BritishandAmericanEnglish教学案.docx

British and American English教学案Module 1 British and American EnglishPeriod OneStep 1. Lead-in1. Do you like travelling?Have you ever been to the other countries?What do you know about BritainAmerican?(Ask students to speak out as many as they can)2. Whats the difference between the UK and the USA?(The teacher can show the Ss some picture.)(Ask the Ss to write down the differences and check with their partner)Step 2. Warming-up (Introduction)1.Read two English letters and decide which is written by an American.2.Comprehend quotations about the differences.Step 3. Fast reading1. Help students to grasp the main idea of the text by doing the task.2. Read the titles and the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different.Step 4. Reading for detailed information1.Read para.1 and fill in the form.(The form is on the next page)2.Do some true or false questions and check some detailed information(1)Therere a lot of difference in grammar between British and American English.(2) Spelling is the first and most obvious difference between the two.(3) British people say ”write me” and ”on the team”.(4 Theres not much variation in language within the country.(5) Television and Internet have made it easier for the British and Americans to understand each other.(6) In the future, therell be only one kind of English.3. Beautiful sentences: to learn some important structuresStep 5. Practise1.fill in the blanks with some key wordsTherere four ways in which British and American English _ from each other. The first and most _ way is in the vocabulary. In grammar therere a few _. The British say Have you got? _Americans prefer Do you have? The British use prepositions _ Americans sometimes _them. The other two areas in which the two _ are different are spelling and pronunciation. But for more than a century communications have developed _.Thanks to satellite TV and the Internet, it has been possible to listen to many Englishmen at the _ of a switch. So experts believe that the two are moving _.3. Retell the text according to it.4. DiscussionWhich of the following do you think is the best language in the future? Why?British English, American English, world English, ChineseStep 6. VocabularyTask: Rewrite the sentences using the British words.1. Match the British and American words and phases in the box.2. Ask the students to read their answers out and compare with their partners.3. Rewrite the sentences using British words. .4. Summarize: and Practice:Step 7. Open workTry to find information about Chinese and prepare a report to introduce the following three aspects of Chinese.1.The writing system2.Varieties of Chinese3. Language todayPeriod TwoStep 1. Grammar 1Task 1: Find out the uses of the verbs. Rules of the tenses.Activity 1. Match the sentences with the correct meanings.Activity2. complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.Activity3. Tell the uses of the verbs. Rules of the tenses(1)Complete the sentences in your own words.(2)Observe, compare and find out the rules.【NMET.2001】：I _ ping-pang quite well, but I havent had time to play since the new year . A. will play B. have played C. played D. play【北京春招2000】：Youre drinking too much.Only at home. No one _ me but you.A.is seeing B. had seen C. sees D. saw2. Can you explain the following use of tenses.present simple tensepresent continuous tensepresent perfect tensefuture tenseStep 2. FunctionTask: Giving reasonsDirections:1. Underline the words which introduce reasons.2. Answer the questions.3. Complete the sentences with becausesinceas or now that.Step 3. TestComplete the messages with the correct form of the verbs.Hi Mum,Hope you_(be) well. I _(have) a lovely time in New York. Tomorrow we_ (go) to see the fireworks. Its hard to understand the accent here, but it _(get) easier ,as I _(be) here for 3 weeks. Next week we _(fly) to Mexico where they _(speak) no English at all, just Spanish. I _(Spend) nearly all the money you gave me!Love , Xiao PingPractice : Make your own sentences creatively, using because, since, as or now that.Step 4. Everyday EnglishTask: Use the phrases freely.1. Remind the students of the expressions that we have learned.2. Ask the students to remember them .3. Speaking practice:Have a conversation using some of the phrases.Step 5. HomeworkHave a good revision of todays lesson and make sentences with the tenses and various words to express reasons. Its better to do some related exercises.Period ThreeStep1. Warming up: Talk about the problems exchange students have.understanding the languagegetting on with peoplefooddifferent school subjects and timetablelocal customsclimateStep 2. PresentationListen to the target language:Vocabulary and Listening 2.Listening to the 1st part(5m) Listen and complete the passage. Hello, and welcome to todays edition of In the air. As you know, every week on this programme we discuss an aspect of the way we _ _1_ now, and todays topic is the language we _2_-English. So thats something which affects us all. The question is,whats going to _ _3 _ to the way we speak English in the future? Are we all going to speak like Americans? Or will British English continue to _ 4_? Later on were going to _ 5_ you to phone in and _ _6_ your views on the subject, but first were going to _ _7_ to two young people, one American, and one British, who have spent time on an educational exchange in the others country. We _ _8_ they will have some interesting ideas on the subject.Play again to answer the quesrions. Make notes if necessary .( Activity 4)Have the students compare the answer in pairs.Play the tape a third time for a final check.Check notes with the teacher.Step 3. Speaking and Writing1. Review the content of the text by asking some questions. In how many ways are American English and British English different? Which is the first and most obvious way?.2. The great debateWork in groups. Read the notes and decide which is the best variety of language in the future.Give your reasons.British English, American English, World English & Chinese3. WritingWrite a passage about your favourite choice and the reasons in the discussion above or write three more paragraghs about the Chinese language(activity 4 on P8).Step 4. Homework Get more information about the language through the Internet or other method to support your composition.Period FourStep 1. Cultural corner1. Read the text quickly and match each paragragh with the correct main idea.2. Appreciate and analyze 2 or 3 long sentences.Step 2. Module File1. Review: Go over the vocabulary and grammar focus in the module file.2. Put“?” next to the things you are not sure of .Then solve the problems in groups or raise your questions.3. Do some exercises to consolidate what we learned in this module.Step 3. HomeworkRecite the phrases and sentence patterns .Period 3: GrammarReview of verb forms (1)GoalsTo review Present simple, present continuous, present perfect and future reference; for and since with present perfectProcedures Reviewing Present simple, present continuous, present perfectActive TensesSimple PresentPresent Action or ConditionGeneral TruthsNon-action; Habitual ActionFuture TimeI hear you.Here comes the bus.There are thirty days in September.I like music.I run on Tuesdays and Sundays.The train leaves at 4:00 p.m.Present ProgressiveActivity in ProgressVerbs of PerceptionI am playing soccer nowHe is feeling sadPresent PerfectWith verbs of state that begin in the past and lead up to and include the presentTo express habitual or continued actionWith events occurring at an indefinited or unspecified time in the past - with ever, never, beforeTHE PASSIVE TENSESSimple presentactive:passive:The company ships the computers to many foreign countries.Computers are shipped to many foreign countries.Present Progressiveactive:passive:The chef is preparing the food.The food is being prepared.Present Perfectactive:passive:Someone has made the arrangements for us.The arrangements have been made for us.Using the Present Perfect Tense: FOR or SINCE?We use Present Perfect tense to talk about action which started in the past and continues up to the present.ExamplesI have had this computer for about a year.How long have you been at this school?I havent seen Julia since September.Tip! For other uses of the Present Perfect tense, see the Present Perfect Tense - When To Use.We use for with a period of time, for example: a few days, half an hour, two years. We use since with the time when the action started, for example: last year, June 8, I met you.Each of these present perfect sentences contains a time expression. Each time expression is a length of time (which requires FOR) or a starting time (which requires SINCE).1 Maya has been a professional _ 1989.2 So far, it has rained _ five hours.3 I havent been snowboarding _ last winter.4 Jo has been a student here _ March.5 The beaver has been an emblem of Canada _ many years.6 Cougars have almost disappeared from the Victoria area _ humans settled here.7 Mary has kept a diary _ she was ten years old.8 First Nations people in British Columbia have told stories about the eagle _ hundreds of years.9 The Canadian two-dollar coin (or toonie) has been in circulation _ 1996.10 Theyve been married _ twenty-five years.11 I havent phoned home_ Christmas.12 Weve been here_ nine oclock.13 I have worked for International House_ more than eight years.14 I havent visited my home town_ I left school.15 I havent been to the cinema_ ages.16 I have studied non-stop_ 9.15.17 I have had a driving licence_I was eighteen.18 She hasnt had a day off _1999.19 Johan has been in England_more than two weeks now.20 Peter has been my best friend_ we were nine.Closing down by deciding if you need for or since with these time expressions. -for/since last weekend -for/since ten seconds -for/since Christmas Eve -for/since a decade -for/since I finished school -for/since a couple of days -for/since my birthday -for/since a long time -for/since ten centuries -for/since the 70s -for/since I was a boy -for/since August -for/since the last month -for/since fifteen years-for/since ten seconds -for/since Christmas Eve -for/since a decade -for/since I finished school -for/since a couple of days -for/since my birthday -for/since a long time -for/since ten centuries -for/since the 70s -for/since I was a boy -for/since August -for/since the last month -for/since fifteen years -for/since the accident -for/since then -for/since we bought this house -for/since last month -for/since a millennium -for/since I met youModule 1 British and American English（Reading and Speaking）Step 1 Lead-in.the teachers says: As you know, China is big in size and full of many dialects. Hong Kong is part of China. Do you think we will have difficulty in understanding people from Hong Kong ? What difficulties in understanding do you think people from Hong Kong will have when they are in Beijing? Do people from Shanghai sound the same as those from Xian? What about Chinese characters? Do you think people from different regions of China have difficulty in understanding Chinese characters? What about Britain English and American English? Do you think they are quite different? Can people from the two countries understand each other?Step 2 Finish activity 2.Read the passage and find ways in which British and American English are different. The answer is: vocabulary spelling grammar and pronunciation.Step 3 Read the first part and find out the topic sentenceThe first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary.What is the example? Americans drive automobiles down freeways and fill up with gas. The British drive cars along motorways and fill up with petrol. As a tourist, you will need to use the underground in London or the subway in New York, or maybe you will prefer to get around the town by taxi ( British ) or cab (American).Let the students compare the differences in vocabulary and fill in the blanks.Step 4 The second part of the passage.Americans use a flashlight, while for the British, its a torch. The British queue up; American stand in line. Sometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning, which can be confusing. Chips, for example, are pieces of hot fries potato in Britain; in the states chips are sold in packets. The British call these crisps. The chips the British know and love are French fries on the other side of the Atlantic.The main idea of this paragraph: Sometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning, which can be confusing.Step 5 The third partthe topic sentence is: there are a few differences in grammar. According to the texts and tell us some example.The British say: Have you got? My friend has just arrived. in the team at the weekend Ill see you on Monday. Americans say: Do you have? My friend just arrived. on the team on the weekend. Ill see you MondayStep 6 The fourth partThe difference is spelling, such as center, color, and program ( American English) centre, colour, and programmes( British English)What does the sentence mean?The British and the Americans are two nations divided by a common language.英国和美国是被同一种语言分开的两个民族。Step 7 The fifth partWhat is the main idea of the first paragraph of this part?It says the two varieties of English are moving closer.What is the reason?The reason is that for more than a century communication across the Atlantic have developed steadily.Will there be more than two varieties of English? Not just two main varieties.Step 8 Listen to the tape.Step 9 complete the sentences with the correct words or phrases.1.There are _ differences between American and British varieties of English.A.no B. a few C. lots of2.Americans_ understand what the British are saying.A.sometimes B. usually C. never3.There are _ differences between British and American grammar.A.no B. many C. not many4.American spelling is _ British spelling.A.the same as B. simpler than C. harder than5.For a Londoner, an American accent may be easier to understand than _.A.a Chinese accent B. some British accents C. a CNN newsreader.6.Television and the Internet have made it _ for the British and Americans to understand each other.A.harder B. easier C. impossiblethe key: 1.B 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. BStep 10 listen to the recording of a program of BBC and VOA. Let students judge the speaker is British or American.Step 11 Match the British and American words in the box.apartment autumn elevator fall first floor flashlight flat garbage gas ground floor holiday lift stand in line lorry pavement petrol queue up rubbish sidewalk torch truck vacationBritish English: flat autumn lift ground floor torch rubbish petrol holiday queue up lorry pavementAmerican English: apartment fall elevator first floor flashlight garbage gas vacation stand in line truck sidewalkRewrite the sentences using British words.1.We really like going on vacation in the fall.2.You dont need to take the elevator. Our apartment in on the first floor.3.Did you see that truck come out of the gas station?4.Pass me a flashlight, Eddie. Ive lost my wallet.The key:1.We like going on holiday in the autumn very much.2.You dont need to use the lift. Our flat is on the ground floor.3.Did you see that lorry come out of the petrol station?4.Pass me a torch, Eddie. Ive lost my wallet.Step 12 Homework. Recite the main important sentences in the passage.高二英语必修五Module 1 British and American English 导学案Module Summary单元小结学习目标Learing aims: Understand some sentences or paragraphs contains words and structures we have learned in this module. Identify some tenses:The Present Indefinite, The Present Continuous, The Present Perfect and so on.学习重点Learning Important：Express the meaning using all kinds of tenses. For exaple thePresent Indefinite. Analyse, intergrade the language materials by ways of scaning to acquire the useful information.知识链接Knowledge links: Other usages of the Present Continuous:一些非延续性动作，可用现在进行时表示很快将发生的事情。The bus is stopping. (表示渐渐停下来，很快将全部停止)现在进行时可以表示按计划、安排将要发生的动作。Were going to London the day after tomorrow.学法指导Guidance of learning: Know about the basic usages of verb in the text.探究过程Processes of exploring:PART Simple sentences correction(单句改错) （知识应用 B级）1. Thanks for your help, we got over these difficulties.2. All the students were in favor with the reform.3.