新课标必修一Unit 2 English Around the World

1、 Unit 2 English Around the World教材分析和教材重组:1. 教材分析本单元的中心话题是 “English language and its development, different kinds of English”. 通过对世界英语这一话题的探讨,加强学生对英语语言的了解,对当代语言特别是英语发展趋势的了解.世界在发展,时代在前进,语言作为交流的工具,也随着时代的发展而变化.由于英语在世界上的广泛使用,它不断地吸收、交融、容纳、创新,这就形成了各种各样带有国家、民族、地区特色的英语. 没有人们认为的那种唯一的标准英语。尽管如此，我们还是要通过本课文的学习让同

2、学们感受、了解美国英语、澳大利亚英语、印度英语、新加坡英语等都有自己的规律和惯用法，和不同的发音规律。11 Warming Up简要介绍了世界英语的分支以及英语语言在不同国家产生的差异，使学生感受英语语言的多文化、多层次、多元性，对英国英语和美国英语的不同有一个粗浅的了解。12 Pre-reading通过两个问题引发学生对课文主题的思考，以便参与课堂活动。13 Reading简要地说明英语语言的起源、发展变化、形成原因，以及它的发展趋势。14 Comprehending主要是检测学生对课文基本内容的理解程度。15 Learning About the Language主要通过各种练习帮助学生重

3、温本单元前几个部分所学的新单词和短语，同时也通过新的例子展现了美国英语、英国英语的差异，并着重介绍了本单元的语法项目（Request & Command and Indirect Speech）。16 Using Language其中的reading and talking主要介绍了当今世界各地各国说英语有自己的特色，即便是美国东西部、南北部，说话均有所不同。为帮助培养跨文化意识，可以让学生学完课文后讨论中国的方言，使他们感受到本国的文化差异。2教材重组，课型设计与课时分配1st period 导入 Warming Up2nd period 精读 把Pre-reding、Reading 和 C

4、omprehending3rd period 语言知识重难点 结合优化学案4th period语言学习 Learning About Language和Workbook中的Using Words, Using Structures 5th period听和说 把课文中的听和说整合成一堂课。6th period 泛读 7thperiod练习课1 workbook exercises & other exx （优化学案）8th period练习课2 英语学习辅导报Period 1 Warming up 教学步骤(Teaching procedure)Step I. Leading-in Fun t

5、ime: warm the students up by asking them to greet each other with their dialects. At the same time, lead the students to think about the topic of this unit- “language”.Step II. Warming up.Talking about “world Englishes”, especially the differences between “American English” and “British English”1) L

6、isten to a dialogue between an American and an Englishman. And try to find out the cause of the misunderstanding between them.Talk about the differences between American English and British English.( mainly about vocabulary and spelling)From these we can see there are differences between British and

7、 American English.Its important to have a good knowledge of English.There are some differences between American English and British English.( show some pictures )British EnglishAmerican EnglishSpellingcolour, favourite, theatre,centre, travelled, metrecolor, favorite, theater,center, traveled, meter

8、pronunciationAsk, dance ,not , wheel , box wordsPost filmI think shopMail movieI guess storeEnglish around the World ( show a map )Questions:1. With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language. 2. Which country do you think has the most English learners?3. Do you know h

9、ow many people use English as their native language, second language, or foreign language?Suggested answer:1. America, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, India2. For those that speak English as their first language the USA or India must have the largest number of native

10、 speakers as they have the largest populations. For those who learn English as their first foreign language China must have the largest number as it has the largest population.3. number of speakersexample countriesworking situationthe native language375 millionUSA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, I

11、reland, New Zealandthe foreign language750 millionChina and many other countriesthe second language375 millionIndia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Pernment,schools, newspapers,TVStep IV. Speaking Task. Student make up a dialogue with a misunderstanding caused by the differences between “American

12、English” and “British English” like the dialogue they listened to.Period 2 ReadingStep One: Leading-inT: English, like all major world languages, it is constantly changing . Do you know the brief history of the English language?Step Two: Reading 1. Ask the Ss to skim the passage and answer the follo

13、wing questions:What does the passage mainly talk about?the brief history of the English languageWhich country has the largest number of English speakers? （China）Why has English changed over time?(Paras3-4)2. Let the Ss read the passage and give the main idea for each paragraph.Pare1: Its about the n

14、umber of the people who speak English.Pare2: Native English speakers can understand each other , but may not be able to understand everything.Para3-4: All language change when cultures communicate with each other. Pare5: English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in Asia and Africa.Fill

15、in the formAD450-1150English was based on German11501500English was more like French. At the end of the 16th centuryHow many people speak English? 5-7million In the 1600sShakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary.1828American English gained its own identity. Later Australian English had its identity

16、.Step Three: Comprehending1. Ex 1 -22. Ex 3 Why do many people speak English?Inferred answer from the text: England was strong and made voyages to conquer other parts of world. Britain ruled some countries and taught them English. What other factors affected the use of language? international role ,

17、 economic development , development of democracy , the image in the world , cultural development Step Four: Listen to the text and then go through it with the whole class.Step Five : Homework1. Reread the passage and list the reasons why English is spoken in many countries. 2. Review the words and e

