单元：Unit2TheUniversalLanguage板块：GrammarandusageThoughtsonthedesign:本节课是“省略”这一语法现象的教学课。语法教学以“发现法”为主，即通过例句帮助学生感悟“省略”，然后引导学生在自我总结的基础上归纳出“省略”的各种形式，最后进行操练和运用。Teachingaims:Afterlearningthispart,thestudentswillbeabletoknowwhentouseellipsisandhowtouseitcorrectly.Teachingprocedures:Step1Theintroductionofellipsis(PPT4—5)Showasentencefromthepassageandintroducetheconceptofellipsistothestudents.Givesomeexamplesandaskstudentsiftherearesomewordsthatareleftoutinthesentences.(You)Comehere,please.(You)Tellmewhothedirectoris,please.(You)Writeareviewoftheopera.Weoftenuseellipsisinimperativesentences.[Explanation]此步骤起着一个“引子”的作用。通过阅读文章中的一句话，让学生们意识到不完整的句子在英语中也是很常见的。Step2Findingoutthedifferentsituationsinwhichellipsisisused(PPT6—10)Havestudentsreadeachofthesentencesandtalkaboutinwhatsituationswordscanbeleftout.—Haveyouseenthisopera?—Yes,Ihave(seenit).—Willtheperformancebeputofftillnextweek?—Ihope(itwill)not(beputofftillnextweek).Wealsouseellipsisinshortresponses.—Whenwilltheyarrive?—Inabouttwohours.—Couldyouwatertheplantsforme?—Whatabout(wateringthem)afterIfinishmyhomework?Theemperorfindsthedeathsofsomanymendisturbing,andalthoughhewouldliketo,hecannotbreakhispromise.PucciniwroteTurandotand(healsowrote)MadamButterfly.Wecanuseellipsisintwoclauseswiththesamepatternandthesameverb.Theactorwasbornin1961,andhiswifein1964.[Explanation]该步骤句子中出现的省略，都是为了避免重复意思相当明显的部分而使用的。一定要让学生自己归纳总结在什么情况下可以使用省略。Step3Theintroductionoftheuseofellipsisinotherdifferentstyles(PPT11—16)Insomespecialstylesofellipsis,wordsareleftouttosavespaceandtime.Theseincludesignsandlabels,newspaperheadlines,instructions,postcardsanddiaries,notes,etc.Signs:Nosmokingisallowedhere.Thisisaone-waystreet.Instructions:Putthissideup,please.Pleasehandlethiswithcare.Headlines:HousesdestroyedinweekendstormsMayorsayshewon’tquit.Themayorsayshewon’tquit.Notes:Thesearebrightideas.Postcards:Iwishyouwerehere.[Explanation]在该步骤中，尽量让学生接触一些生活中常见的应用文体中的省略情况，并让学生真正的在生活中可以使用起来。Step4Showstudentssomecompletesentencesandhavethestudentsrewritethemusingellipsis.(PPT17—19)ExerciseRewritethefollowingsentenceswithellipses.1.Whataboutsomemorecoffeeforyou?2.Whydoyougetsoupset?3.Whydoyounotdoitatonce?4.It’sapityyoudidn’tgetthechance.5.—ShallIgotoplaybadminton?—Ifyoulike,youcangotoplaybadminton.6.—WhencouldIstartthework?—Youmaystarttheworkwheneveryoulike.7.Pleasepassmeoneoftheseoranges,Idon’tcarewhichoneyoupassme.8.Fatherwillcomeback,butIdon’tknowwhenhewillcomeback.9.—Whatdoyouthinkabouttheopera?—Ithinkitiswonderful.10.—Willwebelate?—I’mafraidwewillbelate.11.ShirleywillgoifRosewillgo.12.Youcanaskmequestionsifthereareanyquestionsthatarise.13.IwouldhavecomeyesterdayifIhadwantedto.14.Whenyouarecrossingtheroad,youmustbecareful.15.UnlessIaminvited,Iwon’tgo.Step5Activity(PPT20)Havestudentsworkingroupsandwritesomesentenceswithellipsis,andthenclassifythemintodifferentgroups.[Explanation]在该步骤中，要舍得给学生时间，互相合作，巩固已学知识。
