Unit 1 Grammar----The Infinitive (1)

Content: the Infinitive used as object and object complement.

Teaching aims:

1. Review the Infinitive used as object and object complement.

2 .Ss are able to understand the meaning and the function of

the Infinitive.

3. Ss can use the grammar to express their ideas in communication.

Aid: multiple-media , paper .

Procedures:

Step 1: Lead in: Help the students to us the infinitive to communicative .

Situation:

National day is coming .

What do you want to do during the National Day ?

1. Ask the students to brainstorm on their plans for the National Day by the structure of infinitive.

2. Ask the students to make sentences by using the given picture.(We plan to climb the mountains.

We plan to go fishing .

We plan to go camping .

We plan to swim. )

Step2: Help the students to recognize the functions of the infinitive by reading the story and underlining the structure.

《The tiger and the mouse》

A tiger and a mouse were walking in a field when they saw a big lump of cheese lying on the ground. The mouse wanted to eat the cheese itself ,so he said, "Please , tiger, let me have it. You don't even like cheese. Be kind and find something else to eat." But the tiger put his paw on the cheese and said: "It's mine! And if you don't go , I'll eat you too." The mouse was very sad and went away.

The tiger tried to swallow all of the cheese at once but it got stuck in his throat and whatever he tried to do he could not move it. First,he wanted the dog to help him, but the dog failed to do it .He suggested that the mouse should help him . So the tiger went to ask for the mouse's help . "Open your mouth and let me jump in. I'll nibble at the cheese until it is small enough to eat" The tiger opened his mouth, the mouse jumped in and began nibbling at the cheese. The tiger thought: "I really am very hungry…"

Step3.Ask the students to explain the infinitive of structures.

Step 4. Learn to use the Infinitive used as object.

A. Brain storm on verbs ( verb+ to do).

1. Show the students more verbs.

afford　 agree　 　ask　　　 be　　　 decide　　　 come　　 dare　 demand　 desire　　 determine　　 expect　　　hope　 fail happen　 help　　 learn　　　　mean　　 manage　 offer plan　　　pretend　　 promise　 refuse 　　 wish　　forget, remember　

2. Practise the infinitive by using the given pictures, Ask the students to make some sentences with the infinitive.

Eg1:The driver failed to see the other car in time.司機沒能及時看見另一輛車。

Eg2.It is raining hard ,Jack is holding a newspaper over his head . He forget to take an umbrella.

B. Brainstorm on some verbs which follow "how to do; what to do …"as an objects.

動詞+what(when, where ,how )+ to do

　1.Show the students some verbs followed by how to do (What to do ) as an object.

decide, know, forget, learn, understand,

wonder, find out, explain,

2.Practisethe structure, Ask the students to make some sentences according to the pictures.

Eg1.　The teacher is showing the student how to use the recorder.　　

Eg2.　The man doesn't know where to go .　

3.Ask the students to make their sentences orally in class.　

Step5. The Infinitive used as object complement.

(Verb+ object +to do)

1.Brain storm on verbs( verb+ object+ to do).

2. Show the students some more verbs.

ask, beg, choose, expect , want, tell, order, show, …

3.help the students to tell the different meaning between an object and an object complement .

Eg1.　The manager wants to speak to Tom and say,

"我想和湯姆談話。"

Q: Who will speak to Tom ?

The manager.

The manager wants his secretary to speak to Tom.

　 我想讓你和湯姆談話。

Q: Who will speak to Tom ?

His secretary.

Eg2:In the circus, the trainer taught the dog to stand, to sit, and to bark on command.

4.Practise the function by completing the sentences .

1).We planned to climb the mountain, my little sister begged to go with us .(我們計劃爬山，我的小妹妹求跟我們一起去。)

2) Tom begged me to play the computer games with him .

（湯姆求我跟他一起完電腦游戲。）

3) The worker happened to know the place where we wanted to go ,We wanted him to be us to be our guide .

（那個工人碰巧去過我們想要去的地方，我們想讓他當我們的導游）

4)My father promised to buy a new bike for me .

（我爸爸答應給我買一輛新自行車）

5）He expected to be forgiven .（他期待著他人的諒解）

6）What do you expect me to say ?(你要我說什呢？)

Step6.

1. Observe the sentences and get to understand the infinitive

without "to".

1).Didn't you hear anyone say anything about it ?

2).What made you thing like that ?

3).When there were 3.2 seconds left in the basketball match ,I felt the atmosphere （氣氛）grow tense .

2.Brainstorm more verbs. (動詞+ do)

see, watch, notice, hear, do, make, let　+do表示動作的完整性，真實性；+doing表示動作的連續性，進行性

3. Ask the Ss to make sentences by using the verbs in thebrackets.

Eg1.Every day we have to do a lot of home work .(make )

Teacher Li makes us do a lot of homework everyday .

Eg2. When I passed his room he was singing . (hear )

I heard him sing .

