1、Grammar and usageTeaching Aims: Learn the grammar: uObject complementuEither or and neither noru Subject-verb agreementTeaching Points:How to use the object complement / either or / neither nor / subject-verb agreement in different situations. The key point is to help students guess the exact usage
2、from the context.Teaching Methods:1. Inductive method2. Comparative method3. Communicative approachTeaching Aids:1. A multimedia2. A blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step 1 Object complement1). Situation one - Did you find anything special when you went to the classroom?- No, I didnt. - You found the d
3、oor open, didnt you?- Oh, yes. But I found nobody in the classroom.2). PositionV. + Object + object complementeg: The inspector shot the drug-dealer dead.(= The drug-dealer was shot dead by the inspector.)3). Situation two- What do you think about her performance?- We consider that her performance i
4、s a big success. ( We consider her performance a big success. )- What do people think about dogs?- People believe that dogs are honest.( People believe dogs to be honest. )4). Usage An object complement , which gives information about the object, can be a noun, a noun phrase, an adjective, a to-infi
5、nitive, a bare infinitive, or a prepositional phrase.5). More examples with an object complement(1) We made him chairman of our Students Union.(2) I find the novel interesting and amusing.(3) Please keep the cat out.(4) I am often kept at home all day long on Sunday.6) More practice with an object c
6、omplement Show the students two pictures and fill in the blanks. -What do you think about Harry Potter?-I find it _. (very interesting / an interesting book) -What happened to the man?-The man was kept _. (in prison / jail)7). Find out similar examples with an object complement from the reading pass
7、age.(1)Unfortunately, all the people were buried alive, and so was the city!(2)Sven found the remains of buildings buried under the sand, together with a lot of treasures.(3)We found the ruins most interesting.Step 2 either or / neither nor1). Situation one- I have got one ticket for Liu Xiangs 110m
8、 hurdle race to be held in Nanjing. Either you or your desk-mate can have it. - Is it on Saturday or on Sunday?- It is on next Monday.- Oh, what a pity. I am afraid neither I nor my desk-mate can enjoy it. 2). Situation two- Which language can I use to write the speech? ( English / Chinese )- You ca
9、n write the speech either in English or in Chinese.3). Situation three- It is neither your fault nor mine. Its your friend Jacks fault.- Whose fault is it? ( yours / mine )4). Situation four -Which one can I take, Sir?-I am afraid, you can take _. (neither the gun nor the cigar)5). Situation five -W
10、here can I stay on Saturday afternoon, Sir?-You can stay _ in the classroom _ in the dormitory. ( either or)Step 3 subject-verb agreementGrammar rulesRead the 6 points on Page 10, find out the usages of subject-verb agreement.Step 4 PracticePart A Fill in the blanks using the correct forms:l Exercis
11、e one: Fill in the blanks with the right form of the given verbs:l 1.The peoples republic of China _(be) founded in 1949. l 2.The food they offered on the plane _(be) delicious.l The verb should be singular if the subject is a singular noun or an uncountable noun.l 3.Two hours_(be) not enough for so
12、 much homework.l 4.Twenty thousand dollars_(be) a large amount of money to me.l The verb should be singular if the subject is a phrase of measurement, money a title, a name or distance. l All of us _ _ ( attend) the lecture about Pompeii .l Most of the lecture _(be) about how the ancient city was di
13、scovered.l I spent only 30 yuan buying books and the rest of money_(be) spent on my food.l When the subject is all of/ some of /half of+noun/pronoun, the verb agrees with the noun and pronoun.l An expert with some assistants_ (be) sent to work in Gansu Province.l No on except two teachers_( know) th
14、e secret.l Xiao Ming as well as his parents_(be) interested in music.l When the subject followed by with/ together with/as well as/, the verb agrees with the subject.l Either the team leader or the guides _ (be) looking after the students.l Neither noodles nor rice_(be) delicious today.l Either you
15、or the headmaster_(be) to hand out prizes to those gifted students at the meeting.l Not only you but also I_(be) puzzled at her worried look.l When neithernor/ eitheror/ not onlybut alsoare used to join the subjects of a sentence, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it.l His family_(be ) to
16、move to the countryside next month.l His family _all (be) fond of popular music.l Our school _(be) a key school in Jiangsu Province.l Our school _doing (do) morning exercises now on the playground.l When the subject is a group noun like: class/ family/ government/ team , we use a singular verb if th
17、e noun identifies a singular or unit, or a plural verb if it identifies a number of individuals.l Step 5 Exercise:1. Each of you _ responsible for the accident.a. am b. be c. is d. are2. Each man and woman _ the same rights.a. has b. have c. had d. is having3. Every means _ tried but without much re
18、sult.a. has been b. have been c. are d. is4. There _ in this room.a. are too much furniture b. is too many furnituresc. are too much furnitures d. is too much furniture5. The manager or his assistant _ planning to go.a. were b. are c. was d. be6. Not only I but also David and Iris _ fond of playing
19、basketball.a. am b. is c. are d. was7. Neither Tom nor his parents _ at home.a. is b. are c. has d. was8. Either the dean or the principal _ the meeting.a. attends b . Attend c. are attending d. have attended9. _ was wrong.a. Not the teacher but the students b. Both the students and the teacherc. Ne
20、ither the teacher not the students d. Not the students but the teacher10. “_ twenty dollars a big sum to her?”“I suppose so.”a. Will be b. Is c. Are d. Were11. Three hours _ enough for us to finish the task.a. are b. has c. is d. were12. Most of his savings _ in the Xin Hua Bank.a. has been kept b.
21、is being kept c. have kept d. have been kept13. All that can be done _.a. has done b. has been done c. have done d. have been done14. One or perhaps more pages _.a. is missing b. has been missed c. are missing d. was missing15. More than one worker _ dismissed.a. have been b. are c. has been d. has1
22、6. Many a student _ the importance of learning a foreign language.a. have realized b. has realize c. have been realized d. has been realized17. The gas works _ near the city.a. is b. are c. were d. be18. The surroundings of his house _ clean now.a. is b. are c. was d. were19. The committee _ over the problem among themselves for two hours.a. has argued b. has been arguing c. have argued d. have been arguing20. The public _ generous in their contributions to the earthquake victims.a. is b. was c. are d. has beeStep 6 homeworkDo the exercises in Workbook.
