Class Type:Grammar class
Teaching Contents:The topic is about the subjunctive mood.
Teaching Objectives:
(1)Knowledge objective
Students can understand the usage of subjunctive mood.
(2) Ability objective
Students can develop their ability of listening and speaking through the discussion and communication.
(3) Emotional objectives
Students can improve the confidence of learning English, and are not afraid of speaking English in class. They
can cooperate with others actively, and complete the tasks together.
Teaching Key Point:
How to master the usage of subjunctive mood.
Teaching Difficult Points:
How to use the new sentence to communicate with others fluently, and improve their confidence of speaking English.
Major Steps:
Step 1 Presentation (10 minutes)
(1) Conditional sentences
Write the sentence "I am you" on the blackboard, and then ask them to change the sentence into the past tense,and then write it on the blackboard
T: When we want to say something now in a subjunctive mood, we need to change the verb into past tense, and pay attention that no matter what the personal noun is we should use the verb "were". Now make some sentences.
条件从句:动词过去式(动词be用were)
I am you.
I were you.
If I were you.
(2) Main clauses
Write down the structure on the blackboard and then ask them to keep making the main clauses after their conditional sentences.
主句: would/should/could/might + 动词原形
If I were you, I would/should/could/might ...
(Justification: These two activities can help students to better grasp the knowledge of subjunctive mood.)
Step 2 Practice (5 minutes)
Ask students to answer the following questions in groups and then summarize the basic structure of the grammar.
(1) If there _________(be) no computers, the students _________(learn) much now.
(2) If you _________ (come) yesterday, you _________ (see) Jay Chou.
(3) If we _________ (be) 200 years old, we _________ (change) everything.
Answers: (1) were, would learn (2) had come, would have seen (3) were to be, could change
(Justification: This can help students master the usage of subjunctive mood.)
Step 3 Consolidation (20 minutes)
In this part show students some pictures in which they may see a boy weanng an ugly pair of shoes and another boy is talking with him. Ask them to imagine how to say this sentence.
If I were you, I wouldn't wear such a pair of shoes.
They will also see a girl is crying and the bus is leaving, another girl is talking with her.
If you had got up early, you wouldn't have been late.
After making these sentences ask them to try to make some conversations in their groups and then ask some of them to come to the front and act out their dialogues.
(Justification: After doing this students' ability of listening and speaking can be improved.)