Revision of subjunctive mood

Nanjing Senior High school of Jiangsu Province    Hu Linjin

Ⅰ. Teaching objectives:

At the end of the class, the students are expected to:

1. be clear of the rules of subjunctive mood;

2. make sentences, dialogues and chain stories and complete a passage using subjunctive mood;

3. use subjunctive mood to polish up the writing;

4. use subjunctive mood to express regret about being rude at parents and to express appreciation for parents’ sacrifices.

Ⅱ.Teaching process:

Step 1: Lead-in

About my daughter & me.

Step 2: Analyze and understand

1. Read July’s story at the parents’ meeting and underline the sentences using subjunctive mood.

2. Think over the mother’s feelings.

3. Review the rules.

4. Activity 1: Make a dialogue.

Talk about your conflict or disagreement with your parents and express your wish for better relation with them using the sentence structures revised above.

5. Activity 2 : Polish up the underlined sentences using subjunctive mood.

Step 3: Review and activate

1. Review the rules.

2. Activity 3: Express your feeling of regret according to the given situation and tell a chain story.

Situation: When you have lost your temper to your parents......

3. Activity 4: Polish up your sentences.

Step 4: Practise and consolidate

假定你是李华，你母亲的生日即将到来，为了表示对她的感恩，请你给她写一封信，内容包括：1.表示感恩；2.回顾母亲对你的付出；3.你的祝愿。

Step 5: Homework

(1) Consolidate subjunctive mood.

(2) Write a letter to thank your father and use subjunctive mood if possible.