《英语》（九年级下册）
Unit 2 Great People
Grammar
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. Understand the differences between the simple present tense and the present continuous tense, the simple past tense and the past continuous tense, the simple past tense and the present perfect tense;
2. Use the six tenses correctly.
II. Teaching contents
New words and phrases: passage, take part in, the invention of, by hand, in ancient times
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Talk about how to learn about the world and the reasons in students’ own words.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 The simple present tense and the present continuous tense
1. Game time: True or False
T: Boys and girls. Do you know your classmates well? Now let’s play a guessing game. Describe yourself, and let your classmates judge true or false.
【设计意图：以游戏方式自然导入时态的复习，激发学生参与课堂的积极性，让他们在真实的语境中运用一般现在时。】
2. Game time: What is he/she doing?
T: Do you like watching the programme Dad, where are we going? I like it very much. Look at this picture. Who is he? Stone. What is Stone doing? Let’s play a guessing game. You can say “Is he shouting?” or “Is he crying?”
【设计意图：由学生喜爱的电视节目《爸爸去哪儿》，引导学生在猜测游戏中复习现在进行时的用法。】
3. The usage of the two tenses
T: Just now we used the simple present tense and the present continuous tense. Now, let’s sum up the usage of the two tenses.
【设计意图：以表格形式帮助学生归纳两个时态的意义和功能。】
4. Finish the exercises on page 26
【设计意图：以教材中的练习帮助学生巩固一般现在时和现在进行时的用法。】
Step 2 The simple past tense and the past continuous tense
1. Express you thanks
T: I want to say thanks to Miss Li. She was my English teacher in junior middle school. I couldn’t pronounce some English sounds well. She helped me patiently. Now I become an English teacher like her.
【设计意图：讲述自己的经历，教师先陈述感谢词，为学生示范。学生模仿运用，向曾经帮助过自己的人说感谢。本环节不仅复习运用了一般过去时，也是一次很好的情感教育。】
2. Sum up the usage
3. Talk about the pictures
T: Talk about the picture, using the past continuous tense.
4. Finish the exercises on page 27
【设计意图：归纳复习一般过去时和过去进行时的用法，引导学生运用过去进行时描述图片。】
Step 3 The simple past tense and the present perfect tense.
1. Sum up the usage
【设计意图：由自由会话引出一般过去时和现在完成时的4个例句，归纳复习两个时态的动词形式和用法。】
2. Work in pairs
T: Work in pairs and talk about each other’s changes in appearances, hobbies, grades, abilities and lifestyles.
【设计意图：以对话形式引导学生谈论各自在外貌、爱好、成绩、能力、生活方式等方面的变化，在对话中复习、运用一般过去时和现在完成时。】
3. Finish the exercises on page 28
4. Test yourself
T: Find out one mistake in the sentence and correct it.
5. Short verbs and continuous verbs
6. Complete a passage
T: Complete the passage with the correct tenses of the verbs be, buy, read, see, show, dream, go, be.
【设计意图：通过改错练习引导学生注意非延续性动词和延续性动词的用法，带领学生归纳非延续性动词所对应的延续性动词，再以动词填空的形式加以巩固。】
7. Talk about your holidays
T: Talk about your holidays. Try to use the simple past tense and the present perfect tense in your dialogue as much as possible.
(1) Where did you go during the winter holidays?
(2) When did you go?
(3) How long did you stay there?
(4) How many times have you been to the place?
(5) What do you think of your trip?
【设计意图：以两两对话谈论寒假，引导学生尽可能多地使用一般过去时和现在完成时。让学生谈论自己生活中的事情很重要，可确保每一个学生都有话可说。】
Step 4 Writing
T: Write about your school life and your changes. Try to use the six tenses properly.
【设计意图：以书面表达的形式继续帮助学生巩固各种时态的用法，培养他们的写作能力。】
V. Homework
Nanjing Travel Agency (旅行社) is looking for a guide. Write a self-recommendation letter (自荐信). Don’t forget to use proper tenses in your letter.
课件26张PPT。Unit 2 Great people GrammarTrue or False?
You describe yourself. Your classmates judge (判断).
You say:
I’m (not) hardworking/….
or I (don’t) like…./….
Your classmates say:
True.
False. He/She is (not) …./doesn’t ….Game timeI always go to bed at 10 p.m.a present stateThe simple present tense (一般现在时）School is over and the students go home.The talk show starts at 7 p.m.present actions that happen one after anotheractions set by a timetable or scheduledaily routine and habitsWhat is he doing at present?StoneIs Stone … at present? No, he isn’t. Yes, he is.Game timeWhat is he/she doing at present?Is he/she … at present? Game timeMum is doing housework and Dad is working on the computer.actions that happen right nowThe present continuous tense (现在进行时）I am working on a history project this week.I am leaving for Shanghai tonight.actions in a limited period of timearrangements for the near futureactions that happen at the same timeFinish the exercises on P26 I (1) _________ (have) a day out with my classmates this
Saturday, so I (2) ________ (need) a pair of trainers.
Mum (3) __________ (shop) online for me now.
She often (4) _______ (shop) online. Dad (5) _________
(search) for Information on the Internet.
