新 湘 版 九年级 ( 上 ) Unit 3

Unit 3 Topic 2 Can you speak more slowly, please? Section D

Teaching aims and demands: 1. Review the present continuous tense standing for the future. 2. Learn about the development of English and the differences between British English and American English. 3. Learn to write an .

Review (1) 明天我将离开北京去上海。 I’m leaving Beijing for Shanghai tomorrow. Review the grammar in this topic by translating some sentences. For example:

(2) 我想知道谁将到机场接我。 I I want to know who is meeting me at the airport.

Presentation T: We have known some differences in English among different English- speaking countries. Could you tell us some, class? Talk about the differences in English among different English-speaking countries and lead in 1.

S1: Pronunciation, like ［ 'dentist ］ (dentist) in British English while ［ 'dεntist ］ in American English. S2: Some expressions. You fill in a form in British, but fill out a form in the U.S.A. T: Yes. They are mainly different in pronunciation, spelling and expressions. Now let’s finish 1.

Consolidation Listen to the tape, and finish 2a and 2b, then check the answers.

Practice 1. Review the present continuous tense standing for the future according to pictures and key works given. (show the pictures) I’m traveling to London tomorrow.

2. The teacher presents an in 4 with multimedia, then lets the students look and talk about how to write an Read the and understand the contents of it. 4. Finish the passage below according to 4. For example:

Dear Kangkang, How are you? I’m here ______ to you in California, America. Just as what you ____ me, I have met some _________ in understanding the people there. They speak too ____. I can’t _____ them at all. And their accents are not the _____. I really want to know how the differences come _____. Please _____ to me soon. writing told difficulties fastfollow same about write

Project Write an to your friend and talk about your strategies of learning English.