Lesson 14 Do you speak English?Teaching Aims and demands:1.Review the usage of General Question.2.Master the usage of past perfect , and the word “except”.3.Grasp the following words and phrases: amusing, experience, village, wave, lift, reply,reach, language, journey, drive on to, wave to sb., ask for a lift, apart from, neither of , not at all, on the way, as soon as.4.Learn a kind of word—adverb “-ly”.Teaching Content: Text ; Exercises (from V ocabulary to Writing)Teaching key points points:1.the usage of past perfect.2.amusing, experience, ask for a lift, apart from, on the wayTeaching difficult points:the usage of past perfect.Teaching Periods: 2 periodsTeaching Procedures:Period 1:. Step one Lead inIntroduce the text by asking some questions.Questions:1.Do you remember the first English word you can speak? “Yes” “No”?2.Do you think speaking English is difficult? Why?3.Who is the first person you spoke to in English? Your teacher or your classmate?4.What did you talk about when you spoke English at the first time?5.How many years have you been learning English?6.How do you think your oral English now?7.Do you often make mistakes when you speak English? What are they?8.Have you ever talked with foreigners in English? When and where?9.Do you know how to greet when you meet foreigners?10.Can you recognize a person who is an English or French?Step two ReadingAsk students to go through the text and finish the pre-class work to get the main idea of the text. Then analyze the general idea of the text.Step three ExplanationExplain the text in details.1. amusing adj. causing laughter or smiles; enjoyable; funny and entertaininge.g. * an amusing story/anecdote/incident* Our visit to the theatre made the holiday more amusing.a highly amusing (=very amusing) filmmildly/vaguely amusing (=a little amusing , but not very )a mildly amusing spectacleamusingly adv.※amusing/amusedamused adj.e.g. If you are amused by something, you think it is funny and you smile or laugh..amused at / byEllen seemed amused by the whole situation.I could see she was highly amused (=very amused).The man looked a little amused.He won’t be very amused (=he will be annoyed) when he finds out what’s happened to his garden.An amused smile / look / expressionkeep sb. amused -to entertain or interest someone for a long time so that they do not get borede.g. There were puzzles and games to keep the children amused.2. experience n.1). [U] (process of gaining) knowledge or skill acquired from seeing and doing things 经验; 体验e.g. *We all learn by experience.* Does she have much experience of teaching?* He hasn't had enough work experience (ie experience of work) for the job.* I know from experience that he'll arrive late.2). [C] event or activity that affects one in some way; event or activity that has given one experience 经历; 阅历; 感受; 体会*an unpleasant, a trying, an unusual, etc experience* You must try some of her home-made wine it's quite an experience! ie it's very unusual.* He had many interesting experiences while travelling in Africa.3).experience v.have experience of (sth); feel 有（某事物）的经验; 经历; 感觉; 感受; 体验e.g. *experience pleasure, pain, difficulty, great hardships, etc 体验到愉快、痛苦、困难、苦难等* The child had never experienced kindness..* I don't think I've ever experienced real depression.4).experienced adj. having experience; having knowledge or skill as a result of experience有经验的; 有阅历的; 有见识的; 熟练的*an experienced nurse* He's experienced in looking after children.3. village n. a very small town in the countrysidea little fishing villagevillage school / shop / churchthe villagen. the people who live in a villagee.g. The whole village came to the meeting.4. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town.As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language.I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, ‘Do you speak English?’5.drive on to the next town: continually drive the car to the next townOn: continually; no stopping6.﹡as soon as: once; on condition that7.﹡r eply v. give one’s ans wers; respondreply to :He did not reply to her question right away8. on the way: on a route to s ome placee.g. I met an old friend on the way to work this morning.Go right home at once, don’t stop off anywhere on the way.I unluckily had a flat tire on the way here.9. wave to sb.: make a signal with the handse.g. She waved to her friendsJessica caught sight of Lois and waved to her.10. ask sb. for a lift: ask sb. to drive him/her for a distancee.g. I lent him his bus fare and then he had the brass neck to ask me for a lift home.11. not at all : in no way; to be far from; not a bit ; not nearly / it doesn’t mattere.g. The pilots respectfully represented that they were not at all tired.Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.It's not at all certain whether I'll come tomorrow.His illness is not at all serious.12. reach: arrive at/in; get to / catch / touche.g. The book's too high -- I can't reach it.He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.reach an agreementIt is very important to reach an agreement with this big company.13. Do you speak English? (a general question) auxiliaries+subject+verb+…Answer such questions: yes/no.e.g.. Are you a student?----Yes, I am./No, I’m not.Can you write it down?----Yes, I can./No, I can’t.May I ask you some questions?----Yes, please.Step four Grammar1.past perfect tense﹡Had left/had got into/had reached: had done→past perfect tense:usually means two actions happened in the past,one of which happened before the other.e.g. He finished work. He we n t home. (We can join these two sentences together with the word after)We can say: After he had finished work ,he went home.