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Section 4

Teaching Aims.

1) review the exercises

2) learn the useful phrases and sentences structures in the text.

Step 1. Revision

1) Check the writing.

2) Dictate some new words

Step 2. Listening and reading

Listen to the tape and then ask the students to read the text aloud with correct pronunciation and intonation.

Step 3 Language points:

1) a language spoken widely in the world

a man named Xiao Li, a girl dancing with your brother, a book written by Luxun, a factory set up in 1998, a woman wearing long hair, a student sleeping in class, a boy calling himself Smith.

2).more than

a) more than =over

b) more than=not only

e.g. He is more than our teacher, he is also our friend.

I have been there more than once.

Your walking is more than slow. What’s wrong?

The number of the students in our school is more than doubled.

The result is more than we can imagine.

★ More than one + 謂語動詞用單數

More than one house was burnt down in the big fire.

So far, more than one student has asked me for help in English.

More than one film has been shown to popularize the knowledge of prevention of SARS.

3) majority 集體名詞，用作主語時，謂語動詞單復數均可．

The majority of people was/were in favor of the plan.

The majority seem to prefer peace to war.

Maybe yours is the best, but you should consider the majority opinions.

反義詞：minority

4).in total=in all=altogether

5).the number of; a number of

6).except, except for, except that, except when.

except =not including.

I’ve written all the letters except the one to my husband.

All went to the playground except Tom.

except for.

a)強調整體上的一個概念．

Your article is well written except for some spelling

except that there are some spelling mistakes.

We go outing every except when it is raining.

I know him well except that I don’t know his address.

b)放在句首代替except.

Except for him, all are successful.

7) sth of one’s own

a car/ house/ pen of my own

8) develop into 發展成…

He has developed into a strong leader.

The old village has now developed into a large modern city.

9). With 結構在句子中作定語、狀語。

Where was it that you met the girl with a basket on her back?

The old man sat there with his dog playing beside him.

With my key lost, I can’t enter my room.

With so much work to do, I can’t go with you.

The students slept with all the window open.

10).knowledge

He is a man with little knowledge.

可用a, some, no, a good 等修飾，表示對…的掌握

It’s a must to have a knowledge of English in international trade.

My knowledge of maths is poor.

If you want to be a politician, you should have some knowledge of politics.

Step 3. Homework

1). Finish off the exercises in Page 92 and 93.

2) preview the next lesson.