1、Unit 2 English Around the World1. Teaching aims and ways to check Ss achievements in class.Aims Ways to checkKnowledge: 1) Ss can tell the different levels of English fill in the form According to the speakers or usage. 2) Ss can understand there are some differences retell the form between AE & BE
2、in three ways. 3) Ss have some knowledge of the history complete the time-line of English and its future development.Ability: 1) prediction. fill in the gap 2) scanning: find the topic sentence in each paragraph underline them in the textFeeling and attitude: stimulate Ss to feel proud of Chinese an
3、d discussionthe fast development of our motherland. 2. Teaching aids : multimedia ;textbook; hand-out exercises for preparation3. Teaching steps: Lead-in : tell Ss a funny story ,which lead to the question “ Are there many different kinds of English?” Step1: Let Ss write out the different levels of
4、English according to the speakers or usage. Step2. Do you know which countries in the world speak English as native language? Look at the world map. Step3: The differences between AE and BE. 1. Do the native speakers speak the same kind of English? (look at the slides) 2. Besides vocabulary, what ar
5、e different? (the form) 3. Find more differences about AE&BE in the text and Internet after class. Step4: Prediction & Scanning 1. Were there so many different kinds of English at the very beginning?2. When did the differences start?3. Whats the future of English?Try to find the answers by reading t
6、he text .but before that ,lets look at the title and guess what its about . The road to modern Englishdevelopmenthistoryyesterday, today and tomorrow The oofof English Step5: Fast reading1. Read through to find the answers to the above questions. 2. Read through to find the key sentence3. The featur
7、e of key sentences:A. Usually at the beginning or end of a paragraph.B. Show the main idea of the paragraph and other sentences are examples or explanation.C. The sentence usually has some general words . Step6. Careful reading 1. T or F (textbook)2. Multiple choice (screen) Step7. Make a timeline o
8、f the development of English . Step8. Discussion 1.Will Chinese English develop its own identity?2. Will Chinese replace(取代) English as an international language?3.Will there be more and more kinds of English? Step9. conclusion and homework Though English spoken by different countries or different speakers has its own identity, they are all English and they can understand each other. Homework: Retell the development of English according to the timeline.2 / 2
