Module 4 Home alone
【教材分析】
Module 4的主要内容为运用让步状语从句和结果状语从句来描述自己单独在家的经历。从全书来看，本模块承接上一模块对状语从句的学习和运用，内容有层次的展开，学生容易接受。
Unit 1 I can look after myself, although it won’t be easy for me.
【教学目标】 Knowledge objective 词汇和短语:
platform, meeting, miss, shut, lock, simple, anybody, clock, ring, passenger, address, text, text message, couple, a couple of 结果状语从句 Ability objective
能听懂和阅读关于介绍单独在家经历的语言材料，能通过相关词汇和图片描述自己和他人单独在家的经历；能编写关于独自在家的对话。 Moral objective
学会倾听他人独自在家的经历，理解他人的喜怒哀乐；养成关心、帮助他人的良好品质。 【教学重点】
结果状语从句和让步状语从句。 【教学方法】
PWP method, task-based method and interactive approach 【教学手段】
A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures 【教学过程】 Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Warming up
What do you usually do to look after yourself when you are at home alone? Step 2 Presentation
The teacher shows the pictures of new words or expressions and let the students to say as quickly
as possible.
Step 3 Work in pairs. Talk about the picture
Look at the picture and talk about what they will do in pairs. Step 4 Listening
1. Listen to Part 2 and answer the questions. 1) Where are Betty and her parents? 2) Is Betty travelling with her parents?
2. Finish Activity 3. Listen again and complete the sentences.
1. Will you be OK at home __________?
2. I’ll ______ you too, and I’ll call you every day.
3. I’ll keep it tidy so that you’ll ___________ me when you get home. Keys: on your own, miss, be proud of Step 5 Reading
1. Listen and answer the following questions. 1) Who is leaving for Lhasa?
2) How do they go there?
2. Read and complete the sentences. There may be more than one answer. 1) Betty’s parents are going to ______. 2) Her parents tell her to _______________. 3) Betty can __________. 4) Betty’s parents usually __________. 5) Betty’s mum has not _____________. Keys: Lhasa, be careful with the door when she goes out…, look after herself wake her up in the morning, given her their address in Lhasa 3. Act out the dialogue in groups according to the following words.
Mum: train number, meeting, the door, plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, give our
address Dad: wake up
Betty: two weeks of school, look after myself, cook simple meals, text message Step 6 Language points
1. So am I, but I can’t miss two weeks of school.
So am I承接上一句贝蒂妈妈说的话: … I’m sorry you can’t come with us, Betty. (贝蒂, 你不能和我们一起去, 很遗憾), 表示“我也很遗憾无法同行”。
“So + be/助动词+主语”这一结构表示自己与前一个人的情况相同或同意一个人的说法,
意思是“……也这样”。
e.g. Joe was a little upset, and so was I. 乔有点不开心, 我也有点儿。 He has been ill, and so has his wife. 他一直生着病, 他妻子也一样。 Neil left just after midnight, and so did Jack. 尼尔一过午夜就走了, 杰克也是。 miss v. 未出席; 未出现
出现动词时, 应该用动词的-ing形式。 e.g. Get up early or you will miss the early bus. She missed going to the party on Saturday.
miss作动词还有“想念”的意思。
miss作名词意为“女士; 小姐”, 此时m必须大写, 常用于姓名或姓之前, 尤指未婚女子。如: Miss Brown。
2. There won’t be anybody to wake you up in the morning.
anybody pron. 任何人
常用于否定句或疑问句中; 当用于肯定句 中时, 相当于any person, 意为“任何人” e.g. I will not tell anybody the secret. Is there anybody in the office? Anybody could do it!
3. My clock ring so loudly that it will certainly wake me up. ring v. 鸣响; 发出铃声
e.g. The telephone is ringing. 电话铃响了。 ring作动词还有“打电话”的意思。
e.g. I’ll ring you up as soon as they arrive. 他们一到我就给你打电话。 4. Your train is about to leave.
be about to do sth. 的意思是“就要/正要……”.
e.g. We were just about to leave when Jerry arrived. 杰里来的时候, 我们正准备走。 She looked as if she was about to cry.
她看上去好像要哭了。 5. See you in a couple of weeks!
couple 作名词, 意为“一对; 两个”。它常用于固定短语a couple of, 表示“两个”。 e.g. She has a couple of friends at school. 她在学校有两个朋友。 辨析：couple/ pair
这两个名词均有“一对; 两个”之意。
couple 多指在一起或彼此有关系的两个人或两个同样的事物;
pair 含义广泛, 可指人或物, 用于物时, 指两个互属的事物, 缺此或失彼都会失去使用价值, 或指由相对称的两部分构成的一件东西。
e.g. I found a couple of socks in the bedroom but they don’t make a pair. Step 7 Practice
Choose the correct answer.
Read the sentences and get the ideas of the words in the box.
address lock meeting passenger ring shut text message
1. “I haven’t given you our address in Lhasa!” This means you do not know where we are staying / what we are doing. 2. You see passengers travelling by train / staying at home. 3. When your clock rings, it is quiet / makes a loud noise. 4. You receive a text message on your phone / by email. 5. When the door is shut, it is open / closed. 6. When you lock the door, you keep people out / let people in. 7. At a meeting, you meet people for work / fun. Step 8 Pronunciation and speaking
Listen and mark the words which the speaker links.
1. Be especially careful with the door. Shut it when you’re in and lock it when you go out. 2. I can look after myself, although it won’t be easy for me. 3. I’m sure I’ve forgotten something, but I don’t know what it is!
Now listen again and repeat.
Keys: 1. Be especially, with the, Shut it, you’re in, lock it, go out
2. look after, although it, be easy
3. sure I’ve forgotten, but I, know what it is Step 9 Talking
Work in pairs. Imagine you are staying at home by yourself. Ask and answer. 1. Can you look after yourself? 2. What will you eat?
3. How will you make sure you wake up in the morning? Example:
A: Can you look after yourself? B: Yes, I can. / No, I can’t. A: How will you …? B: I’ll … Step 10 Exercises Step 11 Homework
Write a short passage to introduce what you can do at home。
Unit 2 I became so bored with their orders that I wished they would leave me alone. 【教学目标】 Knowledge objective Key vocabulary：
actually, manage, unhappy, order, business, sofa, snack, midnight, empty, burn, cup, task Key structures:
turn off, be worried about, on business, have fun, hand in, unable to do, all day, tidy up, wake up, hurry to do sth. Ability objective
To get information about exercise activities. To master the adverbial clause of concession. Moral objective
To know more about other person’s problems and master some basic skills in the life. 【教学重点】
1. To learn some expressions in the passage. 2. To learn the adverbial clause of concession. 【教学难点】
1. To get information from the article. 2. The use of adverbial clause of concession. 【教学方法】
PWP method, task-based method 【教学手段】
A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures 【教学过程】 Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Warming up
Look at the pictures and talk about daily things you do alone and the things your parents do for you.
Step 2 Presentation
Look and say. The teacher shows the pictures of new words or expressions and let the students to say as quickly as possible. Step 3 Reading
1. Read the passage and choose the best summary.
a) Zheng Chenyu found his life more difficult without his parents. b) Zheng Chenyu depended on his parents to prepare his meals.
c) Zheng Chenyu had so much homework that he did not have time to look after himself. d) Zheng Chenyu should learn to cook. Key: a
2. Complete the sentences. See how Zheng Chenyu’s feelings changed.
1) Zheng Chenyu felt _______________ with his parents because they did everything for him and managed every minute of his life.
2) After Zheng Chenyu’s parents went away on business, he felt ____ ______ because he
could _____________.
3) Zheng Chenyu felt ___________ after the first night.
4) Zheng Chenyu felt _________ when he found he could not look after himself well. 5) Zheng Chenyu realised being home alone ____________________.
Keys: unhappy, happy, have some fun at last, tired and sleepy, lonely, was not always
perfect
Step 4 Language points
1. As a boy, like all other boys, I wanted to be a man. 作为男孩, 就像其他所有男孩一样, 我想做个男子汉。
man在此处意为“男子汉”。
e.g. Don’t cry anymore. Be a man!
2. Actually, they managed every minute of my life. 实际上, 他们安排了我生活中的每一分钟。 manage意为 “安排, 管理”。
e.g. Parents should not manage everything for their children.
3. Turn off the TV! 关掉电视。
turn off 意为“关掉; 关闭(设备)”, 主要指关灯、电视、电脑、自来水、煤气等。 turn off 可与名词和代词连用: 与名词连用时, 名词可放在turn off 之后, 也可放在turn
和off 之间; 与代词连用时, 代词只能放在turn和off 之间。如： Jenny turned the computer off / turned off the computer. The TV is too noisy. Can you turn it off?
【链接】与turn off 相关的短语有turn on(打开), turn up(把……调高), turn down(把……调低)。如：
Can you help me turn on the TV? Please turn down your radio.
4. I became so bored with their orders that I wished they would leave me alone. order 可以作名词表示“命令；指示”，此时是可数名词。如： They received orders to start at once. We should obey the orders of the teacher.
order 还常用作动词, 表示“命令; 订购; 点(酒菜等)”。如： The police ordered them to wait right there. I have ordered two copies of that book. He ordered a cup of coffee
5. Although my parents were very worried about leaving me, they had to go away on business for a few days.
be worried about 相当于worry about，意为“为……发愁; 为……担心”。 e.g. June is worried about her English test. on business 意为 “出差”。
e.g. Jack will go to Shanghai on business. 6. The next morning I woke up late. wake up 意为“叫醒……”。
当wake up的宾语是名词时, 宾语可放在wake和up的中间或up的后面; 当wake up的宾语是代词时, 宾语只能放在wake和up的中间。 e.g. Don’t wake up the baby. = Don’t wake the baby up. Let’s wake him up now.
7. The teacher asked me for my homework, but I could not hand it in. hand in 意为“提交; 上交”。
e.g. Please hand in your paper before Friday. 8. I was unable to play basketball with my classmates! be unable to do sth. 不能做某事 be able to do sth. 能够做某事
e.g. He was unable to finish homework on time. 他不能按时完成家庭作业。
9. I felt tired and sleepy at school all day long. all day long 意为 “整天”。 强调由早到晚的过程。
e.g. She sang the song all day long.
Practice: Complete the passages with the correct form of the words in the box.
Zheng Chenyu was bored with his parents’ (1)_______.He was happy when his parents went away on business, though he soon found that he could not do(2)_______ things. He forgot his homework. He went to school with a(n) (3)_______ stomach. He (4)______ his food and broke his father’s (5)______.Zheng Chenyu had to learn to do(6)______ like cooking and tidying up. He realised being home alone was not always perfect. Keys: orders,simple, empty, burned, cup, tasks Step 5 Writing
1. Read the passage in Activity 2 again and make lists of what Zheng Chenyu does when his parents are away. Example:
1) Eat lots of snacks.
2) Enjoy an exciting film on TV. 3) Play computer games.
2. Write a passage about what you can do and what you cannot do when your parents are away. 1) Make lists of what you can do and cannot do and cannot do when your parents are away. 2) Now join the sentences with although, but or so … that. 3) Write a conclusion to the sentences. 4) Share your passage with your classmates. Step 6 Exercises Step 7 Homework
Finish the written task on page 29.
Unit 3 Language in use
【教学目标】 Knowledge objective
Get the students to be able to use the key vocabulary and new words they learn in this unit Ability objective
To summarize and consolidate the adverbial clause of concession. Moral objective
To be glad to listen to others’ experiences and give others some advice.
【教学重点】
The adverbial clause of concession and the adverbial clause of result. 【教学难点】
although/though/but的区别使用 【教学方法】
PWP method, task-based method 【教学手段】
A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures 【教学过程】 Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Language practice
To master the use of “although, that, but” by filling the blanks.
1. I can look after myself,________ it won’t
be easy for me.
2. ________ they loved me, I felt a bit unhappy with them. 3. My clock rings____ loudly _____ it will certainly wake me up. Step 2 Grammar
结果状语从句和让步状语从句 1. so…that…引导的结果状语从句
so…that…结构的意思是“太……以至 于……”。so后面接形容词或副词, 表示程度, that后接从句表示这一程度造成的影响或结果。
e.g. We were so noisy that our next-door neighbour came to complain. 我们太吵了, 以致隔壁邻居前来抱怨。
I was so careless that I forgot something important. 我真是粗心, 以致忘记了重要的事情。 He speaks so fast that I cannot understand him. 他说话太快了, 以致我没理解他的意思。 2. 让步状语从句
although引导的让步状语从句, 表示“尽管……, (但是)……”。 e.g. I can look after myself, although it won’t be easy for me. 我还是可以照顾自己的, 虽然这对我来说不容易。
Although Kevin is alone, he is very happy at first. 尽管凯文独自一人(在家), 但他刚开始还是挺高兴的。
让步状语从句也可以由though引导, 表示表示“尽管……, (但是)……”。在一般情况下, 可以与由although引导的让步状语从句互换使用。在口语中, though较为常用。 e.g. He went on fighting, though he was wounded. 尽管受了伤, 他还是继续战斗。
注意: 汉语中“虽然/尽管”与“但是”往往同时使用, 但在英语中却不是这样。 e.g. I do not often make dinner, but I can cook. 我不经常做饭, 但是我会做。
Although I do not often make dinner, I can cook.
虽然我不经常做饭, 但是我会做。
对比这两个句子可以看出, 在英语中，although与but通常是不能同时使用的。 Step 3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There may be more than one
answer.
although but that
1. The teacher was so worried ______ she told me to stay after school and tell her what happened.
2. I can cook some dishes, ______ they are simple.
3. The work was so difficult _______ he couldn’t finish it on time. 4. _________ I planned to get home early, I was late.
5. My parents have to leave me alone, _____ they do not want to. Keys: that, although/ but, that, Although, although Step 4 Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
1. Their parents do most things for them, although_____________________.
2. She was so late that_______________________.
3. Travelling by bus takes longer, although ____________________________. 4. Although they did not cook anything, ___________. 5. I was very tired after the trip, but _____________________. 6. My parents are so busy that______________________________.
Step 5 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets
Last Sunday, Lucy (1) ______(say) goodbye to her parents at the station. She could not (2) __________ (travel) with them because she did not want to (3) ________ (miss) school. Lucy was sure that she would be fine at home alone. There (4)_____ (be) so much food in the fridge that she certainly would not go hungry. She (5) _____ (know) how to cook some simple dishes. Three days later, when her parents (6) ________ (return), Lucy (7) ______ (be) very pleased to see them.
Keys: said, travel, miss, was, knew, returned, was
Step 6 Complete the passage with the words and expressions in the box
empty prepare shut tidy up wake up
I love being at home when my parents go out. It is silly to be afraid when the house is (1)_______, because the door is (2)_______ and you are quite safe. As you get older, I think it is important not to depend on your parents for everything, but to learn to look after yourself. My alarm clock rings so loudly that I can (3) _________ in the morning. I know how to (4)__________ food and (5)__________ my bedroom. When my parents return, the house is clean, just the way they like it!
Keys: empty, shut, wake up, prepare, tidy up
Step 7 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
anybody anything everybody everything nobody nothing somebody something 1. I can look after myself. I do not depend on________ else.
2. Suddenly I realised that I was alone. There was _______ there to look after me. 3. Some students depend on others so much that their parents do __________ for them. 4. He never does ___________ to help.
5. I needed __________ to eat, so I cooked some eggs.
6. Daming has not got a clock, so he needs __________ to wake him up. 7. Tony was so careful that ________ went wrong at all.
8. Cooking is an important skill, and __________ should learn to make some simple dishes. Keys: anybody, nobody, everything, anything, something, somebody, nothing, everybody Step 8 Complete the passage with the expressions in the box
be away depend on is worried about look after
Your parents are going on holiday without you. You go to the airport and see them off. Then you go home alone. Your parents will (1) ________ for two weeks. Your mother (2) ________________ you. You tell her to have a good time, and not to worry. You say, “It’s fine. I’ll manage. ”Is it true? Do you know how to (3) ___________ yourself? Or do you (4) ___________your parents to cook, wash and tidy up for you? Keys: be away, is worried about, look after, depend on Step 9 Listening
Listen and match the people with their activities. Step 10 Reading
1. Present some pictures and a video about the film. 2. Read the passage and complete the sentences. 1) The film Home Alone is about ____________.
2) Kevin’s family are preparing to _____________________________. 3) Kevin wishes that _________________________.
4) Kevin is left at home because his parents __________________________. 5) At first, Kevin ____________ to be at home alone. 6) Harry and Marv want to ___________________.
7) Finally, ___________ come and take away Harry and Marv. 8) When Kevin’s parents come home, they find ________________. Step 11 Around the world
1.Learn about the Home alone rules.
2. Read the passage and tell the sentences are true or false.
1) There are some laws about when it is safe to leave a child alone in the UK.
2) Five basic rules are mentioned in the passage.
3) We can learn from the passage that medicines and matches are obvious dangers for children.
Step 12 Exercises Step 13 Writing task
1. Make a list about how to live alone. ●Managing your time
●Cooking ●Staying safe
2. Work in pairs. Choose a topic from the list and make a leaflet for your topic. Managing your time Make a timetable. Get up on time. Don’t be late for school.
Watch TV for less than one hour everyday.
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