Unit3BacktothepastGrammarandusageObjectcomplement&Either…or…andneither…nor…&Subject-verbagreementTeachingAims:Learnthegrammar:ObjectcomplementEither…orandneither…norSubject-verbagreementTeachingPoints:Howtousetheobjectcomplement/either…or/neither…nor/subject-verbagreementindifferentsituations.Thekeypointistohelpstudentsguesstheexactusagefromthecontext.TeachingMethods:1.Inductivemethod2.Comparativemethod3.CommunicativeapproachTeachingAids:1.Amultimedia2.AblackboardTeachingProcedures:Step1Objectcomplement1).Situationone------Didyoufindanythingspecialwhenyouwenttotheclassroom?------No,Ididn’t.------Youfoundthedooropen,didn’tyou?------Oh,yes.ButIfoundnobodyintheclassroom.2).PositionV.+Object+objectcomplemente.g.Theinspectorshotthedrug-dealerdead.(=Thedrug-dealerwasshotdeadbytheinspector.)3).Situationtwo------Whatdoyouthinkaboutherperformance?------Weconsiderthatherperformanceisabigsuccess.(Weconsiderherperformanceabigsuccess.)------Whatdopeoplethinkaboutdogs?------Peoplebelievethatdogsarehonest.(Peoplebelievedogstobehonest.)4).UsageAnobjectcomplement,whichgivesinformationabouttheobject,canbeanoun,anounphrase,anadjective,ato-infinitive,abareinfinitive,oraprepositionalphrase.Step2Either…or/neither…nor1).Situationone------IhavegotoneticketforLiuXiang’s110mhurdleracetobeheldinNanjing.Eitheryouoryourdesk-matecanhaveit.------IsitonSaturdayoronSunday?------ItisonnextMonday.------Oh,whatapity.IamafraidneitherInormydesk-matecanenjoyit.2).Situationtwo------WhichlanguagecanIusetowritethespeech?(English/Chinese)------YoucanwritethespeecheitherinEnglishorinChinese.3).Situationthree------Itisneitheryourfaultnormine.It’syourfriendJack’sfault.------Whosefaultisit?(yours/mine)4).Situationfour------WhichonecanItake,Sir?------Iamafraid,youcantake_______________.(neitherthegunnorthecigar)5).Situationfive------WherecanIstayonSaturdayafternoon,Sir?------Youcanstay______intheclassroom_____inthedormitory.(either…or)Step3Subject-verbagreementGrammarrulesReadthe6pointsonPage10,findouttheusagesofsubject-verbagreement.Step4PracticeWhenthesubjectisagroupnounlike:class/family/government/team…,weuseasingularverbifthenounidentifiesasingularorunit,orapluralverbifitidentifiesanumberofindividuals.Step5HomeworkDotheexercisesinWorkbook.