The fifth period

Grammar
(I)

Objectives
1.
To understand and use defining relative clause correctly .
2.
To use relative pronouns correctly .
Part A
Suggested teaching procedures
Step1 Go through the explanation at the top of page60. Encourage students to ask questions if there is anything they are unsure of . Give students extra examples if necessary .
Step2
Explain the context . Kitty and Peter are talking about who they want to write about . Ask students to read sentences and decide which contain defining relative clause .
Step3
More able students can complete this exercise independently. Allow less able students to work in pairs .
Step4
When all students have finished , ask two students to read the dialogue . Ask them to stop after each sentence and the other students raise their hands and say if it contains a defining relatives clause .Check for mistakes and mispronunciation .
Step5
Ask students to think about what structure the first and the third sentences contain .Review ‘wh-words+to-infinitive’ and object clauses introduced by ‘that’ . Ask less able students to refer to the grammar items in Unit3 of 9A and Unit1 of 9B .
Extension activity

1.
Ask students to think of some famous people from China . Encourage them to think of great people , rather than famous film stars . Write the names on the board ,
e.g.
Yang liwei
Yuan Longping

He Zhengliang
2.

Have students get into pairs and ask each pair choose a famous person from China .Ask them

What is this person famous for ?

How has he \she helped China ?

How has he \she helped society ?

Each pair works out the answers to the questions for the person they have chosen .Then each pair reads out their answers .

The fifth period

Grammar
(I)

Objectives
1.
To understand and use defining relative clause correctly .
2.
To use relative pronouns correctly .
Part A
Suggested teaching procedures
Step1 Go through the explanation at the top of page60. Encourage students to ask questions if there is anything they are unsure of . Give students extra examples if necessary .
Step2
Explain the context . Kitty and Peter are talking about who they want to write about . Ask students to read sentences and decide which contain defining relative clause .
Step3
More able students can complete this exercise independently. Allow less able students to work in pairs .
Step4
When all students have finished , ask two students to read the dialogue . Ask them to stop after each sentence and the other students raise their hands and say if it contains a defining relatives clause .Check for mistakes and mispronunciation .
Step5
Ask students to think about what structure the first and the third sentences contain .Review ‘wh-words+to-infinitive’ and object clauses introduced by ‘that’ . Ask less able students to refer to the grammar items in Unit3 of 9A and Unit1 of 9B .
Extension activity

1.
Ask students to think of some famous people from China . Encourage them to think of great people , rather than famous film stars . Write the names on the board ,
e.g.
Yang liwei
Yuan Longping

He Zhengliang
2.

Have students get into pairs and ask each pair choose a famous person from China .Ask them

What is this person famous for ?

How has he \she helped China ?

How has he \she helped society ?

Each pair works out the answers to the questions for the person they have chosen .Then each pair reads out their answers .