1.　　　 Unless you want to buy lots of souvenirs, we suggest you not taking a lot of money with you.　　　　　　　　　　　　

7. people there were friendly / I missed Beijing

　 Although people there were friendly, I missed Beijing

　 I missed Beijing although people there were friendly.

Part Three　 Rule out

T: Now, let’s work out the rule. If we use ‘although’ at the beginning of a sentence, we need to put a comma (full stop, comma ) between the two clauses.

Step 2 Grammar B　 Using ‘unless’　

Part one　 Presentation　

T: That’s Mr. Wu’s trip to Singapore. It’s unpleasant. What about Millie’s? Millie wants to visit Beijing. She thinks,

“If you don’t see them with your own eyes, you cannot imagine how amazing they are.”

Unless you see them with your own eyes, you cannot imagine how amazing they are.

You cannot imagine how amazing they are unless you see them with your own eyes.

T: Another example:

If you don’t have a map, you will get lost easily.

T: Can you give me another way of saying the sentence using ‘although’?

S:

T: Very good. We can also say,

Unless you have a map, you will get lost easily.

You will get lost easily unless you have a map.

T: We can use ‘unless’ to link two parts of a sentence. It has a similar meaning to ‘if…not’. It is used to say that something can only happen or be true in a particular situation.

Part Two 　Practice　

T: Now, turn to Page 48. Let’s do exercises. Millie has made a tour guide. However, she tore the guide into pieces by accident. Help her put the guide together. Match the two parts of the sentences and write the correct letters. 　

6. I still felt very tired / I slept well

　 Although I slept well, I still felt very tired.

　 I still felt very tired although I slept well.

5. I ate healthily every day / I got ill

　 Although I ate healthily every day, I got ill

　 I got ill although I ate healthily every day.

3.　 there was a train every five minutes / it was still very crowded

　 Although there was a train every five minutes, it was still very crowded.

　 It was still very crowded although there was a train every five minutes. 4. 　I still got lost / I read my map carefully

　Although I read my map carefully, I still got lost.

　 I still got lost although I read my map carefully.

2.　　　 I got hot and sweaty / I walked slowly

Although I walked slowly, I got hot and sweaty.

I got hot and sweaty although I walked slowly.

Step 1 　Lead-in　

T: Hello, everyone. Nice to meet you! First I introduce myself to you. My name is Xieye. I come from Wuxi Jiangnan Middle School.

T: Have you ever been to Wuxi?

S:

T: Ok. Now let me show you around my hometown.

T: Is it very beautiful?

S:

T: Of course.

　　Although Wuxi is not very big, it’s famous as the town of fish and rice in China.

　 It’s famous as the town of fish and rice in China although Wuxi is not very big.

T: There are a lot of snacks in Wuxi.

　 Unless you taste the traditional snacks, you will feel sorry.

　 You will feel sorry unless you taste the traditional snacks.

T: Welcome to my hometown.

　 You’d better visit my hometown in the summer holidays so that I can have free time to show you around.

Step 2　 Grammar A　 Using ’although’

Part One　 Presentation

T: There’re a lot of beautiful cities in China. Let me show you some pictures.

T: Where is it?

S:

T: That’s right. It’s Beijing. It’s the capital of China and it is a very big city. Look at the picture. Where is it?

S:

T: Very good. It’s the Forbidden City. It’s almost 600 years old but it’s still very beautiful.

Although the Forbidden City is almost 600 years old, it is still very beautiful.

　 It is still very beautiful although the Forbidden City is almost 600 years old.

T: Look at another picture. Where is it?

S:

T: Excellent.

　 It is very tiring to climb it step by step but you can experience its beauty and greatness.

T: Can you give me another way of saying the sentence using ‘although’?

S:

T: Very good. We can also say,

Although it is very tiring to climb it step by step, you can experience its beauty and greatness.

　 You can experience its beauty and greatness although it is very tiring to climb it step by step.

T: We can use ‘although’ to join two parts of a sentence. Each part has an opposite idea. ‘Although’ has a similar meaning to ‘but’. However, we never use ‘but’ in a sentence with ‘although’.

Part Two　 Practice　

T: All right. There’re many places of interest in Beijing. Last summer holiday, I traveled to Beijing. I had a good time, but Mr. Wu didn’t enjoy his trip to Singapore last year. Let’s help find out why. Join the two parts of the sentences by using ‘although’ on Page 47.

1.　　　 it rained heavily / it was still hot

Although it rained heavily, it was still hot.

It was still hot although it rained heavily.

2.难点：although 与but的区别; so that 与 so…that 的区别。

1.重点：although，unless，so that三种连词的用法。

2. 能力目标

能够运用although，unless，so that描述适当情境。