1、Unit 8 Detective storiesGrammarI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. understand what is relative clauses;2. learn to use relative pronouns that, which and who correctly.II. Teaching contents1. The definition of relative clauses. 2. The diffe
2、rences among the relative pronouns that/ which/ who.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyLearn to use that, which and who to introduce relative clauses.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-in(1) T: Free talkWhat do you usually do to relax yourself?(2) T: I like reading novels. My f
3、avourite novel is Harry Potter. Have you ever read them? What do you think of them?(3) T: They are popular among teenagers. They are popular novels.They are novels which/ that are popular among teenagers.(4) T: We use adjectives to describe someone or something. But when we need a sentence to descri
4、be someone or something, we use a relative clause. A defining relative clause describes the noun before it.【设计意图：从学生生活发掘素材，以 Harry Potter 为切入点引入定语与定语从句的概念，通过比较，使学生一目了然。同时，为接下来进一步使用 which/ that 讨论喜爱的小说类型提供范本。 】Step 2 Presentation1. T: Harry Potter is a science fiction. What is your favourite kind of
5、novel? (kung-fu novels/ network novels/ detective novels/ romance fiction) Why do you like it so much?2. T: Can you express your idea in the sentence like this?I like reading novels which/ that _.3. Free-talkSome of you like reading detective novels. Do you know any famous detectives in the novels?
6、(Conan/ Sherlock Holmes) How much do you know about them?4. T: Conan is a detective in a cartoon series. He is famous all over the world.Conan is a detective in a cartoon series who/ that is famous all over the world.5. T: Can you say something more about Conan and Holmes by using who/ that?6. Work
7、out the rules: Who, which and that can be used as relative pronouns. That and which refer to things. That and who refer to people.【设计意图：以小说为导线，讨论学生所熟悉的两大侦探，通过 brainstorming 呈现信息，学会使用 who/ that 进行表达。 】Step3 Practice1. T: Since you are so interested in detective stories, lets play a matching game. You
8、 will read more information about detective novels. Can you match them correctly?2. T: Boys and girls, do you still remember the West Town murder case? It has been solved successfully. Now, a reporter wants to write a report about it. Can you help him to collect all the information?Part I: Informati
9、on about the caseA report on the West Town murder case Part II: Solving the crime3. Part I: Information about the caseT: Its a good idea to make a list of all the information about the murder, the victim and the suspect. Lets have a group competition. The more, the better.T: Can you join the two sen
10、tences together?Murder: happened in West Towntook place between 9 p.m. last night and 1 a.m. this morningVictim: was a computer engineerwas last seen leaving his office at about 7 p.m. yesterdaywas wounded with a knifebled to deathwas guilty of computer crimesSuspect: a short thin manwas seen runnin
11、g down Corn Street at 10 p.m. last nightwas breathing heavilyhad blood on his shirtwas somewhere else at the time of the crimeinsisted that he was not guilty【设计意图：进一步挖掘课文文本信息，促进学生对于三个引导词的判定和使用。 】4. Part II: Solving the crimeT: There has been great progress in the West Town murder case. A reporter is interviewing Detective Lu. Try to complete their conversation with who, which or that and expressions in the box.5. Group-competition: A report on the West Town murder caseV. Homework1. Write a report about the murder to Detective Lu.2. Preview the new lesson.