Unit 5 It must belong to Carla.

清华附中初三英语备课组

单元教材分析

• 知识目标• 本单元学习情态动词表推测的用法。教材

涉及了某物可能归属于某人和某人可能正在做某事这样两个情境。

• 本单元侧重复习名词所有格 , 人称代词 ; 拓展的是现在分词的用法 ; 通过谚语感受了英美国家的文化 ; 渗透了任务型阅读的答题技巧和上下文猜测词意的主要方法 .

课时分配

• Section A

• could / might / must / can’t belong to sb

• Section B

• could / might …be doing

• Section B

• Proverb

• 整合教材 , 节约时间• 遵循复习 --- 新授 --- 巩固的授课链条• 加强口语交流，增进师生情感• 设计符合初三孩子心智水平的任务• 利用教材内容 , 渗透学习方法和解题技巧 • 培养学习品质• 能力训练，循序渐进

关于提高初三 ( 上 ) 常规课堂实效性的几点思考

• Section A

Whose book is this?

author

Hemingway

belong to 和 be someone’sbelong to 和 be someone’s 含义基本相同。都表示“属于某人”，“归某人所有”，但要注意用法上的区别： belong to 中的 to 是介词，后面需要接名词或代词的宾格形式；而 be someone’s 中有 be 动词，根据意思需要后面要接名词的所有格形式或名词性物主代词。

e.g. This English book belongs to Tom.

This English book is Tom’s (English book).

This English book belongs to me.

This English book is mine.

名词所有格：1. 单数： Tom’s book

2. 复数： Teachers’ Day ,

Children’s Day

3. 无生命： a map of China

review

代词 ( 选用 ) ：主格 / 宾格形容词性物主代词 / 名词性物主代词

主格 I you he she it we you they

宾格

形物代 my your his her its our your their

名物代

review

Guessing Game 1

A: What is it?

B: It might / could be

a .

A: Look more carefully!

B: It must be a .

A: What is it?

B: It could / might be

a .

A: Pay attention!

B: Oh, it must be a .

Guessing Game 2

A: What is it?

B: It could / might be

(a) .

A: Look more carefully!

B: It can’t be (a) .

It must be (a) .

Guessing Game 3

1. : true

2. : possibly true

3. : not true

must

might / could

can’t

While we are making guesses:

情态动词 must, might, could, can’t 表示推测的含义与用法：must 一定；肯定（ 100% 的可能性）might , could 有可能；也许 （ 20%~80% 的可能性）can’t 不可能；不会（可能性几乎为零）

e.g. This dictionary ____ be mine . It has my name on it .

e.g. That CD ____________ be Tony’s because he likes listening to pop music.

☆ must 表示推测时，只用于肯定句中，表 示“一定、肯定”。 ☆ 否定句中用 can’t, 表示“不可能”。

e.g. She ______ be ill because her face looks pale. A. can B. must C. need D. mustn’t

B

e.g. ----Who is the man over there? Is it Mr. Li? ----No, it ______ be him, Mr. Li is much taller. A .mustn’t B. may not C. can’t D. needn’t

C

must 表示推测时，它的反意疑问句中的附加成分应根据 must 后的动词选用相应的形式。 e.g. They must be wrong, ____________?aren’t they

选用 :

e.g. He must have finished the work, ____________?hasn’t he

---- Whose cat is it?

---- It might (could, must, can’t)

be Feng Gong’s.

---- It might (could, must, can’t )

belong to Feng Gong.

Oral practice

1 2 3

4 5 6

The cat could/might/can’t belong to ____.The cat could/might/can’t be ____.

赵本山

陈佩斯

张曼玉 周杰伦

冯巩 崔永元

listening1b

thing person reason

Jane’s brother

Mary

Carla

Deng Wen

Grace

Pair work

thing person reason

Jane’s brother

Mary

Carla

Deng Wen

Grace

toy car He was the only kid at the picnic.

book Hemingway is her favorite author.

volleyball She loves volleyball.

magazine He loves cats.

CD She always listens to classical music.

--- Whose …is this?

--- It must / might… .

listening2a

1.What’s in the backpack?

2. Who does the backpack belong to ? (who’s the owner of the backpack?) Why?

A school T-shirt, a hair band and tennis balls.

