1、Period 2 Reading and VocabularyTeaching Content:Reading and VocabularyTeaching Aims and Demands:Language knowledge:New words: obvious,underground motorway,queue,confusing,compare,omit ,variety,remark,steadily,Reading skill:Understanding how to express differences between 2 things.Affection and attit
2、udes: Learn the differences between British English and American English. Form positive attitudes towards the communications of the countries in the world ,learn to understand each other.Learning strategies:1. Learn how to express differences between 2 things.2. Summing up the uses of the verbs.Cult
3、ural awareness:1. Getting prepared for the comparison of main varieties of Chinese.2. Getting prepared for the comparison of 2 English language newspapers,such as :The Guandian and USA Today.Teaching Aids:Multi-MediaTeaching Procedures:Part I:Revision Help students to revise what is learnt in Period
4、 one of this module by filling the blanks:1. We have really everything in _with American nowdays,_of course,language.2. American and England are 2 countries _by a common language.3.It doesnt make much of a _wether a teacher speakes British _American English.Part II:Pre-reading activitiesLead in the
5、study of the text by carrying out the following activities1,Do you like travlling ?Have you ever been to the other countries?What do you know about BritainAmerican?(Ask students to speak out as many as they can) 2.Whats the difference between the UK and the USA?(The teacher can show the Ss some pict
6、ure.)(Ask the Ss to write down the differences and check with their partner)Part III:Reading for main ideaHelp students to grasp the main idea of the text by doing the task .1. Read the passage amd find 4 ways in which British and American English are different.2. Read the passage and complete the s
7、entences with the words or phases in activity 3 on page 3.Part IV:Reading for detailed information 1. Read the text again and fill in the form.(The form is on the next page)2. What is the trend?3. According to the answers ,write some key words in the form.Then the teacher and students retell the tex
8、t according to the key words in the form. DifferencesBritish EnglisnAmerican EnglishVocabularyGrammaSpellingPronunciation Part V:Dealing with expressions1. Read the text again and do exercises 7 in the workbook2. Pay attention to these sentencesa. As a tourist you will need to use underground in Lon
9、don or the subway in New York, or maybe you will prefer to get around the town by taxi or cab. Id prefer to go to Japan.I prefer walking to cyckling.He prefer us to see him as soon as possible.I prefer to go to the cinema rather than stay at home.Discussion : Can you find out the structure?b.A Londo
10、ner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker. Do you have any difficulty in understanding spoken English? have (noa little muchgreat)difficulty in doingsth.have trouble in doing sth.have a hard time in doing sth. Questions : Do you understand these se
11、ntences?Part VI:Language useDiscuss the following questions in pairs:1. How many main varieties of Chinese are there?2. In what ways are they different?3. Do Chinese people from different regions have problems understanding each other?4. What will happen to Chinese in the future?Part VII:Homework:Exercise .8.9.10 in the WB.(Give the students some time to recall what theyve learned in this class)First think by themselves Then discuss in pairs and finally in pairs and finally share in class.Part VIII:A testRetell the text.
