人教版英语必修一第二单元教案

Reading

Step I Greeting and revision

T: Good morning / afternoon, boys and girls! First I will check the words and expressions you have previewed. (pages 11-12 Discovering useful words and expressions Parts1-4)

Teacher shows answers on the screen.

T: Please look at the screen and check your answer. Do you have any question?

S: Are “such as” and “for example” the same?

T: OK. I’ll give you two examples:

1.He knows five languages, such as Russian, French and Spanish.

2.The differences in the spoken language are greater. For example, Americans say dance

[dæns], and in southern England they say [dæns].

Students ask any questions and teacher explains to them in class.

Step II warming up

Arou se the students’ interest in reading. Let the students know of world English.

T: So much for the words. Can you name some countries in which English is spoken?

Ss: Of course. America, Britain, Canada, Australia…

Teacher writes American, British, Canadian, and Australian on the blackboard. Then add English to these words.

T: Are these Englishes the same?

S1: I think they are the same. They are all called English.

S2: I don’t think so. As I know BE and AE are different in spelling, pronunciation and so on.

T: Well, turn to page 9. Read the Warming Up. Please answer the questions below.

Ss: (scanning) There is more than one kind of English.

T: Please go on reading and try to tell AE words from BE words below.

After reading, the students give their answers.

T: Who will show your answer?

S: I think “mum, in a team, rubber, petrol” are BE words. And “mom, on a team, eraser, gas” are AE words.

T: Can you give them a name?

Ss: World English.

T: Very good.

Step III Pre-reading

Activate the students’ backgrou nd knowledge of English.

T: From Warming Up we know many people speak English in the world. How many people speak English and why do so many people speak English? Please discuss with your partners and answer the questions.

A few minutes later.

Sa: Maybe 1000 million people speak English today. Because many countries were colonies of England, so English is spoken as a first or second language in many countries.

Sb: We can’t get the exact number. More and more people begin to learn English because English is the working language in the United Nations. Everywhere children go to school to learn English.

T: Excellent! About 1500 million people speak English as their first, second or foreign language.

But they don’t speak the same kind of English.

Step IV Reading

Get the students to know the history of English and help the students to form a good habit of reading.

Point to the blackboard.

T: how did different kinds of English come about? Please read the test “The Road to Modern English” quickly and pick out the answer.

Students read quickly to find the answer.

T: Any volunteer to answer the question?