1、Step 2 Warming upEnglish is a widely used language.Do you know in which countries English is spoken as their native language?Sa:The US,the UK,Australia,Canada.(a slide:Nancy:Oh,there you are.Now then,did you have a good flight?Joe:Sure,we flew all the way direct from Seattle to London.You must be ve
2、ry tired.Did you sleep at all on the plane?No,not really.Im very tired.Could I use your bathroom?Why,of course.You dont need to ask,just make yourself at home.Let me give you a clean towel.A towel?Yes.Here you are.The bathroom is upstairs.Its the second door on the left.(After a while)Have you found
3、 it?Well,eh,yes,I mean no. I mean,I found the bathroom,but I didnt find what I was looking for!) Here is a short dialogue.Read it and discuss with your partner:What is it that Joe cant find in the bathroom?Why cant he find it?Sb:It is the toilet.And why?Sc:Perhaps when Joe says “bathroom”,he means a
4、 place,where there is a toilet.But in Nancys eyes,it is a place where people can only have a bath.You are right.Do you know why theres a misunderstanding between them?Sd:Because they speak different kinds of English.Great.Theres more than one kind of English in the world.In some important ways theyr
5、e different.Theyre called world English.Can you guess what they include?Se:Canadian,British,American,Australian and Indian English.Right.So you know even two native speakers of English may still not speak the same kind of English.Look at the examples on P9.Now try to guess which of the following wor
6、ds are British English and which are American English.Suggested answers:Am.English:mom;on a team;rubber;gasBr.English:mum;in a team;eraser;petrolStep 3 New WordsFrom today on,well learn something about English around the world.First of all,lets get familiar with the new words.Yesterday I asked you t
7、o read the new words and look up the meaning of them.Now lets have a game in which one of you tells us the meaning or the explanation of the words and the others guess which word it is.Lets go!Suggested explanation:1.include:have something or somebody as one of a group.e.g.:The tour included a visit
8、 to the Science Museum.2.play a role in:have a part in 3.international:connected with two or more countries4.native:(1)connected with the place where you have always lived or have lived for a long time(2)a person who lives in a particular place,especially sb. who has lived there a long time5.elevato
9、r:lift6.flat:(1)having a smooth surface (2)(Br. E) a set of rooms for living in7.apartment:(Am. E) a set of rooms for living in8.modern:of the present time or recent timee up:to move toward 10.culture:the customs and beliefs,art,way of life and social organization of a particular country or group11.
10、actually:really;in fact12.present:(1)existing or happening now (2)being in a particular place13.rule:control14.vocabulary:all the phrases and phrases you learn15.usage:the way in which words are used in a language16.identity:who or what sb./sth. is17.government:the group of people who are responsibl
11、e for controlling a country or a state18.rapidly:fastThats great!Youve made a good preparation.Now please read the words together.(show words and explanations on the slide)Step 4 Pre-readingJust now,weve known that therere many kinds of English in the world.Then why are there so many kinds?Ss:We don
12、t know.Anyway,well find out the cause today.Now read the title of the passage “the road to modern English”.What do you think it will tell us?Sf:I guess it will tell us the development of English.Step 5 SkimmingNow lets find out whether your answer is right.So please read the passage fast in silence
13、and find out the main idea of each paragraph.Suggested answer:Para.1:Brief introduction of the change in English.Para.2:An example of different kinds of English. Para.3:The development of English.Para.4:English spoken in some other countries.Step 6 ScanningYouve mastered the structure of the passage
14、.Now please read para.1 and 2 loud in detail.(several minutes later) Have you finished?Herere some statements of which some are right while some not.Read them and then tell whether they are true or false.If false,please find out the mistake and correct it.(slides:1.Most of the English speakers in th
15、e 16th century lived in England.2.More and more people use English as their first or 2nd language.3.The US has the largest number of English speakers.4.Native English speakers can understand everything because they speak the same kind of English.)Sg:The first one is true.Sh:The second one is true.Si
16、:The third one is false.China has the largest number of English speakers.Sj:The fourth one is false.Native English speakers may not be able to understand everything because they do not speak the same kind of English.You did a very good job.Now please read para.3 after the tape.And then fill in the f
17、orm on the screen.The Road To Modern EnglishThe cause:Cultures communicate with one anotherTimeThings that happenedBetween AD 450 and 1150Based on German1150 to 1500Less like German; more like Frenchwhy?because Frenchmen ruled England thenIn the 1600sShakespeare broadened the vocabulary.A big change
18、 in English,giving its own identitywhy?caused by “American Dictionary of the English language” written by Noah WebsterLaterBritish people brought English to AustraliaWe know culture communication brings about changes in English.Can you think of any effect that Chinese has on English?Sk:In English th
19、ere are some Chinese words such as gongfu,long time no see,.Great!With more closely communication of culture,English is changing more frequently.As we all know,English is spoken as the native language mostly in western countries.Then what about English in some other parts of the world?After reading
20、the last paragraph,would you please say something about the present situation of English in your own words?Sl:It is also spoken as a foreign or 2nd language in many other countries.For example,in India,it is used for government and education.In some African and Asian countries,it is also spoken,such
21、 as in South Africa,Singapore and Malaysia.While in China,the number of English speakers is increasing fast.Quite good.Step 7 DiscussionSo far,weve known that English is becoming more and more important in China.It has been an important subject for Chinese students.But someone say that Chinese is a
22、much more elegant language.So it is more important for us to master it and it is not so necessary for us to master a foreign language.Do you agree with this opinion and why?I dont agree with it.With the cultural communication becoming more and more frequent,the chance to contact foreigners,exported
23、goods,international conferences,and so on,is more and more.As the most widely used language,English is regarded as the language used in most international situations.Thus,if we want to keep up with the times,wed better master English and use it as a tool.Step 8 Summary and homeworkToday weve learned
24、 an article on “the road to modern English”.After class,you should read it again and again to get the idea of the text further.Do the exercises of comprehending and try to tell your partner something about English in our own words.Thats all for today.Class is over.The Second PeriodDo some exercises
25、to master words and phrases.2.Ability:Learn to use these words and phrases in daily life.Train students perseverance and patience by remembering new words and phrases.Explanation of words and phrases and practise using them.How to let student master them well.教学过程Step 1 Greetings and revisionGreet t
26、he whole class as usual.Yesterday we learnt a passage and I asked you to finish the comprehending exercises.Who can tell me the answer?A,D,C,D,BNow who can retell the content of the passage to us?Let me try.English is used more and more today.The number of the people speaking it is increasing rapidl
27、y.China has the biggest number of English speakers.However,even two native speakers do not speak the same English because there are many kinds of English.That is caused by communication of culture.So actually even they can not understand everything they say.Besides being spoken as the native tongue,
28、English is also used as a foreign or 2nd language in many other countries.In a word,it is more and more important.Step 2 Learning about languageYou did such a good job.You have mastered the text quite well.This period we will try to master the useful words and expressions in the first period.First l
29、ets do exercise 1 in the part of learning about language.Please read the word or phrase and then match it with the right meaning.(Suggested answer:C D E F A B J G I H)Keep these words in mind.And then choose some of them to fill in the blanks in exercise 2.(suggested answer:native,actually,vocabulary,apartment,elevator)Now well turn to a difficult one.You should fill in the blanks using the words from warming up and reading.At the same time,youd better pay attention to the forms of the words.includes;culture;present;Actually;phrases
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