1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 2 English around the worldIBrief Statements Based on the Unit As we all know，English is a language spoken all around the world and English is mainly divided into British English and American EnglishThen how many countries are there in the world where the majority of the people s
2、peak English? What are the differences between American English and British English? How did these differences come about? We can get all the answers to these questions in this unitBecause the central topic for this unit is English around the worldThe part of Warming Up introduces the similarities a
3、nd differences between American English and British English in the form of a dialogueIts listening part gives us a lot of expressions about “request and order”Speaking part chiefly practises changing direct speech about request and command into indirect SpeechIn particular the rules of interchanges
4、between them get strengthened in the grammar of Language Study in this unit Reading part is an expository writing. It shows us much about English. We know more than 750 million people speak English as their native language or a second languageMore than 750 million people learn English as a foreign l
5、anguage of the working language of most international organizations, trade and tourism In the aspect of integrating skills, teacher should not only train the students reading ability, but also gradually improve student ability to write an expository article in English through practice.Teaching Aims
6、and Demands CategoryContents based on the new course standard Topics1Interview the headmaster and other teacher about the school rules and the ways to learn all the subjects2Make a world map of Englishspeaking countries3Collect words different in spelling，pronunciation，or meaning between British Eng
7、lish and American English，to make a list FunctionsLanguage difficulties in communication Can you spell that，please? Could you repeat that，please? What do you mean by?Could you speak a bit slowly，please?Sorry，I didnt follow youI beg your pardon?How do you sayin English?How do you pronounce?What doesm
8、ean?Can you say that in a different way?续表 category Contents based 0n the new course standard Words and ExpressionsBathroom towel closet pronounce broad repeat majority native total tongue equal government situation international organization trade tourism global communicate communication exchange s
9、ervice signal movement commander tidy stand independent fall expression typhoon publish southern president European howl cookbook compare replace make oneself at home in total except for stay up come about end up with bring in a great many at the same time Grammar Direct Speech and Indirect Speech(2
10、)The Imperative Sentence 1 to report what someone asked for “Help me with my homework，please”she said She asked me to help her with her homework 2 to report what someone ordered “Dont smoke in the room，”he said He told me not to smoke in the room “Make sure the door is shut，little son”she said She t
11、old her little son to make sure the door was shutTeaching Time：Five periodsBackground Information American English and British English The Americans and British use different greetingsIn the USA the commonest greeting is “Hi!”In Britain it is “Hello!” or “How are you?”“Hi” is creeping into(不知不觉地进入)B
12、ritishtoowhen they are introduced to someone，the Americans say， “Glad to know you”The British say，“How do you do?” or “Pleased to meet you”When Americans say “Good-bye”, they nearly always add“Have a good day”or “Have a good trip，”etcto friends and strangers alikeBritains are beginning to use “Have
13、a good day” The British usually use “have got” in the same of “have”The Americans hardly ever do Am.E：Do you have a carroom，etc? Yes，l do Br. E：一Have you got a carroom，etc? Yes1 have Finally, there are a number of differences between American and British English in the spelling of wordsfor examplech
14、eck(US) cheque(UK)，center(US)centre(UK) Many American words ending in “or”such as honorvigor，labor are spelt in British English with an “our” like honour，vigour，labour Many verbs in American English with “ize” or “izing” forms such as organize, realizing are spelt in British English with “ise” or “i
15、sing” like organize，realizingIn American English，“practice” is used as both a verb and a nounIn British Englishthe verb is spelt “practise”and the noun “practice”And in the main，American English avoids the doubling up of consonants(辅音字母)in nouns and verbs while British English does notIn American En
16、glish，for exampleone writes “traveltraveled，traveling，traveler” It was once predictied that British and American English would become separate languages finallyBut the opposite has happenedThe links between the two countries are so strong that linguistically(语言上), and probably culturally too，they ar
17、e closer together than everThe First PeriodTeaching Aims:1. Learn a dialogue about American English and British English.2. Listen to a material.3. Do some exercises about sentence transformation.Teaching Important Points:1. How to improve the students listening ability.2. How to help the students to
18、 express their ideas freely.Teaching Difficult Point:How to use different sentence patterns to express ones idea.Teaching Methods:1. Listening method to improve the students listening ability.2. Discussion method to help the students have a clear idea of what theyve learned.Teaching Aids:1. a record
19、er2. a projector and some slidesTeaching Procedures:FStep .Greetings and RevisionT: Good morning, everyone!Ss: Good morning, teacher!T: Sit down, please. In this class, I want to check your homework first, Please(The teacher checks the students homework.)(The teacher and the students learn the new w
20、ords and expressions of this period.The teacher give the explanations and examples if necessary.)FStep .Warming up(The teacher shows the screen.)1. How many countries and regions are there in the world?2. How many languages are there in the world?3. How many languages are used as the working languag
21、es of the United Nations?T: Now, Ill ask you some questions. The first question is: How many countries and regions are there in the world?SA: About two hundred.T: How many languages are there in the world?SB: Its hard to say. I learned from a magazine that there were more than three thousand.SC: Per
