《新概念英语》学什么：第2册38课
一、小编的朗读
二、重要句型或语法
1、间接引语
在本册第15课里已经出现了间接引语的内容，但侧重的是直接引语为陈述句的情况，连接词要用that，而且可以省略。而本课里的间接引语则侧重的是直接引语为一般疑问句和特殊疑问句的情况，连接词要用whether或if，而且不可以省略。如：
She asked me if/whether I was tired.
Jane asked me why I hadnt written to her.
三、课文主要语言点
While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but his doctor refused to do so.1）注意in hospital（生病住院）和in the hospital（在医院里，不一定是因为生病）的区别。 2）注意ask sb. to do sth.（要求某人做某事）与ask sb.（询问）的区别。 3）可提问学生为什么be successful要采用过去完成时，由此引出间接引语的用法中，当主语动作采用一般过去时的时候，间接引语中的谓语动词的时态变化规则。 4）refuse to do sth.，拒绝做某事。如果refuse后面直接跟名词或代词，其用法为refuse sb./sth.。The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone.1）the following day，第二天。相当于the next day。 2）patitent，病人。注意作为形容词，patient表示耐心的，其名词为patience（耐心）。 3）ask for sth.，要求某物。 4）bedside，床边、床头。When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington.1）注意alone（独自的，只能作表语或补语，不能作前置定语）和lonely（孤独的，大部分成分都能作）的区别。 2）exchange，电话转接台。 3）注意此处的Doctor用作头衔或称呼，所以首字母要大写。When the doctor answered the phone, Mr. Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr. John Gilbert.1）answer the phone，回电话。 2）inquire about sb./sth.，询问。 3）a certain，某个人或物。 4）a Mr. John Gilbert，一个叫John Gilbert先生的人。注意a+人名，表示一个叫什么的人。He asked if Mr. Gilberts operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been.1）可提问学生He asked if Mr. Gilberts operation had been successful的直接引语原文应该是什么（He asked the doctor, Was Mr. Gilberts operation successful?）。 2）可提问学生the doctor told him that it had been中的been后面省略了什么（省略了successful）。He then asked when Mr. Gilbert would be allowed to go home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks.1）可提问学生这两句间接引语的直接引语原文是什么（He asked the doctor, When will Mr. Gilbert be allowed to go home?和The doctor told him, He will have to stay in hospital for another two weeks.） 2）allow sb. to do sth.，允许某人做某事。3）would have to，不得不；得...。 4）another可以后接复数可数名词，表示再...，又...。Then Dr. Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.1）caller，打电话的人。 2）relative，亲戚。 3）可提问学生本句间接引语的直接引语原文是什么（Dr. Millington asked the caller, Are you a relative of the patient?）No, the patient answered, I am Mr. John Gilbert.注意am要重读，因为此处要强调打电话的人就是病人本人。
四、读写重点
教材第180页的难点部分出现了引号的用法说明，可以在本课里梳理一下常用的标点符号的用法：逗号；句号；问号；感叹号；引号；破折号；分号；冒号。
五、语用文化
可介绍一下医院对病人隐私权的保护问题。
六、教学建议
1、可在本课里全面复习梳理一下间接引语用法的三大原则：人称变化原则、时态变化原则和句型转换原则。
2、注意提醒学生if和whether表示是否时，引导宾语从句时的用法差不多，但其他从句只能用whether来引导。
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