True or false:
1. Prices have been risen up. F raised
2. The sun raises in the east and sets in the west. F rises 3. Jack was raised by his aunt after his parents passed away. T
8.Fill in the blanks with phrases below.
aside from, contribute to, lead to, consist of, play a part in name after, differ from, occupy oneself /in with, come into use, , take control of 1. Our book _____________ 3 units.
2. An increase in the price of drugs has the rising cost of medical care. 3. He _________ himself _____ his research report.
4. An earthquake may the spread of deadly diseases.
5. Old English greatly the Modern English.
6. what have been referred to just now, I have one further point to make. 7. There was a city ________________the great man in Russia. 8. When we the company, it was losing money.
9. It is a fact that more and more plastics will __________________ in our daily life. 10. The book you read as a child can __________________the job you have later in life.
1. consists of 2. contributed to 3. occupied in/with 4. lead to 5. differs; from 6. Aside from 7. named after 8. took control of 9. come into use 10.play a part in Exercise
1. John will James in the next round because James was badly injured. A. remove B. replace C. compete D. vote
2. The news shocked the public, to great concern about students? safety at school.
A. having led B. led C. leading D. to lead
3. their normal school hours, many of my students have additional evening or weekend classes. A. Aside from B. In need of C. In case of D. Regardless of
4. Hearing the old man?s reports, the officer from his seat and said that something must be done to people?s living standards.
A. raised; rise B. rose; raise C. raised; raise D. rose; rise
5. It was announced that only when the fire was would residents (居民)
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be permitted to return to their homes.
A. under control B. in control of C. beyond control D. out of control
6. I?m sure your suggestion will the problem. A. contribute to solving B. contribute to solve C. be contributed to solve D. be contributed to solving
7. As a matter of fact, of sleep can make you look tired, and even _________putting on weight. A. lose; cause B. lost; result from C. loss; result in D. losing; lead
8. It suddenly occurred to Anne that money couldn?t all that Bob had suffered in the past five years. A. make out B. work out C. make up for D. fill out
9. The Group of Eight ( G8 ) the eight richest countries in the world. A. is consisted of B. is made up C. consists of D. makes up
10. all of them are strong candidates, only one will be chosen for the post. A. Since B. While C. If D. As
11. ________careful when you cross the road. A. do B. do be C. is D. are
12. I heard that Mrs. Lin has been ___________with the translation of a French novel these months.
A. seized B. devoted C. attracted D. occupied 13. He is so good at tennis that I have never _______him. A. won B. beat C. defeated D. struck
14. It is _______ that he will win in the match, for he has been preparing for it for a whole month.
A. certain B. sure C. told D. spoken 15.This kind of material can be used to _______plastics. A. taking the place of B. take place of C. taking place of D. take the place of
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Module3, Unit 2 Language
Grammar and usage 1
Learning goals:
After this period, students will be able to
1. learn all noun clauses and help students judge different noun clauses. 2. learn question words in noun clause.
Learning important points: question words in noun clause Learning difficult points: comprehension of noun clauses Learning steps: Step 1 Lead-in
I. Go over the different noun clauses such as subject clause, object clause, predictive clause, and appositive clause.
1. You know that I am a teacher of English. (object clause) 2. That I am a teacher of English is known to you all. (subject clause) 3. It is known to you all that I am a teacher of English. (subject clause) 4. The fact that I am a teacher of English is known to you all. (appositive clause) 5. I am worried about whether you can do well in the exam. (object clause) 6. What I am worried about is whether you can do well in the exam. (subject clause) (predictive clause)
II. Introduce all question words in noun clauses, such as what, which, who, whom, where, when, how, why, and whose. Tell students to pay attention to the order of noun clauses and don?t leave out question words. Conjunctions of Noun Clauses:
连接词：that, whether, if, as if (as though) 连接代词：what, whatever, who, whoever,
whom, whose, which （作主语/宾语）
连接副词：when, where, how, why（作状语）
The teacher starts the lesson with a short introduction of herself. A competition is held to guess different careers. And the topic of ?director? is introduced. Step 2 Noun clauses introduced by question words： 1）What was he doing ? His father was surprised. What he was doing surprised his father. subject clause 主语从句
2）What?s your first impression of him? I want to know. I want to know what your first impression of him is. object clause 宾语从句
3）How can I make a grammar lesson interesting? That is my question.
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predicative clause 表语从句 4）How did Peter respond to that question? I have no idea.
I have no idea how Peter responded to that question. appositive clause 同位语从句 Attention:
1. We change the word order in a clause after a question word into that of a statement.
2. We cannot leave out the question words in noun clauses in any cases. Check whether the sentences are true or false: (1) How was he successful is still a puzzle. ( F ) How he was successful is still a puzzle. ( T )
(2) Could you tell me what was the matter with me. ( T ) Could you tell me what the matter was with me. ( F ) Fill in the blanks using “that/ whether / where/ how/when”. 1. I have no idea _ _where_______ he comes from. 2. How _______ he got the money is still uncertain.
3. He gave us many suggestions __ that ______ we should get up earlier and take more exercise.
4. I have no doubt ____ that ____ he will win.
5. I have some doubt _ whether _______ he will win.
6. The thing that troubles me is _ _ when ____ to head for Europe. Step 3 Homework Page 44 EFP
Module3, Unit 2 Language Grammar and usage 2
Learning goals:
After this period, students will be able to learn how to use it as an empty subject. Learning important points: The usage of it
Learning difficult points:
differences between attributive clauses and noun clauses “it” in the Emphatic Pattern
Learning method: individual and group work Learning steps:
Step 1 “It” as empty subject and object: I. Review the function of “it”:
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1. It?s a book. (指代) 2. It?s ten o?clock. (时间) 3. It?s raining outside. (天气)
4. It?s a long way to the museum. (距离) II. Empty subject “it”:
1. We can use it as an empty subject
A .When we use a noun clause as the subject of a sentence.
a. (preferable) It is certain that we would not be able to understand Old English
today.
(correct) =That we would not be able to understand Old English today is
certain.
b. (preferable) It is easy to answer whether English will continue changing in the
future.
(correct) =Whether English will continue changing in the future is easy to
answer.
c. (preferable) It depends on the style of writing when we use certain words. (correct) =When we use certain words depends on the style of writing. B. When the subject is a to-infinitive.
a. (preferable) It is hard to master a foreign language. (correct) =To master a foreign language is hard.
b. (preferable) It is important to know how to use a computer. (correct) =To know how to use a computer is important. C. When the subject is a v-ing form.
a. ( preferable) Smoking is difficult to stop. (correct) =It is difficult to stop smoking.
b. (preferable) Travelling to Beijing takes up a lot of my time. (correct) =It takes a lot of my time travelling to Beijing. Tip:
We usually use the empty subject it with a clause or to-infinitive (preferable), but with the v-ing form we prefer the real subject at the beginning.
2. It can also be used before seem, appear, happen, chance, turn out and prove as the empty subject of a sentence.
a. It seems that he speaks two languages. = He seems to speak two languages.
b. It happens that my new neighbour comes from my home town. = My new neighbour happens to come from my home town. Step 2 Other important cases of noun clauses: I. 同位语从句和定语从句的区别:
1. 定语从句是先行词的修饰语，它不涉及先行词的具体内容。定语从句中that不但起连接作用，而且在定语从句中充当一个句子成分，充当从句的宾语成分时可省略。
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