Unit 2 English around the world
Teaching aims and demands:
1.Topic:
English language and its development; different kinds of English
2.Vocabulary:
include, role, international, native, elevator, flat, apartment, rubber, petrol, gad, modern, however, culture, actually, present(adj.), rule(v.), vocabulary, usage, government, rapidly, candy, lorry, command, polite, request, boss, standard, Midwestern, southern, eastern, southeastern, northwestern, Spanish, recognize, accent, lightning, direction, ma’ma, block
3.Useful expressions:
play a role in, because of, come up, such as, give a command, play a part
4.Function: language difficulties in communication
Pardon?
I beg your pardon? I don’t understand.
Could you say that again, please?
Sorry, I can’t follow you.
Could you repeat that, please?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
5.Grammar: imperative sentences and its indirect speech
Open the door.
Please open the door.
Would you please open the door?
He told me to open the door.
Period 1 Warming up
Teaching Aim:
1. Ss will be able to know some differences between British English and American English.
2. Ss will be able to master some usages of the words and phrases.
Step 1 Lead-in (Start with a free chat with Ss about learning English.)
T: How many years have you learnt English?
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How many languages do we speak?
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What do you find difficult in learning English? ________________________________________________________________
Do you think it necessary for us Ss to master such a foreign language?
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In which countries is English used as the native language?
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Do you think the Englishes spoken all around the world are all the same ?Enjoy BBC and VOA
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Step 2 discussion
Activity 1. Ss discuss in groups about the differences between British English and American English, and give some examples.
Activity 2. Ss guess which of the following words is British English and which is American English:
apartment/flat bathroom/toilet can/tin candy/sweet
check/banknote (cheque) elevator/lift fall/autumn game/match line/queue penal /pen friend mad/angry mail/ post
mom/mum movie(film)/film pants /trousers repair/mend
sick/ill cookie/biscuit crazy/mad drugstore/chemist’s gas/petrol
Step 3 warming up
T: Now let’s enjoy a dialogue between two foreigners.
T: Which language do they speak?
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Why do they misunderstand each other?
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Step 4 discussion
1.Do we need to learn both British and American English?
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2.What kind of English would you like to learn?
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3.Why?
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Step 5 appreciation
Appreciate the dialogue between Bush and Blair
Step6 Homework
1. Preview reading
2. English weekly
3. p11 ex1,2.
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