Unit1ThewrittenwordGrammarandusageTeachingaims:Studentswilllearnthebasicfunctionofnegativestatements,themostcommonlyusednegativewordssuchasno,not,neverandneitherandhowtousethemindifferentsituations
Teachingprocedures:Step1Lead-in(PPT4-5)1
Playapieceofvideotothestudents,askingthemwhatitisabout
(SharonStone’sfalsecommentonChina’searthquake
ShowthestudentsthetranscriptofthecommentsbySharonStoneonChina’searthquake
Ask:1)Whatdoalltheredwordshaveincommon
(Theyarenegativeexpressions
)2)Whydidthewomanusesomanynegativeexpressions
(Toexpressherhatredanddissatisfactiontowardsourgovernment
)3)WhatwordsdidsheusetodescribetheearthquakeinChina
(Interesting,Karma
)4)WhatdoesKarmapossiblymean
因果报应)5)Isitrighttosayso
Howdowecorrectit
Step21
auxiliaryverb+notInthesimplestkindofnegativestatement,notorn’