用心爱心专心1Unit2EnglishAroundtheWorldTeachingDesign1stTeachingPeriodReading(THEROADTOMODERNENGLISH)1)AimsTotalkaboutvarietiesofEnglishToreadaboutthehistoryofEnglishlanguageProceduresI.Warmingup1)AskstudentstonametheEnglish-speakingcountriesaccordingtothenationalflags.2).AskthestudentstosuggestthereasonswhytheywanttolearnEnglishasmanyastheycanthinkof,forexample,forwork,asahobby,tolearnaboutotherpeople,totravel,toreadliteratureintheoriginal,toreadresearchpapers,tomeetforeigners,tosurftheInternet,topassexams,etc.3).ProvidethestudentswithanopportunitytothinkaboutthereasonsforthespreadofEnglisharoundtheworld.★EnglishisoneoftheofficiallanguagesoftheOlympicGamesandtheUnitedNations.★Englishdominatesinternationalwebsitesandprovidesnearlyallofthenewcomputerterminology.★TourismandtradefromWesternEuropeandNorthAmericahascontributedtothespreadofEnglish.★SatelliteTV,radioprogramslikeJoyFM,CDsand,ofcourse,HollywoodfilmsallbroadcastEnglishintoChina.Also,anumberofChinesefilmsincludeEnglishsubtitles.II.Reading1.SkimmingReadquicklytogetthemainideaofthetext.Guidethestudentstofindoutkeysentencesofeachparagraphoraskthemtosummarizethemainpointsforeachparagraphintheirownwords.Paragraph1:ThespreadoftheEnglishlanguageintheworldParagraph2:Nativespeakerscanunderstandeachotherbuttheymaynotbeabletounderstandeverything.Paragraph3:Alllanguageschangewhenculturescommunicatewithoneanother.Paragraph4:EnglishisspokenasaforeignlanguageorasecondlanguageinAfricaandAsia.2.Scanning1)ReadtolocateparticularinformationandcompletecomprehendingExerciseOne.2)ThecauseCulturescommunicatewithoneanotherTimeThingsthathappenedBetweenAD450and1150BasedonGerman用心爱心专心21150to1500LesslikeGerman;morelikeFrenchInthe1600’sShakespearebroadenedthevocabulary.AbigchangedinEnglishLaterBritishpeoplebroughtEnglishtoAustralia3.FollowingupWorkingroups.Discussthetwoquestionsandthenasktwogroupstoreporttheiranswerstotheclass.1).DoyouthinkitmatterswhatkindofEnglishyoulearn?Why?Possibleanswer:Idon’tthinkso.Herearethereasons:★Nativespeakersfromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavenodifficultyinunderstandingeachotherdespitethefactthattheyspeakabitdifferently.★ItisnecessaryforustolearnthenarrowdifferencesbetweendifferentkindsofEnglishifwehopetocommunicatefluentlywithnativespeakersofEnglishfromallovertheworld.★DifferentkindsofEnglishhavethesamelanguagecore.Ifyouhavegotagoodcommandofonekind,youwillalmosthavenodifficultyunderstandinganotherkindofEnglish.(Anypersuasiveandsupportingreasonthestudentsgiveisaccepted.)1)WhydoyouthinkpeopleallovertheworldwanttolearnEnglish?Possibleanswer:ThereasonswhypeopleallovertheworldwanttolearnEnglishareasfollows★Witheconomyglobalization,Englishhasbecomethebestbridgetoservepeople’spurposeofcommunicatingwithoneanotheraroundtheworld.★However,likeallmajorlanguagesintheworld,Englishisalwayschanging.Inordertoadjusttonativespeakersfromdifferentpartsoftheworld,itisamustforpeopleallovertheworldtolearnEnglish,whetherinEnglishspeakingcountriesorinnon-Englishspeakingcountries.★Also,peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldspeakEnglishwithvariousaccentsanddialects,andpeoplehavetolearnabouttheslightestdifferencesbetweendifferentkindsofEnglishinordertoavoidmisunderstandingwhilecommunicating.(Allpersuasivereasonscanbeaccepted.)4.Languagefocus:2)evenif=eventhough:inspiteofthefact;nomatterwhether:eg.Helikestohelpusevenifheisverybusy.3)communicatewith:exchangeinformationorconversationwithotherpeople:eg.Helearnttousebodylanguagetocommunicatewithdeafcustomers.4)actually=infact:usedwhenyouareaddingnewinformationtowhatyouhavejustsaid:eg.We’veknowneachotherforyears,actually,sincewewerebabies.5)bebasedon…用心爱心专心36)makeuseof:usesth.available7)Onlytimewilltell:tosaythatsomethingcanonlybeknowninthefuture:eg.WillChina’snationalfootballteamenterforthenextfinalsoftheWorldCup?Onlytimewilltell.LanguageChunksfromUnit2Englisharoundtheworldbedifferentfrom,payarole(part)in,becauseof,either…or…,in/onateam,thenumberof/anumberof,thaneverbefore,evenif,comeupto,overtime,communicatewith,bebasedon,makeuseof,haveone’sownidentity,suchas,Onlytimecantell,nativespeaker,aswellas,solveaproblem,believeitornot,nosucha…,allovertheworld,atthetop(bottom)of,penfriends,tothisday,sumup,Pardon?,begyourpardon,goabroad,beusedfor,moreofa…,encouragesb.todosth.,workon,feellikesth.,fromtimetotime,English-speakingcountries,fromone…toanother,dobusiness,ontheair,wouldlikesb.todo,makenotes,fightagainst,keep…asecret,eventhough,savetime(money),aformof…5.AssignmentDoaresearchonthedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglish,BritishEnglish(inspelling,accentetc.),imitatetheiraccentsandactoutthescenewheretheyhappentomeet.Unit22ndTeachingPeriodLearningaboutLanguage第六备课合作组I.WordStudy1Leadin(GooverthenewwordsfromWarmingUpandReading)include,role,playarolein,becauseof,international,native,elevator,flat,apartment,rubber,petrol,gas,modern,comeup,culture,AD,actually,present,rule,vocabulary,usage,identitygovernment,suchas,Singapore,Malaysia,rapidly2WholeClass(P11Ex3)Completethesentences,usingwordsabove.1includes2cultures3present4actually5usage6gas7international8rapidly9H