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M7 Unit 1 Living with technology
Period 5 Grammar and usage 1
I. Teaching aims:
1. Students are expected to review the usage of some common prepositions to express time, place and movement, as well as how to use them in different situations.
2. Students will also learn that prepositions can be combined with verbs, nouns to form prepositional phrases and the ways to use them in various situations.
3. Students will apply what they have learnt to practice by fulfilling some written tasks.
II. Teaching important point:
Help students learn the useful words and phrases.
III. Teaching difficult point:
Students will apply what they have learnt to practice by fulfilling some written tasks.
IV. Procedures:
Step 1: General introduction
The grammar items in this unit focus on prepositions and prepositional phrases. You are expected to review the usage of some common prepositions to express time, place and movement, as well as how to use them in different situation. At the same time, you are expected to apply what they have learnt to practice by fulfilling some written tasks. (Help students to review what prepositions are and how they are used by asking them to complete a story.
Prepositions are words that are used before a noun or a noun phrase to show time, place, movement, etc.)
Step2. Prepositions of time
Ask students to read point 1. Add some more information to this point.
Prepositions of time:
介词
含义及用法
介词
含义及用法
at
表示时间的一点
during
在……期间
in
用于一段时间
before
在某时间之前
on
用于特定的某一天
after
在某时间之后
for
表示一段时间
between
在……和……之间
by
不迟于
until
直到时间
since
自从某时期
from…to
从……到……时间
Step3. Prepositions of place
Ask students to read point 2. Add some more information to this point.
Prepositions of place:
介词
含义及用法
介词
含义及用法
at
用于较小的地点或场所
by
在……旁边
in
用于较大的地点、场所或物体里面
near
在……附近
on
在某物体表面、上面
beside
在……旁边
above
在某物体上方
opposite
在……对面
behind
在某物体后面
under
在……下面
against
停在,靠在……上面,相对
around
在……周围
across
横跨
in front of
在……前面
Step4. Prepositions of movement
Ask students to read point 3.Add some more information to this point.
Prepositions of movement:
介词
含义及用法
介词
含义及用法
to
向方向去
past
经过
towards
向方向去
off
离开、远离
along
沿着前进
round
围绕
ahead
向前去
through
从里面穿过
down
从上下来
onto
上去
up
向上
into
进入里面/内部
Step5. Extensions:
Prepositions of manner and means: The prepositions in (---manner/way), by , with , without , as or like can be used to refer to manner, meaning ‘how one does something’. For example:
She spoke in her usual way as if nothing had happened.
The teacher came into the classroom, with some books on her hands.
The soldier answered the question without hesitation.
My aunt makes tea like my mother.
He cannot run as quickly as his brother.
By can be used to show the meaning ‘by means of ’. For example:
They must have broken into the house by the back door.
We managed to sell our car by advertising it in the newspaper.
I usually go to school by bike.
With or without can be used to express using awn instrument to do something.
He opened the tin with a knife.
I can draw a straight line without a ruler.
Step6. Exercises:
Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions:
1. His father will be back from London___a few days.
2. The train leaves___6:00 p.m., so I have to be at the station___5:40 p.m. at the latest?
3. ___the gate and you’ll find the entrance___the park___the other side.
4. One___ five will have the chance to join in the game.
5. —— Do you go there ___bus?
—— No, we go there ___a train.
6. I made the coat ___my own hands. It was made___hand, not with a
machine.
7. The trees ___front of the house are ___the charge of Mr. Li.
8. The old man died___ cold ___a cold night.
9. My uncle lives___116 Changhe Street. His room is ___the sixth floor.
10. I don’t think you can work out the maths problem___her help.
Keys:
1. in 2. at; by 3. At; to; on 4. in 5. by; in
6. with, by 7. in; in 8. of; on 9. at; on 10. without
Step 7: Homework:
Ask students to finish exercises of part C1 on page 104 of Workbook.
V. Design of writing on blackboard:
VI. Record after teaching: