Unit 2 School life Welcome to the unit 教案

Unit 2 School life
Comic strip & Welcome to the unit
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. talk about school life properly;
2. grasp the different expressions to refer to the same thing in British and American English;
3. understand the rules of the differences between British and American English in vocabulary.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: British, biscuit, rubber, American, eraser, vacation, cookie, fall, store, truck, yard, movie, advertisement, lorry, soccer
2. New structures: Because we’re cleverer than people.
They have to work harder.
What’s school life It’s like watching TV.
There are fewer advertisements.
I’d love to, but the school football team will practise this Saturday.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. DDDescribe what school is like in their mind with one’s own words;
2. Remember which words are the British words and which are the American words.
IV. Teaching procedures
Welcome to the unit
Step 1 Presentation
1. Let’s guess
T: Here we have some pictures and some English words. Can you tell us which words belong to the British English and which words belong to the American English Please show the national flags to them. (And then show them some pictures, let them say “What is it in British English or American Engish ）
【设计意图： 让学生在情境中学习本节课新的词汇】
2. Let’s learn (Part A)
T: Now let’s look at some English words. Match the British words with the American words if they refer to the same thing. Then write down the correct words under the pictures below. Let’s read them together.
3. Listen and Answer
1. Listen to a story about Simon and Daniel
T: As we all know, English is widely used in the world. Look at the map, and you can find people in many different countries speak English, like Britain, America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. But even though people in these countries speak English, they can’t always understand each other. Now let me tell you a story happened in Britain.
A group of American students came to visit a British school when travelling in London. Simon, a British guide, showed them around the school.
2. Listen to the tape and answer the two questions.
(1)What is Simon going to buy What about Daniel ( Simon is going to buy a lorry and Daniel is going to buy some biscuits.)
(2)What are they going to do this weekend (Simon is going to see a film and Daniel will practice football)
(3) Did Daniel know what Simon said at first (No.)
(4) Why couldn’t Daniel understand what Simon said
(Because Daniel spoke American English while Simon spoke British English. The words they said have not only different forms but also different meanings.) (PPT呈现)
4. Let’s replace (Part B)
T: You have learnt the different words that refer to the same thing. Please read the dialogue Part B and replace the British words using the American words.
(1) Did Daniel know what Simon said at first (No.)
(2) Why couldn’t Daniel understand what Simon said
(Because Daniel spoke American English while Simon spoke British English. The words they said have not only different forms but also different meanings.)
【设计意图：这样一个自编的对话不仅与本单元的话题（校园生活）紧密结合，而且可以让学生了解英式英语和美式英语的差异是导致Daniel和Simon交流时出现理解偏差的根本原因。】
Step 2 Practice
1. Let’s record
T: Watch a short video and write down how many British words and American words appear in their dialogue. What are they
2. Let’s show
T: I will give each group three minutes to make up new dialogues, but pay attention to the rules:
(1) Both of you are British and you both speak British English.
(2) Both of you are American and you both speak American English.
(3) One is British and speaks British English, and the other is American and speaks American English.
【设计意图：让学生以不同的身份来编写新的对话，不仅可以考查学生在合适的情境中运用词汇的能力，而且可以检测学生对所学习的英式英语与美式英语的掌握程度与熟练程度。】
Step 3 Extension
1. Let’s discuss
Show the rules of spelling difference between British English and American English.
T: You did a good job. Did you find the rules of spelling between British English and American English I’ll give you some tips. (Showing some British words and American words for the same thing.)
2. Let’s learn more
Show the rules of pronunciation and differences between British English and American English.
T: Besides this, there are differences between them in pronunciation, usage and so on.
【设计意图：让学生了解并非所有的英式英语与美式英语的变化都是杂乱无章的，对词汇的掌握可以不完全是死记硬背，而是可遵循规律的。对于规律的总结有助于学生掌握英式英语与美式英语的词汇。同时，提醒学生注意在英式英语与美式英语中词形一样的词汇可能有不同的含义。】
Comic strip
Step 1 Lead-in
Free talk
Which part of our school do you like best Why
What activities can we do in our school
Which do you like better about school, the lessons or the after-school activities
Do you think school is fun Why or why not
【设计意图：结合单元话题进行自由对话，引入本单元话题。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Listen to the conversation between Eddie and Hobo and answer the questions below
T: Now let’s see what our old friend Eddie thinks of school
Why does Eddie think dogs don’t go to school
(Because he thinks he is cleverer than people.)
What does Eddie think of school
(He thinks school is like watching TV.)
2. Ask students to read the dialogue together first and then in different roles
3. Complete the short passage according to the dialogue
Hobo：Why _____ dogs go to school, Eddie
Eddie：Because we’re ________ than people.
They have to work ________.
Hobo：What is school _____
Eddie：It’s like _______________,
but there are______ advertisements.
【设计意图：将漫画形式重新组织为短文和对话，不仅可以检测学生对本对话的内容的掌握情况，也可以锻炼学生的信息转换能力。】