Unit1FestivalsaroundtheWorldGrammarandUsefulStructures.docx

1、Unit1FestivalsaroundtheWorldGrammarandUsefulStructuresUnit1FestivalsaroundtheWorld（GrammarandUsefulStructures）unit 1 festivals around the world（grammar and useful structures）teaching aims1to discover and learn to use some useful words and expressions.2get the students to study the use of modal verbs

2、.difficult pointshow to use proper modal verbs according to the concrete and authentic situations.important pointsthe meaning and correct use of each pair of modal verbs: can and could, may and might, will and would, shall and should, must and cantstep 1 warming upas we know, the XX olympics is comi

3、ng.show two pictures: liuxiang and yaomingsay something about them using modal verbs._step 2 lead-int: look at the picture, the man is carrying a pile of books. so he can carry heavy books. he wants to enter the room, but he couldnt open the door by himself. so he is making a request to ask for help

4、 from the woman by saying “could you open the door, please?”(the teacher writes the three sentences on the blackboard. 1.so he can carry heavy books. 2. he couldnt open the door by himself. 3. could you open the door, please?)t: look at the three modal verbs in each sentence and try to get their mea

5、nings._step 3 explanation1. can and could1)表示能力（ability），指有能力做某事，意为“能够”。例如：注意：表示现在，将来“能够”可用be able to 替换。表示过去“能够”并成功了只能用was/ were able to, 不能用could。例如my grandma is over eighty, but she can/ is able to read without glasses.we can/ will be able to talk about the matter later.i talked with her for a lo

6、ng time, and at last i was able to make her believe me.(不能用could)2)表示请求（request）或允许（permission）。意为“可否”、“可以”。 could 比can 更有礼貌，在此不是can的过去式。can you wait a moment please?liz, can you do me a favor?excuse me, could you tell me the way to the station?i wonder if you could help me. (request)- could i use y

7、our phone?-yes, of course. you can.do you think i could borrow your bike. (permission)3)表示可能性（possibility）a. can 表示泛指的“可能”， 并非说话者主观认为的可能性，即并非说话者的主观猜测。accident can happen to any drunken driverb.表示说话者主观猜测，只能用与否定句或疑问句中。例如：it cant be my father. he is now in england.-can it rain tomorrow?-no, it cant.2.

8、may and might1） 表示可能性（possibility）,用于对现在，过去或将来的推测，暗示不确定。might 不是may的过去式，它所表示的可能性比may 小，含较多的怀疑。共4页，当前第1页1234he may be very busy now. (可能性较大)he might be very busy now. (可能性较小)2） 表示许可（permission），表示允许别人做某事， 也可征求对方的许可。he may go now.we may keep the book for two weeks.3) 用于祈使句，表示祝愿。may you succeed!may you

9、 have a nice trip!3. will and would1）表示意愿表示愿意做或主动提出做，如意志，愿望或决心等，例如：that bag looks heavy, ill help you with it.( offering to do sth)- you know that book i lent you. can i have it back if youve finished with it?- of course. ill give it to you this afternoon.(agreement)thanks for lending me the money,

10、ill pay you back on friday. (promise)2）表示习惯(habit, custom)this old man is strange. he will sit for hours without saying anything.we would sit around grandpa after supper, listening to his stories.3）表示请求（request）， 用于第二人称， would 比will 更委婉。 例如：will you come this way, please?would you open the window?4.

