Unit 2 Reading 教学设计-1.doc

Unit 2 Reading 教学设计Step 1: Leadin1. How do people communicate in our daily life? (spoken/written language， emoticons， hand gestures， facial expressions， posture， eye contact and so on)2. Do you know the following Chinese characters?在P47页Step 4 上面加：5.How is the language developed? Anglo-Saxon Languages of Germanic tribesCelticOld English Languages of Vikings Anglo-SaxonOld English2. Do you know the meaning of the following sentences? Sotlice on tam dagum was reworded gibed farm tam casereAugusto， t?t eall ymbehwyrft w?re tomearcod. Teos tomearcodnes was ?ryst geworden fram tam deman Syrige Cirino. And ealle hig eodon， and syndrige ferdon on hyra ceastre. Da ferde Iosep fram Galilea of t?receastre (translation by John Wycliffe， c. 1380-83)And it was don in tho daies， a maundement wente out fro the emperour August， thatal the world schulde be discryued. This firste discryuyng was maad of Cyryn， iustice of Sirie. And alle men wenten to make professioun， ech in to his owne citee. (King James version， c. 1604)And it came to passe in those dayes， that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus， that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was gouernor of Syria) And all went to bee taxed， euery one into his owne citie. Yes， the first passage comes from an old English article. The second one is a Middle English article. And the third one comes from a Modern English article.3. Lets discuss the following questions:Since you have learnt English for several years， what do you know about the development or history of the English language?What do you think is the most difficult part of studying English pronunciation， grammar， vocabulary or something else?Do you think English has always stayed the same?How did these changes happen?Step 2: Fast reading for general ideasLets skim the passage and try to find answers to these questions:1) What is the article about? (English and its history)2) What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article? (Old English， Middle English and Modern English)3) Is English still changing? (Yes)Step 3: Detailed reading for important information1. Lets reread the article and complete Parts C1 and C2 individually to check your reading comprehension and to test your analytical thinking skills.AnswersC1 1. They came from the European mainland. 2. Because each word or phrase came from a different language. 3. It was replaced by the French way of making plurals. 4. King Henry . 5. During the Renaissance in the 16th century. C2 1. 5th century 2. Celtic 3. European 4. Angles 5. French 6. 1066 7. 10th century 2. Lets focus on the dates and years in the article， because they are very important when reading a history article. And fill in the table below.TimeEventsBefore the middle of the 5th centuryPeople in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic.At the end of the 9th century The Vikings invaded Britain and brought their languages.By the 10th centuryOld English was the official language of England.In 1066The Normans conquered England and took control of the country.By the latter half of the 14th centuryEnglish was adopted by all classes in England.In 1399Henry became King of England and used English for all official occasions.During the Renaissance in the 16th centuryModern English began.3. Please complete Parts D1 and D2 individually and then well check the answers as a class.AnswersD1 1. e 2. f 3. a 4. d 5. c 6. bD2 beef mutton pork/bacon4. Part E is a summary of the article， which will help you become more familiar with the usage of words and expressions in the reading passage. Complete it individually and then well check the answers as a class. AnswersE (1) dialects (2) consisted of (3) mixed (4) official(5) vocabulary (6) meat (7) servants (8) mother tongueStep 4: Post-reading activities1.Lets hold a mini press conference in groups of four， suppose one is a linguistic expert coming to our school， making a brief introduction about the development of the English language and the your answers to the class.3. Lets read the article in Part B on page 103 in the workbook. Answers Part B (page 103)1 In the 17th and 18th centuries， there were three wars between the British and the Dutch， and Dutch became a bad word.2 Its not a good thing to take French leave because it means you are not present or leave somewhere without permission， like not being in class when you should be.3 No. It was Shakespeare who made his expression well known but it had appeared hundreds of years before he wrote the play Julius Caesar.4 Double Dutch， its all Greek to me， and Chinese puzzles have similar meaning. They can all be used to say you do not understand or know something.5 Because they have been part of the English language for hundreds of years， and you still hear them used in conversations today. 4. Lets do Parts A1 and A2 on page 98 in Workbook， so we will be more familiar with the text and the usage of some useful important words and phrases in