Unit 2 English around the world教案.doc

Unit 2 English around the worldThe First PeriodStudents level: Senoir 1Teaching materials: Warming up and readingTeaching aims: To train students reading skill.To help students get to know about English developmentTo help students better understand “learning English”To help students understand and use some important words and expressions Words: native actually fluent Expressions: more than be different from because of come up communicate with be based on at present make use of such as the munber of Structures: over time .the latter.Teaching important knots:The understanding and comprehension of the passage.Teaching difficulties；（1）How to get to master the useful words and expressions.（ 2）How to improve students ability to read an article.Teaching aids:cassette recorder，some pieces of slideTeaching procedures: Preparation for the classStep 1 GreetingsT：Good morning，boys and girls!S：Good morning，teacher!Step 2 lead inT: Good morning, class. We have been learning English for several years. Do you think English is the most diffcult among the subjects?Ss: Yes/ NoT: We know, English is very important in the world. It is widely used and spoken in the world. We are all learning English now because English is so popular in the world. But do you know why it is so? How many reasons could you giving for the spread of English around the world? Ss: Because It is English is one of the official languages of the Olympic Games and the United Nations. English dominates international websites and provides nearly all of the new computer terminology. Tourism and trade from Western Europe and North America has contributed to the spread of English. Satellite TV, radio programs like Joy FM, CDs and, of course, Hollywood films all broadcast English into China. Also, a number of Chinese films include English subtitles.T: Since English is widely used in the world,many countries learn English. We call it “English around the world”. So today were going to learn :unit2. Please turn to page 9 Warming up.T: Now I will ask you one qestion:What is our monther tongue?Ss: ChineseT: Very good. Besides Chinese , what language are we learning?Ss: English. T:Yes.English is spoken as foreign language in China. But do you know how many English-speaking countries there are in the world? Now lets make a list of them on the blackboard.EnglishCountriesExplanationMother tonguethe United Kingdomthe United States of AmericaCanadaAustralia South AfricaIrelandNew ZealandThe people in these countries are native speakers of English. In total, for more than 375 million people English is their mother tongue.Second languageIndiaPakistanNigeriathe Philippines These people speak the language of their own country at home but the language of the government, schools, newspapers, and TV is English.Foreign languageChinaGermanyFranceetc.The number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million. T: There are many counties that speak English as as their native language, Is the English they speak the same?Ss: Yes / noT: Though we speak English, but there are some differences. There are a dialogue which can show the difference between the American English and british English.T：（a slide：Nancy：Oh，there you are.Now then，did you have a good flight？Joe：Sure，we flew all the way direct from Seattle to London.Nancy：You must be very tired.Did you sleep at all on the plane？Joe：No，not really.Im very tired.Could I use your bathroom？Nancy：Why，of course.You dont need to ask，just make yourself at home.Let me give you a clean towel.Joe：A towel？Nancy：Yes.Here you are.The bathroom is upstairs.Its the second door on the left.（After a while）Nancy：Have you found it？Joe：Well，eh，yes，I mean no.I mean，I found the bathroom，but I didnt find what I was looking for!） Here is a short dialogue.Read it and discuss with your partner：What is it that Joe cant find in the bathroom？Why cant he find it？Sb：It is the toilet.T：And why？Sc：Perhaps when Joe says “bathroom”，he means a place，where there is a toilet.But in Nancys eyes，it is a place where people can only have a bath.T：You are right.Do you know why theres a misunderstanding between them？Sd：Because they speak different kinds of English.T：Great.Theres more than one kind of English in the world.In some important ways theyre different.Theyre called world English.Can you guess what they include？Se：Canadian，British，American，Australian and Indian English.T：Right.So you know even two native speakers of English may still not speak the same kind of English.Look at another examples: Eg: -What do you want to do after class? -Lets go to the pictures.-Ok. But how shall we go to the movies-why not go by underground?-Er, But the subway station is far away? T: From the dialogue, we can see the difference between the American English and British English. Such as Pronunciation, Spelling, Meaning, UsageAm.English：lift. in a team；eraser；petrol; autumn; theatre; realiseBritish English : elevator；on a team；rubber；gas; fall; theater; realize. ReadingT：Just now，weve known that therere many differences among English, so there are many kinds of English in the world.Then why are there so many kinds？Ss：We dont know.T：Anyway，well find out the cause today.Now read the title of the passage “the road to modern English”.What do you think it will tell us？