11、 shall and should1）shall 的用法a. shall 在疑问句中用于第一，第三人称，表示征求对方的意见。shall we put off the sports meeting until next month?shall tom go there with me tomorrow?b.shall 用于第二，第三人称，表示说话人给对方的命令，警告，允诺或威胁。 you shall fail if you dont work harder. （警告） he shall have the book when i finish reading it.(允诺)he shall be

12、punished.(威胁)2) should 的用法a. should 表示劝告、建议、命令。you should go to class right away.b. should 表示期待，用于表达合理推断（prediction，意为“应该” ），或明显的结果（意为“可能”）且所期待的事几乎是事实。it is three oclock, the football game should begin now.mary took dancing lessons for years, she should be an excellent dancer.5. must 与 cantmust 用来表示

13、“命令”、“推测”等含义。1）表示规定、指令表示规定、指令时主要指客观上的法律、条文规定，常常翻译为“应该、必须”之类意思。mustnt 表示禁止you must have a passport if you want to go abroad.drivers mustnt drive after drinking.2) 表示主观的命令、禁止表示主观的命令、禁止时，主要指说话者主观的命令或强烈的劝告。you can go out with your friend but you must come back before 11 at night.-must i hand in the exer

14、cise today?-no, you neednt.3）表示猜测，语气非常肯定，近乎确定的意味，一般用于肯定句，意为肯定。其否定为cant，意为不可能.you must be ill. i can see it from your face.he cant be at home. i saw him in the classroom just now.step 4 summing upfrom the demonstration of the modal verbs above, we can find most of them can be used to express certaint

15、y, but the degree of them is different.共4页，当前第2页1234he might be in the classroom. (quite not sure)he may be in the classroom.he could be in the classroom.he should be in the classroom.he must be in the classroom. (quite sure)step 5 practice1)find all the sentences with modal verbs and explain the me

16、aning.1. other celebrations were held when hunters could catch animals.2. they lit fires and made music because they thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty.3.or satisfy and please the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm.4. in japan the festival is called obon, when

17、 people should go to clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.5. on this important feast day, people might eat food in the shape of skulls, and cakes with “bones” on them.6. it is now a childrens festival, when they can go to their neighbours homes and ask for sweets.7. if the

18、y are not given anything, the children might play a trick.8. some people might win awards for their animals, flowers, fruit and vegetables,9. at the spring festival in china, peopleand may give children lucky money in red paper.10. they might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night.2)c

19、omplete the following sentences with proper modal verbs.a)youve been working all day. you _ be very tired.b)(the door bell rings)i wonder who that is, it_ be lisa. shes still in the library at this time.c)it is a long time since we met last time. you _ come and see us more often.d)i havent; decided

20、where im going for my holidays. i _ go to australia.e)my fathers birthday is coming. what _ i get himf)why dont you try on this dress? it_ look nice on you.g)“who was the man talking with your teacher?” “im not sure. it _ be her brother.h)i dont know when the guests _ be here. they _ arrive at any t

21、ime.(must, cant, should, may, shall, will, might, will, could)3) finish the dialogue using modal verbs on p61. a: wouldyou like to go to a special event with us on saturday?b: yes, id like to go with you on saturday2. a: couldxiao feng find the origin of easter from that book?b: no, he couldnt find

22、it.3. a: may i go with my friend to the harvest festival? b: yes, you may go ( with your friends )4. a: if i want to be a doctor should i study science?共4页，当前第3页1234 b: yes, you should study science.a: he is very handsome. can he play the role of the princeb: no, he cant play the role of the prince.

23、6. a: the neighbor s children are older this year. might or shouldthey stop playing tricks at halloween?b: perhaps, they might stop playing tricks at halloween or should stop playing4) make a dialogue using modal verbs according to the given situation.you have to go to buy food and gifts for spring

24、festival. in pairs, one as the shop keeper and the other as the customer, offer and request the items you need. use these expressions to help you.would you like ? could i have ?might i suggest ? may i see ?you should try ?could we look at ?can you see ? we might take ?homeworkchoose one of the follo

25、wing situations to create a short dialogue using modal verbs.situation a: in a library. ask the librarian if he can help to find a book relating to some specific topics, whether they can be renewed or not, and how to do if the books are lost. (“could you please find?” “may i ?” “you mustnt”)situation b: a doctor gives a patient some advice. (“you should”)situation c: in a park by a lake. discuss that one should not destroy the environment. (“you should”, “you shouldnt”, “you mustnt”)situation d: requesting an appointment. (“will you?” “shall i ?”)