III. Pronouns

1.  Look at the following sentences.  Note the subjects and verbs

Everything

is

ready.

Has

somebody told you about the result?

Nobody

was

alive after the accident.

Does

anybody else want to go?

Each student in our class

has

a dictionary.

Both of them

were

tired after the walk.

Many of us

were

absent yesterday.

All of us

are

here for lunch.

All

is

going well.

2.T’s guidance

Subject

anyone, anybody, anything,everyone, everybody, everything,

someone, somebody, something,no one, nobody, nothing,

each, the other

Verb

Singular

Subject

both, many, few

Verb: Plural

Subject

little, much

Verb: Singular

Subject

all, neither, none, some, any,wh-pronoun

Verb: Singular or plural

3. Practise-Ex2 p.43

IV. Other examples

1.Study the following sentences,payingattention to the subj-v agreement

Not only you but also he

is

late for school.

Neither the table nor the chairs

are

made of wood.

就近一致

There

is

a lamp, two pens on the desk.

Here

are

some English books for you.

A young mother with her two boys

is

waiting downstairs.

Tom as well as his sister

is

going to join the music club.

Two years

is

a short time to some people.

Three thousand miles

is

a long distance.

2.       Practice-Ex3 p.5

V. Summary of subject-verb agreement rules :

Read through the Grammar summary on pages 88-89.

VI. Homework

Finish Exercise 2 on page 5 and Exercises 1 and 3 on page 43

☆     Reflection

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Period Six  Listening and talking (p.41); Listening task (p.44); Reading task (p.44)

☆ Teaching objectives

After this period of learning, Ss will be able to:

1. predict the listening content based on the picture and already-known information ; take notes of key points while listening;

2. ⑴adeptly describe a person with adjectives & describe differences between persons;

(2)maintain a talk by resorting to communicative strategies, like, asking & clarifying Qs

3. while reading,grasp key information & take special note of connecting words.