unit2_English_around_the_world教案

Unit 2 English around the worldPeriod 1Warming Up& Pre-readingAimsTo talk about varieties of EnglishTeaching way: PPTTeaching procedures:Step1: GreetingsStep2: Warming upI: Words previewelevator n. 电梯; 升降机petrol n. 汽油=(美) gasolinegas n. 汽油; 煤气; 毒气official adj. 官方的; 正式的II Let’s do a small quiz about national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries.III Do you know that there is more than one kind of English? In some important ways they are every different from one another. They are called world Englishes.@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.@Varieties of EnglishThere are many varieties (分类) of English around the world such as：Canadian EnglishBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishAustralian EnglishIndian English@ What are the differences between American English and British EnglishASpeaker1: Do you have any plan this fall?Speaker2: What? Do you mean this autumn?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?Speaker1: Can you tell me how to spell the word “neighbor”?Speaker2: N-E-I-G-H-B-O-U-R, neighbour.When you write in English, they may not have the same spelling.@ Imitation TimeRead the two dialogues below and then find the different kinds of English. 1. Little Girl: Hi, I’d like some sweets, please.Store Owner: No problem. All the candy we sell is sweet.Little Girl: I see, so you sell sweet sweets.2. Jim: Let’s take the lorry for a trip into the countryside.Linda: Of course, I expect you to take me!Jim: Oh, I’m sorry, Linda, I mean my truck.III. Pre-reading1 With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language.2 Which country do you think has the most English learners?IV Fun Time A JokeV. Homework1.Look up the new words and expressions of the reading in the dictionary.2. Preview the reading:THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISHPeriod 2Reading and ComprehendingAimsTo read about the history of English languageTeaching way: PPTTeaching procedures:Step1: GreetingsStep2: ReadingI: Words previewvoyage n. 航行; 航海apartment n. 公寓住宅; 单元套房actually adv. 实际上; 事实上base vt. 以…..为依据n. 基部; 基地; 基础gradually adv. 逐渐地; 逐步地Danish n. 丹麦语adj. 丹麦的; 丹麦人的vocabulary n. 词汇; 词汇量; 词表spelling n. 拼写; 拼法identity n. 本身; 本体; 身份fluent adj. 流利的; 流畅的Singapore n. 新加坡Malaysia n. 马来西亚II Expressions previewbecause of 因为; 由于come up 走近; 上来; 提出at present现在; 目前make use of 利用; 使用such as 例如……; 像这种的III Reading ------ THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH@Skimming to get general ideasReading Comprehension I1. 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. people3. At the end of the _____ century, about five to seven million people spoke English.A. 14thB. 15thC. 16thAnswers: C B D@Careful reading to find the main idea for each paragraph.First, let students underline the key sentence of each paragraphSecond, let them summary the main idea in their own words.Main idea@Scanning to get detail informationReading Comprehension II1. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like ________.A. FrenchB. ChineseC. GermanD. Russian2. By the ______ Shakespeare was able to use richer vocabulary than ever before.A. 1400B. 1150C. 450D. 16003. ________ has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world.A. AustraliaB. ChinaC. IndiaD. Britain4. 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 meet and communicate with each other.Answers: C D B D@Reading Comprehension IIII．True or false1 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 the 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.Answers:1.F(because after the 17th century, more people began to speak English as a result of England conquering other parts of the world)2.T3.F (because lang uage don’t change often but only when peoples come into close contact)4.F (because the government has to use the language of the country that rules it)5.T6.TAnswers:During the 5th century AD; AD 800-1150; 1620; 18th century; 19th centuryIII DiscussionChoose one of the topics below and discuss it with your partners.1. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?2. Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?Suggested answers:As we all know, English is widely used in many fields, while Chinese is spoken by the largest number of speakers. Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future.IV Retell the text by filling in the blanks.At first, only people in________ spoke English. Later, people from England _______ to other parts, so English beganto be spoken in _____ _____ ________. Today, _______ people speak English as their _____, second or foreign language. _______ English speakers can understandeach other but not ________.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 ______ language in many other countries. Maybe one day _______ English will become one of the world Englishes.Answers:At first, only people in England spoke English. Later, people from England moved to other parts, so English began to be spoken in many other countries. Today, more people speak English as their first, second or foreign language. Native English speakers can understand each other but not everything. All languages change when cultures communicate with one another. So there are British English, American English, Australian English and so on. They all have their own identity. English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in many other countries. Maybe one day Chinese English will become one of the world Englishes.V. HomeworkTranslation1.世界很多人把英语作为外语来讲。