The General Idea of This Period

This is the fifth period, which will center on the grammar: using the past participle as the adverbial and attribute.At the beginning of the period, the teacher should offer some time to go over what the students learned in the last period.ª¥

Later the teacher had better present some sentences containing the past participle used as the adverbial and attribute on purpose by asking the students to do some exercises.Get the students to find all the sentences containing the past participle in the two passages.After finding them, the teacher can ask the students to analyze them and understand the function of the past participle in those sentences.While doing it, the students should be given some explanation about how to use the past participle.ª¥

The following step is to practise more about the grammar.The teacher should arrange some activities carefully and creatively.First let them do some simple exercises.For example, combine the two sentences using the past participle as the adverbial and attribute.Then ask them students to make some sentences using the past participle.ª¥

Besides that, the teacher should help the students to review the other usages of the past participle.In the end, let them write a passage using the past participle properly.ª¥

Apart from the usage of the past participle, the teacher had better make the students understand the difference between the past participle and the present participle.In order to have the students master it, the teacher should choose some exercises to supply the students with some problems to deal with.By doing and practicing more, the students may master the grammar.ª¤