Unit 2 English around the world
Period 1 Warming up and reading
By Li Jing
Teaching aims:
Knowledge aims:
Get the students to learn about English language.
Use the following words and expressions: official, native, actually, base, modern, culture, vocabulary, identity, because of, come up, at present, make use of…
Ability aims:
Develop the students’ reading ability.
Enable the students to listen and understand more English dialects.
Emotional aims:
Enable the students to learn about English language and know different kinds of English so as to communicate with people from different countries.
Teaching important points:
Get the students to learn different reading skills.
Get the students to learn about the English language.
Teaching difficult points:
Develop the students’ reading ability.
Teaching methods:
Task – based teaching and learning.
Scanning, skimming and detail reading.
Individual, pair and group work to discuss.
Teaching aids:
A recorder and a computer
Teaching steps:
Step 1. Greeting
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step 2. Warming up and pre-reading
In this period, we’ll learn a text, which is about English. So I want to ask you a question.
Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world
(English)
But do you know how many English-speaking countries are there in the world
(They may speak out America, Britain, Canada, Australia…)
Do you know that there is more than one kind of English In some important ways they are every different from one another. They are called world Englishes. There are many varieties of English around the world such as：
Canadian English
British English
American English
Australian English
Indian English
Now let me introduce the history of the English language to you. English is a young language. It grew from other languages, such as German and French. People began to write it down only six hundred years ago. Now it is spoken by people all over the world. There are two main families of standard English: the American and the British English. American English is spoken in the USA and in Canada. British English is spoken in Britain, Australia and Africa. However, English is not exactly the same in different countries. Today, we are going to learn about the differences between American English and British English. At first, I will give you some examples.
1. When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.
Do you have any plan this fall
What Do you mean this autumn
Then let’s complete the chart.
Chinese BrE AmE
电梯 lift elevator
汽油 petrol gas, gasoline
公寓 flat apartment
秋天 autumn fall
地铁 underground subway
大学 university college
垃圾 rubbish garbage
垃圾箱 dustbin trash can
假期 holiday vacation
两周 fortnight two weeks
2. When you write in English, they maynot have the same spelling.
Can you tell me how to spell the word “neighbor”
N-E-I-G-H-B-O-U-R, neighbour.
The other examples:
Chinese BrE AmE
邻居 neighbour neighbor
劳动 labour labor
颜色 colour color
幽默 humour humor
最喜爱的 favourite favorite
剧院 theatre theater
千米 kilometre kilometer
3. British English American English
the ground floor the first floor
the first floor the second floor
the second floor the third floor
the third floor the fourth floor
Step 3. Fast-reading
We know many differences between these two languages. Now let’s listen to the tape and find the answers to the questions on the screen
1 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.
2 Choose the right answer.
1) The text mainly tells us ___________.
A. that old English is different from the English today
B. how Middle English formed
C. English and its history
D. that English will keep changing
2) The text is developed mainly by ____.
A. place B. time C. people
3) At the end of the _____ century, about five to seven million people spoke English.
A. 14th B. 15th C. 16th
(Answers: 1-3 C B C )
Step 4. Intensive reading
Now read the text again. Read it carefully and discuss the following questions on the screen with your partners. Find your answers on your book. In a few minutes, I’ll ask some pairs to give us the answers (showing the screen).
1. Questions
1).When did America become an independent country
(In 1776)
2).Where did the word “fall” (meaning “autumn”) first come from
(From England)
2. 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
3. True or false
1) English had the most speakers in the 17th century.
2) English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.
3) Languages frequently change.
4) The language of the government is always the language of the country.
5) English is one of the official languages used in India.
6) This reading describes the development of the English language.
(Answers: F T F F T T )
Step 5. Summary
Sum up the key points briefly and enable the Ss to master what we’ve learned today. In this class, we’ve learned the differences between American English and British. Now let’s sum them up.
The difference British English American English
In spelling colour, center, travelled color, center, traveled
In pronunciation dance [dα: ns] not [not ] dance [d ns] not [nαt]
In meaning autumn, typhoon, I think fall , tornado, I guess
Step 6. Homework:
1.Write a short passage, comparing American and British English.
2.Write a letter in the name of Wang Ling to Mr. Smith on P96.Unit 2 English around the world
Knowledge aims:
1).To help students get to know about English development
2).To help students better understand “learning English”
Ability aims: Develop the Ss’ reading and speaking abilities.
Emotional aims:
Enable the students to learn about English language and know different kinds of English so as to communicate with people from different countries.
1. Discussion:
Why do people want to learn English
2. Fill in the table below
Chinese BrE AmE
秋天 autumn fall
公寓 flat
汽油 gas, gasoline
电梯 lift
地铁 subway
大学 university
垃圾 garbage
假期 holiday
fortnight two weeks
3. Match the words that have the same meaning.
Petrol
flat
color
lift
rubber
honor
pictures
underground
eraser
gas
apartment
elevator
honour
colour
movies
subway
4．The text mainly tells us ___________.
5. General ideas ：
The spread of the English language in the world. （Para.______）
English changes and develops when cultures meet and communicate with each other. （Para.______）
English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in South Asia. （Para.______）
By the 19th century English is settled. （Para.______）
Native speaker can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.
