The -ing form as the Subject and the Object
教学设计
Contents 教学内容
Discovering useful structures (p.13); Using structures (p. 50) Teaching goals 教学目标
1,Enable students to use the –ing form as subject and object correctly and freely.
2.How to use the-ing form freely .Explaining , discussing and practicing .
The importance and difficulties教学重点、难点 1. Inspire Ss to discover the differenxes.
2. Make Ss remenber the different predicate verbs. 课前导学 Discovering
The following sentences are from the text. There are some useful structures in them . Let students translate them and pay attention to these boldface words .
1,he cares little about spending the money on himself or leading a comfortable life . (The Object)
2.He also doesn’t care about being famous. (The Object)
3.His other hobbies include playing mah-jong ,swimming and reading .
4.Wishing for things , however , costs noting .(The Object)
5.Since then , finding ways to grow more rice has been his life goal . (The Subject)
6.As a young man , he saw the great need for increasing the rice output . (The Object)
7.Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields .(The Object)
8.Dr Yuan awoke from his dream with the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people .(The Object) 以学定教/展示激学 Teaching procedure Step 1 Warming up
Have you ever seen these signs?
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What about these sentences?
1. Saying is easy. Doing is difficult. 2. Seeing is believing. 3. Teaching is learning. 4. Lying is a bad habit.
5. Getting daily exercise is important. 6. Learning English needs persistence. Step 2 As the Subject
Part 1 Pay attention to the following boldface words. 1.Complaining doesn't solve problems.
2.Smoking causes a lot of health problems. 3.To him, swimming is much fun. 4.Talking mends no holes.
5.Raising children is a big responsibility. 6.Climbing the mountain in winter is dangerous. 7.Asking a woman's age is impolite in my country. 8.Riding with a drunken driver is a risk. 9.Working hard will produce good results.
10.Speaking in public is a challenge to a lot of people. Summary:
The -ing form can be used as the subject.It can have its own object and adverbial. And the predicate verb is used singular form. Part 2 Pay attention to it (一)
1) It is a waste of time doing this.→ 2) It is no use crying over spilt milk.→ 3) It is no use complaining.→
4) It is no good worrying about it.→
5) It is difficult finding your way around here?→
Summary : It一是可以用It作形式主语；二是动词-ing形式可以有逻辑主语（即独立主格结构），三是可以有否定形式。 (二)
It is my duty helping her.→Helping her is my duty.
It is a pleasure working with you .→Working with you is a pleasure. Transform the sentences in (一 ) (ommitted) Consolidation A.
1.Losing (lose) someone you love is a painful experience.
2.Falling (fall) in love is easy. Staying(stay) in love is hard.
3.Eating (eat) to live is more meaningful than living (live) to eat. 4.Getting (get) married costs a lot. Getting (get) divorced costs much more.
5.Spending (spend) money is easier than making (make) money.
B.做课本练习2（p. 13）。巩固动词-ing形式作主语的用法。 Step 3 As the Object
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Part 1 1. Read the the following sentences you found out from the text and try to find some rules.
1) As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output. 2) Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields.
3) He enjoys listening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading.
4) Dr Yuan awoke from his dream with the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people. Summary:
The -ing form can be used as the object both of verb and preposition.
2. Look at the following sentences. What have you found? 1) He suggested doing it in a different way.
2) The president tried to avoid answering the reporter’s questions. 3) I admit having read your letter.
4) We’re considering paying a visit to the Science Museum. 5) I have been used to living here.
6) I’m fond of collecting stamps and coins. 7) Mom agreed to lend me some money.
8) Jack pretended not to see me when he passed.
