2019-2020年高中英语第一册上Unit2Englisharoundtheworld（4）.doc

2019-2020年高中英语第一册上Unit2Englisharoundtheworld（4）Teaching Aims:1.Learn the text to get the students know about the differences between American English and British English.2.Get the students to master the useful words and expressions of the text.Teaching Important Points:1.Improve the students reading ability by reading the material.2.Improve the students writing ability.3.Get the students to know about American English and British English.Teaching Difficult Point:How to improve the students writing ability.Teaching Methods:1.Fast-reading and reading to improve the students reading ability.2.Practice and pair work or group work to have every student master what theyve learned.Teaching Aids:1.a recorder2.a projector and some slidesTeaching Procedures:FStep .Greetings and RevisionGreet the whole class as usual.T:In this period,Im going to check your homework first.Then well learn a text:American English and British English.Well do some exercises about it as well.At last,well go over Checkpoint of this unit.Now take out your exercise-books,please,(The teacher checks the students homework.)(The teacher and the students go over the new words and expressions of this period.The teacher gives explanations when necessary.)FStep .Fast ReadingT: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.From the last period we know there are more than 42 countries where the majority of people speak English.However English is not exactly the same in different countries.American people speak English,but it is a bit different from British English.Today,we are going to read about these differences.Please turn to Page 12.Read the text fast and find the answers to the questions on the screen.Do it as fast as possible and write your answers on a piece of paper.Ill collect the first five pieces.(The teacher shows the screen.)Answer the following questions:1.What is American English for“I think”?2.What did Noah Webster do in order to make American English different from British English?(The teacher collects the first five pieces of the answers,checks them and gives them back to the students.)T:Who will give us the first answer?SA:Ill try.In American English“I guess”is used instead of“I think”.T:Quite right.What is the second?SB:He changed the spelling of many words.FStep .ReadingT:Now read the text again.Read it carefully and discuss the following questions on the screen with your partner.Write your answers on a piece of paper.In a few minutes,Ill ask some pairs to give us the answers.(The teacher shows the screen.)Answer the following questions:1.When did America bee an independent country?2.Where did the word“fall”(meaning“autumn”)first e from?3.Can you give some examples to show spelling differences between American and British English?4.Is there any difference in written English in the two countries?5.What differences are there in spoken English in the two countries?6.Do you think that people from Britain and America can understand each other?Why do you think so?7.How did the differences between British and American English e about?8.Which do you prefer,American English or British English?Why?(The teacher goes among the students,joins in the students discussion and answers the students questions.)(A few minutes later.)T:Have you finished?(Ss:Yes.)Give us your answers,please.One student,one question, Volunteers!SC:1.In 1776,America became an independent country.SD:2.The word“fall”first came from England.SE:3.Yes,I can.For example,the words“colour,centre and travelled”in British English are spelt“color,center and traveled”in American English.SF:4.Yes,In written English there are some spelling differences between British English and American English.And in some cases,different words are used for the same thing.SG:5.Some words are pronounced differently in the two countries.For example,Americans say danceA,and in southern England they sayA:.In America they pronounce notE;in southern England they sayC,and son on.SH:6.Yes.Though there are many spelling differences,people from the two countries dont have much difficulty in understanding each other because written English is more or less the same in both Britain and America.SI:7.There is no quick answer to this question.When people from England travelled to other countries,they took the English language with them.At first,the language stayed the same as the language used in England,but slowly the language began to change from one part of the world to another.At last the English language became two variantsBritish English and American English.SJ:8.I prefer American English to British English because American English is easier to understand./I prefer British English to American English because British English sounds more beautiful.T:Now look at the screen again.Ill explain some words and expressions of the text so that you can use them freely.Please listen to me carefully.Notes to the text:1e abouthappen,take placee.g.When John woke up,he was in the hospital,but he didnt know how that had e about.2.the language in America stayed the samestay vi.keep,remaine.g.The door stayed open all the day.3.end up withfinish withe.g.The party ended up with the singing of Liu Huan.4.different from=different thane.g.Mary is different from(than/to)Jane.5.more or lessabout,not exactly,almost,nearlye.g.He must have given Tom two hundred yuan more or less.The work is more or less finished.T:Do you have anything else you dont understand?If you have,please tell me.Ill be glad to have a discussion with you.