He (6) ________ (visit) Japan next week. Grandpa
(7) ____________ (read) the newspaper and Grandma
(8) _________ (watch) TV. I (9) _________ (want) to writ
an email to Wendy before I (10) ______ (go) to bed.will haveis shoppingneedshopsis searchingwill visitis readingis watchingwantgoTell a short story to express your thanks to the person who helped you in the past:
(3-5 sentences)
I want to say thank you to Miss Li. She was my English teacher in junior middle school. I couldn’t pronounce some English sounds well. She helped me patiently. Now I become an English teacher like her.Your turn now!Simon came home, turned on the computer and checked his email.actions that happened in the past.The simple past tense (一般过去时）Actions that happened one after another in the past.They were having a birthday party from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. last Sunday.Talk about the picture.When they began to have a party, I was making a telephone call.Simon was playing computer games while Millie was watching TV.actions that were in progress at a certain time in the pastThe past continuous tense (过去进行时）We were having a meeting from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. yesterday.actions that lasted for some time in the pastactions that happened at the same time in the pastFinish the exercises on P27Simon: I (1) _________ (watch) a wonderful football match from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. yesterday. My favourite team(2) ____ (win) the match.
Millie: I (3) __________ (write) an email to Wendy at
7 p.m. yesterday. She (4) ____ (send) me an email last week.
Sandy: I (5) ___________ (practise) playing the piano the whole night. I (6) ______ (take) part in the competition this morning.
Peter: Last night, I (7) _______ (find) a website about
travelling in space. I (8) ____________ (read)was watchingwonwas writingsentwas practisingtookfoundwas reading passage on the website while you
(9) ___________ (play) the piano, Sandy.
Daniel: I (10) __________ (talk) to Aunt Jane
on the phone at 7:30 yesterday evening.
She (11) ______ (call) me the day before
yesterday, but I (12) _______ (be not)
at home then.were playingwas talkingcalledwasn’tHe went to bed at about 10 p.m.
He began to learn English 7 years ago.
He has studied in this school for about 3 years.
He has learned over 2000 English words.have/ has + PP.past form I visited Nanjing in 2010 and 2012.I have been to Nanjing twice.I began to learn English 7 years ago.I have learned over 2,000 English words.actions that happened in the _____actions that started in the _____ and continues to the _________telling how many ______ an action has happened till nowemphasizing the ______ of a past actionI know over 2,000 English words now.pastpasttimesresultpresentI have studied in this school for 3 years.CompareTalk about each other’s changes.
( Appearances, hobbies, grades, abilities, lifestyles …)
A: Has … changed in the past few years?
B: Yes. Before/in the past, ... often/….
But now ….
Work in pairsHave a try!I __________ (visit) Xuanwu Lake with friends the other day.
______ you ever _______ (try) the famous Yangzhou fried rice?
Some of you _______________ (not be) to Yangzhou yet.
—Why are you late, Jim? (2012泰州）
—Because there_______ (be) a lot of traffic when I came here.
5. When ______ you _______ (have) your breakfast this morning?
6. Who ____________ (take) away my pen? I can’t find it.
7. —Is your father in?
—No, he _________ (go) to Yangzhou for a visit.
8. —Look! Somebody ______________ (clean) the sofa. (2013 苏州)
—Well, it wasn’t me. I didn’t do it.visitedHave triedhaven’t beenwasdid havehas takenhas gonehas cleaned Finish the exercises on P28 Many modern inventions (1) ____________ (make)
a great difference in our life. They (2) ___________
(change) the way we live.
In ancient times, people (3) ________ (use) salt to
help them keep fish or meat for a longer time. Fresh
food would go bad in summer in a few hours.
The invention of the fridge (4) ____________ (solve)
This problem.have madehave changedusedhave solvedIn the past, people (5) _________ (wash) their
clothes by hand. It (6) _________ (be) tiring,
and it (7) ________ (take) a lot of time. With
the invention of the washing machine, people
(8) ___________ (have) more time to relax.
In the old days, people (9) ______________ (travel)
by ship. Now planes (10) ___________ (make)
journey more comfortable.washedwastookhave hadhave travelledhave madeTest yourselfFind out one mistake in the sentence and correct it.I have come to Nanjing for 2 days/since 2 days ago. I have been in Nanjing for 2 days/since 2 days ago.Attention:
Not all the verbs can be used with “for” and “since”. We can only use continuous verbs (延续性动词).Continuous verbshavekeepbe open (adj.)be closed (adj.) be onbe in/at …be deadbe overbe in …/be a member of …be away (from …) (1) ______ you ever ______ of travelling around the world without a passport? Yes, you can realize your dream by taking an online tour. Yesterday Daniel (2) _________ me an online tour of the USA. I (3) _____ never _______ so many wonderful pictures before.
Last week, I (4) _________ a book about the places of interest in the USA. I (5) ___________ 20 pages already. It’s really fun. My dad (6) ___________to the USA. He will return in two days. I
(7) ______ also _______ there once and I (8) _________ away from the USA for many years. I hope I can visit the USA again some day.showedhave seenboughthave read has gone haveHavedreamtbeenhave beenComplete the passage with the correct tenses of the verbs: be, buy, read, see, show, dream, go, be.Talk about your holidaysWhere …?
When …?
How long …?
How many times …?
What do you think of …?
…Attention: Try to use the Simple Past Tense and the Present Perfect Tense in your dialogue as much as possible.Write a composition. Use the tenses properly.
My school life
Homework Nanjing Travel Agency (旅行社) is looking for a guide. Write a self-recommendation letter (自荐信). Don’t forget to use proper tenses in your letter.Thank you