Sf：I guess it will tell us the development of English.Step 1 ,Fast readingT：Now lets find out whether your answer is right.So please read the passage fast in silence and find out the main idea of each paragraph.Suggested answer：Para.1：Brief introduction of the change in English.Para.2：An example of different kinds of English.Para.3：The development of English.Para.4：English spoken in some other countries.Step 2. careful reading Activity 1T：Youve mastered the structure of the passage.Now please read para.1 and 2 loud in detail.T：（several minutes later） Have you finished？Herere some statements of which some are right while some not.Read them and then tell whether they are true or false.If false，please find out the mistake and correct it.（slides：1.Most of the English speakers in the 16th century lived in England.2.More and more people use English as their first or 2nd language.3.The US has the largest number of English speakers.4.Native English speakers can understand everything because they speak the same kind of English.）Sg：The first one is true.Sh：The second one is true.Si：The third one is false.China has the largest number of English speakers.Sj：The fourth one is false.Native English speakers may not be able to understand everything because they do not speak the same kind of EnglishActivity.2T：You did a very good job.Now please read the passage again.And then fill in the form on the screen.The Road To Modern EnglishThe cause：Cultures communicate with one anotherTimeThings that happenedDuring the 5th centuryADBased on GermanBetween about AD800 and 1150English was influenced by Danish and French invadesIn the 1600sShakespeare broadened the vocabulary.A big change in English，giving its own identitywhy？caused by “American Dictionary of the English language” written by Noah Webster1620British settlers moved to America in the “Mayflower”From the 18th centuryBritish colonized Australia.1765-1497English spoken in IndiaBy 19th centuryDictionaries standardized the spelling of EnglishT：We know culture communication brings about changes in English.Can you think of any effect that Chinese has on English？Sk：In English there are some Chinese words such as gongfu，long time no see，.T：Great!With more closely communication of culture，English is changing more frequently.T：As we all know，English is spoken as the native language mostly in western countries.Then what about English in some other parts of the world？After reading the last paragraph，would you please say something about the present situation of English in your own words？Sl：It is also spoken as a foreign or 2nd language in many other countries.For example，in India，it is used for government and education.In some African and Asian countries，it is also spoken，such as in South Africa，Singapore and Malaysia.While in China，the number of English speakers is increasing fast.T：Quite good. Langeage points1.more thanmore than-n/.-不只是， 不仅仅是more than-mnu.-多余， 大于， 超过more than-adj/participal-非常， 十分more than-v-不止做more . than与其说不如说no more than-仅仅， 不过， 只是not more than-至多， 不超过Eg：There are more than 70 students in our class I am more than happy to take you there in my car. He is more a poet than a professor. What you should do is more than mastering the new words More tha one worker has been fired.2.be different from.inbe the same as Eg: My opinoins are different from yours. City life is very different from country life. Our house is different from your house in several ways.3. voyage: 只远距离的水上或空中旅行trip：通常指近距离的旅行或远足journey；指远距离的陆地旅行tour：指观光， 考察等环游旅行travel：指一切旅行， 尤指旅行的概念。g: The voyage from America to France took me two months. How did you enjoy your travels in Europe? I go to work by train, and the trip or journey takes half an hour. He made a tour around the world.4.because; conj.-clausebecause of: prep-phr-n/n-phr Eg: We were late because it rained. She didnt come the party because of what you said. You have to say sorry to her because you broke tha glass. He is absent today because of his illness.5. native; n/adj 本国的， 本土的 Be native to 产于. 本地人， 本国人 Eg: It is easy to see that he is a native Englishman. Are you a native here, or just a visitor? Banana is native to Te up：走进， 发芽， 提出 Eg：He came up to me and said hello to me. When spring comes, the grass come up. The problem came up at the meeting yesterday. come about 产生， 发生 come across 偶然相遇 come at 攻击， 向扑来 come from 来自于 come out 出版， 开花， 结果7.So why has English changed over time? Over time.as time goes by/ throughout a period/ during Eg: Over the years he has become more patient. We discussed the matter over tea and cakes. What did you do over the weekend?8.actually: adv-in fact / as a matter of fact Eg: He looks unpleasant, but actually he is very kind. He didnt actually steal the money. I said it was Tuesday, but in fact it was Monday.9. communicate with : 和.交流 Communicate sth. to sth. 把传达. Eg：Its necessary that young and old people should communicate more with each other. The coach is never good at communicating with his players. Could you communicate the news to other students in the class?10. base sth. On sth. be based on 建在基础上， 以.为根据 Eg: He based his hopes on the good news we had ysterday. This novel is based on fact.11. at present Eg：I am quite at leisure at present if you want me to help you. I have no enough material in hand at present. At no time has the country been more prosperous than at present. for the present 暂时， 暂且。 up to the present 直到现在 be present at 出席， 在场12. make use of 利用 be out of use 作废 in use 正在用 go out of use 停止使用 bring sth into use 开始使用某事物 come into use Eg: You should make good use of time to study hard. She makes use of people she meets as raw materials for her fiction.13. latter. 