高中英语 Unit3 Word Power 牛津译林版选修6

1、Understanding each other课 题Word Power M6U3 Understanding each other本节（课）三维目标与教学重难点知识与技能1. Enlarge students vocabulary.2. Let students know some English words borrowed from other languages and some idioms.过程与方法Analyzing, researching the origin of a word.情感态度与价值观Help students to learn more about diffe

2、rent cultures.教学重点Help students to know more about different cultures.教学难点Enlarge students vocabulary by learning some English words borrowed from other languages and some idioms.Teaching Procedures:Step 1 BrainstormingDo you have any difficulty in remembering English words? What methods do you usua

3、lly use in learning new words? Now Ill give you some tips to learn and remember English vocabulary.Remember the spelling of a word by its pronunciation.Remember the spelling of a word by analyzing the formation of the word.Remember the meaning of a word by making a sentence with it.Remember the mean

4、ing of a word by studying the origin of the word.English is one of the most widely-spoken languages in the world and it is used as the international working language in many places throughout the world. But where do the English language and all its words come from? Who invented so many new words? Is

5、 it possible that English borrowed words from other languages? If so, Can you give some examples?Step 2 Vocabulary learning1. Look at Part A. This is an online article about English words borrowed from other languages. Read the article and analyze how words are borrowed from other languages and used

6、 in the English language.T: What languages are English mainly borrowed from?(Answer: They are French, German, Italian and Arabic.)2. Ask students to read the passage in Part A and circle the words borrowed from other languages while they are reading. Make sure that all the students understand the ar

7、ticle.Finish the following table.LanguageCategories of wordsFrenchfood, entertainment, jobsGermanTools, mechanical, equipment, snacks, geological termsItalianmusic, the arts, the militaryArabicspices, chemicals, animals, food, mathematics3. Look at Part B. It is a spider gram showing some of the wor

8、ds that have been borrowed from other languages and incorporated into English. Please add more examples if possible.Show more words borrowed from other languages to the class.French: beef, boil, butcher, dine, fry, mutton, pork, roast, salmon, art, dance, diamond fashion, fur, jewelArabic: orange, s

9、ugar.Italian: motto, piano, opera, studio, umbrella, violin, pizza, spaghetti 4. Part C serves as a strengthening exercise to check your ability to understand some new words and use them correctly. You should understand the passage and the exact meanings of these words first and then fill in the bla

10、nks correctly.5. In this passage (Part C), which words are borrowed from Italian? What was Italy famous for in the 18th century? What does the writer think of the Germans? Which words are borrowed from German? What were the Arabs great for?Step 3 Vocabulary extensionLook at Part D. The idioms connec

11、t a characteristic with an animal or a thing. Read the idioms and guess the meaning of each of them. Then finish the exercise and check the answers.Step 4 Language points1. One reason whyt there are so many French words in English is that the French ruled England for quite a number of years.(P38) re

12、ason n. 原因 forreason 由于. 原因the reason for (ones doing ) sth. （某人）做某事的理由the reason why 的原因the reason whyis/was that.做 的原因是The reason作主语时,后面接的表语从句只能用 that引导而不用because.The reason why he complained was that the service of the shop was too bad.=The reason for his complaining was that the service of the s

13、hop was too bad.区别reason / excuse/causereason是说明一种看法或行为的理由。 the reason forCan you tell me the reason why you didnt come that night? cause是造成一种事实或现象的原因，起因。 the cause ofI dont know the cause and effect. excuse辩解，借口； Dont make an excuse for itToo much work is not excuse of not studying.【经典回顾】“ I will n

14、ot listen to any _ ,” Mr. Black stopped her. (excuse)The doctor had recorded the _ of death as heart failure. (cause)The _ for my absence was that I was ill. (reason)Finally, Arabic provided English with words for things that could be traded, such as spices, chemicals, animals and food. (P38)“给某人提供某物” 短语：provide sb. with sth provide sth.for sb. supply sb. with sth supply sth. to sb offer sb sth offer sth to sbEnglish words borrowed from other languages（P38）word