(9) It is great fun sailing a boat.

(10) To see is to believe.

(11) Seeing is believing.

Suggested Answers:

(1) object (2) object (3) object (4) object (5) object

(6) subject (7) subject (8) subject (9) subject (10) subject

2. Pair Work

Ask Ss to finish the Activity 2 on P37.

Suggested Answers:

(1) Being able to (2) drinking (3) Copying (4) Drawing (5) Helping (6) Spending

3. Group Work

Let Ss summarize the differences between –ing form and to do form used as subject.

Suggested Answers:

(1) –ing做主语时,表示一般的，抽象概念;而to do做主语,表示具体的特定情景下或有待于完成的动作。如：

① To finish such a long novel will take me several days.(“to finish such a long novel” 表示具体的, 尚未完成的动作)

② Swimming is good for health, but to swim in such a polluted river is harmful to health.(“ to swim in such a polluted river” 指特定情景下的动作)

(2) 当it为形式主语时，两者常可以互用。如：

① It’s difficult to make the air clean.

② It’s difficult making the air clean.

(3) necessary, important后只用不定式。如：

①It is necessary to spend enough time on English if you want to learn it well.

② It is important to keep our classroom clean.

(4) no use, no good, a waste of time后常用动名词。如：

① It is no use crying.

② It is no good cheating in the exams.

③ It is a waste of time reading a silly book like this.

Step 4. Homework

1. Prepare for Writing.

2. Finish workbook Grammar Exercises on page 85-86.

Period 5 Writing, Task, Module File

Teaching Goals:

1. To enable Ss to write about their likes and dislikes in arts;

2. To help Ss learn how to write a paragraph that begins with the topic sentence;

3. To help Ss review what we have learnt in this module.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1. Revision

Check the Grammar exercises in the workbook on P85-86.

Step 2. Task

Purpose: To enable Ss to say something about their likes and dislikes in arts.

1. Ask Ss to work in pairs and discuss their likes and dislikes in arts.

2. Choose some Ss to present their interview on their likes and dislikes in arts.

Step 3. Writing

Purpose: To enable Ss to learn how to write a paragraph that begins with the topic sentence.

1. Group Work

Ask Ss to read the Reading and Vocabulary again and find out the topic sentences.

Suggested Answers:

The first sentences of paragraphs A-D are topic sentences.

2. Pair Work

Let Ss look at the sentences in Activity 1on P38. Put them into the right order to make a paragraph. (Tips: Find out the topic sentence first.)

Suggested Answers:

The right order is ③ (topic sentence), ②, ①, ④.

3. Group Work

Give a topic sentence to Ss in order to let them write a paragraph to talk about their likes or dislikes in art.

Topic: What do you think of art ( in your life)?

Step 4. Module File

1. Leading-in: Now we have nearly finished module, what have we learnt?

2. Allow Ss a few minutes to read the module file.

3. Review the grammar rules:

Verbal phrases followed by the –ing form.

Verbal phrases followed by the infinitive

The –ing form as subject

4. Exercises: Using the correct word to fill in the blanks.

scene scenery art gallery crazy about alive expression realize observe aspect imitate

(1) The sunrise is a beautiful ________.

(2) Tom visited a lot of ____________ during his summer vacation.

(3) Many young people are _____________ Jay Zhou.

(4) I like natural _________.

(5) He ___________ he had misunderstood his roommate.