The backpack belongs to Linda. Because she has long hair and she’s on the tennis team.

4 make guesses about the owner of the backpack.

3a

• Read and number

• Try to answer the questions with your book closed

1) What’s the matter with Linda? 2) Why does she need it?

3) What did she do to deal with her problem?

4) Where might it be? And when was it dropped?

She can’t find her backpack.

Because she will have a math test tomorrow and it makes up 30% of the final exam.

She asked Anna to help her.

She dropped it during the concert so it might still be in the symphony hall.

Talk about the words you don’t know, using can’t, couldn’t, or must, might.

I’m really anxious because I can’t find my backpack.A: What do you think “anxious” means?B: Well, it can’t mean “happy”A: It might mean “worried”.B: Oh, yes. She’s worried because she lost her backpack.

1.I dropped it during the concert so it mightstill be in the symphony hall.

2. I tried to call you but your mom said you were still at your optometrist appointment (I hope your new glasses look nice)

3. I really need it because I have a math test tomorrow. It’s crucial that I study for it because it makes up 30% of the final exam.

Talk about the words you don’t know, usingcan’t, couldn’t, or must, might.

Practice: Fill in the blanks with the following words. symphony hall, optometrist appointment, crucial, anxioussymphony hall, optometrist appointment, crucial, anxious

symphony halloptometrist appointment

make an appointment

1.I think I dropped my ticket during the concert in the ____________.

2. My eyesight is poor and I’ve made an _________.

3. It’s _________ for everyone to have enough sleep before big exams.

4. Mother felt ________ about the children who had been gone an hour too long.

crucial

anxious

What do you think the underlined words mean according to the context?

• Anthropology is the scientific study of man.

• In some countries where there is very little rain, the farmers have to irrigate, or water, their fields. 

• Some artists plan their paintings around geometric forms like squares, circles and triangles.

• Unlike her gregarious sister, Jane is a shy person, who does not like to go to parties, or to make new friends. 　　 　

1. 这个笔记本肯定是属于玛丽的。上面有她的名字。

This notebook must belong to Mary.

It has her name on it.

2. 我们的班主任可能在办公室里。 我刚才看见她在那儿。Our class teacher might be in her office.

I saw her there just now.

exercises

Who does this ruler belong to ? It belongs to my deskmate.

3. 这把尺子是属于谁的？它是我同桌同学的。

4. 这些邮票可能是 Linda 的。她一直在集邮。These stamps might be Linda’s. She has been collecting them.

This little dog can’t be Mary’s. Hers is much bigger than this one.

5. 这只小狗不可能是 Mary 的。她的狗比这只大多了。

• Section B ( period one )

Can you guess what it is?

It could be _______.

It might also be _____.

a dog / two girls

review

Can you guess what it is?

a white vase / two faces

It could be _______.

It might also be _____.

Guess what Mrs. Pig is doing ?

A: What is Mrs. Pig doing

now?

B: She is ______________.

A: Are you sure?

B: I’m not very sure. She

___________.

Pair work

Guess what Mrs. Pig is doing ?

A: What is Mrs. Pig doing

now?

B: She ________________.

Guess what Mrs. Pig is doing ?

A: What is Mrs. Pig doing

now?

B: ______________.

Guess what Mrs. Pig is doing ?

A: What is Mrs. Pig

doing now?

B: _______________.

She might / could / must / can’t be doing.

could/might/must/ can’t be doing 用来对正在发生的事情表示猜测 .

explanation

S1: He could be running for exercise.S2: No, he’s wearing a suit. He might be running to catch a bus.S3: He might also be running to catch a thief…

T: Why is the man running?

a. The UFO is landing.a. The UFO is landing.

b. The alien is chasing the man.

c. The man is running.

land, man, UFO, run, alien, chase

What’s happening?

Make up a chain story.

• Is your story the same as the original one? Listen to catch the main idea.

• Listen again and finish 2b.

listening 2a

They see … The man says… The woman says…

a man running. He could be ____ He might be late for work.

something in the sky It could be a helicopter.

It must be ______.

a strange creature It must be _______. I must be ______.

a woman with a camera

She could be ____. They must be___.

running for exercise

an alien

from the TV news

a UFO

dreaming

making a movie

UFO （ Unidentified Flying Object ）• UFO

• What is a UFO?