后来， 后者 The latter half of the year In the latter part of her life the former.the latter Eg: If I offered you more mony or a car, which would you choose, the former or the latter? 14. a number of-ns-v 许多， 大量The number of-ns-vs 的数量 Eg：A number of teachers are present at the meeting, the numbe rof them is 3000 Noadays, a large number of women, especially those from countryside, work in the clothing industry. The nuumber of the citizens in ths city is over 2 million. 15. sucu as/ for example/ namely/ That is such as : 表示不完全的列举， 可和and so on 连用 for example: 举例来说明， 证明或对前一句进行解释和说明。 namely: 完全的列举 Eg：You should take part in more activities, such as playing basketball, going swimming and so on. He can speak four kinds of languages, namely Chinese, English, French and Japanese. There are many kinds of polution, for example, noiseis a kind of polution. Summary and homeworkT：Today weve learned an article on “the road to modern English”.After class，you should read it again and again to get the idea of the text further.Do the exercises of comprehending and try to tell your partner something about English in our own words.Thats all for today.Class is over.The Second PeriodTeaching materials: unit2 learning about langeageTeaching aims:Do some exercises to master words and phrases.Learn to use these words and phrases in daily life.Train students perseverance and patience by remembering new words and phrases.Teaching importants:Explanation of words and phrases and practise using them.Teaching different points:How to let student master them well.Teaching aids:slidesTeaching time: 45 munituesTeaching pocedures；Step 1 Greetings and revisionGreet the whole class as usual.T：Yesterday we learnt a passage and I asked you to finish the comprehending exercises.Who can tell me the answer？S：A，D，C，D，BT：Great!Now who can retell the content of the passage to us？S：Let me try.English is used more and more today.The number of the people speaking it is increasing rapidly.China has the biggest number of English speakers.However，even two native speakers do not speak the same English because there are many kinds of English.That is caused by communication of culture.So actually even they can not understand everything they say.Besides being spoken as the native tongue，English is also used as a foreign or 2nd language in many other countries.In a word，it is more and more important.Step 2 Learning about languageActivity1 practiceT：You did such a good job.You have mastered the text quite well.This period we will try to master the useful words and expressions in the first period.First lets do exercise 1 in the part of learning about language.Please read the word or phrase and then match it with the right meaning.（Suggested answer：C D E F A B J G I H）Activity 2T：Keep these words in mind.And then choose some of them to fill in the blanks in exercise 2.（suggested answer：fluently，native，vocabulary，apartment，elevator）T：Now well turn to a difficult one.You should fill in the blanks using the phrases. 1. Explain the meaning of the phrases.2. Lead Ss to do the exercise of no.3（Suggested answer：come up At present Because of such as make use of） Activity 3 The difference between American English and British EnglishT：Well done!As we all know，therere some differences between British English and American English.Can you give me some examples？S：（Ss can present their report on their research yesterday）Suggested examples about differences between Am.English and Br.English in spellingAmerican EnglishBritish EnglishneighborhoodlaborcolorhonorablehumorfavoritetheaterkilometermetersombercentertravelinglabelingcancelingcontroledlicenseoffensepracticedefenseorganizationneighbourhoodlabourcolourhonourablehumourfavouritetheatrekilometremetresombrecentretravellinglabellingcancellingcontrolledlicenceoffencepractisedefenceorganisationT：Sometimes，they even use different prepositions.Lets move to exercise 4.（Suggested answers：In Am.English：on；on；after；on；than；on；In Br.English：in；at；past；in；from; in）T：Excellent.Just now you said that British and American English use different words to express the same meaning.Lets move to exercise 5 and find out the different words that mean the same.S：sweets and candy；lorry and truck；autumn and fallT：So nice!Now please practise reading them in pairs，paying attention to the sentence stress and intonation.（Practice reading for a few minutes.）Step 3 Summary and homeworkSummary:T: Today we revised some words and phrases. The most important is that we should put them into sentences and how to use them correctly.Nomework:Preview “structure:The Third PeriodStudents level: Senoir 1Teaching materials: structureTeaching aims:To learn and master the sentence patterns which express an order and a requestTo use these patterns to communicate with others.To help students master the points in this period.Teaching importants knots: Point out the features of an orderwhich uses the imperative，namely “tell/order sb. to do sth.” and a requestwhich uses a question form or an imperative，very polite，namely “ask sb. to do sth.”Teaching knots:How to change orders and requests into reported orders and requests.Teaching aids:slidesTeaching procedures:Step 1 Greetings and revisionGreet the whole class as usual.Review the useful words and expressions by letting students make up sentences using these words and expressions.Step 2 GrammarT：In the last unit，we have learnt something about the direct speech and indirect speech.We know while we chan