（Para.______）
6. Timeline of the development of English
time Language development
During the 5th century AD based more on German
AD 800-1150 influenced by Danish and then by French; vocabulary enriched
British settlers moved to America; English spoken there
British taken to Australia; English spoken there
language settled;spelling difference happened
7.The text is developed mainly by ____.
8.True or false
1) English had the most speakers in the 17th century.
2 )English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.
3 )Languages frequently change.
4) The language of the government is always the language of the country.
5 )English is one of the official languages used in India.
6 )This reading describes the development of the English language.
9.Homework
1)Why do you think more people in the world now want to lean Chinese
2)Write a short passage, comparing American and British English.
PAGE(共38张PPT)
Unit 2
English Around the World
Warming up
and
Reading
voyage
apartment
actually
base
gradually
vocabulary
n. 航行; 航海
n. 公寓住宅; 单元套房
adv. 实际上; 事实上
vt. 以…..为依据
n. 基部; 基地; 基础
adv. 逐渐地; 逐步地
n. 词汇; 词汇量; 词表
Words preview
spelling
identity
fluent
Danish
Singapore
Malaysia
n. 拼写; 拼法
n. 本身; 本体; 身份
adj. 流利的; 流畅的
n. 丹麦语
adj. 丹麦的; 丹麦人的
n. 新加坡
n. 马来西亚
Words preview
because of
come up
at present
make use of
such as
因为; 由于
走近; 上来; 提出
现在; 目前
利用; 使用
例如……; 像这种的
Expressions preview
1 What language has the largest number of speakers
2 What language is the most widely spoken and used
Chinese
English
Warming-up:
3 Which is your native language
Chinese
4 How many languages do you speak
I speak Chinese and English.
in an international talk/meeting
In what situations is English used
at schools
on the air
(on TV, on the radio…)
When we sing English songs.
When we watch English TV
Do you know that there is more
than one kind of English In some
important ways they are every
different from one another. They
are called world Englishes.
Canadian
Australian
English
British
World Englishes
American
Indian
It is the language that one
or both your parents speak.
You learn it as your
first language /
your native language
/mother tongue.
Native language:
English as a second language: It is the language used by government, schools, newspapers and TV, but people speak the language of their own country
at home.
English as a foreign language
It is the language learnt as a school subject.
Countries speak English as their mother tongue
Britain(UK)
America (USA)
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
English-speaking countries:
UK, USA, Australia, Canada,
New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland
mother tongue/ native language
official language
India, Hong Kong, Singapore,
the Philippines, etc.
British English
American English
elevator /lift petrol/ gas
rubber/ eraser
in a team/ on a team
What Do you mean this autumn
Do you have any plan this fall
fall
autumn
When you hear two native speakers of
English, they may still not speak the same
kind of English.
Do you want to come to my flat
How far is your apartment It is beautiful
Time to go home. Let’s go to the elevator together.
Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time.
Hey, let’s go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.
Great. I like football match very much.
Chinese BrE AmE
秋天 autumn fall
公寓 flat
汽油 gas, gasoline
电梯 lift
地铁 subway
大学 university
垃圾 garbage
假期 holiday
Fill in the table below.
apartment
petrol
underground
college
rubbish
vacation
elevator
N-E-I-G-H-B-O-U-R, neighbour.
Can you tell me how to spell the word “neighbor”
When you write in English, they may
not have the same spelling.
neighbour
neighbor
Fill in the table below.
Chinese BrE AmE
邻居 neighbour neighbor
劳动 labor
颜色 colour
幽默 humor
最喜爱的 favourite
剧院 theater
千米 kilometre
labour
color
humour
favorite
theatre
kilometer
BrE AmE
The differences between British English and American English.
vocabulary
spelling
pronunciation
autumn fall
typhoon tornado
I think I guess
colour color
centre center
traveller traveler
dance [da:ns] dance[d ns]
not [not] not [na:t]
Skimming
to get
general ideas
general ideas
The spread of the English language in the world.
English changes and develops when cultures meet and
communicate with each other.
English is spoken as a foreign language or second language
in South Asia.
By the 19th century English is settled.
Native speaker can understand each other even if they
don’t speak the same kind of English.
General ideas of each paragraph
The spread of the English language in the world.
English changes and develops when cultures meet and communicate with each other.
English is spoken as a foreign language or
second language in South Asia.
Para 1
Para 3
Para 5
By the 19th century English is settled.
Native speaker can understand each other
even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.
Para 4
Para 2
The text mainly tells us ___________.
A. that old English is different from
the English today
B. how Middle English formed
C. English and its history
D. that English will keep changing
Reading Comprehension
Careful reading
time Language development
based more on German
influenced by Danish and then by French; vocabulary enriched
British settlers moved to America; English spoken there
British taken to Australia; English spoken there
language settled;
spelling difference happened
Timeline of the development of English(2minutes)
During the 5th
century AD
AD 800-1150
1620
18th century
19th century
Reading Comprehension
The text is developed mainly by ____.
A. place B. time
C. people
True or false
1 English had the most speakers in the 17th century.
2 English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.
3 Languages frequently change.
Reading Comprehension
Today para.1
gradually Para.3
Para.3
4 The language of the government is always the language of the country.
5 English is one of the official languages used in India.
6 This reading describes the development of the English language.
Para.5
Para.5
Write a short passage,
comparing American and British English.
