Module 1 British and American English I. 模块教学目标技能目标Skill Goals▲Talk about varieties of English▲Practise giving reasons▲Review of verb forms: present simple, present continuous, present perfect and future reference; for and since with present perfect▲Identify a variety of English▲Write about the Chinese languageII. 目标语言功能句式Practise giving reasonsI like Leeds because there’s more going on here than back home in the States. Since English is spoken all over the world, there are lots of varieties.As I was the only British person in the school, they made a fuss of me.I’m getting on just fine, now that I understand the local accent.Everyday EnglishHow are you getting on?I don’t get it.... get used to ...That’s a good point.... make a fuss of ...词汇1. 四会词汇adopt, combination, compare, confusing, dimension, distinctive, elevator, exchange, flashlight, graduate, international, lift, line, lorry, obvious, omit, packet, pavement, petrol, preposition, queue, reference, remark, remove, represent, settler, simplify, slight, standard, steadily, sidewalk, torch, variety 2. 认读词汇linguist, accent, motorway, underground, subway, differ, variation, satellite, flick, witch, structure, rapidly, announcement, linguistics, edition, cute, add, attempt, look, criticise3. 词组have ... in common, make a difference, get around, be similar to, have difficulty (in) doing sth., lead to, in favour of, refer to ... as ..., thanks to4．重点词汇和短语adopt, compare, confusing, remark, remove, represent, simplify, have ... in common, make a difference, get around, be similar to, have difficulty (in) doing sth., lead to, in favour of, refer to ... as ..., thanks to语法Review of verb forms: present simple, present continuous, present perfect and future reference; for and since with present perfectThe British say Have you got...? While Americans prefer Do you have...?Some experts believe that two varieties are moving closer together.Many factors have had an influence on American pronunciation.Some people now believe that British English will disappear.In the future, there are going to be many “Englishes”．Look! The man is filling his automobile with gas.重点句子1. The accent, which is most similar to British English, can be heard on the East Coast of the US.2. A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.3. For Americans things are a little bit easier, thanks to the work of Noah Webster, a teacher who graduated from Yale University in 1778.Ⅲ. 教材分析与教材重组1. 教材分析本模块以British and American English为话题，从听说读写等方面谈论了英国英语和美国英语的异同，并对英语的发展趋势作了概括。
文中最后总结不论讲哪种英语，沟通交流是目的，只要人们相互理解，哪种英语都不重要，所以将来会有很多种英语，而不是只有英国英语和美国英语。
1.1 INTRODUCTION 通过谈论英语的发展和两篇email来区分英美英语，为本模块的学习奠定了良好的基础。
1.2 READING AND SPEAKING介绍英美英语的区别及英语的发展趋势。
1.3 VOCABULARY介绍了英美英语在词汇方面的区别。
1.4 GRAMMAR 复习英语动词时态：一般现在时、现在进行时、一般将来时和现在完成时。
1.5 VOCABULARY AND LISTENING要求学生讨论交流学生在生活及学习中可能遇到的问题，然后听一段交流学生谈论不同英语对他们的影响及英语的发展趋势的听力材料并回答问题。
1.6 EVERYDAY ENGLISH 是对一些英语习惯用语的理解练习。
1.7 FUNCTION练习使用because, since / as 和now that句型来说明原因。
1.8 SPEAKING AND WRITING要求学生通过小组活动，辩论学习哪一种英语（British, American or World English）是最好的。
写作部分要求学生根据提示写一篇介绍汉语的文章。
1.9 CULTURAL CORNER 是一篇关于韦氏简化英语拼写的文章，鼓励学生找出韦氏编写词典的原因，并且比较韦氏工作与汉语简化的相似之处。
1.10 TASK 要求同学们上网通过对The Guardian ()与USA Today ( ) 相同话题文章的对比，找出英美英语的不同。
2. 教材重组2.1 将INTRODUCTION与VOCABULARY及WORKBOOK中的Vocabulary整合在一起上一节“词汇课”。
重点介绍英美英语在词汇方面的不同，为学习课文打下基础。
2.2 把READING AND SPEAKING及其后面的练习题整合在一起上一节“阅读课”。
2.3 把GRAMMAR和WORKBOOK中的Grammar整合在一起上一节“语法课”。
2.4 将VOCABULARY AND LISTENING，EVERYDAY ENGLISH, FUNCTION和WORKBOOK中的Listening and speaking 结合在一起，上一节“听说课”。
2.5 将CULTURAL CORNER 和SPEAKING AND WRITING 设计为一节“综合课（一）”。
2.6将TASK,WORKBOOK的Reading和Speaking and writing 设计为一节“综合课（二）”。
3. 课型设计与课时分配（经教材分析，本模块可以用6课时教完。