• ( kite, balloon, aircraft, satellite…)

• What are they doing?

• (pay a visit to the earth, search….)

discussion

1. What can you see in the picture ？

2. What can we know about the woman?

3. Where is the article from?

I can see a woman looking out of the window.

She might be a little frightened and confused.

It might be a newspaper article.

.

reading 3a Pre-reading :

While-reading: Fast reading: What is the article about?

The passage is about strange events in Bell Tower neighborhood.

Read carefully and fill in the chart:What do people think of it?

Zhou Gu

Zhou Gu’s wife

police

Qi Hui

It must be teenagers having fun.

It could be an animal.

It might be the wind.

It might be a dog.

• …it must be teenagers having fun=

• …it must be teenagers who are having fun

• having fun 是现在分词作定语• eg.你看见那个在树底下跳舞的女孩了吗 ?

• Did you see the girl dancing (=who was dancing) under the tree?

explanation

T: What’s in the picture?A: It might be a young woman.T: What is she doing?B: She is looking away.T: So it might be a young woman ….B: It might be a young woman looking away. It could also be an old woman looking down.

A: It might be a map of islands.

B: I agree. And it could also be

a man riding a horse.

practice

Post-reading:Write another paragraph about Bell Tower using the notes below.

Chu family, living on the first floor

late-night footsteps in the hallway --- might be the neighbors

Lao Zheng , the Chu’s friend

something trying to get in the window---might be the wind

Xiao Ning, Lao Zheng’s next door neighbor

Find garbage in front of her house --- might be cats

Late that night, the Chu family living on the first floor found some strange footsteps in the hallway. They thought they might be their neighbors’. Lao Zheng, one of the Chus’ friends thought it might be someone trying to get in the window. Then one morning, Xiao Ning, a student who lives next door, found some garbage in front of her house. She thought it must be garbage of some wild dogs. But the old hunter thought it could be garbage of cats. There must be some animals visiting the hallway. But what could it be?

sample

• 快回家吧 . 你妈妈肯定在家等你 .

• Go home quickly. Your mom must be waiting for you at home.

• 这么晚了 , 他现在不可能在看电视 .

• It’s too late, and he can’t be watching TV.

• 操场上有些学生正在踢球。• There are some students playing football on

the playground.

• 可能有些学生在教室写作业 .

• There might be some students doing their homework in the classroom.

exercise

Section B period 2

warm up and review: strange dreams

T: Last night I had a dream. In my dream, I saw my grandma. In fact, she has been dead for 15 years. I wonder why I had such a dream.

S: It might because you’re looking forward to seeing her. You must miss her very much.

Another sample: strange dreams

S1: In my dream, I was swimming in an ocean of

paper. 在我的梦境里 , 我常在书山纸海中遨游。S2: Maybe it means you’re afraid of too much

homework.

S3: It might mean …

an ocean of  = oceans of

• 意为“大量；许多” , 后接不可数名词或可数名词复数均可 .

• 他已经教了数不尽的学生。

• 我们有大量的食物供宴会用。•

He has taught an ocean of students.

We have oceans of food for the party.

much too 和 too much 的区别： much too 表示“实在太……” , 后面一般接形容词或副词 ;

too much 表示“太多的……”

I have too much homework to do.

e.g. 这个问题对我来说太难了。

This question is much too difficult for me.

我有太多的作业要做。

What might “he is sitting on the fence” mean?

“He is sitting on the fence.” means that

someone will not say whether he is in favor of a plan or against it. He is sitting on a fence between two opposing side, perhaps waiting to see which side will win.A proverb is a short popular saying,

usually of unknown and ancient origin,

that expresses effectively some common

truth or useful thought. It is a wise saying.

1. One finger cannot lift a small stone.

We must unite to do things. 2. When an ant says “ocean”, he’s talking about a small pool.

1. One finger cannot lift a small stone.

We must unite to do things. 2. When an ant says “ocean”, he’s talking about a small pool. Different people have different views

on things.

discussion

3. It is less of a problem to be poor than

to be dishonest.

We should be honest even if we are poor.

4. Be careful of the person who does not

talk, and the dog that does not bark.

