GrammarandusageTeachingAims:Learnthegrammar:uObjectcomplementuEither…orandneither…noruSubject-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+objectcomplementeg:Theinspectorshotthedrug-dealerdead.(=Thedrug-dealerwasshotdeadbytheinspector.)3).Situationtwo------Whatdoyouthinkaboutherperformance?------Weconsiderthatherperformanceisabigsuccess.(Weconsiderherperformanceabigsuccess.)------Whatdopeoplethinkaboutdogs?------Peoplebelievethatdogsarehonest.(Peoplebelievedogstobehonest.)4).UsageAnobjectcomplement,whichgivesinformationabouttheobject,canbeanoun,anounphrase,anadjective,ato-infinitive,abareinfinitive,oraprepositionalphrase.5).Moreexampleswithanobjectcomplement(1)WemadehimchairmanofourStudents’Union.(2)Ifindthenovelinterestingandamusing.(3)Pleasekeepthecatout.(4)IamoftenkeptathomealldaylongonSunday.6)MorepracticewithanobjectcomplementShowthestudentstwopicturesandfillintheblanks.------WhatdoyouthinkaboutHarryPotter?------Ifindit________________________.(veryinteresting/aninterestingbook)------Whathappenedtotheman?------Themanwaskept_________.(inprison/jail)7).Findoutsimilarexampleswithanobjectcomplementfromthereadingpassage.(1)Unfortunately,allthepeoplewereburiedalive,andsowasthecity!(2)Svenfoundtheremainsofbuildingsburiedunderthesand,togetherwithalotoftreasures.(3)Wefoundtheruinsmostinteresting.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.Step4PracticePartAFillintheblanksusingthecorrectforms:lExerciseone:Fillintheblankswiththerightformofthegivenverbs:l1.Thepeople’srepublicofChina_____(be)foundedin1949.l2.Thefoodtheyofferedontheplane______(be)delicious.lTheverbshouldbesingularifthesubjectisasingularnounoranuncountablenoun.l3.Twohours_____(be)notenoughforsomuchhomework.l4.Twentythousanddollars_____(be)alargeamountofmoneytome.lTheverbshouldbesingularifthesubjectisaphraseofmeasurement,moneyatitle,anameordistance.lAllofus_______(attend)thelectureaboutPompeii.lMostofthelecture______(be)abouthowtheancientcitywasdiscovered.lIspentonly30yuanbuyingbooksandtherestofmoney_______(be)spentonmyfood.lWhenthesubjectisallof/someof/ha...