）1st P eriod V ocabulary Building2nd Period Reading3rd Period Grammar4th Period Listening and Speaking5th Period Integrating Skills (I)6th Period Integrating Skills (II)IV. 分课时教案The First Period Vocabulary BuildingTeaching goals教学目标1. Target language目标语言重点词汇和短语accent, linguist, have ... in common, make a difference2. Ability goals能力目标Enable students to memorize some common words which are different in American and British English so that they can tell British English from American English.3. Learning ability goals学能目标By comparing two emails, students will learn some differences between British English and American English.Teaching important points教学重点Some common words which are different in American and British English. Teaching difficult points教学难点How to memorize the common words which are different in British English and American English.Teaching methods教学方法Explaining and practising.Teaching aids教具准备A projector and a computer.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step I Lead-inT: Good morning / afternoon, class!Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Mr / Ms...T: What is the most widely spoken language in the world?Ss: English.T: Quite right. Now look at the map of the world, you will find how widely English is being used as an official language.Show the following map on the PowerPoint.Step II General knowledge on EnglishesIn order to stimulate students’ interest, give them a quiz.T: From the map, we know that many people are speaking English all over the world. Do you think they are speaking the same English?Ss: Of course not.T: How much do you know about different Englishes, boys and girls? Now let’s do a quiz on varieties of English. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know the correct answer. You may work in groups and a few minutes later we will check the answers together. Show the following on the PowerPoint.Do you know Englishes? A quiz on varieties of EnglishMultiple-choice exercise1. American English and British English spell some words differently. All these words are spelt the British way except one. Which one is spelt the American way?a. colourb. mustachec. travellerd. tyree. organisation2. Bob Marley is from Jamaica, an English speaking country in the Caribbean. One of his songs is called No Woman, No Cry. This is Caribbean English. What would the translation be in Standard English?a. If you don’t have a woman, you don’t cry.b. I don’t have a woman and I am crying.c. Don’t cry, woman.d. Women don’t cry.e. The woman is crying.3. Which country does NOT have English as an official language? （note: there are three correct answers here）a. Pakistanb. Bangladeshc. Indiad. Japane. Sri Lanka4. There is a type of accent called RP. RP means Received Pronunciation. Which of the following English people speak with an RP accent?a. Prince Charlesb. Robbie Williamsc. Paul McCartneyd. Tony Blaire. David Beckham5. In what country might you hear the following expression: “Goodday!”？a. The United Statesb. Australiac. Canadad. Englande. South Africa6. Which of the following signs would you see in San Francisco, USA? (Note: there are two correct answers here)a. Subway tickets available here.b. Ask your waiter for the check.c. Nappies and baby clothes on sale!d. Telephone box.e. Elevator is out of service.7. Kofi Annan, the UN General Secretary, is from an English speaking country in Africa. Which country is he from?a. South Africab. Nigeriac. Zambiad. Ghanae. ZimbabweSample answers:1. bFor a, c, d and e, Americans spell them color, traveler, tire and organization.2. c3. b, d and e4. aRP is considered by many to be the accent of the elite. But actually very few English people speak with an RP accent now.5. bIt is an informal way of saying Hello in Australia.6. a and eSubway is an American word. In Britain people say tube.In America, people ask the waiter for the bill.Nappies are diapers in American English.In American people call it a telephone booth.In Britain, an elevator is called a lift.7. dStep III IntroductionT: After learning some information about Englishes, let’s hear recordings of accents from around the English speaking world.Click on any of the flags below to hear recordings of accents from around the English speaking world.T: After hearing the recordings, what would you like to say?S: Different people speak English with a different accent.S: I think American English sounds more beautiful.S: ...T: So we can get the conclusion that since English is spoken all over the world, there are lots of varieties. But what are the two main varieties?Ss: British English and American English.Show the symbols of the two countries on the PowerPoint.Step IV VocabularyT: In this class we are going to learn some common words which are different in American English and British English. Here is the list. I hope the vocabulary list will。