(The teacher answers any questions asked by the students.)T:Turn to Page 13,please.Look at the exercise behind the text.Choose the correct answers to the following questions,according to the text.Have a discussion with your partner.Youd better close your books when you discuss them.If you have anything uncertain,you can look up the concerned information in the text.Suggested answers:1.C;2.B;3.C;4.D;5.DFStep .Listening and Reading AloudT:Lets listen to the tape.When I play it for the first time,just listen to it.When I play it for the second time,please listen and repeat.Then read the text aloud.Are you clear?Ss:Yes.(The teacher plays the tape for the students to listen.Then when the students read the text,the teacher goes among the students and corrects the students mistakes in pronunciation,intonation and stress.)FStep.Reading and WritingT:Now look at Reading and Writing on Page 13.Read the paragraph about American English and fill in the chart.First read the passage,please.Then do it in groups.Write your answers on a piece of paper.Later,well check the answers.Suggested answers:WordsBorrowed fromCentold FrenchFloridaSpanishHowlAmerican IndianCookbookGermanT:Do you have anything you dont understand?(SK raises his hand.)SK:I have a question to ask.What does the word“over”in the first line mean?SL:It means“during;in the course of”.For example:Over the years,hes bee more and more patient.T:How do you know that?SL:I looked it up in my dictionary just now.T:Youve done well.What does“a great many”in the second line from the bottom mean?SM:It means“a very large number of”.T:Can you give us an example?SM:I have a great many friends at school.T:Quite right.Very good.Do you know any other English words borrowed from other languages?Please give us some examples.SN:I got some from an English magazine.They are:tea(from China);banana,zebra(from Africa);kangaroo(from Australia);stomach(from French).T:Very good.If you work hard at English,youll make great progress in the near future.I wish you success.FStep .CheckpointT:Please turn to Page 14.Look at Checkpoint 2.The first part should be done like this:For each pair of sentences,plete one of them according to the other.Then find useful expressions from the text and make sentences with them.Group work.Later well check the answers.(The students prepare the exercises and the teacher helps them to find useful expressions in the text.)(After a few minutes.)T:Have you finished?Ss:Yes.T:Lets do Part 1plete the sentences.Wholl give us the answers?Sa:Ill try.1.She asked me to help her with her homework.Sb:2.“Buy some bread for me,please,”he told her.Sc:3.He told me not to smoke in the room.Sd:4.“Make sure the door is locked.”she said to her little son.T:Very well.Now make sentences with one of the useful expressions,please.One student,one sentence.Volunteers!Se:the differences between A and B:There are many differences between Model A and Model B.Sf:e about:How did the accident e about?Sg:in the same way:I worked out the problem.And my brother did it in the same way,too.Sh:end up with:We ended up the party with a song.Si:different from:My dictionary is different from Jacks.Sj:more or less:Mary made some mistakes on the test,but her answers were more or less right.SK:have difficulty in doing:I have some difficulty in finishing the exercises.Sc:a great many:There are a great many new words in the article.I cant read it.(The teacher writes the useful expressions on the blackboard.)FStep .Summary and HomeworkT:In this class,weve learned the differences between American English and British English.Please sum up them.One student,one item.Think it over and then tell us.Sm:In spelling,they are different.For example,colour,centreSn:In spoken English,they are different.For example.dance,notSo:Some words are different.e.g.autumnSp:Americans say“I guess”,whileT:Are there any differences in written English?Sq:Written English is more or less the same in both British and American English.(The teacher writes those above on the blackboard.)T:There are a number of useful expressions in the text(Pointing to the blackboard.)You should remember them and use them in your everyday life.Todays homework:Write a short passage,paring American and British English or dialects in Chinese.Besides,read the tips on Page 14 carefully and use them when possible.Thats all for today.One possible version:American English and British EnglishThere are some differences between British English and American English.Where are the differences?Written English is more or less the same in both Britain and America.But in the spoken language the differences are greater.Americans say fastA,while in England they say :.There are some other differences.For example,in America,they say“fall,store,right away”,while people from Britain say“autumn,shop,at once”.However,people from the two countries can understand each other.FStep .The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardUnit 2 English around the worldThe Fourth PeriodUseful expressions:the difference between A and B;e about;in the same way;end up with;different from;more or less;have difficulty in doing sth.The differences between Br.E and AEIn spelling Br.EAEIn spelling:colour,centre colour,centerIn spoken English:dance:ASome words:autumn,typhoonfall,tornadoI thinkI guessFStep .Record after 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