Unit 2 English around the world
Teaching aims and demands:
1. Topic:
English language and its development; different kinds of English
1. Vocabulary:
include, role, international, native, elevator, flat, apartment, rubber, petrol, gad, modern, however, culture, actually, present(adj.), rule(v.), vocabulary, usage, government, rapidly, candy, lorry, command, polite, request, boss, standard, Midwestern, southern, eastern, southeastern, northwestern, Spanish, recognize, accent, lightning, direction, ma’ma, block
1. Useful expressions:
play a role in, because of, come up, such as, give a command, play a part
1. Function: language difficulties in communication
Pardon?
I beg your pardon? I don’t understand.
Could you say that again, please?
Sorry, I can’t follow you.
Could you repeat that, please?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
1. Grammar: imperative sentences and its indirect speech
Open the door.
Please open the door.
Would you please open the door?
He told me to open the door.
Period 1 Warming up
Teaching Aim:
1. Ss will be able to know some differences between British English and American English.
2. Ss will be able to master some usages of the words and phrases.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in (Start with a free chat with Ss about learning English.)
T: How many years have you learnt English?
How many languages do we speak?
What do you find difficult in learning English? (Ss may have different ideas, but they may consider vocabulary as their most difficult one.)
Do you think it necessary for us Ss to master such a foreign language?
(---With the development of globalization, English has become an international tool for people to communicate with each other. And we are the future of our homeland, so it’s our duty to prosper our country; therefore, to master a foreign language becomes a necessity.)
In which countries is English used as the native language?
Do you think the Englishes spoken all around the world are all the same ?Enjoy BBC and VOA
Step 2 discussion
Activity 1. Ss discuss in groups about the differences between British English and American English, and give some examples.
Activity 2. Ss guess which of the following words is British English and which is American English:
apartment/flat bathroom/toilet can/tin candy/sweet
check/banknote (cheque) elevator/lift fall/autumn game/match line/queue penal /pen friend mad/angry mail/ post
mom/mum movie(film)/film pants /trousers repair/mend
sick/ill cookie/biscuit crazy/mad drugstore/chemist’s gas/petrol
Step 3 warming up
T: Now let’s enjoy a dialogue between two foreigners.
T: Which language do they speak?
Why do they misunderstand each other?
(There exist differences between Englishes. The different Englishes make up the world Englishes.)
Step 4 discussion
1. Do we need to learn both British and American English?
1. What kind of English would you like to learn?
1. Why?
Step 5 appreciation
Appreciate the dialogue between Bush and Blair
Step6 Homework
1. Preview reading
2. English weekly
3. p11 ex1,2.
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Part 1 Teaching Design
第一部分 教学设计
Period 1 A sample lesson plan for reading
(THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH)
Introduction
In this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to answer the question Why do people learn English？Then they will be helped to read an exposition （说明文）entitled THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH. It’s about the development of the English language and the causes for its varieties in use today.
Examples of “Warming Up” designs are presented in this book for teachers’ reference. Computer and overhead projector may be used to aid the teaching and learning.
Objectives
■ To help students get to know about English development
■ To help students better understand “learning English”
■ To help students understand and use some important words and expressions
■ To help students identify examples of Indirect Speech (II): request & commands in the text
Focus
Words base, command, request, recognize
Expressions because of, come up, at present, make use of, such as, play a part (in)
Patterns …because of that, English began to b spoken in many other countries. Actually all languages change and develop… The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling.
Aids
Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams
Procedure
1. Warming up
⑴Warming up by listing
Good morning, class. We have been learning English for several years. But how many English-speaking countries are there in the world? Now let’s make a list of them on the blackboard.
English Countries Explanation
Mother tongue the United Kingdomthe United States of AmericaCanadaAustralia South AfricaIrelandNew Zealand The people in these countries are native speakers of English. In total, for more than 375 million people English is their mother tongue.
Second language IndiaPakistanNigeriathe Philippines These people speak the language of their own country at home but the language of the government, schools, newspapers, and TV is English.
Foreign language ChinaGermanyFranceetc. The number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million.
⑵Warming up by answering questions about English
Good morning, class. Today we shall start learning Unit 2 English around the world. But how much do you know about English?
●What is Standard English?
Standard English is the form of English that most people in Britain use, and that is not limited to one area or group of people.
●What is a dialect?
A dialect is a variety of a language spoken only in one area, in which words, or grammar are slightly different from other forms of the same language.
●Do we have standard Chinese? What is it?