3. It is less of a problem to be poor than

to be dishonest.

We should be honest even if we are poor.

4. Be careful of the person who does not

talk, and the dog that does not bark.

People or animals who are silent might be

thinking about hurting others.

• be careful of

• 表示提醒或告戒别人 “小心…… ; 提 防……” , Be care of the dog. It is dangerous.

• 相关词组 :

• take care of 表示 “照看…… ; 照顾……”

• Please help me take care of my little dog tomorrow.

5. You can’t wake a person who is

pretending to be asleep.

If others don’t need help, it’s useless

to offer them some.

5. You can’t wake a person who is

pretending to be asleep.

If others don’t need help, it’s useless

to offer them some.

6. Don’t let yesterday use up too much

of today.

use up 表示“用光，耗尽”他用完了墨水。He used up all the ink.

Don’t let past things worry you anymore.

use up 表示“用光，耗尽”他用完了墨水。He used up all the ink.

Don’t let past things worry you anymore.

7. He who would do great things should

not attempt them all alone.

attempt:“企图，试图”，其后常跟不定式。 Don’t attempt to do so much things in such a sh

ort time.

all alone 独立；独自。 She is sitting all alone in the hall.

If you want to do something great,

do not be shy to ask for help.

7. He who would do great things should

not attempt them all alone.

attempt:“企图，试图”，其后常跟不定式。 Don’t attempt to do so much things in such a sh

ort time.

all alone 独立；独自。 She is sitting all alone in the hall.

If you want to do something great,

do not be shy to ask for help.

8. Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me and I

may not remember. Let me try, and I’ll

understand.

The best way of learning is to practice

doing something.

8. Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me and I

may not remember. Let me try, and I’ll

understand.

The best way of learning is to practice

doing something.

• 1.Peter had a bicycle which was much too small for him but he didn’t want to let his younger brother ride on it. His brother was angry and said to him:

• A. You can’t get blood out of a stone. B. Don’t be a dog in a manger.

• C. The early bird gets the worm. D. Don’t be a horse in the manger.

Reading

B

• 2.Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a quarrel, their friend, Mr. Brown went to talk to them. When he came back, he told his wife that he had been trying to help the Smiths by .

• A. pouring oil on troubled waters B. getting blood out of a stone

• C. being a dog in a manger D. not to pour oil on waters A

• 3.Mr. Wang paid for a new school. Some people didn’t like the design of the school but they did not argue with Mr. Wang because .

• A. he was sitting on the fence B. once bitten, twice shy

• C. he who pays the piper calls the tune D. a bird in the hand is worth two on the bush C

• 4.Mrs. Chen wanted to buy a new dress. Her husband suggested that she buy it from a shop near their home. Mrs. Chen disagreed because she had been cheated at the shop. Then she said, “I won’t go there again because .”

• A. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

• B. I am sitting on the fence

• C. once bitten, twice shy D. too many cooks spoil the broth

C

• 5.Mr. Brown had quite a good job in Hong Kong but he thought that if he went to Singapore he might get a much better job with more money and a large house. His wife didn’t want him to leave his job in Hong Kong and she reminded him that .

• A. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush B. too many cooks spoil the broth

• C. you can’t get blood out of a stone

• D. he who plays the piper calls the tune

A

1) Mark Twain is Mary’s author.2) Be of the dog that doesn’t bark.3) Fred is afraid of flying. He feels before he gets on the plane.4) I haven’t seen my cat for two days. I am very about her. 5) There is a smell in the house. Do you know what it is?

favorite

careful anxious

worried

strange

self check

worry 是动词，在句中作谓语，常用词组为 worry about worried 是形容词，常用词组为 be/get worried about

她经常为小事烦恼。 She often worries about little things. =

She is often worried about little things.

因大雪火车晚点 1 小时。

The train was an hour late because of the

heavy snow. =

The train was an hour late because it snowed

heavily.

exercise

这个箱子太沉了，我搬不动它。This suitcase is much too heavy. I can’t

carry it.

注意交通安全。Be careful of the traffic.

他在跑步时耗尽了体力。He used up all his energy while he was

running.

我强忍住不笑出来。I tried hard not to laugh.

Make up a story with pictures given.