Unit_2_English_around_the_World教案(2).doc

教教案案Unit 2 English around the WorldThe first periodI.Teaching Aims1.Ability Aims(1)Enable students to learn about the historical development of English.(2)Enable students to learn about the differences between American English and British English.(3)Improve studentscommunication ability.(4)Improve studentslistening ability.2.Language AimsImportant words and phrasesBring in,a great many.II.Teaching ContentIntegrating skillsIII.Teaching important points1.Talk about the differences betweenAmerican English and British English.2.Enable students to improve their listening and communication ability.IV.Teaching Methods1.Asking-and-Answering activity between the teacher and the students.2.Interaction among individuals,pair-work and group-workV.Teaching AidsArecorderVI.Teaching ProcedureStep1.Warming-Up(10 minutes)1.Leading in the topic by Ask-and-answer activity between the teacher and the students thefollowing questions:T:Every class,do you know what the differences between American English and British Englishare?Ss:T:How did these differences come about?Ss:T:Now,I will give you five minutes to discuss these questions with your partner,and then I willget the answers from you.Ok,lets start.2.BrainstormingT:Be quiet,times up.Now,who will be the first one to tell me the answer?Any volunteer?Good Ss:T:Another group?Ss:T:Well done.Step2.Reading(20 minutes)Ask students to open the book on page12,and then give students 15 minutes to read the text andfinish the following exercises1,2.T:(after 15 minutes)ok,now lets look at the exercises.(Then ask someone to give the answer,and give the right answers to students)The keys:1.(1)America stopped being a part of English in _C_.A.1707B.1828C.1776D.1911(2)Which of the following statements is true?DA.After 1828American English and British English stayed the same.B.After 1828American English changed but British English stayed the same.C.After 1828 British English changed butAmerican English stayed the same.D.After 1828 both British English andAmerican English changed.(3)British English is different fromAmerican English because _C_.A.Britain decided to change the spelling of many American words.B.American English changed but British English stayed the same.C.the Americans and British took different words from other languages.D.America is a bigger country.(4)Noah Webster was _D_.A.anAmerican presidentB.a Spanish farmerC.a British teacherD.an American writer(5)Which of the following statements is true?DA.In the future both American English and British English will stay the same.B.In the future American English will change but British English will not.C.In the future British English will change butAmerican English will not.D.In the future both British English andAmerican English will change.2.wordBorrowed fromCentOldFrenchFloridaSpanishHowlIndianCookbookGermanStep3.Listening(15 minutes)Let students to close the book and carefully listen to the tap about the text on page12 sentence bysentence for two times.At the same time,ask someone to repeat the sentence in order to improvetheir listening ability.Step4.HomeworkWriting a phrase in English,according to the following outline,and compare the differencesbetweenAmerican English and British English.(About 80 words)1.拼写方面不同.例如英国人把“颜色”一词拼为“colour”,美国人拼为“color”.2.发音方面不同.例如英国人把“dance”读作/da:ns/,美国人读作/dns/.3.词汇方面不同.例如“秋天”一词,英国人说“autumn”,美国人说“fall”.4.语法方面虽有不同,但区别不大.One possible version:There are three main differences between American English and British English.Theyredifferent in spelling.For example,the British people spell“颜色”“colour”,but Americansspell it“color”.Theyre different in pronunciation.For example,“dance”is pronouncedda:ns in English,but dns in American.Theyre also different in words.“秋天”,forexample,the British people say“autumn”,but Americans say“fall”.Though they are differentin grammar too,there are not so many differences between them.The second periodI.Teaching Aims1.Ability Aims(1)Enable students to learn about the differences between American English and British English.(2)Enable students to master the important words,phrases and sentences.2.Language Aims(1)Important words and phrasesStay,while,know about,come about,in the same way,just as,end up with,except for,more orless,have difficulty in.