《牛津初中英语》 9B

Unit 3 Asia

Grammar

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一、年级：九年级二、教学内容： 9B Unit 3 Asia

三、课型： Grammar

四、教学目标 1. 知识目标 掌握 although, unless 和 so that 的 用法和规则。

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2. 能力目标 能够运用 although, unless ,so that

描述适当情境。

五、教学重难点 1. 重点： although, unless, so that

三种连词的用法。

2. 难点： although 与 but 的区别 ;

so that 与 so…that 的区别。

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Although Wuxi is not very big, it’s famous as the town of fish and rice in China.

It’s famous as the town of fish and rice in China although Wuxi is not very big.

Lead-in

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Unless you taste the traditional snacks,

you will feel sorry.

You will feel sorry unless you taste the traditional snacks.

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You’d better visit my hometown in the

summer holidays so that I can have free

time to show you around.

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Beijing

Grammar A

Part One Presentation

Using ‘although’

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The Forbidden City

It’s almost 600 years old but it’s still very beautiful. Although the Forbidden City is almost 600 years old, it is still very beautiful.

It is still very beautiful although the Forbidden City is almost 600 years old.

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The Great Wall

Although it is very tiring to climb it step by step, you can experience its beauty and greatness.

You can experience its beauty and greatness although it is very tiring to climb it step bystep.

It is very tiring to climb it step by step but you can experience its beauty and greatness.

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We can use ‘although’ to join two parts of

a sentence. Each part has an opposite idea.

‘Although’ has a similar meaning to ‘but’.

However, we never use ‘but’ in a sentence

with ‘although’.

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it rained heavily / it was still hot

Although it rained heavily, it was still hot.

It was still hot although it rained heavily.

Part Two Practice (Page 47)

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I got hot and sweaty / I walked slowly

Although I walked slowly, I got hot and sweaty.I got hot and sweaty although I walked slowly.

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there was a train every five minutes / it was still very crowded

Although there was a train every five minutes, it was still very crowded.

It was still very crowded although there was a train every five minutes.

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I still got lost / I read my map carefully

Although I read my map carefully, I still got lost.

I still got lost although I read my map carefully.

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I ate healthily every day / I got ill

Although I ate healthily every day, I got ill.

I got ill although I ate healthily every day.

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I still felt very tired / I slept well

Although I slept well, I still felt very tired.

I still felt very tired although I slept well.

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people there were friendly / I missed Beijing

Although people there were friendly, I missed Beijing.

I missed Beijing although people there were friendly.

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If we use ‘although’ at the beginning of a

sentence, we need to put a __________

(full stop, comma ) between the two clauses.

comma

Part Three Rule out

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If you don’t see them with your own eyes, you cannot imagine how amazing they are.

Unless you see them with your own eyes, you cannot imagine how amazing they are.

You cannot imagine how amazing they are unless you see them with your own eyes.

Grammar B

Using ‘unless’

Part One Presentation

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If you don’t have a map, you’ll get lost easily.

Unless you have a map, you’ll get lost easily.

You’ll get lost easily unless you have a map.

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We can use ‘unless’ to link two parts of a

sentence. It has a similar meaning to ‘if …not’.

It is used to say that something can only

happen or be true in a particular situation.

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1 Unless you want to buy lots of souvenirs, we suggest you not taking a lot of money with you. d

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e

Part Two Practice (Page 48)

2 There is no need to get up very early in the morning unless you want to watch the raising of the national flag.

3 Unless you are in a hurry, you do not need to take a taxi.

5 Unless the weather forecast says it is going to rain, you do not have to take an umbrella or a raincoat with you.

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a

4 Take a map of Beijing with you while traveling unless you have a guide or know Beijing well.

6 Do not miss the traditional snacks in Beijing, unless you do not like Chinese

food.