In China there’re so many dialects that the government encourages the whole nation to speak Putonghua, which is regarded as standard Chinese.
⑶Warming up by giving reasons
Unit 2 English around the world is what we are going to learn today. We are all learning English now because English is so popular in the world. But do you know why it is so? How many reasons could you giving for the spread of English around the world?
English is one of the official languages of the Olympic Games and the United Nations.English dominates international websites and provides nearly all of the new computer terminology.Tourism and trade from Western Europe and North America has contributed to the spread of English.Satellite TV, radio programs like Joy FM, CDs and, of course, Hollywood films all broadcast English into China. Also, a number of Chinese films include English subtitles.
2．Pre-reading
We are learning English here. But why are we learning it? Could you suggest to the class as many reasons as you can think of, why people in the world learn English?
for work, as a hobby, to learn about other people, to travel, to read literature in the original, to read research papers, to meet foreigners, to surf the Internet, to pass exams, etc.
Go on with your reasons. I shall write your suggestions on the board as you make them.
3. Skimming the text for general ideas
Now we go to page 9 to skim the text for the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1: The spread of the English language in the worldParagraph 2: Native speaker can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.Paragraph 3: English changes and develops when cultures meet and communicate with each other.Paragraph 4: By the 19th century English is settled.Paragraph 5: English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in South Asia.
4. Reading and filling
Read the text to complete the chart below.
Time English is influenced by…
AD 450-1150 German
1150-1500 French
In the 1600’s Shakespeare, who make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before
By the 19th century Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster
Now Languages in South Asia, in Singapore, in Malaysia, in Africa and in China
5. Reading and copying
Next we shall go over the text once more. This time try find and copy all the useful expressions down in your notebook.
Useful expressions
at the end of…, make voyages, speak English as…, in the next century, change over time, communicate with…, be based on…, at present, become less like…, rule England, enrich the English language, make use of…, move to…, later in the 18th century, give a separate identity to…, have a very large number of…, fluent English speakers, become the language for…, develop one’s own identity, increase rapidly
6. Making a diagram of the text and retell the text
We shall try to read for the organization of the text and make a diagram of the text organization.
7. Learning about language points
even if=even though: in spite of the fact; no matter whether: He likes to help us even if he is very busy.communicate with: exchange information or conversation with other people: He learnt to use body language to communicate with deaf customers.actually =in fact: used when you are adding new information to what you have just said: We’ve known for years. Actually, since we were babies.Only time will tell: to say that something can only be known in the future: Will China’s national football team enter for the next finals of the World Cup? Only time will tell.
8. Closing down by doing exercises
To end this period you are to finish the following tow exercises.
Fill in the blanks to complete the summary of the text.British English, 1_____ as Standard English or Oxford English, underwent 2 _____ as the colonization 3 _____ North American and the creation 4 _____ the United States occurred. British English words changed 5 _____ American English words, such 6 _____ centre to center, metre to meter, theatre to theater, favour 7 _____ favor, honour to honor, labour to labor, neighbour 8 _____ neighbor, cheque to check, connexion 9 _____ connection, gaol to jail, the storey of a house 10 _____ story, and tyre for tire. Since 1900, words 11 _____ consistent spelling but different meanings 12 _____ British English to American English include: 13 _____ let for to rent, dual carriageway 14 _____ divided highway, lift for elevator, amber for yellow, 15 _____ ring for to telephone, zebra crossing for pedestrian crossing, and pavement for sidewalk. （Keys: 1known 2 changes 3 of 4 of 5 into 6 as 7 to 8 to 9 to 10 to 11 with 12 from 13 to 14 for 15 to）
Work out the structure and vocabulary questions.I think Shanxi has the _____ number of coal miners. So why has Mr Li changed _____ time?All people change when thoughts communicate _____ one another.His report is based more on facts _____ present day situation.He became less like a father, and _____ like a friend because those who worked for him were all women.One big change in his life happened _____ he got the job.Chinese English has become one of the world _____.Now this company has had its _____ identity.The writer made use of a _____ vocabulary than anyone else. However, even on TV and the radio you will notice differences in the _____ people behave. (Keys: 1 largest, 2 over, 3 with 4 than, 5 more, 6 when, 7 Englishes, 8 own, 9 wider, 10 way)
English spoken as a foreign language or second language in South Asia
By the 19th century the language being settled
Native speaker understanding each other
All languages changing and developing
The spread of the English language in the world
The road to modern English
