period 2 a sample lesson plan for learning about language
(indirect speech and indirect speech: requests & commands)
introduction
in this period students will be helped by the teacher first to discover useful words and expressions, and then to discover and use useful structures. direct & indirect speech is again presented in systematic details.
objectives
一、to help students better their speaking by reading aloud the text to the tape
二、to help students understand and use indirect speech to express requests and commands
三、to help students learn to use some useful words and expressions
procedures
1. warming up by reading the text aloud to the tape
to begin with we shall read the text learned yesterday to the tape. try to make your reading aloud as native-like as possible.
2. building your word power
下列形容词既可作前置定语又可作后置定语, 但意义不同
the present person如今的人
the person present 当时在场的人
a concerned look关切的神情
the comrades concerned有关的同志
the given time特定的时间
the time given给予的时间
a long and involved explanation复杂难懂的解释
the person involved牵涉/卷入（到某事中）的人
the responsible person（褒义）可靠的人
the person responsible （贬义）需要（尤其指为坏事）承担责任的人
[词义辨析] request, demand, require
request意为“恳求；请求”，指通过正式手续突出要求，口气和缓，态度礼貌。常用request sb.to do sth.;
all i requested of you was that you came early. 我对你的唯一要求就是早点来。
he requested his father to leave here.
demand主语是人时，表示坚决要求，坚持要做某事；主语是物时，指迫切需要。常用demand of sb. to do sth.; 不说demand sb. to do sth.。
the workers are demanding better pay. 工人们要求提高工资。
the girl demanded of mary to give her the book.
civil rights fighter demands that blacks will be treated equally. (language study) 民权战士要求黑人被公平对待。
require表示按照法规、权力提出的要求或命令，指客观需要，含缺此不可之意。常用require to do/ doing(这里动名词的主动形式表示被动)
i have done all that is required by law. 我已做了法律规定的一切。
the baby requires/ needs/ wants to be looked after.
= the baby requires/needs/wants looking after.
demand, request, require后面跟宾语从句时，从句后谓语动词都要用虚拟语气，即should加动词原形。
the teacher requested that all of us (should) attend the meeting.
《相关链接》：be in (great) demand (迫切)需求
