3.增设主动语态变为被动语态的练习,训练学生作出快速准确的反应,使学生掌握这一句型变换的基本规律,以利于学生进一步掌握被动语态谓语动词的基本结构。教师口头说出主动语态的句子(They plant trees),学生立即作出口头反应(Trees are planted by them. ) 教师还可利用投影仪或黑板,提供若干句子,指导学生操练。如:They produce machines in Shanghai, (cars, bikes, ships, pens, paper, glass, silk, sugar ... ) They make this kind of watch in China, (car, bike, TV set, radio, lock ... ) They grow tea in the south (north). (wheat, corn, rice, cotton, apples, pears, flowers, vegetables . . . )
教师还可利用以上练习组织学生分组 (竖排)竞赛。教师指导一、三、五组的学生说出主动语态的句子,二、四、六组的学生立刻将其变为被动语态,从每组第一个学生开始,依次练到每组最后一个学生;然后再由二、四、六组的学生说主动语态,一、三、五组的学生将其变为被动语态。如果某组中某个学生说错,必须待其自己纠正后该组方可继续进行。最后由教师评定,哪一组进行得最快最准确。
4.教师应对学生讲明被动语态的主要用法:
1)当我们不知道动作的执行者是准,或者动作的执行者是谁并不重要时,需用被动语态。如:
Rice is grown in North China.
2)当我们需要强调动作的承受者时,常用被动语态。如:
This knife is used for cutting paper.
教师还必须提醒学生注意:不及物动词通常不能构成被动语态。
关于be made of 结构的教学建议
l.make这个动词使用频率很高,教师只需做出几次演示,学生便可理解 “be made of”的意义。教师可直接利用教室内的东西做演示,也可自备若干实物,如帽子,茶杯,小刀等。教师可先做如下演示:This is a desk. It is made of wood. This is a blackboard. It is made of glass This is a knife. It made of metal. 教师边说边在黑板上板书这三个带被动语态的句子,并指导学生做适当操练。然后教师指着课桌问:Is it made of wood? 学生回答:Yes,it is. 照此方法将黑板上的三个句子都变成一般疑问句。在学生理解的基础上,教师可指导学生操练黑板上的句型,还可在黑板的右侧列出一些替换单词,如:bed, mirror, fridge, jacket, stocking, bottle, lock以及原材料wool, cotton, paper, silk, plastics等。
2.待学生理解和掌握黑板上的主要两个句型(It is made of…和Is it made of…?)后,教师指着课桌问:Is it made of glass? 学生回答:No,it isn’t. 教师马上接着问:What’s it made of? 同时将这个特殊疑问句写在黑板上,可让学生自己理解此句的含义,并启发学生回答:It’s made of wood. 照此方法将黑板上的三个一般疑问句改为特殊疑问句,然后教师可利用黑板上已有的替换单词,指导学生练习这个句型。
3.设置情景,增加练习。教师可将所学日常交际用语和本课所学的新句型结合起来编成对话 (或启发学生自己编对话),练习本课新学的句型。如:
A: Good morning! What can I do for you?
B: I’d like a blue hat.
A: Certainly. Here it is.
B: Is it made of cotton?
A: No, it isn't.
B: What's it made of?
A: It's made of wool.
B: It looks nice. But I prefer a cotton one.
A: What about this one? It's made of cotton.
B: That's fine. I'll take it. How much is it? (Thank you.)
教师可利用黑板上的替换词或已备的实物,指导学生演练对话,也可让学生到讲台前表演。
4.教师可用同样方法教学be used for结构,即由肯定句过渡到一般疑问句,再由一般疑问句过渡到特殊疑问句。如:This is a blackboard. It is used for teaching and studying.Is it used for teaching and studying? Yes, it is. Is it used for playing? No, it isn’t. What’s it used for? 教师将这三个新句型写在黑板上,指导学生利用黑板上的替换词分组 (in pairs)操练。教师还可将这三个带被动语态的新句型编成对话,利用所准备的实物或画片,指导学生进行练习。如: