Unit1FestivalsandCelebrationsPeriod3DiscoveringUsefulStructures學習目標1.EnablestudentstomastertheusageofV.-ingformasattributiveandpredicative.2.EnablestudentstoknowmoreaboutmessagespostedbysomeexchangestudentsonanInternetforum.3.Improvestudents’abilitytodialecticalthinkingbydiscussingrelatedquestionseachother.重點難點1.GuidestudentstounderstandthefunctionandmeaningofV.-ingformusedasattributiveandpredicativebycombiningreallanguageenvironment.2.Guidestudentstodescribedifferentfestivalactivitiesandimpersonalfeelingsbycorrectlyusingthestructureinthemodule.學習過程1.Readingthesentencesbelowanddiscussthefunctionsandmeaningsoftheitalicized-ingform.Findmoreexamplesfromtheunit.Theselanternsareamazing.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.FamiliescelebratingtheLunarNewYearcanenjoyexcitingdragondancesandcarnivalstogether.2.Analyzethreesentencesabove.Firstsentence:V-ingformisusedasthepredicative,whichisusuallybehindthelinkingverb,inordertoexplain“whatisit”or“howdoesitgo”;Secondsentence:V-ingformisusedastheattributive,whichisusuallyusedformodifying,qualifyingorillustratingthequalityandfeatureofthenounorpronoun.V-ingformthatisinfrontofthenouniscalledastheprepositiveattributive,andbehindthenounisnamedasthepostpositiveattributive;Thirdsentence:V-ingformisusedasthepostpositiveattributive,whichisusedafterthelinkingword,inordertoillustrate“whatisthesubject”or“howdoesthesubjectgo”.Thestudentsshallbeworkinpairs,findingthesentencesincludingtheV-ingformusedastheattributiveandthepredicativeintheunit.3.Afterthetaskiscompleted,theteacherguidestudentstoanalyzefollowingsentences:IthinktheRioCarnivalwouldbethemostexciting.（表語）It’llbetootiringtowalkordanceforalongtimeinthoseshoes.（表語）AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,inspiteofitsreligiousorigins.（定語）Thefirstweekwasalittleconfusing.（表語）4.Then,theteacheraskstudentstodiscusswitheachotherinordertoknowsomeinformationaboutmessagespostedbysomeexchangestudentsonanInternetforum.Theteacherwillputforwardtosomequestions,andstudentsshallanswerthembydiscussingthemwitheachother.Whataretheydiscussingintheforum?(Whichfestivalisthebest?)Howarethemessagesarranged?(Bytimeanddate)Whatfestivalsarementionedinthediscussion?(RioCarnival,theSpringFestival,ThanksgivingDay,andChristmas.)5.ReadthefollowingmessagespostedbysomeexchangestudentsonanInternetforum.UnderlinetheV–ingformusedastheattributeorthepredicative.Beforereadingthemessages,studentsshallthinkaboutthefollowingquestions:Wherearethosepeople?Whatare