Period 3 Grammar—the Use of “It”(1)
整体设计
教学内容分析
This teaching period mainly deals with the grammar：the use of “it”．The impersonal pronoun “it” is used frequently in English and has many different functions.“It” can be used in the subject or object position，to stand for an infinitive，－ing form or a clause.The impersonal pronoun “it” can be used to talk about time，distance，weather，etc.“It” can also be used for emphasis.
In this period we will focus on only part of its usages，that is，the use of “it” when the subject of a sentence is a clause，an infinitive，or the －ing form.
三维目标设计
Knowledge and skills
1．To let the students learn the use of “it”．
2．To enable the stud ents to use “it” correctly and properly.
Process and methods
1．To ask the students to read the read ing passage again，pick out the sentences with the word “it” in them and write som e on the blackboard.
2．To ask the students to discover how “it” is used in various ways.
3．To ask the students to do the exercises in Discovering useful structures on Page 21 for students to master the use of “it”．
4．To ask the students to summarize the use of “it”．
5．To ask the students to do the exercises in Using Structures on Page 57 and some other additional exercises for consolidation.
Emotion，attitude and value
1．To get the students to become interested in grammar learning.
