unit2theuniversallanguageGrammarandusage教案(牛津译林版选修8).doc

第  PAGE 3 页 共  NUMPAGES 3 页 Unit 2 the universal language Grammar and usage 教案 Teaching aims: After learning this part, the students will be able to know when to use ellipsis and how to use it correctly. Teaching procedures: Step 1 The introduction of ellipsis (PPT4—5) Show a sentence from the passage and introduce the concept of ellipsis to the students. Give some examples and ask students if there are some words that are left out in the sentences. (You) Come here, please. (You) Tell me who the director is, please. (You) Write a review of the opera. We often use ellipsis in imperative sentences. [Explanation] 此步骤起着一个“引子”的作用。通过阅读文章中的一句话，让学生们意识到不完整的句子在英语中也是很常见的。 Step 2 Finding out the different situations in which ellipsis is used (PPT6—10) Have students read each of the sentences and talk about in what situations words can be left out. —Have you seen this opera?[来源:] —Yes, I have (seen it). — Will the performance be put off till next week? — I hope (it will) not (be put off till next week). We also use ellipsis in short responses. —When will they arrive? —In about two hours. —Could you water the plants for me? —What about (watering them) after I finish my homework? The emperor finds the deaths of so many men disturbing, and although he would like to, he cannot break his promise. Puccini wrote Turandot and (he also wrote) Madam Butterfly. We can use ellipsis in two clauses with the same pattern and the same verb. The actor was born in 1961, and his wife in 1964. [Explanation] 该步骤句子中出现的省略，都是为了避免重复意思相当明显的部分而使用的。一定要让学生自己归纳总结在什么情况下可以使用省略。 Step3 The introduction of the use of ellipsis in other different styles (PPT11—16) In some special styles of ellipsis, words are left out to save space and time. These include signs and labels, newspaper headlines, instructions, postcards and diaries, notes, etc. Signs: No smoking is allowed here.[来源:学科网] This is a one-way street. Instructions: Put this side up, please. Please handle this with