9) My friend offered to help when I was in trouble. Summary:
1). Verbs with –ing form as their object: admit, advise, allow, appreciate, avoid, complete, consider, delay, deny, enjoy, escape, finish, imagine, keep, mind, miss, postpone, practise, quit, suggest, stop, can’t stand, can’t help, be worth 2).Verbs with the infinitive as their object:
afford, agree, arrange, choose, decide, hope, expect, offer, plan, promise, determine, demand, manage, fail, prepare, refuse, pretend, seem 常跟动词ing作宾语的动词歌诀:
考虑建议盼原谅，consider, suggest / advise, look forward to, excuse, pardon
承认推迟没得想，admit, delay / put off, fancy
避免错过继续练，avoid, miss, keep /keep on, practise 否认完成停能赏，deny, finish, stop, enjoy / appreciate 不禁介意准逃亡，can’t help, mind, allow/ permit, escape 不准冒险凭想象。forbid, risk, imagine 常跟不定式作宾语的动词歌诀：
三个希望两答应，hope; wish; want; agree; promise 两个要求莫拒绝,demand; ask; refuse 设法学会做决定,manage; learn; decide 不要假装在选择。pretend; choose 想要拒绝命令，want; refuse; order 需要努力学习,need; try; learn
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期望同意帮助，expect; agree; help
希望决定开始。hope; wish; decide; begin; start
3. need, require, want作“需要”解时, 后接动词-ing形式作宾语, 主动形式表示被动意义, 相当于to be done。如：
The radio needs / requires / wants repairing / to be repaired. Part 2
3. Compare these pairs of sentences. 1).
I forgot mailing your letter. I forgot to mail your letter.
Being early may means wasting time. You really mean to go?
He tried working out the problem another way. He tried to open the back door with the key. You need to take more exercise.
The batteries in that toy need changing.
The teacher went on to talk about –ing form after a short break. The headteacher went on talking for one hour.
( different meaning) 2).
I’d like to have a cup of coffee. I like reading novels very much. I prefer to take the next train. I prefer going to work by bus. Oh, I hate to leave you tomorrow.
I hate lying and cheating. (slightly different meaning) 3).
It has started to snow. It has started snowing. The band began to play. The band began playing.
They continued to meet regularly.
They continued meeting regularly. (same meaning) Summary
1.动词forget, go on, mean, regret, remember, stop, try, be used to, can't help + to do / doing 区别较大，须注意。
to do 将要发生的动作 forget /regret /remember + doing 已经发生的动作
go on doing 继续做原来做的事 stop doing 停止做某事
go on to do 接着做另一件事 stop to do 停下来去做别的事 mean doing 意味着要做某事 try doing 试着做某事 mean to do 想要做某事 try to do 努力做某事
be used to doing 习惯于做某事 can't help doing 禁不住做某事 be used to do 被用来做某事 can't help to do 不能帮助做某事
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Exercises
Do Exercise 4 on page 13. Step 4 Summary
-ing form -ing form as the subject -ing form as the object 拓展领学
Step 5 Exercies
Exercises 1
1. — What do you think made Mary so upset？
— __________ her new bicycle．（1997上海高考题） A. As she lost B. Lost
C. Losing D. Because of losing
2. The parents suggested ____ in the hotel room but their kids were anxious to camp out during the trip.
A. sleep B. to sleep C. sleeping D. having slept
3. It took the workmen only two hours to finish _______ my car. A. repairing B. repair C. to repair D. Repaired
4. Have you forgotten ___$1000 from me last month? Will you please remember ____ it tomorrow?
A. borrowing; to bring B. to borrow; bring C. borrowed; bringing D. borrowing; bringing
5. The classroom wants _____.
A. clean B. cleaned C. to clean D. cleaning
6. Jack said that he wouldn't mind __ for us.
A. to wait B. wait C. waiting D. waited
7. My brother keeps ___ me with my work.
A. to help B. help C. helping D. helped
8. We should often practise ___ English with each other. A. to speak B. spoke C. speak D. speaking
9. Keep on ____ and you will succeed.
A. a try B. try C. triing D. trying
10. His parents insist on ___ to college.
A. he should go B. he go C. his going D. him to go
Exercises 2 Complete the sentences with the given words in proper forms.
1. Fancy Mary _____ (do ) a thing like that !
2. _____ ( take ) physical exercise every day is profitable to our health .
3. That is a matter of importance , it wants ______ ( handle ) carefully .
4. Her not _____ (come back ) made us disappointed .
5. I must apologize for ______ ( not let )you know ahead of time . 6. Mr Brown regretted ______ (beat ) his son.
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Step 6 Homework
1. Finish off the exercises in the paper. 2. Recite the words in Unit2. 3. Prepare for the next passage.
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