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Coupledwiththegrowingquantityofinformationisthedevelopmentoftechnologieswhichenablethestorageanddeliveryofmoreinformationwithgreaterspeedtomorelocationsthanhaseverbeenpossiblebefore.IfthebeeshadstayedinBrazil,thiswouldhavebeenbadenough.Butnowtheyareonthemove,headingnorthwardincountlessmillionstowardsCentralandNorthAmerica.Itwasnotunusualtoseechildrendoingtheworkofadultsingreatmanyruralareas.Harrywasacapablelawyer,butitwasdifficultforhimtoliveuptothereputationestablishedbyhismorebrilliantfather.HefoundoutthatKitWilliamshasspenthischildhoodnearAmpthill,inBedfordshire,andthoughtthathemusthaveburiedthehareinaplaceheknewwell,buthestillcouldnotseetheconnectionwithKatherineofAragon,untilonedayhecameacrosstwocrossesinAmpthillParkandlearntthattheyhadbeenbuiltinherhonorin1773.Wehavetopayspecialattentiontothecomplexsentencescontaininglotsofclause-levelinformation.Theyaccountforalargeproportioninthereadingmaterialsfortests.Teachingprocedures:Ⅰ.Lead-in(2’)Starttheclassbypresentingsomelonganddifficultsentences,andleadthelearnersintotoday’stopicnaturally.Ⅱ.Pre-task:(10’)1.Explaintothelearnersthemainfactorsthatmakesentenceshardtounderstand;2.Introducebasicwaystodealwiththoselonganddifficultsentences—howtomakegoodanalysisofsentencestructures.OfferthestudentsselectedreadingcomprehensiontestsofNMETandPMET(Guangdong).Withtheguidanceoftheteacher,studentsexploretheexamplesentencesonebyone.造成句子理解困难的主要原因:◆1.Inversion:倒装句与正常语序不同,往往会加深理解的难度Coupledwiththegrowingquantityofinformationisthedevelopmentoftechnologieswhichenablethestorageanddeliveryofmoreinformationwithgreaterspeedtomorelocationsthanhaseverbeenpossiblebefore.◆2.Subjunctivemood:虚拟语气是一个语法难点。其表示的内容与真实相反，加上其形式变化多种多样，就加大了理解上的困难。IfthebeeshadstayedinBrazil,thiswouldhavebeenbadenough.Butnowtheyareonthemove,headingnorthwardincountlessmillionstowardsCentralandNorthAmerica.◆3.Comparativedegreeandsuperlativedegree:比较级和最高级也是增加句子难度的因素之一Nolessimportantthanstudents’academicworkaretheirextra-curricularactivities.A.Extra-curricularactivitiesareequallyimportantcomparedwithacademicwork.B.Academicworkislessimportantthanextra-curricularactivities.C.Extra-curricularactivitiesaremuchmoreimportantthanacademicwork.D.Academicwork,nolessthanextra-curricularactivities,isimportant.◆4.Double-negation:双重否定:有的句子含有形式上和语义上的双重否定设置圈套,会干扰阅读者的思维。Itwasnotunusualtoseechildrendoingtheworkofadultsingreatmanyruralareas.=Itwasusualthatchildrenoftendidadults’workinmanyruralareas.◆5.Setphrasesandexpressionsthataredifficulttounderstand：有时一个句子难以理解，是由于句子中的某一个习惯用语或固定词组引起的。如果阅读者不熟悉的话，整个句子的理解也就无从下手。因此平时尽可能地多掌握一些固定词组和习惯用语是非常必要的。Harrywasacapablelawyer,butitwasdifficultforhimtoliveuptothereputationestablishedbyhismorebrilliantfather.=ThoughHarrywasacapablelawyer,itwasdifficultforhimtoequalthereputationsetupbyhisfather,whowasmorebrilliantthanhim.◆6.以高考试题readingcomprehensiontestsofNMETandPMET(Guangdong)作为实例来进行句法分析，采取”分割”的办法（即去掉主要句子成分主语、谓语和宾语之间的分割成分），来分析语法，找出主要意思，以达到”化繁为简，化难为易”的目的，因为表面看起来复杂的句子其实都由若干个简单句所构成。Complexsentencescontainslotsofclause-levelinformation.Theyaccountforalargeproportioninthereadingmaterialsfortests.(NMET)HefoundoutthatKitWilliamshasspenthischildhoodnearAmpthill,inBedfordshire,andthoughtthathemusthaveburiedthehareinaplaceheknewwell,buthestillcouldnotseetheconnectionwithKatherineofAragon,untilonedayhecameacrosstwocrossesinAmpthillParkandlearntthattheyhadbeenbuiltinherhonorin1773.分析:这是由三个并列分句构成的句子:①HefoundoutthatKitWilliamshasspenthischildhoodnearAmpthill,inBedfordshire;②Hethoughtthathemusthaveburiedthehareinaplaceheknewwell;③hestillcouldnotseetheconnectionwithKatherineofAragon,untilonedayhecameacrosstwostonecrossesinAmpthillParkandlearntthattheyhadbeenbuiltinherhonorin1773.在第一和第二个分句中,分别有两个宾语从句：KitWilliamshasspenthischildhoodnearAmpthill,inBedfordshire和hemusthaveburiedthehareinaplaceheknewwell.第三个分句较为复杂些：其中有一个句型not…until;在由until引导的时间状语从句中又有一个宾语从句：theyhadbeenbuiltinherhonorin1773作learnt的宾语。Workingroups:(6studentsinagroup)Eightgroupsareformedoutof48students,eachhaving2exactlythesamecomplexsentences(Ajudgingpanelof6studentswaspreviouslyformed).Eachgroupisrequiredtoeithertranslatethe2designatedsentencesintoproperChineseorparaphraseit.◆Ⅲ.Maintask:(23’)Activity1:Activity2:Displayandcompete•Getthegroupstodisplaytheirresultsonebyone;•Thejudgingpaneldecidesthebesttwogroups;•Thenthegroupleadersofthetwogroupsverballysharehowtheygottheirworkdone.itemsevaluation54321Didthegroupco-operatewell?Didtheanalysismakesense?Didtheygiveenoughinformation?DidtheyuseEnglishcorrectly?Didtheyexpressclearlyandfluently?Group_______:Totalscores:_________1.(PMETGD2006)HowmanypeoplehaveImetwhohavetoldmeaboutthebooktheyhavebeenplanningtowritebuthaveneveryetfoundthetime?2.(PMETGD2007)Ifwetoldtheclerkabouttheunchargeditem,theclerkwouldbegratefulandthankusforourhonestyandwewouldleavethestorewithaquietsenseofhonorthatwemightneversharewithanothersoul.Ⅳ.Post-task:(4’)1.Teacherofferscongratulationstothewinners;2.Teachersummarizestheactivities,suggestingwaysforimprovement.Ⅴ.Assignment:(1’)1.Givethestudentsopportunitiestopracticemorereadingcomprehension.Th