Unit 2 English around the world Period 5 Listening 教学设计-公开课-优质课(人教必修1精品)

Period ⅡReading ComprehensionⅠ.单词巩固1．v. ________征服，占领________以……为根据________使富裕n．________电梯________汽油________汽油，气体________航行________公寓________词汇，词汇表________拼写________本身，身份2．adj./ad v. ________官方的________本国的________实际上________逐渐的________逐渐地________较后的________流利的________流利地________频繁的________常常Ⅱ.短语回顾1．________________由于，因为2．________________走近，上来3．________________目前4．________________利用5．________________例如Ⅰ.阅读课文，判断正误1．Nearly all of the English-speaking people lived in England at the end of 16th century.()2．In the 17th century，people in many other countries began to speak English as their first，second or a foreign language.()3．Native English speakers usually don’t speak the same kind of English，but they can sometimes understand each other.()4．English spoken in England between about AD 540 and 1150 was different from the English spoken today.()5．At first English was based more on German while the English spoken today is based on Danish and French.()6．The English language wasn’t settled until the 19th century.()7．Noah Webster wrote a dictionary，giving a separate identity to American English spelling.()8．Today English is widely spoken in the world except in South Africa.()Ⅱ.阅读课文，给每段选择正确大意1．Paragraph 1 ()A．Why has English changed over time?2．Paragraph 2 () B．Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.3．Paragraph 3 () C．English is now spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia.4．Paragraph 4 () D．Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.5．Paragraph 5 () E．Many people all over the world speak English.Ⅲ.阅读课文，完成下列表格1．Where did most of the English speakers live at the end of the 16th century?A．America. B．England.C．South Asia. D．South Africa.2．When did English begin to be spoken in many other countries?A．In the 17th century.B．At the end of the 16th century.C．Between about AD 450 and 1150.D．In the 19th century.3．According to the text，which of the following statements is TRUE?A．Languages always stay the same.B．Languages change only after wars.C．Languages no longer change.D．Languages change when cultures change.4．From Paragraph 3，we can learn that from AD 450 to 1150，English sounded more like ______.A．German B．Chinese C．French D．Russian5．Why does India have a very large number of fluent English speakers?A．Because Indians like learning English very much.B．Because India has the largest number of English learners.C．Because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.D．Because India has a close relationship with Britain.Ⅴ.SummaryAs you know，English has changed over time.Why？1.________ all languages change and develop when cultures meet and 2.________ with each other.At first，English was 3.________ more on German than the English we speak 4.____________.Then 5.________ new settlers came and enriched the English language and especially its 6.________.So by the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to 7.____________ a wider vocabulary than ever before.In 1620 some British settlers moved to ter in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too.English began to be spoken in both countries.Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.At that time two big changes in English 8.________ happened：first Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language.The 9.________ gave a separate 10.________ to American English spelling.Period ⅡReading Comprehension 课前准备区Ⅰ.1.conquer；base；enrich；elevator；petrol；gas；voyage；apartment；vocabulary；spelling；identity2．official；native；actually；gradual；gradually；latter；fluent；fluently；frequent；frequently Ⅱ.1.because of e up 3.at present4．make use of 5.such as课堂活动区Ⅰ.1.T 2.F 3.F 4.F 5.F 6.T7.T8.FⅡ.1.E 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.CⅢ.1.German 2.ruled 3.less 4.enriched 5.1600’s6．made use ernment10.19th11.dictionary 12.foreignⅣ.1.B 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.CⅤ.1.Actually municate3．based 4.at present 5.gradually6．vocabulary7.make use tter10．identity。

Unit2 English around the worldPeriod 4 阅读与写作班级：__________ 组别：____________ 组名：___________ 姓名：___________【learning aims】1. To improve the students’ ability of reading.2. To improve the students’ ability of grasping the language points.3. Learn to make a poster【Important points】Words and phrases: believe it or not、play a part in、There is no such … as... 【Difficult points】Learn to make a poster.【Reference books】《学习高手》、课本.【Learning procedures】Step1 Read the text on Page13.1. 1. Read the passage and match topic sentences with each paragraph.（B级）①Prara1 A.. Geography plays a part in making dialects .②Prara2 B. There is no such thing as standard English③Prara3 C. American English has many dialects whose wordsand expressions are different from standard English2. Do many people believe the English spoken on TV and the radio is standardEnglish? Why? （C级）__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.Why does American English have so many dialects?（D级）______________________________________________________________________Step2 .Read the text aloud and pay attention to your pronunciation and intonation .Step3 . Language points1.【课文原句】______________________________________________________（A级）【译文】信不信由你，（世界上）不存在诸如标准英语之类的语言。

Unit 2 English around the worldPeriod 1 文本研读课【学习目标】1)To improve the ability of reading.2) To learn something about the development of English.学习重难点: To analyze the whole passage and understand the passage better.【学习过程】Step I Try to remember the new words as quickly as possible. (记住单词是基础!)1. Read and recite new words and phrases from subway to request three times.2. 根据所给单词的首字母及中文释义,写出各单词的完整形式.(方法导引:先默写,然后核对答案,错误之处用红笔标出,写出正确答案并再加以巩固.)1)s________________ <美>(地铁) 2)o_________________ (官方的,正式的)3)v_________________ (航海,航行) 4)c __________________ (征服,占领)5)n _________________ (本国的;本国人) 6)a __________________ <美>(公寓住宅)7) b_________________ (以…为根据) 8)e __________________ (使富裕,充实,改善)9)v _________________ (词汇,词汇量) 10)s _________________ (拼写,拼写法)11)c ________________ (命令,指令) 12)r __________________ (请求,要求)3.学习下列单词,把单词和相应的英语解释连线.熟读并能会写.1) petrol A. who or what somebody or something is2) voyage B. a word for gas in British English3) gradually C. not sudden4) frequently D. in fact5) identity E. the second of two things or people already mentioned6) the latter F. often7) actually G. long trip by sea or in space8) fluent H. able to speak or write a language wellStep II warming up1. 学习下列单词,注意它们的不同.British English American English公寓住宅flat apartment地铁underground subway电梯elevator lift汽油petrol gas秋天autumn fall橡皮擦eraser rubber洗手间washroom toiletStep III Pre-reading1. In China, is English used as an official language, or do we learn it as a foreign language?____________________________________________________________________________ 2. List the countries that use English as an official language?_______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Which country do you think has the most English learners?_______________________________________________________________________________ Step IV Fast reading1. What’s the main idea of the passage?__________________________________________________________________________2. Read the passage, and then choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1) English has/had the most speakers ___________.A. nowadaysB. when the British ruled many parts of the worldC. in the time of ShakespeareD. in the 12th century2) From AD450 to 1150, English sounded more like _____________.A. FrenchB. ChineseC. GermanD. Russian3) Shakespeare’s English was spoken around __________.A. 1400’sB. 1150’sC. 450’sD. 1600’s4) Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world?A. AustraliaB. ChinaC. IndiaD. Britain我真棒！呃，还要努力！Step V Careful reading1. 阅读The Road to Modern English, 然后完成下列表格.2. Decide whether the statements are true or false.( ) 1) English is the most widely used language in the world today.( ) 2) English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.( ) 3) Languages don’t change when cultures change.( ) 4) The language of the government is always the language of the country. ( ) 5) English is one of the official languages used in India.( ) 6) This reading passage describes the development of the English language.Step VI 疑难句解析.尝试分析下列句子,译成汉语并背诵.1. Native English speakers can understand each other even if then don’t speak the same kind of English.译文:__________________________________________________________________________句中even if 意为________,引导___________从句.用法与__________相同.2. Then gradually between about AD800 and 1150, English became less like German because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French.译文:________________________________________________________________________此句中because 引导__________从句.在这个从句中还有一个定语从句,是_____________________,其先行词是__________,是_________(词性).【学习反思】。

高中英语必修1（Unit2Englisharoundtheworldthe5thperiod）精品教案TheFifthPeriod●从容说课Thisisthefifthperiodofthisunit.Inthispart，twoitemswillbedealtwith，thatis，thewordsleftinthevocabulary，thereadingintheworkbook.Thefirstitem，learningnewwordsleftinthevocabularyistoremovethebarrierinthefollowingstudy.Andhowtoletstudentslearnthewords withinterestisadifficultissue.Ithinkitisbettertogivestudentsthechancetolearnnewwordsbythemselves.Letstudentsloo kupwordsinthedictionaryand thencomm unicatewithothersinclass，whichcaninspirestudents.Andthenletthemmakeupsomesentences.Theseconditemisanotherpassageonthesubject “English”.ItgivesstudentsmuchmoreinformationonEnglish.Todealwiththispassage，7stepsaredesigned：（1）predictwhatwillbetalked（2）listentofindoutanswers（3）answerquestions（4）scanningtofillinatable（5）summary （6）discussion（7）homework●三维目标1.Knowledge：Learningtherestwordsinthevocabulary.2.Ability：Theunderstandingofthereadingpassage.3.Emotion：Guidestudentshowtoremembermorewordsassoonaspossible.●教学重点Theunderstandin gofthereadingpassage.●教学难点（1）Howtoletstudentsmasterwords.（2）Howtoletstudentsunderstandthepassagewell.●教具准备cassetterecorder；cardswithwordsonthe m●教学过程Step1GreetingsGreetthewholeclassasusual.Step2NewwordsandvocabularyT：Yesterday，Iaskedyoutolookupthewordsleftinthevocabularyinthedictionary.Haveyoubeenpreparedforit？Now，let’shaveagame.Let’sdividethewholeclassinto2groups.Eithergroupchoosesonestudentasarepresentative.I’llshowther epresentativeawordoraphrase，sheorheshouldexplainitinEnglish.Ifthegroup’smemberscanguessit，yourgroupwillwin10points.Eithergrouphas5chances.Let’sgo!Possibleexplanation：mand：（1）v.totellsb.todosth.（2）anorder2.standard：generallyusedoracceptedasnormal3.playapartin：playarolein4.dialect：awayofspeakingthatisusedonlyinaparticulararea5.request：（1）v.toasksb.todo（2）n.anactofaskingforsth.inapoliteorformalway6.polite：theoppositeofrude7.retell：totellastoryagainorinadifferentform8.accent：awayofsayingwordsthatshowswhatcountry，esfrom9.recognize：toknowwhothepersonis10.eastern：inorfromtheeast ofacountryorplaceT：Welldone!Nowlet’sdealwiththesomeofthewordsandphrasesindeal.mandv.命令，指挥commandsb.todo；commandsth.；博得，应得commandthat-clausee.g.Hecommandedhismantoretreat.ThetroopswerecommandedbyGerneralHaig.Thekingcommandedthatshe（should）beexecuted.（建议，命令，要求一类词后从句中用虚拟语气，此类动词有suggest，advise，order，request，require，command，demand...）Hecommanded thebuilding（should）betorndown.n.命令［C］；指挥，控制［U］e.g.Areyourefusingtoobeymycommands？Youmustobeyhiscommandthatthebuilding（should）betorndown.Takecommandof；beincommand；underone’scommand；underthecommandofsb.e.g.Shetookcommandofthisclassaftertheformermanagerleft.Shefeltincommandofherlife.ThebattleshipisunderthecommandofCaptainBlake.2.requestv.requeststh.（fromsb.）；requestsb.todo；requestthat-clausee.g.Youcanrequestafreecopyoftheleaflet（宣传单）.Youarerequestednottosmokeintherestaurant.Sherequestedthatnoone（should）betoldofherdecision untilthenextmeeting.n.request（forsth.）；request（that）e.g.Requestsforvisaswillbedealtwithwithin48hours.Herrequestthatmoresweetsbeservedwasrefused.3.recognize辨认出；意识到；承认recognizesb./sth.（by/fromsth.）通过……认出……；recognizesth.（assth.）；把……认作是……recognizethat意识到；承认e.g.Irecognizedthehousefromyourdescription.Drugswerenotrecognizedasaproblemthen.Nobodyrecognizedhowurgentthesituationwas.Werecognizedthatthetaskwasnoteasy.4.standardn.规格，标准［C&U］raise/improve/lowerstandard提高/降低标准set（sb.）astandard给某人定一个标准e.g.Hesethimselfsuchahighstandardthatheoftendisappointshimself.ofhigh/lowstandard具高/低标准的standards行为标准，道德标准amanofhighstandards一个道德高尚的人Step3ReadingT：WehavelearntEnglishformanyyears.Theninyouropinion，whatisaveryimportanthelptoyourEnglishstudy？S：teachers，books，tapes...T：Anythingelse？IsthereanythingthatyoucanturntoforhelpwhenyouareconfusedwhilelearningEnglish？S：Ithinkadictionaryisagreathelp.T：Yeah.Whenwemeetacrossnewwordsweoftenlookthemupinadictionary.Whatisthemostwidely-useddictionaryinChin ese？S：XinhuaDictionary.T：ThenwhichonedoyouthinkisusedwidelyinEnglish？S：I’msorryIhavenoidea.T：It’s LongmanDictionary andthe OxfordEnglishDictionary.Today，we’llreadapassageonthe OxfordEnglishDictionary.Nowaccordingtothetitle，whatdoyouthinkwillbementionedinthepassage？S：Ithinkthewriter，thetimewhenwasitwritten，whyitwaswritten，howitwaswritten，thefeatureofthedictionarywillbementioned.T：Now，let’slistentoittoseewhetheryouranswerisrigh t.（afterlistening）T：Doyouthinkthatyouranswerisright？S：Ithinkthatitdoesn’tmentionthefeatureofthedictionary.T：Yes.Nowlet’sreaditaloudtoanswerthesequestionsthen.①Whywasitwritten？②Whendiditstarttobewritten？③Whoisthewriter？④Howitwaswritten？S：①Toencourageeverybodytospellthesame.②Theideawasraisedin1857.And22yearsl ater，itbegantobewritten.③Threemenworkedtogetheronthedictionary：SamuelJohnson，NoahWebster，andJamesMurray.④Ittookthethreemennearlyalloftheirlivestotrytocollectwords.T：Goodjob!Thenwhofirstbegantoworkonthedictionary？S：Murray.T：Yes.Nowlet’sreadthelastparagraph.AndthenfinishthetableaboutnotesonJamesMurray’slifewithyourpartners.（checktogether）Step4Consolidation/discussionT：Afterreadingit，canyousaysomethingaboutMurray？Let’sdoachainreaction.EachstudentjustsaysonesentenceaboutMurray.T：Doyouthinkitworthsothesepeople’sspendingsomuchtimeon？Why？Nowdiscusswithyourpartnerandlistsomereasons.（discussforabout3minutes）Now，it’sshowtime.S：Wethinkthatitworththeirjob.Iftherewerenodictionaries，peoplewouldhavenoruletoguidethemwhileusingthelanguage，whichwillleadtoamessinEnglishbecausedifferentpeople wouldusedifferentlawstouseit.Thentherewillbemoredifficul tyinunderstandingoneanother.Withthedictionary，peoplehaveasetruletojudgewhethertheirwayofusingthelanguageisright.Step5SummaryandhomeworkToday，wehavelearnedthewordsleftinthevocabularyandwe’vegotsomeinformationonthelargeEnglishdictionary.Afterclass，pleasereadthewordsagainandagaintorecitethemandtrytousethemtomakeupsentences.●板书设计Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldTheFifthPeriodWordsmand2.request3.recognize4.standardUnderstandingofthepassageGuessingQuestions●活动与探究ThisresearchistodoresearchontheconceptoftheOxfordDictionaryandsomeotherkindsofdictionaryinEnglishspok encountries.SostudentsshouldworkingroupstostudytheitemsoftheOxfordDictionaryandfindoutthenamesofothertypenames Themostpopularone ThereasonAbout theOxfordEnglishDictionaryThe OxfordEnglishDictionary istheacceptedauthorityontheevolutionoftheEnglishlanguageoverthelastmillenniu m.Itisanunsurpassedguidetothemeaning，history，andpronunciationofoverhalfamillionwords，bothpresentandpast.Ittracestheusageofwordsthrough2.5millionquotationsfromawiderangeofinternationalEnglishlan guagesources，fromclassicliteratureandspecialistperiodicalstofilmscriptsandcookerybooks.The OED coverswordsfromacrosstheEnglish-speakingworld，fromNorthAmericatoSouthAfrica，fromAustraliaandNewZealandtotheCaribbean.Italsooffersthebestinetymologicalanalysisandinlistingofvariantspelli ngs，anditshowspronunciationusingtheInternationalPhoneticAlphabet.Asthe OED isahistoricaldictionary，itsentrystructureisverydifferentfromthatofadictionaryofcurrentEnglish，inwhichonlypresent-daysensesarecovered，andinwhichthemostcommonmeaningsorsensesaredescribedfirst.Foreachwordinthe OED，thevariousgroupingsofsensesaredealtwithinch ronologicalorderaccordingtothequotationevidence，i.e.thesenseswiththeearliestquotationsappearfirst，andthesenseswhichhavedev elopedmorerecentlyappearfurtherdowntheentry.Inacomplexentrywithmanystrands，thedevelopmentovertimecanbeseeninastructurewithseveral“branches”.TheSecondEditionofthe OED iscurrentlyavailableasa20-volumeprint edition，onCD-ROM，andnowalsoonline.Updatedquarterlywithatleast1000newandrevisedentries，OED Onlineoffersunparalleledaccesstothegreatestcontinuingworkofscholarshipthatthiscenturyhasproduced’（Newsweek）.Tofindoutmoreaboutthe OED Online，whynotfollowourfree tour？“Aboutthe OxfordEnglishDictionary”invitesyoutoexploretheintriguingbackgroundanddistinctivecharacterofthe OED.Here，youwillfindin-deptharticlesaboutthehistoryofthe OED，aninsidelookattheprogrammesusedtoenlargeandupdatethe OED entries，little-knownfactsaboutitscontent，andmuchmore.。

Unit 2 English around the world 导学案Period 3语法知识课班级：__________ 组别：____________ 组名：___________ 姓名：___________【Studying aims】认识commands和requests并掌握怎样变间接引语【Studying methods】观察思考、归纳总结、合作探究【Studying assistance】the textbook and some other referenceStep 1 command and request【观察思考】In English you use a command or a request when you want someone to do something. Please look at the three sentences and tell the differences.command requestNot polite ------------------------------------------------------------------------- very politePut up your hand.(command) Please open the window. Would you please go this way? (request) 【巩固运用】判断下列语句是command还是request:1. “Look at this example.” the teacher said to us.2. “Do not eat cold food.” the doctor said.3. “Would you like to see my flat ?” she asked4. “Would you please do me a favor to carry the box upstairs? “the young woman said to me .你的解答：3.、4句为________. 1、2句为_________【拓展】Look at these expressions and classify（分类）them into commands and requests.1. Correct your spelling mistakes.2. How do you spell that please.3. Do that now!4. Would you please more slowly?5. Go and buy some more petrol !6. Please………7. Go and ……8. Can I please……?9. Can I sit here and wait for the doctor ?10. Would you please ……?11 Hold that elevator!12. Say that again!13. Could you repeat the sentence ?14. Take the dog for a week!_______________________ 句是commands; ______________________句是requests. Step 2Read these sentences and decide which is a command and which is a request .then retell them in indirect speech.【观察思考】1.The children said to their teacher, “Would you please sing a song for us?”Would you please sing a song for us? 是request--→The children asked their teacher to sing a song for them.2. The mother said to her child , “Turn off the radio !”Turn off the radio. 是command.--→The mother told her child to turn off the radio.【巩固运用】1. The dentist said to a patient ,”Open your mouth please .”--→The dentist ______ a patient ___________________________________2 .The secretary said to the woman on the phone ,”Could you hold on for a minute?”--→The secretary ______the woman on the phone _____________________________.3. John said to his classmate, “Can I borrow your pen please?”--→John ______his classmate __________________________________.4. The teacher sa id to his student, “Come up to my office!”--→The teacher _____ his student ________________________.Step 3祈使句变间接引语的用法1.肯定的祈使句变为间接引语时须将祈使句的谓语动词变为不定式做宾语补足语，主句的引述词say 必须改为ask ,tell ,order ,command, warn .advise 等含有祈使意义的及物动词。

unit2_English_around_the_world教案Unit 2 English around the worldPeriod 1Warming Up& Pre-readingTeaching aims: To make Ss to get to know some differences between British English and American English.Important and difficult points: To tell and grasp the differences between British English and American English.Teaching procedures:TO arouse the students’ interest and lead in the topic, the teacher can organize some activities. Step1: T：We have learned something about friendship in unit 1. Do you know what problems they will meet if a British boy wants to make friend with an American boy?Step2. Let Ss discuss how many countries use English as their official language and which countries.(教师可通过PPT的形式，借助以英语为官⽅语⾔的国家国旗和世界地图来辅助完成) And do you know that there is more than one kind of English? Ss may list America, Britain, Canada, Australia……Teacher writes “American English, British English, Canadian English, and Australian English……T: Are the Englishes talked around the world all the same? （先让学⽣⾃由讨论，然后⽼师播放⼀段来⾃不同国家的母语为英语的外国⼈的视频）Step3. Get the Ss to discuss in groups about the differences between American English and British English, and give some examples.a. Can you understand the different kinds of English these people are using?Speaker1: Let’s go to the pictures?Speaker2: Ok. But how shall we go to the movies?Speaker1: Why not go by underground?Speaker2: Er, but the subway station is far away.When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English. Situation discussionJack is a British boy. He went to America for a trip in this summer vacation. The first day he went to a restaurant and looked around for a toilet. When he asked the waitress, she told him it is on the second floor. Jack went up two floors only to find empty rooms.Where is the toilet?BSpeaker1: Can you tell me how to spell the word “neighbor”?Speaker2: N-E-I-G-H-B-O-U-R, neighbour.Summary: Main differencesSpelling, pronunciation and vocabularyPeriod 2Reading and ComprehendingTeaching aims:1、To get students to have a general view about the historical development of English.2、To get students to know different kinds of English around the world, especially the differences between British English and American English.3、To i mprove the students’ reading ability.Important points：1、How to improve the students’ reading ability.2、How to make students enlarge their knowledge on English through reading.Difficult points:1、To be able to get the main idea from the text.2、To be able to use the different reading strategies for different purposes.3、Expressing one’s ideas why one should learn English.Teaching procedures:Step1: Lead-in1. Why should we learn English?Step2SkimmingRead quickly to get the main idea of the text.1. The text mainly tells us ___________.A. that old English is different from the English todayB. how Middle English formedC. English and its historyD. that English will keep changing2. The text is developed mainly by ____.A. placeB. timeC. peopleStep3Scanning【答案】 1.England 2.based 3.German 4.vocabulary5．change /doc/5eed1d4e915f804d2b16c193.html cation9.learners10.identityStep4DiscussionWork in groups. Discuss the following question and then ask two groups to report their answers to the class. 1. Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?Period 3 Language pointsTeaching aims: To make Ss to know the meanings of the important words and phrases and master their usages. Important and difficult points：To master the important words and phrases.Teaching procedures:1、the road to modern English常与to连⽤的名词：key, answer, entrance, monument……e. g: the key to the bike, the entrance exam to collegeThere stands a Monument to the People’s Heroes on the hill.2、Do you know that there is more than one kind of English？(P9)你知道英语不⽌⼀种吗？more than的⽤法(1)more than ⽤在数字前，意为“⽐…..多；超过……” 意为“不⽌⼀个”（含义为复数，但谓语动词⽤单数）。

高中英语必修1（Unit2Englisharoundtheworldthe4thperiod）精品教案TheFourthPeriod●从容说课ThisisthefourthperiodofUnit2whichfocusesonlistening.Inthislesson，therearetwoparts.Oneofitistoconsolidatethesentencestructureofindirectspeechanddirectspeech.Theotherpartconcern slisteninginwhichtwopassagesareincluded.BothofthemareaboutthetopicofEnglish.Listeningisbecomingmoreandmoreimportant.Teachingstudentstolisteninproperwayistheaimofthispart.Agoodli stenershouldbeabletopredictaccordingtosomehintssuchasthetopic，thequestionslisted，etc.，tolistenwiththepurposeoffindingusefulinformationandtosummarize.Sothispartshouldbetaughtaccordingtotheaim.Init，we’llfirsthavearevision.Itdealswiththeexercisetalkingonpage48.Thoughttheusageofthesentencepatternsindailylife，studentscanmasterthisgrammarpartmuchbetter.Theirabilityofusinglanguagewillbepracticedaswellinthispart.Andthe nwe’lllistentotwopassages.Inthispart，totrainstudents’listeningskills，Iwilldesignsomequestionsabou tthepassagesothatstudentscanlistenonpurposeoffindingusefulinformation.Besides，studentscanprac ticetheabilityofpredictingwhatwillbeheardinthispart.Atlast，adiscussionwillbeorganized.Thisistotrainstudents’abilityofusinglanguageandreadingcritically.●三维目标1.Knowledge：Reviewthesentencepatternsbyusingthem.2.Ability：GetmoreinformationonEnglishdialect.3.Emotion：Howtohelpstudentsimprovelisteningskill.●教学重点Usethesentencepatternsinlife.Understandthelisteningmaterial.●教学难点Howtoimprovestudents’listeningskills●教具准备cassetterecorder●教学过程Step1GreetingsandRevisionGreetthewholeclassasusual.T：Yesterdaywelearntthesentencepatternswhichexpresscommandsandrequests.Whocantellmesomethingaboutit？S：Toexpresscommands，wecanuse“Do...；Donotdo...”.S：Toexpressrequests，wecanuse“Do...please；Donotdo...please；Willyoudo...？Wouldyoudo...？Canyoudo...？Couldyoudo...？”T：Yes，youareright.ThenhowcanwechangethemintoIndirectSpeech？S：Ifitisacommand，wecanuse“sb.told/orderedsb.todo...；sb.told/orderednottodo...”.S：Ifitisarequest，wecanuse“sb.askedsb（not）todo”.T：Pleasetellwhichoneistherightanswer.“____________，”LiMingsaidtohisteacher.A.Canyoubuymeanewwatch？B.Givemethatbook，C.Lendmeyourbike，D.CouldyouhelpmewithmyEnglish？S：IthinkDistherightanswer.T：Couldyoutellmewhy？S：BecauseAisnotlogical.BandCarecommands.Inlastperiodwelearntthatcommandsshouldbemadebypeoplewhohaveaut hority.SoIthinkhereDisright.T：Yourexplanationisperfect.Step2Talking（WorkbookP48）T：Great.Nowlet’spractisethesentencepatternsbymakingupdialogues.SopleaseturntoP48andlookatthepartoftalking.Ple a seworkingroupsoffour.Andchooseonesituationtorole-play.（5minutesforpreparation）T：Nowlet’sbegin.Possibleversion：Group1：A.（foreigner）：Excuseme，couldyougivemeahand？B：Sure.Youseemtobelookingforsomeone.A：Yes.MyChinesefriendsandIpromisedtomeetattheexitofthesubway.B：Couldyouspeakabitslowly.Ican’tquitefollowyou.IguessyouarelookingforyourChinesefriends.A：I’msorry.Iwasn’tnoticingitjustnow.Yeah，wesaidthatwewouldmeethere—theexitofthesubwayat2p.m.Anditis2：15，butIstillcannotfindthem.B：Exit1orExit2？A：Whatdoyoumean？There’re2exits？B：Yes.Herearetwoexits.Soyoushouldbesurewhichoneiswhereyoupromisedtomeet.A：Isee.Iamsurethattheymustbewaitingformeattheotherexit.Thankyouverymuch!Group2：（P：parents；W：waitress；Y：you）P：Excuseme，couldyoutellmewherethetoiletis？W：Er...therestroom？Well，gostraightahead，anditwillbeattheendofthecorridor.P：Butwedonotneedrest.Wearejustlookingforatoilet.Y：ImeanwewanttogotheWC.W：WC？Wedon’thaveone.Y：NoWC!HowcanarestauranthavenoWC？W：I’msorry!ButwhatdoyoureallymeanbysayingWC？Y：It’saplacewherewecanwashhands.W：Ah，Isee.Well，gouptothesecondfloor.Y：Thankyousomuch!（Youandyourparentsgo uptwofloorsbutonlyfindemptyroomsthere.）W：Haveyoufoundit？Y：No，wewentuptwofloors，butwedidn’tfindatoiletbutemptyrooms.Group3：A：Excuseme，couldyouhelpme？B：Sure？What’sit？A：OurEnglishteacheristellingussomethingimportant，butIcanquitefollowher.She’sspeakingsofast.B：Yeah，she’sreallyspeakingfast.ThenhowcanIhelpyou？A：Couldyouasktheteachertospeakalittlebitslowly？B：OfcourseIcan，butwhydon’tyoudoso？A：Er...B：Isee.（StudentBputsup hishand）T：Yes？B：I’msorry，butwouldyouspeakalittleslowly？Step3Listening（Ⅰ）T：Yesterday，wehavelearntsomethingaboutdialectsintheUS.Todayletuslistentothedialoguespokenwithanaccent.Pleaseturntothelis teningpartonP14.Firstlistenandfindouthowmanypeoplethereareinthedialogueandwhotheyare.S：...T：Great!Nowpleaselistentoitagain，andanswerthequestionsonthetextbook.（afterlistening）Haveyougottheanswers？Nowcomparenoteswithyourpartner.T：Areyousureaboutyouranswersnow？Let’schecktogether.T：Youdidaverygoodjob.Nowwewilllistentoitagain.Afterthat，youshouldretellthestorytoyourpartner.See？S：...T：Soyousee，thereissomedifficultyforpeopletounderstandthedialects.Right？So whatwedowhilelearningEnglish？S：WecanlearnstandardEnglish.S：Idon’tthinkso，becausewehavelearntthatthere’snostandardEnglishactually.SoIthinkwhatweshoulddoistopronouncebetter，andusethecorrectwordsandgrammar.Step4Listening（Ⅱ）T：Byreadingthepassage“theroadtomodernEnglish“，wehaveknownEnglishisaworldlanguagewhichisspokeninmanycountriesandareas.Inthisperiodwewilllistentonatives peakersfromdifferentEnglish-speakingcountries.PleasemovetoP51andlookatListeningTask.Nowseveralstudentsina ninternationalhighschoolinShanghaiaredescribingwheretheycomefrom.Whatdoyouthinkyouwillhearintheirintroduc tion？S：Iguesstheywilltalkaboutthelocation，climate，people，custom，specificthings，andsoon.T：Youareveryclever.Weareintroducing someplace，mostoftimewewillgivesom edescriptionoftheclimate，people，custom，people，history，placesofinterests，andsoon.T：Listencarefully，thentellwhichtopicsarementioned.S：...T：Good.ThenIwillplaythetapeagain.Thistimeyoushouldtrytoguessthenameofeachstudent’scountry.S：...T：Goodjob.Thistime，youshouldpaymuchattentiontoeachstudent’sdescription.Afterlisteningitagain，youshoulddescribethecountryusingyourownwords.S：...T：Welldone!NowworkingroupsoffouranddiscusswithyourpartnerswhyEnglishisspokeninsomanyplacesaroundtheworl d.Makealistofthereasonsandthenreportyourgroupworkwithothergroups.Step5SummaryThisclasswehavereviewthegrammarpartbyusingitindailylife.Wehavepractisedreadingaswell.Welearnthelangua geinordertouseit.SoIadviseyoupractiseusingwhatwelearntdailysothattheycanbepartofyourknowledge.Step6HomeworkLookupthewordsleftinthevocabularyinthedictionary.●板书设计Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldTheFourthPeriodSentencepatternsGuessingthetopicsmentionedinthetape●活动与探究Thisactivityistodosomeresearchonthelisteningskills.Studentsarerequiredtosurftheinternettosearchforsomeinfor mationonadviceonimprovinglistening.●备课资料ColorsAmericanshaveusedcolorstocreatemanyexpressionstheyuseeveryday.Wesayweare“inthepink”whenweareingoodhealth.Itiseasytounderstandhowthisexpressionwasborn.Whenmyfacehasanicefresh，pinkcolor，itisasignmyhealthisgood.IfIlookgrayandashen，Imayneedadoctor.Redisahottercolorthanpink.AndAmericansuseittoexpressheat.InEnglish，thesmallandhotpeppers（辣椒）foundinmanyMexicanfoodsarecalled“redhots”，fortheircolorandtheirfiery（火辣辣的）.Wesaythatfast，fierymusic，especiallythekindcalled“DixielandJazz”is“redhot”.Blueisacoolercolor.ThetraditionalbluemusicofAmericanblacksistheoppositeoftheredhotmusic.Itisslow，sadandsoulful.DukeEllingtonandhisorchestra（管弦乐队）recordedafamoussong，MoodIndigo（《深蓝的情调》），aboutthedeepbluecolor，indigo.Inthewordsofthesong，“Youaren’tbeenbluetillyou’vehadthatMoodIndigo”.Tobe “blue”，ofcourse，istobesad.Whilethecolorgreenisnaturalfortrees，itisanunnaturalcolorforhumans.Whensomeonedoesnotfeelwell，someonewhoissickforexample，wesayhelooksgreen.Whensomeoneisangrybecausehedoesnothavewhatsomeoneelsehas，wesayheis“greenwithenvy （忌妒）”.Somepeopleare“greenwithenvy”becausesomeoneelsehasmoredollars，or “greenbacks”.Dollarsarecalledgreenbacksbecausethat’sthecolorofthebacksideofthemoney.Thecolorblackisoftenusedinexpressions.Peopledescribeadayinwhicheverythinggoeswrongasa“blackday”.A “blacksheep”isthememberofafamilyorgroupwhoalwaysseemstobeintrouble.A“bla cklist”isillegal（非法的）now，butatonetime，someemployers sharedblacklistsofpeoplewhoshouldnotbegivenwork.Notallthe“black”expressionshavebadmeanings.Abusiness“intheblack”，forexample，isonewithprofits（利润）.Acompany“inthered”islosingmoney.Redinkisusedtoshowlossesinafinancialreport.Profitsarewritteninblack.Ifsomeonetellsyoutoputsomet hing“inblackandwhite”，theywantyoutowriteitdown.Insomecases，colorsjustdescribeasituation.A“blackout”，inWorldWarTwo，waswhenalllightswereturnedofftomakeitdifficultforbomberplanestofindtheirtarget（目标）atnight.A“brownout”isanAmericanexpressionforreducedelectricalpowerwhichmakeselectriclightsdim.AmericanwomenusetheFrenchwordforredasthenameofthecoloredcosmetic（化妆品）whichtheysometimesusetobrightentheircheeks.It’sjustcalled“rouge”.Theyuseitespeciallywhentheyaregoingoutfortheevening，orasAmericanssay“topaintthetownred”.Thecoloryellowissometimesusedtodescribeacoward（胆小鬼）.Apersonwhois“yellow”hasnocourage.Aperson’sskinmaybecomeyellowasaresultofdiseasesthatattacktheliver（肝）.Yellowfeverisone.Inthepast，shipscarryingfevervictimsraisedaflagcalled the“yellowjack”.IntheUnitedStates，anactivisto rgan izationofoldpeoplecallsitselfthe“graypanthers”（灰豹）.Thenamecomesfromthegrayhairofitsmembersandfromthepanther，afierceanimalofthelionorleopard（豹）family.WordsandIdiomsToeatcrow乌鸦肉根本没法吃，因此要一个人吃乌鸦，那肯定是非常难受的。

Unit 2 English around the worldThe First Period●从容说课This is the first period of this unit.This period focuses on reading.In this lesson，there are a warming up and a passage of reading “The Road To Modern English”.This warming up attracts students’ attention to the phenomenon of world English.The reading passage tells us the present situation in which English is used and the deve lopment of English.To let students to form a good habit of reading and have proper reading strategies are one of the main tasks for senior middle school English teaching，so in this period，we should teach according to this aim.In this lesson，students will have a general idea of the conception of world English by guessing some words on American English and Britain English.To arouse students’ interest，I’ll present them some typical funny stories about different kinds of English.This is to get the students ready for the reading part.Before reading the passage，students should first get familiar with the new words in the text to remove the barrier in reading.Then students are asked to guess what the text will tell us.This step is designed to train students ability to predict the content of a passage according the title.The next step is to ask students to have a general idea of the structure of the text with the purpose of improving the skill of skimming.After that，detailed reading follows.In the step，students will be asked to deal with the passage paragraph by paragraph in which they will have different tasks to finish such as true-or-false exercise，filling a form with information in the text and retelling.This step trains students’scanning skill and conclusion skill.The last step for students is to discuss the topic “It is not necessary for we Chinese to learn English since we have our own elegant language”.This is to train students to read critically.Besides，it can arouse students’ interest in learning English.●三维目标1.Knowledge：Master the words and phrases and get a view of the road to modern English.2.Ability：Train students’ reading skill.3.Emotion：Let students know more about English and inspire students to study English hard.●教学重点The understanding and comprehension of the passage.●教学难点（1）How to get to master the useful words and expressions.（2）How to improve students’ ability to read an article.●教具准备cassette recorder，some pieces of slide●教学过程Step 1 GreetingsT：Good morning，boys and girls!S：Good morning，teacher!Step 2 Warming upT：English is a widely used language.Do you know in which countries English is spoken as their native language？S a：The US，the UK，Australia，Canada...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.I’m very tired.Could I use your bathroom？Nancy：Why，of course.You don’t 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.It’s 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 didn’t find what I was looking for!）Here is a short dialogue.Read it and discuss with your partner：What is it that Joe can’t find in the bathroom？Why can’t he find it？S b：It is the toilet.T：And why？S c：Perhaps when Joe says “bathroom”，he means a place，where there is a toilet.But in Nancy’s eyes，it is a place where people can only have a bath.T：You are right.Do you know why there’s a misunderstanding between them？S d：Because they sp eak different kinds of English.T：Great.There’s more than one kind of English in the world.In some important ways they’re different.They’re called world English.Can you guess what they include？S e：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 the examples on P9.Now try to guess which of the following words are British English and which are American English.Suggested answers：Am.English：mom；on a team；rubber；gasBr.English：mum；in a team；eraser；petrolStep 3 New WordsT：From today on，we’ll learn something about English around the world.First of all，let’s get familiar with the new words.Yesterday I asked you to read the new words and look up the meaning of them.Now let’s have a game in which one of you tells us the meaning or the explanation of the words and the others guess which word it is.Let’s go!Suggested explanation：1.include：have something or somebody as one of a group.e.g.：The tour included a visit to the Science Museum.2.play a role in：have a part in3.international：connected with two or more countries4.native：（1）connected with the place where you have always lived or have lived for a long time（2）a person who lives in a particular place，especially sb. who has lived there a long time5.elevator：lift6.flat：（1）having a smooth surface （2）（Br. E）a set of rooms for living in7.apartment：（Am. E）a set of rooms for living in8.modern：of the present time or recent timee up：to move toward10.culture：the customs and beliefs，art，way of life and social organization of a particular country or group11.actually：really；in fact12.present：（1）existing or happening now （2）being in a particular place13.rule：control14.vocabulary：all the phrases and phrases you learnage：the way in which words are used in a language16.identity：who or what sb./sth. isernment：the group of people who are responsible for controlling a country or a state18.rapidly：fastT：That’s great!You’ve made a good preparation.Now please read the words together.（show words and explanations on the slide）Step 4 Pre-readingT：Just now，we’ve known that there’re many kinds of English in the world.Then why are there so many kinds？Ss：We don’t know.T：Anyway，we’ll 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？S f：I guess it will tell us the development of English.Step 5 SkimmingT：Now let’s 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 6 ScanningT：You’ve mastered the structure of the passage.Now please read para.1 and 2 loud in detail.T：（several minutes later）Have you finished？Here’re 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 ofEnglish.）S g：The first one is true.S h：The second one is true.S i：The third one is false.China has the largest number of English speakers.S j：The fourth one is false.Native English speakers may not be able to understand everything because they do not speak the same kind of English.T：You did a very good job.Now please read para.3 after the tape.And then fill in the form onThe Road To Modern EnglishThe cause：Cultures communicate with one anotherTime Things that happenedBetween AD 450and 1150Based on German1150 to 1500 Less like German；more like French→why？→because Frenchmen ruled England thenIn the 1600’s Shakespeare broadened the vocabulary.A big change in English，giving its own identity→why？→caused by “American Dictionary of the English language”written by Noah WebsterLater British people brought English to AustraliaT：We know culture communication brings about changes in English.Can you think of any effect that Chinese has on English？S k：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？S l：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.Step 7 DiscussionT：So far，we’ve known that English is becoming more and more important in China.It has been an important subject for Chinese students.But someone say that Chinese is a much more elegant language.So it is more important for us to master it and it is not so necessary for us to master a foreign language.Do you agree with this opinion and why？Suggested answer：I don’t agree with it.With the cultural communication becoming more and more frequent，the chance to contact foreigners，exported goods，international conferences，and so on，is more and more.As the most widely used language，English is regarded as the language used in most international situations.Thus，if we want to keep up with the times，we’d better master English and use it as a tool.Step 8 Summary and homeworkT：Today we’ve learned an article on “the road to modern English”.After class，you shouldread 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.That’s all for today.Class is over.●板书设计Unit 2 English around the worldThe First PeriodNew words：Main idea of each para-graph：... ...... ...●活动与探究This activity is to make research into differences between different kinds of world English and some words from other languages in English.Divide students into two groups to do research and fill the following table in their free time.Differences Pronunciation Spelling MeaningUsage...Words from other languages Chinese Japanese French Spanish German...