b1u2 Using language

Unit 2 Bridging CulturesUsing Language Period 1 教学设计教材分析本节课为Using Language板块的第一部分，该部分的活动主题是“谈论国外的汉语学习情况”(Talk about Chinese language learning abroad),听说活动聚焦孔子学院的汉语学习情况，听力文本中的巴基斯坦孔子学院就体现了汉语和中国文化的传播对当地的影响。

本单元的语音训练的内容是语流中的弱读现象，通过一段对话展示了中国学生在弱读方面存在的常见问题、口语中使用弱读的原则以及训练弱读的有效方法。

教学目标在本课学习结束时，学生能够：1. 充分利用听力内容中的有效信息判断对话发生的场景。

2. 把握访谈对话的特点及常用语。

3. 了解并谈论世界上其他国家和地区学习汉语的情况以及孔子学院在传播中国文化中所起的作用。

教学重难点【教学重点】1. 能够充分利用听力内容中的有效信息判断对话发生的场景。

2. 把握访谈对话的特点及常用语，并能与同伴顺利开展相关话题的访谈对话。

【教学难点】运用所学知识和词汇谈论外国友人学习汉语的情况以及孔子学院在世界上的影响。

教学过程Step 1 Warming-upHow do we Chinese study English?设计意图：讨论问题，引导学生思考自己学习英语的经历引出外国人学习中文的话题，为听力活动作铺垫。

Step 2 Pre-Listening1.Discuss the two questions with your partner.(1) What do you know about Chinese language learning abroad?(2) How do people from other countries get to know Chinese culture?设计意图：引导学生就世界上其他国家和地区学习汉语的情况展开讨论，激活学生的背景知识。

ing Language—Standard English and Dialects教案Teaching Aims:1. Knowledge aims1.New words and expressions:standard(n.)标准, 规格(adj.) 标准的excellent adj.优秀的;卓越的;杰出的;expect vt. 期望; 预料; 要求recognize vt.承认，辨认出believe it or not信不信由你play a part in扮演…角色,参与the same…as…与…...一样的There is no such...as.... 没有这样的……2. To understand the text Standard English and Dialects.2. Ability aim: To develop the students’ reading skills.3. Emotional aim: To develop students’ confidence in speaking English aloud. Teaching Important Points1.Enable the students to improve their reading comprehension.2.The important words and expressions.Teaching Difficult Point: To improve the students’ reading ability and skills. Teaching Methods1.Questions and answers2.Task-based methodTeaching Aids:1. A blackboard2. A projector and a computer for multimediaTeaching proceduresStep I Lead in &Pre-readingT：From the reading passage, we know native English speakers can understand each other even though they don’t speak the same kind of English. What about us, the Chinese? Do all the Chinese speak the same language?Ss: No.T: China is a very big country where different dialects are spoken. There are many dialects. Can you understand all of them? In order to communicate with each other easily, what do we speak? Ss: Standard Chinese.T:Then what is standard English? Are there any dialects in English?Step II While-readingI. Scanning:Read the text in 1 minute and answer the following question.Q: Is there standard English?II. SkimmingLet the students read the passage quickly to find the topic sentence of each paragraph.Para.1 There is no such thing as standard English.Para.2 American English has many dialects.Para.3 Geography also plays a part in making dialects.III.Careful readingTask1.Read the texts carefully and answer the questions1).What’s the standard English that many people believe?2).How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text? What are they?3) .Why are there so many dialects in American English?4).Why do people from Southeastern USA speak with almost the same dialect as people in the northwestern USA?Task 2.(T) or (F) questions .1).There is no standard English in the writer’s opinion.()2).The English spoken on TV and the radio is standard English.()3).American English has many dialects but in the neighbouring towns people say the same dialect.()4).Many Americans move a lot, so they can’t understand each other’s dialects. ()Task 3.Choose the best answer .1). Standard English is spoken_________.A. in BritainB. in the USC. in the cityD. in no place2). As many Americans move a lot, they______.A. change their dialectsB. take their dialects with themC. don’t speak their dialectsD. don’t recognize each other’s dialects3). Which of the statements about dialects is TRUE?___________A. No words and expressions spoken on TV are dialects.B. In Britain there are more dialects than in the USA.C. Dialects are widely used in the USA.D. Dialects are better than standard English.Task 4.Finish the passageThere is no such thing 1. _____ standard English in the world. However, many people believe the English 2. ______(speak)on TV and the radio is standard English. This is 3. _______ in the early days of radio, those who reported the news were 4.________ (expect) to speak excellent English. 5. __________(actual), on TV and the radio you will hear differences 6. ____ the way people speak.When people use words and expressions different from the “standard language”, it is called 7. ____ dialect. In America, American English has many different 8. _______ (dialect)because people have come from all over the world or live in different places. When Americans moved from one place to another, they took their dialects with 9. _____. As a result, although many Americans move a lot, they still 10. r_________and understand each other’s dialects.练习：1. ___________________________________a free lunch. 世上没有免费的午餐.2._______________(信不信由你), all the students present have agreed to the plan.3. He _________________________________(起了重要作用)winning the match.4.Salt is _____________________________(同样的颜色)snow. （the same…as）5.China is a very big country _______________many different dialects are spoken. Homework1.Recite the three sentences of the passagePara.1 Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English.Para.2 When people use words and expressions different from the “standard language”, it is called a dialect.Para.3 Geography also plays a part in making dialects.2.Make some sentences using the following expressions：believe it or not；play a part in; There is no such .......as......;the same…as…。

Unit 2. Using LanguageGrammar :Predicative clauses一．Learning Objectives:In this period, you are supposed to learn predicative clauses.二．Learning points and difficulties:Learn to use predicative clauses correctly三．Learning methods:1.Independent thinking2.Effective pair work and group work.3.Active Presentation四．Learning procedures:表语从句是指一个句子作为表语,放在系动词之后,说明主语是什么或者怎么样。

含有表语从句的复合句的一般结构为“主语+系动词+表语从句”,表语从句用陈述语序。

可接表语从句的系动词有be,look,seem,sound,appear 等。

as if /though引导的表语从句常置于系动词look，appear，sound,feel等后。

若表述真实的情况，就用陈述语气；若表述与客观事实相反的假设，则用虚拟语气。

Eg.It looks as if he benefits a lot from the project.看起来他好像从这个项目中获益不少。

（陈述语气）It looks as if /though he were drunk.他看上去好像喝醉了。

（虚拟语气）（2）表语从句的特殊句式The reason why...is that... ......的原因是......This/This/It is because... 这/那是因为......This/This/It is why... 这/那就是......的原因Eg. The reason why he didn’t e is that he had not received the invitation.他没来的原因是他没有收到请柬。