过去式为woke，过去分词为 woken。wake up是固定短语，意为“叫醒……”。当wake up的宾语是名词时，宾语可放在wake和up的中间或up的后面；当wake up的宾语是代词时，宾语只能放在wake和up的中间。例如：
Don’t wake up the baby.
= Don’t wake the baby up.
Let’s wake him up now.
4. We came out without making any noise,...
without doing sth. 表示“没有做某事”。
make noise 表示“产生噪音，发出声响。
例如：
He walked past me without making any noise.
5. We thought somebody was moving about.
somebody 表示“某人”，用在肯定句中。
在否定句和疑问句中要用anybody。例如：
Is there anybody playing football on the playground?
6. But it was a pity that it was cloudy.
“It’s a pity that + 从句”，表示“很遗憾 ...…”。例如：
It’s a pity that he failed the exam.
7. I pulled a leaf off a plant,...
pull 作动词时，可意为“拉，拖，拔”，表示把物体用力向自己的方向拉并使其移动。和pull相对应的词是push，意为“推”。如：
Don’t push the door. Pull it, please.
pull sth. off … 表示“从…...拉下...…”。例如：
The child pulled a flower off the plant.
Step 8 Grammar
that引导的宾语从句
当谓语动词表示肯定的概念，如“希望、相信、知道、说”时，其后面的句子一般用that引导。that 没有任何词汇含义，只有语法功能，目的是使读者清楚后面的句子是宾语从句。多数情况下 that 可以省略。例如：
I hope (that) it will snow this winter.
Betty thinks (that) trees can improve the air.
常接 that 宾语从句的谓语动词有：believe, expect, explain, feel, hear, hope, imagine, prefer, promise, report, say, see, tell, think, under, stand, warn, wish等。
Find out the object clauses in the passage.
1. We thought somebody was moving about.
2. Lingling’s uncle said it was an animal.
3. We came out without making any noise, and found it was just a hungry monkey looking for food.
4. ..., but lingling’s uncle said that it was wrong to pull leaves off plants and that we should protect everything here.
Step 9 Writing
1. Read the information about Zhangjiajie.
How large is it?
about 480 square kilometres
Where is it?
about 400 kilometres from Changsha
What can you see?
mountains, rivers, forests, many kinds of plants and animals
What is special?
strange shape of tall rocks, beautiful sights
Where can you sleep?
hotels or camps
2. Now decide which is more personal, Betty’s email or the information in this table.
3. Choose the most important or interesting facts about Zhangjiajie and write a passage about it.
Sample writing:
Zhangjiajie is about 480 square kilometres. It is about 400 kilometres from Changsha. Everyone loves its many unusual mountains, rivers and forests. There are a lot of different plants and animals there too. Zhangjiajie is popular with people because of the shape of its tall rocks, and its beautiful sights. Visitors can stay in hotels or tents in the park.
Step 11 Summary
Let Ss talk about what they have learnt in class.
Step 12 Exercises
Let the students practice the main points in Unit 2.
1. It’s ten ____ from my home. The children must take bus to school.
A. metre B. metres
C. kilometre D. kilometres
2. -- What’s the _____ of the rock?
-- It’s a square.
A. path B. leaf C. top D. shape
3. The child is sleeping, don’t wake him _______.
A. up B. down C. off D. in
4. _____ called you just now. I heard the ring.
A. Somebody B. anybody
C. Nobody D. some body
Answers: DDAA
Step 13 中考链接
Do some exercises from the entrance exam to senior high schools.
1. She always does very well in the English exams. But she can _______ understand English radio programs. 【2013江西】
A. always B. hardly
C. already D. easily
2. Jason likes the ________ of the cake. It is a heart. 【2013河北】
A. color B. size
C. smell D. shape
3. As volunteers, they should do _____ to help the children in trouble. 【2012山东济南】
A. nothing B. anybody
C. something D. somebody
4. Sanya is famous ___________ its beautiful beaches. 【2013黑龙江绥化】
A. of B. for C. as
Answers: BDCB
Step 14 Homework
根据下面的问题简要介绍一下洞庭湖的情况。
1. Where is it?
2. How large is it?
3. What is the most famous thing to see?
Unit 2 We thought somebody was moving about.评测练习
一、根据句意及汉语意思完成单词
1.Are there rocks in animal (形状) in your hometown ?
2.Tony (拉)her hair and made her cry.
3.I heard (有人) singing at that time .
二、单项选择
1. It’s ten ____ from my home. The children must take bus to school.
A. metre B. metres
C. kilometre D. kilometres
2. -- What’s the _____ of the rock?
-- It’s a square.
A. path B. leaf C. top D. shape
3. The child is sleeping, don’t wake him _______.
A. up B. down C. off D. in
4. _____ called you just now. I heard the ring.