●备课资料Soon There Will Be No Such Thing As “Wrong”English In this article：Senior Indian journalist Gautaman Bhaskaran says that English is so flexible that one day there will be too many variations around the world.English is a victim of its own success.The other day The Times in London displayed a cartoon showing an excited schoolboy flaunting his test scores：“I done good in English.”Days later，editors of the Oxford Dictionary of English rued the spread of what they termed “greengrocer’s English”.Grammar and syntax，they regretted，were going out of fashion.Others in England—in the Oxf ord University Press，the BBC and so on—said the incorrect use of cliches were marring the smooth flow of a great language whose ability to imbibe and absorb has been one important reason for its success.This success also stems from the language’s unique position of being the only one spoken in most parts of the world.Really，English has no boundaries.Even in countries such as Japan and China，which were not colonized by Britain，English is making a determined “conquest”.Unfortunately，such a conquest is not always welcome because a language sometimes doubles as a political weapon.At some point it ceases to be just a means of communication and English is a classic example of this.It has always led a troubled life.It has been disliked，even hated，largely because the people who originally spoke English conquered，colonized and terrorized half the world，or just about.The animosity to the language continues，at least in some places.The bitterness that the French，for instance，have for English is a g ood example of a language being giving a quasi-political role in society.Fortunately，this aversion does not run as it did some years ago，and there is a growing realization that English is the lingua franca.China and Japan，among a host of other nations，have been making serious efforts to promote the language.Some months ago there was a hue and cry in Singapore over the spread of “terrible English”which the authorities called “Singlish”.“Down with it!”they said，and urged Singaporeans to learn correct English，the phenomenal flexibility of which has often made things difficult for those who have to use it every day.Today even university graduates find it hard to pen a couple of correct sentences in it.More horrifying is that many teachers and university vice-chancellors speak and write poor and ungrammatical English.Often，they are found to be out of touch with what is called “usage”and，as we all know，this is one of the pillars the language rests on.Yet，despite the mess that English is in India，the nation has—more than two centuries after Samuel Johnson wrote his English dictionary—become the hottest destination for top lexicographers.The new 10th revised edition of the Oxford Concise English Dictionary includes hundreds of Indian words.Leading the list of 600 Indian English entries are “Hindutva”（Hindu identity），“dada”（older brother），“panchayat”（local administration），“chai”（tea），“pani”（water），“puri”（a dish made of wheat）and “dosa”（rice pancake）.In fact，Indian words from 20 per cent of entries and rank as the third-largest component after American and Australian English segments.Other former British colonies such as New Zealand，South Africa and the Caribbean islands follow the Indian English collection of words.English，despite its hiccups，is endearing to the common Indian man or woman.About 150 years after Lord Macaulay introduced the language in India to create “babus”（clerks）for the British bureaucracy，70 million Indians speak English，a number that is higher than that in Britain.However，there is a sneaking fear among Puritans that with this kind of sp read，English may stop being English.While the French have fanatically preserved the purity of their language，the English have liberally allowed other influences to affect their lingo.So，what is seen as its strength —the fact that people all over the world understand it—can be an undermining obstacle.There might be a serious problem if every state or continent were to have its own version of English.As one writer said：“There is a risk in relentless atomization.”With too many variations of the language，a time may come when one group of English-speaking people may not be able to understand another.This is happening.Hear the way Singaporeans speak English.Listen to the Australians pronouncing “e”；it sounds like “a”.A few of the films made lately by British directors Ken Loach and Mike Leigh had to have subtitles in English.Accents in the north of Britain can be hard for people in the south to understand，let alone those outside the island.The point is，no language must be allowed such flexibility—anything goes in the name of functional communication—that people begin to take liberties with it.Ultimately，there may be no such thing as wrong English.The schoolboy in the Times cartoon was doing just that.He knew nobody would scold him for getting his English wrong.不久以后就没有“错误的”英语这一说了英语成了自身成功的牺牲品，前几天，伦敦的《泰晤士报》刊登了一幅漫画，上面画了一个兴高采烈的男学生炫耀他的考试成绩：“I done good in English”（我的英语成绩不错）几天后，《牛津英语词典》的编辑们对他们所定义的“菜贩子讲的英语”的传播大为悲叹他们感到遗憾的是，语法和句法都过时了其他一些在英国——牛津大学出版社、BBC（英国广播公司）等的人说：不正确地使用陈腐辞藻损害着一种伟大语言的流畅性，英语博采众长的能力是其成功的一个重要原因英语的成功同样源自其独特的地位，它是在世界的大多数地区都使用的惟一一门语言的确，英语没有国界甚至在没有被英国所殖民过的国家，诸如中国和日本，英语正进行着决定性的“征服”不幸的是，这种征服不总是受到欢迎，因为一种语言有时会被兼作政治武器有时候，语言不再仅仅是一种沟通的工具，而英语又是这种情况的一个经典范例英语总是摆脱不掉困扰它曾不受人喜欢，甚至遭人厌恶过主要是因为最初讲英语的人征服、殖民和胁迫了世界的一半地区，或者说将近一半地区对英语的敌意还在持续着，至少在某些地方仍是这样语言在社会中被赋予了一种准政治的作用，比如法国人对英语的嫉恨就是一个很好的例子幸运的是，这种对英语的厌恶不像多年前那么严重，人们越来越认识到英语其实是一种混合语在众多国家，比如中国和日本，一直在大力推广英语的使用几个月前在新加坡，人们大声抗议被当局称作“新加坡式英语”的“可怕的英语”正在到处传播“够了！”他们说道，并督促新加坡人学习正确的英语对于那些每天都必须使用英语的人来说，英语异常的灵活性经常把事情搞得很困难现在，即使是大学毕业生都会发现写几句正确的英文句子很难更可怕的是，许多教师和大学副校长说着和写着糟糕的不合语法的英语人们经常会发现这些人不注重语言的“用法”，正如我们都知道的，用法是语言的支柱之一然而，尽管英语在印度被搞得一团糟，在塞谬尔·约翰逊编写了他的英语字典两个多世纪以后，这个国家已经成为顶级词典编纂者们最热门的词汇来源地《牛津简明英语词典》新近出版的第十修订版收录了几百个印度词汇在600条印度英语词条中最重要的词汇是“Hindutva”（印度身份），“dada”（长兄），“panchayat”（地方行政机关），“chai”（茶），“pani”（水），“puri”（用小麦做的食品），以及“dosa”（烤米饼）实际上，印度词汇构成了20%的词条并且在美国和澳大利亚英语条目之后，成为第三大词典词汇组成部分从其他前英国殖民地，比如新西兰、南非和加勒比海群岛所收录的词汇都位居印度英语之后普通的印度人都还是喜欢英语的，尽管有时会有些小问题麦考利勋爵将英语引入到印度并为英国官僚机构创造了像“babus”（职员）这样的词汇，150年之后，有7000万的印度人在讲英语，人数比在英国讲英语的人都要多然而，清教徒却普遍心存恐惧，怕如此下去英语会变得面目全非了与法国人狂热地保护法语纯洁性的做法不同，英国人很大方地接受了外界对其影响结果是，世界各地的人都懂英语——可以说这一优势削弱了英语的纯洁性如果每个国家或大陆都有其版本的英语的话，那么问题可能就严重了正如一位作家所说的：“无休止使英语分化是危险的”英语如果有太多的变种的话，会出现这样的情况：当一群讲英语的人可能听不懂另一群人所讲的英语这种情况事实上正在发生您来听听新加坡人说的英语听澳大利亚人发“e”这个音的；听起来就像发“a”这个音最近由英国导演肯·露弛和麦克·雷导演的几部电影中不得不加上了英语字幕，因为英国北部人的口音让英国南方的人很难听懂，更不用说英国以外的人了问题的关键是，没有什么语言可以允许有如此的灵活性——以至于人们借实际沟通之名，就可以随意使用了最终的结果是：可能不会有错误的英语这回事了在《泰晤士报》卡通中的男学生正是这么做的因为他清楚没有人会指责他所讲的英语不正确。