1、教案English Around the World Unit2 Book1 NSEFC1. Teaching topic: English Around the World 2. Period: first period 3. Teaching aims:1) Knowledge object: By the end of the lesson, Ss will have a better understanding of the meaning and structure of the text. Given the statement of new curriculum standard
2、, compared with compulsory education period, the main object of English study has changed into the development of comprehensive ability. Whats more, the discourse comprehension is one of the most important component of comprehensive English ability. Students of grade 1 in senior high school have stu
3、died English for 6 years and grasped a certain amount of English knowledge. In spite of this, the other knowledge objective is still to grasping useful words and expressions such as elevator, petrol, gas, lorry, because of., come up., etc. 2) Ability object: Actually students should be encouraged to
4、 do speed reading in the first period of reading lesson. But the students in my class are lack of independent reading ability. In this class, I will encourage and help them to read, think and find out information by themselves most time. Since the main objective of reading course is to improve the S
5、s reading ability, Ill train their ability of identifying the general idea in the fast reading. And in intensive reading their ability of information-gathering and summarizing is developed. And the whole class is for Ss to develop their reading skills as scanning, skimming, information-gathering, su
6、mmarizing and guessing the new words from the text. 3)Emotion and attitude object: The text is introducing English from many aspects. So before learning the text, we will have a short discussion about the importance of English. I want the Ss to have the awareness of the importance of learning Englis
7、h and help them to cultivate the motherland consciousness and intercultural awareness. Most importantly, their attention to the outside world and social issues has been enhanced in their early studies. And all of these are beneficial to todays teaching.4.Teaching key points: how to make Ss grasp the
8、 new words and phrases and how to improve their reading skills as scanning, skimming, information-gathering and summarizing 5. Teaching difficult points: the difficult points, they are the same as the important ones.6. Teaching Methods: task-based language teaching and communicative approach 7. Teac
9、hing aids: computer and blackboard 8. Teaching procedureStep I: Warming up In the first step, I will use a joke to break the ice.The joke will be shown on ppt. A:Do you like moving pictures? B:Well, yeah! Why not? A:Ok! Follow me, please! B:What? A:Lets go downstairs to move the pictures! B:Oh, oh.“
10、Moving pictures” is the old saying of “movies” in the US. It will leads directly to “go to the pictures=go to the movies”. Additionally, teacher can use the phrases to introduce the differences between British English and American English. Ss have to guess the answers which corresponds to the Britis
11、h English words or American English words given by teacher on the powerpoint. Subway=underground apartment=flat lift=elevator eraser=rubber gas=petrol in a team=on a teamStep : Comprehension1) Brain-stormingTeacher will show ss a map of the world. Ss have already previewed the topic and their previo
12、us homework was to discuss the questions listed in the pre-reading part in the book in group of four. Considering of this, ss are supposed to make reports based on their homework. 2) Reading and comprehensionThe first task is skimming. Ss will read the passage fast in silence and find out the main i
13、dea of each paragraph.Suggested answer：Para.1：Brief introduction of the change in English.Para.2：An example of different kinds of English.Para.3：The development of English.Para.4：English spoken in some other countries.The following task is scanning. Ss will read para.1 and 2 loud in detail. There ar
14、e some statements on the blackboard of which some are right while some not. Ss have to read them and then tell whether they are true or false. If false, they have to find out the mistake and correct it.(slides：1.Most of the English speakers in the 16th century lived in England.2.More and more people
15、 use English as their first or 2nd language.3.The US has the largest number of English speakers.4.Native English speakers can understand everything because they speak the same kind of English.)The exercise for the third para. Is blank-filling. Ss can finish is in pairs after reading it carefully. Ss
16、 have 5 minutes to finish it.The Road To Modern EnglishThe cause：Cultures communicate with one anotherTimeThings that happenedBetween AD 450 and 1150Based on German1150 to 1500Less like German； more like Frenchwhy？because Frenchmen ruled England thenIn the 1600sShakespeare broadened the vocabulary.A
17、 big change in English，giving its own identitywhy？caused by “American Dictionary of the English language” written by Noah WebsterLaterBritish people brought English to AustraliaWhen ss read the last paragraph, teacher will ask them to say something about the present situation of English in their own
18、 world. Suggested answer： It is also spoken as a foreign or 2nd language in many other countries.For example，in India，it is used for government and education.In some African and Asian countries，it is also spoken，such as in South Africa，Singapore and Malaysia.While in China，the number of English spea
19、kers is increasing fast.The exercises of skimming and scanning are designed to improve ss reading ability. It is one part of this section, and another part is language focused. Teacher will explain these language points after finishing above exercises. The key points of language study are as follow.
20、(1) the expressions about “come”(2) comparisons of words and phrases because/because of voyage/journey/travel/trip/tour frequent/common/ordinary/general/regular(3) the expressions of dates (4) the explanation of difficult sentencesSo why has English changed over time?It was based more on German than
21、 the English we speak at present.Step III: PracticeThe first practice if free talk. teacher will ask ss if it is important or necessary for them to master English regarding that Chinese is a much more elegant language. Ss can express their opinions freely.The next exercise is research. Ss are going
22、to make research into differences between different kinds of world English and some words from other languages in English. Divide students into two groups to do research and fill the following table in their free time.DifferencesPronunciationSpellingMeaningUsage.Words from other languagesChineseJapa
23、neseFrenchSpanishGerman.Step IV: HomeworkThe last step is homework. Since the new curriculum standard put the improvement of language ability first, the homework is to ask ss to tell their partner something about English in their own words.9. Blackboard design English Around the World(1) “come”(2)because/because of voyage/journey/travel/trip/tour frequent/common/ordinary/general/regular(3) the expressions of dates So why has English changed over time?It was based more on German than the English we speak at present.10. Teaching reflection:
