必修第二册Unit1 Lights, camera, action!主题语法

一、学习目标

1． Identify the principle of semantic consistency, grammatical consistency and proximity.

2． Use subject-predicate consistency to express ideas clearly and coherently.

3． Work in groups to complete tasks and share findings.

二、学习过程

【课前先学】

1. What is the basic principle of semantic consistency？

2. What is the basic principle of grammatical consistency？

3. What is the basic principle of proximity？

项目1：Semantic consistency

【问题导学】

What are collective and plural counterpart nouns ?

What are their respective predicate’s form? Singular or plural?

【合作研学】

任务一：Exploring the rules (Analyzing the underlined parts of each group and conclude rules)

Group1:

The committee has reached a decision on the new policy.

The committee are divided on whether to approve the proposal.

Group2:

The police are investigating the accident.

Many young people are interested in online learning.

Group3:

This means is effective for solving the problem.

All possible means have been tried.

Group4:

The injured were sent to the hospital immediately.

The unemployed are struggling to find new jobs.

Group5:

Ten minutes is enough for me to finish this task.

The United Nations plays an important role in international affairs.

任务二：Applying the rules (Analyzing the bold parts and determine what kinds of predicate’s form they use)

1．It was reported that the injured             (transport) to the hospital yesterday.

2．The public           (be) the best judge because the public always           (express) their thoughts correctly.

3．The class          (attract) by the magician’s incredible tricks and gave an enthusiastic applause.

4．The beautiful            (be) not always useful, while the young            (be) always striving for something useless.

5．The family              all music lovers and the family            going to a concert. (be)

6．Look! The cattle             (be) eating grass near the river. What a peaceful scene it is!

7．Physics               (be) difficult to learn and every means             (try) to improve it.

8．At present the police              (look) for the lost boy whose trousers                (be) blue.

9．The police           (be) looking for a second car, which appeared on the crime scene the other day.

10．Quanzhou is also known for its thriving private economy. The past four decades

          (see) the birth of tens of thousands of private businesses and hundreds of famous brands.

项目2：Grammatical consistency

【问题导学】

Which ones follow with the principle of grammatical consistency?

【合作研学】

任务一：Exploring the rules (Analyzing the underlined parts of each group and conclude rules) Group1:

To protect the environment has become a global issue.

Whether she will attend the meeting is unknown.

Group2:

Two thirds of the students are from rural areas.

Fifty percent of the information is unreliable.

Group3:

Most water here is not suitable for drinking.

Some students left early, and the rest are still in the classroom.

Group4:

A large quantity of students is expected to attend the lecture.

Large quantities of sand have been used to build the road.

Group5:

The writer and poet is coming to our school.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy.

No teacher and no student was late for the meeting.

Group6:

The number of cars on the road is growing rapidly.

A number of problems remain to be solved.

Group7:

This is one of the books that were written by Lu Xun.

 He is the only one of the students who has passed the exam.

Group8:

Each of the students is hardworking.

Every hour and every minute is precious.

任务二：Applying the rules (Analyzing the bold parts and determine what kinds of predicate’s form they use)

1．Living in a boarding school            (make) me independent, which has a great effect on me.  

2．More than a quarter of modern medicines          (origin) from tropical forest plants.  

3．One-third of the country        (be) covered with trees and the majority of the citizens

       (be) black people.

4．All the scientific evidence           (show) that increasing use of chemicals in farming            (be) damaging our health.  

5．Under the sky                  (rest) a village painted with smaller strokes and finer detail, giving the impression of peace.  

6．Do you know when the professor and the writer            (be) to come to give us a speech?  

7．The number of traffic accidents that          (happen) in developing countries          (increase).  

8．—Did you go to the show last night?

—Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area             (invite).

项目3：Proximity

【问题导学】

Which ones follow with the principle of proximity?

【合作研学】

任务一：Exploring the rules (Analyzing the underlined parts of each group and conclude rules)

Group1:

Either you or he is responsible for this mistake.

Not only you but also I am interested in this project.

There is a book and two pens on the desk. 

There are two pens and a book on the desk. 

The following is a letter and some photos. 

The following are some photos and a letter. 

Group2:

The singer, along with her band members, is preparing for the concert.

A tiger, like other big cats, hunts at night.

任务二：Applying the rules (Analyzing the bold parts and determine what kinds of predicate’s form they use)

1．There          a pen, an ink bottle, and some books on it. There          some bowls, plates and a spoon on it. (be)  

2．Up to now, neither the actors nor the director         (know) the outcome of the selection.  

3．He asked, “            (be) either you or someone else willing to present the findings at the upcoming conference, or shall we consider other options?”

4．Tom, along with his parents,         (be) going to pay a visit to China next month.

5．Not only the students but also the teacher          (invite) to the opening ceremony of the grand science museum the other day.  

【展评互学】

Present your answers in front of the class and explain reasons.

【练习固学】

Read the passage below and fill in the blank with an appropriate word or the correct form of the word in the brackets.

There has been a recent trend in the food service industry toward lower fat content and less salt. This trend, which was started by the medical community (医学界) ①____________ a method of fighting heart disease, has had some unintended side ②____________ (effect) such as overweight and heart disease—the very thing the medical community was trying to fight.

Fat and salt are very important parts of a diet. They are required ③____________ (process) the food that we eat, to recover from injury and for several other bodily functions. When fat and salt ④____________ (remove) from food, the food tastes as if it is missing something. As ⑤____________ result, people will eat more food to try to make up for that something missing. Even ⑥____________ (bad), the amount of fast food that people eat goes up. Fast food ⑦____________ (be) full of fat and salt ; by ⑧____________ (eat) more fast food people will get more salt and fat than they need in their diet.

Having enough fat and salt in your meals will reduce the urge to snack (吃点心) between meals and will improve the taste of your food. However, be ⑨____________ (care) not to go to extremes. Like anything, it is possible to have too much of both, ⑩____________ is not good for the health.

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