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We can use ‘unless’ at the __________ or

in the ________ of a sentence to talk about

exceptional conditions.

beginning

middle

Part Three Rule out

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Part One Presentation

Many tourists gather here early in the

morning so that they can watch the raising

of the national flag.

Grammar C

Using ‘so that’

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It was built with stones and bricks in ancient

times so that the northern border of the

country could be protected.

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We use ‘so that’ to talk about the purpose

of doing something. We usually use verbs

such as ‘can’ , ‘will’ , ‘could’ or ‘may’ after

‘so that’.

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1 Mrs Wang: Does Kevin know any

Chinese?

Millie: Yes. He learnt some Chinese in the

USA so that he can talk to people

in Chinese.

Part Two Practice (Page 49)

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2 Mrs Wang: Where are you going to show

him around in Beijing?

Millie: Well,

I am taking him to some

famous Hutongs around so that

he can learn more about China.

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3 Mrs Wang: Does he miss his family?

Millie: Not very much.

His parents often

call him so that he will not miss

them too much.

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4 Mrs Wang: Is he interested in the sights

in Beijing?

Millie: Yes, I think so.

He takes a lot of

photos wherever he goes so that

he can tell his family and friends

about China.

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We use ‘______’ (so … that, so that ) to talk

about the purpose of doing something.

We use ‘________’ (so … that, so that ) to

talk about the result of something.

so that

so … that

Part Three Rule out

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1 Computers are so helpful that we all like to

use them.

2 Daniel works so hard that he can catch up

with the others.

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Exercises

Using ‘although’, ‘unless’ and ‘so that’ to fill in the blanks

1 He didn’t stop working ________ he was ill.

2 Put on your sweater ______ you won’t

catch a cold.

3 You will fail ______ you study hard.

although

so that

unless

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小 结 今天我们学习了用 although, unless

和 so that 引导复合句，了解了句子的表达顺序并进行了操练，还了解了although 与 but ， so that 与 so…that

在实际运用中的区别。希望同学们回去后能认真复习今天所学的内容，通过课后做一些有关习题来加以巩固。

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Homework

Make sentences using ‘although’, ‘unless’

and ‘so that’.

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Additional Exercises

Translation

1 假如你不尝试，你就不会成功。

——————————————————— 2 虽然天色已晚，但他继续工作。

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3 请给 Daniel 发送电子邮件以至于他能尽 可能快地收到。

____________________________________4 虽然你没有机会去太空旅行，但是你可以 通过电视了解它。

_____________________________________5 John 买了一个新手机以便能和朋友联系 。

_____________________________________

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Rewriting these sentences using ‘unless’

1 If you don’t read the map carefully, you will get lost easily.

_______________________________________

2 If you don’t sleep well, you won’t feel comfortable.

_______________________________________

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Rewriting these sentences using ‘although’

1 You took a pill before you got on a ship but you got seasick.

_______________________________________

2 You have enough time but you won’t be able to visit all places of interest.

_______________________________________

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Keys to the additional exercises

1 Unless you try, you will never succeed.

2 Although it was late, he went on working.

3 Please send an e-mail to Daniel so that he

can receive it as quickly as possible.

4 You can know about the space by watching

TV although you don’t have a chance to

visit it.

5 John bought a mobile phone so that he can

contact his friends.

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1 Unless you read the map carefully, you will

get lost easily.

2 Unless you sleep well, you won’t feel

comfortable.

Rewriting these sentences using ‘unless’

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Rewriting these sentences using ‘although’

1 Although you took a pill before you got on

a ship, you got seasick.

2 Although you have enough time, you won’t

be able to visit all places of interest.

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说 明 本课是 9B Unit 3 的 Grammar 。在学习although, unless 和 so that 引导的状语从句的教学过程中，教师可以适当添加图片给学生以直观的认识来导入语法现象，通过连词成句、匹配和创设合理的情境完成对话的形式来加以操练，并引导学生自己通过例句总结它们的用法规则，从中让学生充分体验和参与。