2019外研版选修九Module6《WhyDoWeNeedDictionaries》word教案

1、2019 外研版选修九 Module 6 Why Do We Need Dictionaries word教案Period One Samuel Johnson s DictionaryStep 1 RevisionStep 2 Lead inStep 3 Fast readingRead passage 1 quickly and answer the following questions1. What was Samuel Johnson?2. Where were the best dictionaries in Europe produced?3. How long did it t

2、ake Samuel Johnson to complete his dictionary?4. What was the basis of Johnson s dictionary?5. How did Johnson s dictionary illustrate the meaning of the words?6. What kind of faults did Johnson s dictionary have?Step 4 Careful readingRead passage1 carefully and decide the following statementstrue o

3、r false.1. Samuel Johnson compiled the first real dictionary of the English language published in America.s book2. Johnson s dictionary was often just lists of simple words ansdome definitions were embarrassingly easy.3. Johnson s dictionary contained all the words from Bailey4. Johnson dsictionary

4、contained many quotations from works byWilliam Shakespeare.5. Johnson s dictionary had so many faults that it was of noe uast all. Step 5 ConsolidationFill in the blanks according to passage 1.Samuel Johnson s DictionarySamuel Johnson was one of the greatest literary figures , who the first real dic

5、tionary of the Englishlanguage in Britain . When he was asked to write a newdictionary, he to do it in three years and signed a.In fact, it took much longer. He usedBailey ' s bools theof his new dictionary , but hemany foreignwords Johnson sdictionary was the first tothemeanings of words litera

6、ry quotations. However ，Johnson ' dictionary had many: it was, he gave no help with, and he used older spellingsthe newer simplified spellings., Johnson ' book was the best English dictionary for nearly150 years, until the of the first part of the Oxford EnglishDictionary at the end of the 19th century.Step 6 Discussion &