Unit 2 English around the world 必修1 Unit 2 English around the world 湖州二中高一英语备课组

单元重点内容和教学目标 课时课型安排

课时课型安排 Period1 Warming up Period2 Reading The Road to Modern English Period3 Learning about language Period4 Extensive Reading Period5 Listening Speaking and Writing Period6 Revision

Period 1 Warming up Pre-reading question1 Workbook(P48) Listening Using Language3 (P13)

Warming up 任务： 1. “世界英语”(World Englishes)的概念. 2.加强对英语世界性的认识。 3.世界英语的差异, 课本以英国英语和美国英语为例加以说明.

Great Britain

Australia

Canada

India

Ireland

New Zealand

South Africa

The U.S.A.

Singapore

English Around the World Canada the United Kingdom the USA Ireland Australia South Africa New Zealand

Is the English language in those countries always the same?

Do you know the differences between American English and British English? & British English

spelling ask dance wheel kilometre not box movie, post, film, mail, British English American English colour, favourite, color, favorite, spelling theatre, centre, theater, center, travelled, metre traveled, meter ask dance wheel pronunciation kilometre not box movie, post, film, mail, vocabulary I think, shop, I guess, store,

Read the dialogues to find the British and American words which are different but have the same meaning. (P13) Think of more situations for your conversations.

Period2 Reading The Road to Modern English

Why do you think so many Chinese people want to learn English? Step1 Lead in Why do you think so many Chinese people want to learn English? Look at the title of the passage and predict what it is mainly about. the development/history of English

Step2 Skimming Skim the text to find out or make out a topic sentence for each paragraph.

Paragraph 1: Today, more people speak English as their first ,second or foreign language than ever before. Paragraph 2: Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. Paragraph 3: All languages change and develop when cultures communicate with one another. Paragraph4: Two big changes in English spelling happened in the 19th century. Paragraph 5: English is also spoken as a foreign language or second language in South Asia and Africa.

Make a timeline of the development Step3 Scanning Make a timeline of the development of English and find out why English changed over time.

development reasons to Australia ruled by German based more on German the 5th century AD more like French ruled by Norman AD800-1150 a wide vocabulary Shakespeare the1600‘s American English to America 1620 to Australia the 18th century Australian English

Extra information Norman（诺曼人） the expansion of British Empire the establishment of colonies the spread of English

Step4 Discussion 1.Can you show us some of the ways in which English has changed your life? 2.Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese? (Predict the future of both English and Chinese )

Step5 Language focus: 1.even if=even though: in spite of the fact; no matter whether: He likes to help us even if he is very busy. 2.communicate with: exchange information or conversation with other people: He learnt to use body language to communicate with deaf customers. 3.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. 4.be based on 5.make use of…

Step6 Homework 1.P11 dicovering useful words and expressions 2.Workbook(P49) Using words and expressions1-2

Period3 Learning about language Discovering useful structures P12 Reading and speaking P15 Workbook:Using structures P50

Retell the following sentences in indirect speech 1. “You are really my best friend,”Tom said to me. “I will come here again tomorrow,”said Jack. 3.He asked, “Is it raining now?” 4. “How many pages have you finished ?”she asked.

Learning useful structures Say the following sentences to three students: S1: Open the window. S2: Pass on the book to your deskmate. S3: Will you please close the door? What is the difference among the sentences I spoke to them just now? Help the students understand what is a command or a request.

Request and command Open your books. command request (polite) Please open your books. request (polite) Can you open your books please? request (polite) Could / would you please open you books? request (polite)

Give requests or commands according to the following situations. 1. You want to close the door, but you cannot do it by yourself. How do you do it politely? 2. You are standing in the middle of a train carriage and you need to leave. How do you do politely? 3. A bear is about to approach a boy. What do you say to him to make sure that he won’t be hurt. 4. A boss wants the secretary to type a letter for him.What will he do? 5. Your father wants you to turn off the TV. What will he do?

Change a command into an Indirect Speech. told sb (not) to do sth “Open the window,”the teacher said to the students . (command) The teacher told the students to open the window. “Don’t open the window,” the teacher said to the students. The teacher told the students not to open the window. told sb (not) to do sth

Change a request into an Indirect Speech. ask(ed) sb (not) to do sth “Open the window, please,” the teacher said to the students. (requests) The teacher asked the students to open the window. “Don’t open the window ,please,” the teacher said to the students. The teacher asked the students not to open the window. ask(ed) sb (not) to do sth

Can you discover the rules? 表示命令，用tell，order，command等。 表示请求，用ask，beg，request等。

Work in groups Choose one of the situations and make a dialogue. P15

Period4 Extensive Reading Using Language: Reading Standard English And Dialects P13 Listening P14

How many dialects are there in China ? Warming up How many dialects are there in China ?

dialects family in China Chinese 吴语 北方方言 闽南语 赣语 湘语 客家话 粤语

Do you think there are some dialects in English? Warming up Do you think there are some dialects in English?

English dialects in different countries Britain The U.S.A English dialects in different countries Canada Australia India New Zealand

Read the passage to answer the following questions: 1.How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text? 2. Why are there many dialects in American English? 3. Will Chinese English develop its own identity? Listening P14

Homework: workbook P51 Reading Task The Oxford English Dictionary

Period5 Listening speaking and writing A brainstorm map P15 Workbook: Listening Task P51 Writing Task P53

Why should I learn English well? A Brainstorming Map: Why should I learn English well? To use in school To use for business To talk to native speakers Why should I learn English well? To read English books To write to pen friends To listen to English music and movies

Listen to find out what problems Wang Ting and Chen Peng have and what they will do to improve their English. Share your problems with your friends and discuss how you can solve them. Write a short passage based on what you have talked about. Ways of improving listening/speaking/ reading/writing

structure Your problem suggestions on how to solve the problem conclusion

Period6 Revision