A. Somebody B. anybody
C. Nobody D. some body
5. She always does very well in the English exams. But she can _______ understand English radio programs. 【2013江西】
A. always B. hardly
C. already D. easily
6. Jason likes the ________ of the cake. It is a heart. 【2013河北】
A. color B. size
C. smell D. shape
7. As volunteers, they should do _____ to help the children in trouble. 【2012山东济南】
A. nothing B. anybody
C. something D. somebody
8. Sanya is famous ___________ its beautiful beaches. 【2013黑龙江绥化】
A. of B. for C. as
三、根据汉语意思翻译句子。
她妈妈每天六点半把她叫醒。（wake up）
2、洞庭湖是中国第二大淡水湖。（the 序数词 形容词最高级）
我爸爸承诺给我买个电脑。（promise to do sth.）
4、中国以万里长城而著名。（be famous for）
四、根据下面的问题简要介绍一下洞庭湖的情况。
1. Where is it?
2. How large is it?
3. What is the most famous thing to see?
课件26张PPT。 课题名称：Module8 Time off Unit2 We thought somebody was moving about. Where is Beihai Park?Warming upCan you hear the bird singing?What can you do there?Where can you sleep there?Can we have a picnic there?kilometre n. 千米；公里shape n.
外形，形状New wordswake n.
唤醒，醒来path n.
小路；路径 pull v.
(用手)拉，牵，扯Look at the photo and write down words that can best describe it.rocks, beautiful, tall, green, empty, quiet, famous, unusual, strange ...1. Where is it?
2. How large is it?
3. Where can you stay?
4. What animals can you see?
5. What is the most famous thing to see?It’s about 480 square kilometres.
You can stay in camps or hotels.
You can see monkeys.
The tall, strangely shaped rocks are the most famous thing to see.It’s in Hunan Province.Listen the email first and then read to find the answers. 5 3 4 2 1 6Read the passage again and number the sentences in the correct order. 当谓语动词表示肯定的概念，如“希望、相信、知道、说”时，其后面的句子一般用that引导。that 没有任何词汇含义，只有语法功能，目的是使读者清楚后面的句子是宾语从句。多数情况下 that 可以省略。Grammarthat引导的宾语从句例如：
I hope (that) it will snow this winter.
Betty thinks (that) trees can improve the air.
常接 that 宾语从句的谓语动词有：believe, expect, explain, feel, hear, hope, imagine, prefer, promise, report, say, see, tell, think, under, stand, warn, wish等。1. We thought somebody was moving about.
2. Lingling’s uncle said it was an animal.
3. We came out without making any noise, and found it was just a hungry monkey looking for food.
4. ..., but Lingling’s uncle said that it was wrong to pull leaves off plants and that we should protect everything here.Find out the object clauses in the passage.Read the information about Zhangjiajie.Choose the most important or interesting facts about Zhangjiajie and write a passage about it.1. It’s very large, about 480 square kilometres.
square kilometre, 表示“平方公里”。例如：
Our school is about one square kilometre, it’s very large.Language points2. It’s famous for the strange shape of its tall rocks.
be famous for 是一个固定短语，意为“因……而闻名；以……著名”。主语既可以是表示人的词语也可以是表示地点的词语。主语是表示人的词语时，表示以某种技能或特征而闻名；主语是表示地点的词语时，表示以某种特产或某处名胜古迹而著名。如：
The town is famous for its food.
He is famous for his sweet voice.shape 表示“形状”。例如：
What’s the shape of the building?
That cloud has a strange shape. 3. It woke everybody up.
wake的过去式为woke，过去分词为 woken。wake up是固定短语，意为“叫醒……”。当wake up的宾语是名词时，宾语可放在wake和up的中间或up的后面；当wake up的宾语是代词时，宾语只能放在wake和up的中间。例如：
Don’t wake up the baby.
= Don’t wake the baby up.
Let’s wake him up now.4. We came out without making any noise, ...
without doing sth. 表示“没有做某事”。
make noise 表示“产生噪音，发出声响。
例如：
He walked past me without making any noise.5. We thought somebody was moving about.
somebody 表示“某人”，用在肯定句中。
在否定句和疑问句中要用anybody。例如：
Is there anybody playing football on the playground?形成性测试题
1．中国以万里长城而著名。（be famous for）
2.洞庭湖是中国第二大淡水湖。
China is famous for the Great Wall.Dongting Lake is the second-largest
freshwater lake in China .Translate the sentences into chinese.3.玲玲的叔叔说采摘植物叶子是不对的。（it is wrong to do sth.）
4.噪音把我吵醒了。（wake up）
Ling Ling's uncle said it was worng
to pull leaves off plants.The noise woke me up .根据下面的问题简要介绍一下洞庭湖的情况。Homework1. Where is it?
2. How large is it?
3. What is the most famous thing to see?