22、haps more than five thousand, I remember.T: It was thought that there were more than three thousand before .But it is found in recent years that there are more than five thousand languages in the world. Only thirteen languages are used by above 55 million people. My next question is: How many langua
23、ges are used as the working languages of the United Nations?SD: They are five. They are: Chinese, French, Russian, English and Spanish.T: In this unit, well talk about English. Please open your books at Page 8.Read the text on this Page and have a discussion with your partner. Discuss the questions
24、in the text: What is it that Joe cant find in the bathroom? Why cant he find it?(The students read the text aloud and then have a discussion. The teacher joins them.)(A few minutes later.)T: Who can tell us the answer to the first question?SE: It is the toilet.T: Why cant he find it?SF: Perhaps when
25、 Joe says“bathroom”,he means a place, where there is a toilet. But in Nancys eyes, it is a place where people can only have a bath. Am I right?T: Yes, you are right. As we know, Joe is an American, so he speaks American English. While Nancy is English, he speaks British English. Thats to say, there
26、are some slight differences between British English and American English. Well discuss this further in the fourth period. You can read it after class to see how much you can understand it.FStep .ListeningT: Lets do listening. Please turn to Page 9.Look at the picture and read the requirement.(After
27、a few minutes.) T: Do you know what you should do after you listen to the tape?Ss: Yes.T: Ill play the tape twice. When I play it for the first time, just listen to it. While I play it for the second time, write some necessary information on a piece of paper and then discuss the answers with your pa
28、rtner.(At last the teacher asks some students to read their answers.)Answers: The landlady asked Mr. Brown1 to put his coat on a peg.2 to put his coat in the closet3 to take off his shoes.4 to put his umbrella in the umbrella stand 5 to lock the door if he comes home after midnight.6 to be quiet aft
29、er nine oclock in the evening7 not to shower after nine oclock in the evening.8 not to smoke in the bathroom9 to walk the dog 10 to turn down the radio11 to speak quietly on the bathroom.12 to return the key of the front door13 to help her find a new tenant for the flat.T: Now lets listen to another
30、 dialogue. First look at background and requirements on Page 91.（After a while, teacher plays the tape. Finally check the answers.）Answers to the exercises:1 English language, words, parties, touching, saying, Hello and Goodbye, driving2 True: 2 and 43 1 What; it like 2 ring 3 strange 4 call 5 funny
31、 6 remember; EnglandFStep .SpeakingT: Please look at Speaking on Page 9.Practise the following dialogues with your partner and act them out. Then complete the sentences below the dialogues.(The students prepare the dialogues for a few minutes.)T: Are you ready?Ss: Yes.T: Who will give us the perform
32、ance?SG.SH and SI: Well try.(After the teacher asks the students to act the dialogue out.)T: Lets complete the sentences. Who will do the first sentence?SJ: Emily asked Karen to tell her how to pronounce“kilometre”.T: The second?SK: The teacher wanted to know what Karen and Emily were talking about
33、and what her question was.SL: Karen told the teacher that Emily had asked her how to pronounce“kilometre”.T: Are they right?Ss: Yes, they are right.T: Now lets complete the sentences in the second dialogue. One student, one sentence. Volunteer!SM: Ms Smith told Harry to talk those two pizzas to Mr.
34、Thompson on Broad Street, Number 12.SN: Harry asked Mr. Smith to spell that name.SO: He also asked her to repeat the address.SP: Mr. Smith told Harry not to forget to buy her some ketchup on her way back.FStep .PracticeT: Weve just acted out two dialogues. Now make another dialogue for three student
35、s, using the situation similar to the one above. Ill ask some students to act it out in three minutes. Three students a group. Lets begin.(Three minutes later.)T: Are you ready?Ss: Yes, we all ready. Which group will be the first to perform? Will the first group give us a performance?(Sa, Sb and Sc
36、stand up.)Sa: (To Sb.)Give me a phone call when you have time.Sb: I certainly will.Sc:(To Sb)What did he tell you?Sb: He told me to give him a phone call when I had time.(The second group stand up.)Sd: (To Se)Will you please tell me your telephone number?Se: Its 6973877.Sf: (To Se)What did he ask yo
37、u to do?Se: He asked me to tell him my telephone number.T: Very good. Now repeat your dialogue again for each group.(The students repeat their dialogue in groups.)FStep .Consolidation(The teacher writes the following sentences on the blackboard.)1.“_,”he said.He told me not to drink too much.2.“Make
38、 sure to turn off the light before you sleep,”Jack said to his brother.Jack told his brother to _.3.“_?”the little girl said.The little girl asked me to help her make a kite.4.“Please buy a pen for me,”he asked Tom.He asked Tom to _.5.“Be quiet!”he said to me.He told me to _.T: Look at the blackboar
39、d. There are five groups of sentences. Complete one of them according to the other. Do it by yourselves. Well check the answers later.Suggested answers:1.“Dont drink too much,”he said.2. Jack told his brother to turn off the light before he slept.3.“Will you please help me to make a kite?”the little
40、 girl said.4. He asked Tom to buy a pen for him.5. He told me to be quiet.FStep .Summary and HomeworkT: In this class, we have talked about something about English, listened some materials and done some exercises about sentence transformation. Please learn the sentences by heart. (Pointing to the bl
41、ackboard.)After class, do more practice as we did in class and try to speak more English as you can. Thats all for today. Class is overFStep .The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardUnit 2 English around the worldThe First PeriodComplete the following sentences:1.“Dont drink too much,”he said.He
42、told me not to drink too much.2.“Make sure to turn off the light before you sleep,”Jack said to his brother.Jack told his brother to turn off the light before he slept.3.“Will you please help me to make a kite?”the little girl said.The little girl asked me to help her to make a kite.4.“Please buy a pen for me,”he asked Tom.He asked Tom to buy a pen for him.5.“Be quiet!”he said to me.He told me to be quiet.FStep .Record after Teaching_ 版权所有高考资源网
