1、Unit 2 English around the worldWarming up&Reading IWarming up IDo you like learning English?Why?Warming up IIRead the passage in warming up,and answer the following questions.1.Can you name some countries in which English is spoken?2.Are the English in those countries the same?3.Do you know how many
2、 people use English as their native language,second language,or foreign language?number of speakersexample countriesworking situationthe native language375 millionUSA,Canada,Australia,south Africa,Ireland,New Zealandthe foreign language750 millionChina and many other countriesthe second language375
3、millionIndia,Pakistan,Nigeria,Philippinesgovernment,schools,newspapers,TVPre-readingn Do you know the differences between American English and British English?colour,favouritetheatre,centretravelled,metrecolor,favorite,theater,center,traveled,meterask dance wheel not boxpost,film,autumnI think,shopl
4、ift,petrolmail,movie,fallI guess,storeelevator,gasBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishspellingpronunciationwordsFast readingn Read the text and find out the answers to the questions of Ex.1 on page 10.Pair workn 1.Read the text and try to find the main idea of each paragraph.(Work in pairs)n 2.Check the
5、answers.Ask some students to tell their answers,after giving the answers,they should also tell how they find the answers,then give the suggested answer.n Paragraph 1:describes the extension of English in the world.n Paragraph 2:tells us native speakers can understand each other but not everything.n
6、Paragraph 3:tells the development of English as native language.n Paragraph 4:tells us English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.Group work:What can you learn from this passage?(discuss in group of four,then ask the students to show their ideas)The aim of this step is to he
7、lp the students realize the importance of English.n 1.Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn,why?n 2.Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?n 3.Will Chinese English become one of the World English?(Students give their own answers.)Assignmentn1.Try to remember the English meaning of the new words in Reading I.n2.Prepare for the next class.n3.Finish the exercises on WB.
