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:Step1Objectcomplement(1)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…nor(1)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.