18、xpressions in the passage and try to use it in the sentences with context. Period 3 language points1. even if = even though : in spite of the fact; no matter whether 即使； 尽管。引导让步状语从句。Even if we have learned “even though”, we still find it difficult to use.He likes to help us even though he is very bu

19、sy.Even if I have to walk all the way Ill get there.2. however adv. conj.表示“然而、可是”。可放在句首、句尾，也可插在句中，其后一般要用逗号。E.g. It looked like a rain. However, it is clear this morning. He said that it was so; he was mistaken, however. 3Noteverything “并非一切都” 1) 否定词not与all, both , every及其复合词(everything, everybody,

20、everywhere)等词连用，一般来说表示不完全否定。E.g. All the boys dont like football. = Not all the boys like football. (Some boys like football but some of them dont.) Both of the answers are not right. ( One of the two answers is wrong.)2) 否定词not 与表频率的副词always 连用时 （not always = sometimes）例如：E.g. I dont always tell th

21、em that theyve made a mistake.我并不总是同他们说他们弄错了。 He isnt always late for school. 他也不是上课老迟到。3）含有seldom, hardly, little, few等准否定词的句子也应属于部分否定范围。E.g. You have done little for us. 你几乎没为我们干什么。Very few people understood what he said. 几乎没人懂他的话。4come up 走近；上来E.g. He came up to the young lady over there and star

22、ted talking to e up with 提出come about 发生come out 出版；出现；显露出来come across 偶然碰上E.g. He came up with a new suggestion. 他提出了一项新的建议。How did the differences between British English and American English come about? 英国英语和美国英语之间的不同是怎样形成的？When will your book come out? 你的书什么时候出版？5over : throughout (a peri

23、od ); during 贯穿（一时间段）E.g. Over the years he has become more patient.这几年他越来越有耐心。 Rick came to town over the weekend.瑞克周末到城里来过。6base sth. on sth. 以某事物为另一事物的根据、证据等E.g. He based his hopes on the good news we had yesterday. 他把希望寄托在我们昨天得到的好消息上。 This novel is based on fact. 这部小说是以事实为根据的。7. more than “与其说倒不

24、如说”E.g. He is more lucky than clever. 与其说他聪明，倒不如说他幸运。 He looks more asleep than dead. 与其说他死了，倒不如说他看上去睡着了。8. be/get close to 近；接近；差不多E.g. The cost was close to 1000 yuan.We were so close to winning the game. 9. make use of 利用make good /full use of = make the best /most of 好好/充分利用Now he can make use o

25、f money better than before.He makes good use of time to study.10. the number of 的数量 （作主语时谓语动词用单数形式）a number of 许多 （其后接可数名词复数，作主语时谓语动词用复数形式）E.g. The number of the Ss in our school is nearly 4000 and a number of them are fond of pop music.11. since prep.1) since +时间状语 / since + 时间状语从句 （主句用完成时）E.g. He

26、has stayed at home for two weeks since his lE.g. was broken in the football match.2) since +过去一个时间点E.g. I have been here since 1998.3) since + 一段时间+ agoE.g. I have been here since five months ago.4) It is +一段时间 + since 从句E.g. It is two years since I became a postgraduate studentPeriod 4 Learning abo

27、ut Language教学步骤(Teaching procedureStep 1. Warming-up (Revision) Warm the students up by asking them to go over the Direct Speech and Indirect Speech. Do some exercises : change a statement or a question into Indirect Speech.Step 2. Talk about Request and Command.1) Talk about the polite and Impolite

28、 tune.2) Change the commands into Requests.3) Learn to give requests or commands according to the situations.Step 3. Talk about how to change a request and a command into Indirect Speech. ask(ed) sb (not) to do sth tell/told sb (not) to do sthStep 4. Practise changing a request or a command into Ind

29、irect Speech.Step 5. using the structure. A game: choose two students act as two robots. One listens to the requests, the other listens to the commands. Other students give either requests or commands, and the robots do what the students asked them to do.Period 5 Listening & speaking一、 教学步骤(Teaching

30、 procedure)step 1 ListeningListening 1 (text book p12 )Listen to the tape, trying to make the students know and distinguish British English and American English.Step 2 Speaking After listening to different words used in British and American English, see if they know more.Get them to say more about t

31、he differences between American and British Englsih. i.e. apartmentflat barpub bathroomtoilet cantin chalkboardblackboard crazymad elevatorlift eraserrubber gamematch linequeue Step 3 ListeningListening 2 (text book p14 )Listen to the tape, getting to know American dialect and accent.Step 4 Speaking

32、 After listening to different dialects and accents, see if Ss know how to pronounce the following words: ask after either neither kilometer boxand moreStep 5 Listening 3 Listening to the tape and mark their choices. Keys:1-5 BABCB 6-10 CABAB 11-15 ACCBC 16-20 ACBCBPeriod 6 Reading( Reading on Page 13 and Reading task on Page 51)Teaching procedures:Step One: Leading-in Ask the Ss：1)Do people from every parts o