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I. Teaching aims and learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. use “it” as a personal pronoun; 2. use “it” as an impersonal pronoun; 2. use “it” to replace the real subject or object.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: quarter, either, level, service, take up 2. New structures: It is very tiring to climb the steps.
Many people find it pleasant to travel around.
It is said that the air is not clean here, but I do not think the pollution is as serious as I imagined.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty To tell the different uses of “it”.
IV. Teaching procedures A Using it as a pronoun Step 1 Lead-in Brainstorming
T: What will you think of when you see the word “it”?
【设计意图：通过头脑风暴活动，激发学生的兴趣，引出本课主题。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Use it for animals and lifeless things
T: Now, let’s play a guessing game. It is a tourist attraction. It lies in the northern part of China. It is a wall which was built to defend the enemy. What is it? S: It is the Great Wall.
T: It is a kind of animal. It is very lovely. It wears big black glasses on its face. What is it? S: It is a panda.
T: It is a type of transportation. It was invented by an Englishman. It has two wheels and is widely used in China. What is it? S: It is a bike.
T: It is a common thing. It looks like a mushroom. It is used on rainy days. What is it? S: It is an umbrella.
T: So, What does “it” refer to?
S: We use it for animals and lifeless things.
【设计意图：利用学生喜欢的猜谜游戏，激发他们的学习兴趣，在不知不觉中过渡至语法学习，将it指代动物或者无生命的事物的用法自然呈现。】 2. Use it for a young child S: The baby.
T: Look at the cute baby. It is a girl, right? S: We are not sure.
T: So, we use it for a young child when we don’t know whether it is a girl or a boy. 3. Use it for an unknown a person
T: The next American Presidential Election will take place in 2016. One of the candidates has caught the attention of the public. Let’s see some information about the candidate .Guess who it is. Personal information: 67 years old
graduated from Yale University
the second time to take part in the Presidential Election once lived in the White House for several years S: It is Hillary Clinton.
T: Here, “it” is used for an unknown person. Now, look at the picture, and fill in the blanks.[ —Who was calling you on the phone just now? —It was my cousin.
【设计意图：借助2016美国大选热门人物希拉里的个人信息，让学生在猜测游戏中学习it指代未知人物的用法，在语境、交流中呈现语法，降低学生的学习难度。】 4. Use it for an action, a situation or an idea
T: We have learned something about Guilin in Reading. Do you remember what activity is popular in Guilin? S: Riding around the countryside. S: Taking a boat trip along the Lijiang River. S: …
T: Riding around the countryside is popular now, isn’t it?
Tourists like to take a boat trip along the Lijiang River. It is great fun.
Here, we use it for an action, a situation or an idea mentioned in a previous statement
Step 3 Practice
Finish the exercise on page 12, and check the answers.
B Using it as an impersonal pronoun Step 1 Lead-in Free talk
T: I’ll show you around another beautiful city—Shanghai. First let’s listen to a short introduction from May, and then try to answer some questions.
Hello, everyone. I am May from Beijing. I’ve been in Shanghai for three years. Shanghai is about 1,500
T: My aunt will have a baby soon. She hopes it will be a boy. What does “it” refer to?
kilometres from my home town, Beijing. Now, spring is coming. The weather here is warm and sunny, sometimes a little windy. It’s a good season to visit Shanghai. Today is March 12th, Tree-planting Day. We’ll go to plant trees. Oh, it’s 8 O’clock. I must meet my friends. Welcome to Shanghai! Goodbye! Q: 1. What was the date that day? It was March 12th.
2. What’s the weather like in spring in Shanghai? It is warm and sunny, sometimes a little windy. 3. What’s the distance from Beijing to Shanghai?
It is about 1,500 kilometres from Beijing to Shanghai. 4. What time was it then? It was 8 o’clock.
T: Right. Here, we use it for the time, the date, the whether, the distance, etc. 【设计意图：本环节设置听取信息活动，将it做非人称代词的用法一一呈现，将语法教学与听相结合，努力做到语法呈现自然、无痕，将枯燥无味的语法学习隐藏于交流活动中。】
C Using it to replace the real subject or object Step 1 Lead-in[
T: Shanghai is a wonderful place. Let’s enjoy some pictures of Shanghai. T: What do you think of the city? S: …
Step 2 Presentation
1. T: Last year, I went to Shanghai for a holiday. Now, I’d like to tell you about my trip. 2. My trip to Shanghai
(Show some pictures, and make sentences.)
It was May 18. I left for Shanghai to have a two-day holiday.
It was fine that day. The sky was blue and everything looked so beautiful. It took about two hours to go to Shanghai by coach.
It was surprising that there were so many people in Shanghai in the subway station.[来源:Zxxk.Com] It was easy to get lost in such a big city.
It was helpful of the policeman to show me the way to the hotel. I thought it comfortable to live in such a hotel.
It’s said that the Bund looks especially charming at night. I went there to enjoy the view with my friends. It was so beautiful that I couldn’t stop taking photos. It was such a wonderful city that I wanted to visit it again. 3. Group work
What does “it” refer to in the following sentences?
It was surprising that there were so many people in Shanghai in the subway station. It was easy to get lost in such a big city. I thought it comfortable to live in such a hotel.