Period 1＆2 Warming up and Reading I Unit 2 English around the world

Do you like learning English? Why? Warming up – I ( 1m ) Do you like learning English? Why?

Read the passage in warming up, and answer the following questions? Warming up – II ( 9m) Read the passage in warming up, and answer the following questions? 1.Can you name some countries in which English is spoken?

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

2. Are the English in those countries the same? 3.Do you know how many people use English as their native language, second language, or foreign language?

number of speakers example countries working situation the native language the foreign language the second language USA,Canada,Australia,south Africa, Ireland, New Zealand 375 million China and many other countries 750 million government,schools, newspapers,TV India, Pakistan,Nigeria,Philippines. 375 million

(One is in British English, the other one is in American English.) Pre-reading – I (3m) Watch the video, then tell the difference between the English the man speaks and the English the woman speaks. (One is in British English, the other one is in American English.)

& American English British English Pre-reading – II ( 5m ) Do you know the differences between American English and British English? American English & British English

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

words lift (电梯) elevator petrol (汽油) gas apartment flat (公寓) autumn British English American English lift (电梯) elevator petrol (汽油) gas apartment flat (公寓) autumn fall words subway underground(地铁) university(大学) college garbage rubbish(垃圾) dustbin(垃圾箱) trash can holiday vacation fortnight(两星期） two weeks

Reading – I ( 3m ) Fast reading: Read the text and find out the answers to the questions of Ex. 1 on page 10.

Reading – II ( 10m ) Pair work: 1. Read the text and try to find the main idea of each paragraph. (Work in pairs) 2. Check the answers. Ask some students to tell their answers, after giving the answers, they should also tell how they find the answers, then give the suggested answer.

Paragraph 1: describes the extension of English in the world. Paragraph 2: tells us native speakers can understand each other but not everything. Paragraph 3: tells the development of English as native language. Paragraph 4: tells us English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.

Reading – III ( 5m ) Group work: What can you learn from this passage Reading – III ( 5m ) Group work: What can you learn from this passage? (discuss in group of four, then ask the students to show their ideas.) The aim of this step is to help the students realize the importance of English.

1. Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn, why? Post-reading ( 5m ) 1. Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn, why? 2. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English? 3. Will Chinese English become one of the World English? (Students give their own answers.)

Assignment 1. Try to remember the English meaning of the new words in Reading I. 2. Prepare for the next class. 3. Finish the exercises on WB.