(2)Important sentences For a long time the language in American stayed the same,while the language in Englandchanged.However,most of the time people from the two countries do not have any difficulty inunderstanding each other.II.Teaching ContentText:American English and British EnglishIII.Teaching Important PointsEnable students to learn and master the important words,phrases and sentences.IV.Teaching Methods1.Asking-and-answering activity between the teacher and the students2.scanningV.Teaching AidsArecorderVI.Teaching ProcedureStep1.Warming Up(5 minutes)T:last class,we have discussed the differences between American English and British English.Doyou still remember it?Who can tell me?Ss:T:Excellent,there are three main differences between American English and British English.Theyare different in spelling,pronunciation and words.Today,well learn the important words,phrases and sentences in this text.Now,please open your book on page12,lets read this textcarefully.Step2.Careful Reading(35 minutes)In this part,read the text sentence by sentence,and explain the important words,phrases andsentences to students.1.make a distinction between:“know about”and“know of”(1)know about:have knowledge of sth/be aware of sth(对略有所知)E.g.not much is know about his background.他的背景所知不多.(2)know of:have information about or experience of sb/sth(强调间接知道)E.g.I dont know him personally,though I know of him.我并不认识他,但我听说过他.2.Come about:happen(its used in negative sentence or interrogative sentence)Pay attention this sentence pattern:“it comes about that”“it”在这里指代”that”后面发生的事件.E.g.How does it come about that he is so hardly off when he earns quite a good salary?他挣那么多钱,却那样贫穷,怎么会这样呢?How did it come about that he know where we were?他是怎么知道我们在什么地方的呢?*Distinction:come about,happen,take place and break out(1)come about:不及物动词短语,相当于 happen,take place.(2)happen:强调偶然意外性.(3)take place:强调必然性或按事先的安排计划而发生.(4)break out:(指战争,火灾,疾病等)突然发生,爆发.Exercises:whatever _happens_,we must keep calm.The war _broke out_ between the two countries.Great changes have _taken place _ in our school in the past few years.He failed in the exam.How did it _come about_?3.Pay attention to this sentence:“For a long time the language in America stayed the same,whilethe language in England changed.”“stay”:keep or remain,后面接形容词作表语.E.g.the windows stayed open all night long.窗户整夜开着.I stayed awake because of missing home last night.我昨晚上想家没睡着觉.“While”:在句中用作并列连词,意为“却,而”,表示前后意义的对比和转折.E.g.some people are rich while others are poor.有的人富,而有的人穷.4.In the same way:同样,用同样的方式.In different ways:不同In this way:这样In no way:决不In the way:挡道,妨碍In a way:在某种程度上,在某一点上Out of the way:不挡道On the way:在路上,即将发生By the way:顺便说一下By way of:经由,经过5.“Just as”:在句中意为“正如;恰似”,“as”是连词,引导方式状语从句.E.g.Just as you find it difficult to like Mr.Green,I find it easy to like his son.如同你觉得格林先生难以讨人喜欢一样,我觉得他的儿子容易讨人喜欢.6.“end up with”:以结束E.g.without your help,the experiment will end up with failure,没有你的帮助,这实验将以失败告终.Antonym:begin(start)with:以为开始E.g.His speech usually begins(starts)with a question.他的演讲通常以一个问题开始。*to begin(start)with:首先，第一点，起初E.g.To begin with,we dont have enough time and secondly we are lack of money.首先，我们没有足够的时间，其次我们缺乏资金。7Distinction:except,except for,except that and besides(1)except:主要用来谈论同类的东西.(2)except for:如果谈论不同类的东西，在细节上加以纠正，有时含有惋惜之意时，就只能用它，意思是“除了有之外”.(3)except that 从句用来表示理由或细节，修正前面所说的情况，可换成“except for+短语”.(4)besides:除之外,尚有Exercises:He is a good man _except for_ hot temper.2Besides_ his wife,his daughter also went to see him.3All went to Beijing except Xiao Cheng.4Your article is quite good except that there are several spelling mistakes.=Your article is quite good except for several spelling mistakes.8.more or less:或多或少，在一定程度上，大约（修饰动词，形容词，数词）E.g.His condition has more or less improved.他的情况在一定程度上好点了。The repairs to the building will cost$500 more or less.修这幢楼将花费约 500 美元。9.have difficulty in doing sth:在做某事方面有困难其中 difficulty=trouble,可被 some,any,no,much,little,a lot of 修饰,in 可省略.E.g.He has great difficulty(in)supporting his big family.他很难养活他那一大家子人.Pay attention:当不强调谁有困难时，可用“there is/was some difficulty in doing sth”.E.g.Theres some difficulty in teaching such little children.教这样小的孩子有些困难.10.Distinction:have difficulty in,have difficulty/difficulties with(1)have difficulty in+动名词，意为“在做某事时有困难”,in 可省略.(2)have difficulty/difficulties with+名词，则意为“在方面有困难”.E.g.I have great difficulty(in)learning English.I have no difficulty with the work.Step3.Homework(5 minutes)1.We thought there were 35 students in the dining hall,_,in face,there were 40.A.whileB.whetherC.whatD.which2.It was not until she got home _ Jennifer realized she had lost her keys.A.whenB.thatC.whereD.before3.Its already 10 oclock,I wonder how it _ that she was two hours late on such a shorttrip.A.came overB.came outC.came aboutD.came up4.Theres no light on-they_ be at home.A.cantB.mustntC.needntD.shouldnt5.He tried his best to solve the problem,_ difficulty it was.A.howeverB.no matterC.whateverD.although6.His company has _ more dollars this year than last year.A.broughtB.brought inC.brought upD.brought outKeys:A,B,C,A,A,B.