◆Note how these sentences have been joined. Pay close attention to the words in italics.a.The children ran away. They broke the window.→The children ran away after they had broken the window.b.The sun set. We returned to our hotel.→As soon as the sun had set we returned to our hotel.c.He finished lunch. He asked for a glass of water.→When he had finished lunch he asked for a glass of water.d.I did not understand the problem. He explained it.→I had not understood the problem until he explained it.2. Word formation-----affixationAdv. –ly(the suffix –ly ,from Middle English, is added to adjectives to form adverbs.)Noun adj. Adv.Suddenness sudden suddenlySlowness slow slowlyQuickness quick quicklyNotice: -ness is add to adjectives to form nouns.3. apart from: except; except for ; besidese.g. Apart from some spelling mistakes, the composition is fairly good.I have nothing more to ask you about apart from these questions.Apart from that, all goes well.＊except / except for / besides(Besides is used to emphasize an additional point that you are making, especially one that you consider to be important.)e.g. I wouldn't have accepted anything except a job in Europe.I don't take any drugs whatsoever, except aspirin for coldsYour composition is good except for the spelling mistakes. (=apart from)Everything is satisfactory except for the light.The house was too expensive and too big. Besides, I'd grown fond of our little rented house.•Usage Note:Do not confuse besides, except, except for, and unless. You use besides to introduce extra things in addition to the ones you are mentioning already.Fruit will give you, besides enjoyment, a source of vitamins. However, note that if you talk about 'the only thing' or 'the only person' besides a particular person or thing, besides means the same as 'apart from'. He was the only person besides Gertrude who talked to Guy. You use except to introduce the only things, situations, people, or ideas that a statement does not apply to. All of his body relaxed except his right hand...Travelling was impossible, except in the cool of the morning.You use except for before something that prevents a statement from being completely true. The classrooms were silent, except for the scratching of pens on paper... I had absolutely no friends except for Tom. Unless is used to introduce the only situation in which something will take place or be true. In the 1940s, unless she wore gloves a woman was not properly dressed... You must not give compliments unless you mean them.4.neither of : both don’te.g. Neither of you believes one word that you are saying.I know neither of them.Neither of my parents is a teacher.Neither / nore.g. He does not like that doll . Neither ( nor ) do you.They are not going to learn Russian. Neither ( nor ) are we.Neither…nor / either…ore.g. Neither volleyball nor basketball is what she likes..It is neither hot nor cold in winter.You cannot have it both ways. You must either stay home or come with us.Every Sunday, they relax themselves either in the parks or in the mountains.★Which of ,either of , neither of ,both of, neither of … we use these words when we refer to two persons or things.Which of the two do you want?Either of them will do.I like neither of them.I bought both of them.HomeworkRecite the text.Write a short summary of the story.Period 2Teaching aims1.Practice oral English with the topic “An amusing experience you have at shoo l”.2.review the text.Step one .Oral practice.1.Ask students to retell the story based on the following questions by using the expressions inthe text.Questions concerned:a.Whom did the writer give a lift to in the south of France last year?b.Did they greet each other in English or in French?c.Does the writer speak any French or not?d.Did they sit in silence, or did they talk to each other?e.What did the young man say at the end of the journey?f.Was he English himself, or was he French?2.Topic: My amusing experience at primary schoolExpressions for reference:(surroundings, campus, dormitory, roommates, classmates, teachers, class, subjects,etc.)(unforgettable, amusing, surprised, vivid, various, colorful etc.)Step two. WritingAsk students to write a summary about this text in not more than 55 words.Step three. ConclusionAsk some students to read their summaries and evaluate the best one. Analyze the reasons why his/hers is the excellent.(talk about the skills)Step four Exercises. Do some exercises in class and check the answers.1. These question are about the passage. Write a complete sentence in answer to each question.a. When did you drive on to the next town?b. When did you say good morning to him in French?c. When did the young man say ‘Do you speak English?’?2. Join these sentences together. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise.a. I left a small village in the south of France. I drove on to the next down.b. He got into the car. I said gook morning to him in French.c. I nearly reached the town. The young man said. ‘Do you speak English ?’3. Join these pairs of sentences with the words given in parentheses.a. (after) She wrote the letter. She went to the post office.b. (after) He had dinner. He went to the cinema.c. (when) I fastened my seat belt. The plane took off.d. We did not disturb him. (until) He finished work.e. (as soon as) He left the room. I turned on the radio.f. He was very ill. (before) He died.4. Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.a. The moment he had said this, he (regret) it.b. It (begin) to rain before she took a taxi.c. When all the guests had left, Derek (arrive). Assignments :1. test sheet2. Writing: How to speak English well?。
