Canada

　　 A pair of shoes is under the bed．床下有一双鞋。

　　My trousers are worn out．我的裤子穿破了。

　　2．主语在形式上是单数, 而谓语动词则用复数。

　　1) 有些集体名词, 如 police, people, cattle, 等, 形式上是单数, 但谓语动词要用复数。

　　Traffic police are always very busy．交警总是很忙。

　　2) 有些形容词加上“the”, 表示一类人, 此时谓语动词要用复数。

　　The old are taken good care of in our country．在我们国家老人需要好好照顾。

　　3．谓语动词的单复数取决于主语的内涵．有些集体名词, 如family, class, group, team 等作主语　时, 若作为一个整体, 谓语用单数, 若强调具体成员时, 谓语动词用复数。

　　My family isn't very large.我的家不太大。

　　My family are watching TV now．我的家人现在看电视。

　　4．用不定代词作主语, 应注意：

　　1) both 作主语, 谓语用复数。

　　Both of them were at home yesterday．他们俩昨天都在家。

　　2) either和neither作主语, 谓语通常用单数。

　　Has either of them told you about it? 有关此事, 他们中有人告诉过你吗？

　　3) each 以及 any, some, no, every 构成的复合代词作主语, 谓语动词用单数。

　　Is everybody here? 大家都到了吗？

　　Each of us has something to say.我们每个人都有话要说。

　　4) none 作主语, 既可用作单数, 也可用作复数, 但若none代替不可数的东西时, 谓语动词常用单数。

　　None of the telephones is/are work．没有一部电话能打。

　　None of the water is fit to drink.没有一点水可供饮用。

　　5) all 和some 作主语, 应根据其所代表的名词来决定其单复数。

　　All has been explained．全部内容都作了解释。

　　All were very excited．所有的人都非常兴奋。

　　5．在使用并列主语时, 应注意：

　　1) 由“both…and…”连接的主语, 谓语动词用复数。

　　 Both the boy and the girl are good at English．男孩和女孩都擅长英语。

　　2) 由 or, either…or…, neither…nor…, not only…but also…连接的主语, 谓语的单复数与邻近的主语保持一致．

　　 Either you or he is wrong．或者你或者他是错的。

　　6．There be句型中, 谓语的单复数也是要与其邻近的主语保持一致。

　　There is a book and two pens on the desk.在桌子上有一本书和两支铅笔。

主谓一致练习

1. When the accident happened, the policeman and driver ______ parking the police car.

　　A. is    B. was    C. are     D. were

2. A number of scientists ______ that the number of wild animals ______ getting smaller and smaller.

　　A. say; are   B. say; is     C. say; have been   D. say; were

3. Every boy and every girl as well as some teachers who ______ to visit the museum______ asked to be at the school gate before 6:30 in the morning.

　　A. are; are     B. is; is      C. are; is     D. is; are

4. One or two days ______ quite enough to finish the work. ______ you or Jim going to work with me?

　　A. is; Is      B. are; Is      C. are; Are     D. is; Are

5. E-mail, as well as telephones, ______ an important part in daily communication.

　　A. is playing      B. have played      C. are playing       D. play

6. ______ of the forest ______ pine trees, which _______ at least three or four metres in height.

　　A. Two third; are; are   B. Two thirds; is; is  C. Two third; is; are   D. Two thirds; are; are

7. The following ______ some other examples with Chinese explanations.

　　A. are    B. is    C. was     D. were

8. The Garth family, which ______ rather a large one ______ very fond of their old house.

　　A. were; were   B. was; were   C. were; was     D. was; was

答案：1. was（主语指同一个人.）  2. B  3. C（定语从句修饰teachers，因此从句中谓语用复数形式。） 4. D  5. A  6. D 7. A（此句用了倒装结构，主语为some other examples.） 8. B
教学设计方案：Lesson 25

Teaching Aims
　　1. Know about the difference between American English and Canadian English.
　　2. Practise in pairs，telling the difference between two things or two countries.
　　3. Study the language points in this lesson.
Step I Revision and Warming - up
　　1. The teacher may start like this
　　Now, boys and girls, we’ve learned English for nearly more than five years. In which countries in the world do the people speak English?
　　The teacher collects the names of the countries, write them on the blackboard, and practise their pronunciation, especially word stress.
　　England , Australia, New Zealand, America , Canada(第3页) , and so on.
Step II Introduction
　　1)Say to the Ss: In the world there are so many English - speaking Countries. But do you know in different countries, people don’t speak English in the same way. So, in this period, we are going to learn the difference between American English and Canadian English. In today’s lesson, we are going to meet Dean; he’s Canadian. He is talking about Canadian English.
　　2)Which of the following does he talk about: grammar, vocabulary, spelling or pronunciation?
　　3)Write these words on the blackboard. Get the Ss to read the dialogue quickly and give the answers (Vocabulary, Spelling, Pronunciation)
Step III Listening
　　1.Play the tape of the dialogue for the Ss to listen and follow. Now Dean is talking about Canadian English.
　　2 Ask the Ss to answer the two questions.
　　1).Is an American accent very different from a Canadian 　　accent?
　　2).Do people have the same accent all over the country?
Step Ⅳ Oral Practice
　　1.Repeating and imitating the pronunciation and intonation about the dialogue.
　　2.Ask the Ss to do pair work or group work to practise this dialogic. One plays the role of Dean and the other Fang Qun. Then change the roles.
Step Ⅴ Summary of Lesson 25
　　To the whole class. After learning the dialogue , what do we know about Canadian English ?
　　Answer: There are just a few differences between a Canadian accent and an American accent. Most Canadians say news [ nju：z] , but Americans say [ nu：z] . Canadians mainly