Eg3. When I was walking along the river, suddenly

a boy fell into the river, immediately a man jumped into the river and saved him . (see)

Step7:Ask the student to make up sentences with the verbs they have learned, pay attention to the infinitive.

Homework: Write down 10 sentences with the verbs they have learned .

Unit 1 Grammar----The Infinitive (2)

Content: the Infinitive used as attributive ,adverbial modifier,

and subject modifier .

Teaching aims:

1. Review the Infinitive used as attributive ,adverbial modifier, and subject modifier .

2 .Ss understand the meaning and function of the Infinitive.

3. Ss can use the grammar freely in communication.

Teaching Procedure :

Step1.

Lead in : Try to analyse the sentence, How is the Infinitive used.(P5 ,1)

Step 2:Practise the Infinitive used as attributive

1.Look at the picture and make up a sentence.

Eg1. After he finished college, he had a lot of jobs to choose.（他有許多工作可選）

Eg2.He is a Senior 3 students ,He has lots of homework to do .

（她有許多作業要做）

Eg3.The general manger wants his secretary to his office ,

he has something important to tell her .

（他有重要的事情要告訴他）

2.Ask the students to sum up the structure.

Noun (Pron.) to do

Step 3.Review the Infinitive used as an adverb.

1. Lead in.　

Eg1.When do you get up every morning ?

At 5 o'clock .Why do you get up so early ?

In order to catch the first bus. (not to be late for class).

n order to,　so as to,　so(such)… as to… (如此……以便……)

　 Eg2.　He ran so fast as to catch the first bus.　

他飛快地跑以便趕上第一班車。

2.　Used as a cause I'm glad to see you.

3.Ask the students to anylise the sentences and find out their functions.

1) He came to help me with my math .( 目的 )

2) They started early so as to catch the first bus . (目的 )

3) In order to serve the people well, I study hard . ( 目的 )

4) They ran over to welcome the champions . ( 目的 )

5) To hear him talk in that manner, you would think him a foreigner . ( 原因 )

6) We jumped with joy to hear the good news . ( 原因 )

4．Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning .

1) She raised her voice loud so that she might be heard .

(She raised her voice so as to be heard .)

(In order to be heard she raised her voice loud.)

(she raised her voice loud in order to be heard. )

( To be heard she raised her voice loud .)

(She raised her voice loud to be heard .)

Situation: Task :

You have watched the man basketball matches in the Olympic Games. Are you pleased with the result ?

Do you know what Yao Ming think of it ?

Why did he feel disappointed ?

2.Yao Ming felt very disappointed ,because he didn't reach his aim in the basketball match .

Yao Ming was very disappointed not to reach his aim in the basketball match .

Step 4.Ss try to understand the function of the Infinitive used as attribute . Ss try to change the sentences using the Infinitive.(p6,3)

Step 5.Practise the infinitive, to make some more sentences with the Infinitive.

Task: Situation:

A tourist is in hospital ,a policeman goes to ask for some information of the robbery.

"Why did you go to the city ?

What did you want to do ?

What did you do yesterday ?

What did you see ?

What did you do ?

What happened next ?"

1.I came here to spend （來度假）my holidays.

2. I want to watch （想看）the sun rising above the sea level.

3.I watched the sun rise （看日出）yesterday.

4.I saw the burglar stealing into the bank（看見盜賊進入銀行） when I was watching the stars at night .

5.I chased(追趕)the burglar.

6.I felt my head bump against something(感到我頭碰到什么東西)then I felt the earth shaking .

Homework: Finish writing the interview .

補充材料：

The Infinitive used as subject .

It's +adj.+ to do

1.Eg:It's easy (for me) to do that.我做這事太容易了

2.Brain storm on phrases( verb+ do).

3. Show the students more adj.

easy,　difficult,　 hard,　 important,　 possible,　 impossible,　comfortable,　 necessary,　 better;　the first, the next,　the last,　　the best,　not enough

It's so nice to hear your voice.聽到你的聲音真高興。

It's necessary for you to lock the car when you do not use it.

It's +adj.+of sb.to do

It's very kind of you to help us.　他幫助我們，他真好。

kind,　nice,　 stupid,　rude,　 clever,　foolish,　thoughtful,　thoughtless,　brave,　considerate(考慮周到的),　silly,　 selfish(自私的)

例句:You often offer some money to the begger .

It was silly of us to believe him.　我們真愚蠢，竟然相信了他。

It's very kind of you .

It seemed selfish of him not to give them anything.　

Summmary:　　　

It's+adj for sb. 常用于表示事物的特征特點，表示客觀形式的形容詞，

It's very hard for him to study two languages.

對他來說學兩門外語是很難的。 of sb的句型一般用表示人物的性格，品德，表示主觀感情或態度的形容詞，如good, kind, nice, clever, foolish, right。

It's very nice of you to help me. 你來幫助我，你真是太好了。