Book1Unit2Reading

1、执笔:郭艳茹 审核:李海华 时间: 班级: 姓名: 组别:课题：Book1-Unit2-Period(1)Reading: The road to the modern English 备 注【学习目标】1. To enable the students to know something about the road to the modern English .2. To finish the comprehending exercises.3. To understand the differences between modern English and traditional Eng

2、lish. 备 注备 注备 注【重点难点】1. To solve the questions in Comprehending, find main idea and key information, and give a summary of the text.2. To give a general description of the reading .【知识链接】The history of the English language is divided into three periods: The period from 450 to 1150 is known as the Ol

3、d English. The period from 1150 is known as the Middle English period. Modern English period extends from 1500 to the present day.【学法指导】Task-based learning, skimming, scanning, pair work , brainstorm【学习流程】 问题提出：You are expected to know the following questions before this class:1. List the countries

4、that use English as an official language.2. Look at the title and guess what the passage is about. 自主学习：Ask every group to sum up English words and American words about the same chinese meanings. 合作探究：Students can finish this part individually first, and then discuss the answers with the other membe

5、rs in their own groups. Every group should be well prepared for the task the teacher gives.Task1. Skimming1. Choose the main idea of the text.A. How to learn English well B. The brief history of Modern EnglishC. The way to England D. The difference between Modern English and Old English.2.Fill in th

6、e table.The causeTime The things that happenedBetween AD 450 and 11501150 to 1500In the 1600sLaterTask2. ScanningScan the text and get the main idea of each part. Part 1 Englishs position as world language is yet to be clearly understood or defined. Part 2 Today, more people speak English as their f

7、irst, second or foreign language than ever before. Part 3 Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English. However, they may not be able to understand everything. Part4 All languages change when cultures communicate with one another. Task 3: Detaile

8、d readingAnalyze the contents of each paragraph.Para1: Development of Englishthe end of the 16th century :_. the next century :_. today:_.Para2: If an American is talking to an Englishman, _.A. They will have almost no difficulty in understandingB. They will have a lot of misunderstandings between e

9、ach otherC. The American finds it difficult to understand the EnglishmanD. The English man finds it difficult to follow the AmericanPara3: Why does English change over time? _Para4: The history of the English language. TimeThe road to modern EnglishAD 450-1150 English was based more on _.AD 800-1150

10、 English became _ like German Because those who _ England spoke first Danish and later French. In the 1600s _ made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 Some British settlers moved to _.Later in the 18th centurySome British people were taken to _.1765-1947English became the language fo

11、r_. By the 19th century The English language was settled. Two big changes in _ happened: Samuel Johnson wrote his _ and Noah Webster wrote_Now English is also spoken as a foreign or second language _,_, _ and so on.Para5: Read Para 5 and find out why India takes English as second language. _Task 4:

12、Post-readingDecide whether the statement are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage. 1. English had the most speakers in the 17th century. ( )2. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. ( )3. Languages frequently change. ( )4. The language of the government is always t

13、he language of the country. ( )5. English is one of the official languages used in India. ( )6. This reading describes the development of the English language. ( ) 解决问题：Students will speak out their answers group by group and other groups can come up with questions to discuss or solve in order to ge

14、t the final and correct answers. 展示提升：Read the text again and try to retell it. 小结检测:Close your books and fill in the key words and expressions.At first, only people in _ spoke English. Later, people from England _ to other parts, so English began to be spoken in _ _ _. Today, _ people speak English

15、 as their _, second or foreign language. _ English speakers _ understand each other but _ _. All languages change when _ communicate with one another. So there are British English, American English, Australian English and so on. They all have their own _. English is also spoken as a foreign or secon

16、d language in _ _ _. Maybe one day Chinese English will become one of the world English. 评价反馈:The things I can doEvaluationI can use some reading skills, such as skimming, scanning, ordering, predicting, summarizing etc.54321I can tell the difference between a traditional English and modern English.

17、54321I know how to work together with my classmates.54321I can use some topic-related words in classroom activity.54321 I can finish the tasks by myself.54321I acquire some basic knowledge about English.54321I can make a list of countries and their special spelling about words.54321I am still not su

18、re about_I want to know more about_【自主反思】知识盘点：心得感悟：自我评价： Answers1. New Zealand, the USA, England, Canada, Ireland, Australia, India2. Give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it spoke in the world.Skimming: 1. BThe causeCultures communicate with one another.Time The things tha

19、t happenedBetween AD 450 and 1150based on German1150 to 1500less like German; more like French In the 1600sShakespear broadened the vocabulary. A big change in English.LaterBritish people brought English to Australia.Task2. Scanning Part 1 : Today, more people speak English as their first, second or foreignlanguage than ever before. Part 2: Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English. However, they may not be able to understand everything. Part 3: All