课题：Unit 2 English around the worldLesson1 (Warming up＆Reading)【Learning aims】1.Learning and understanding about the passage:2.Through learning the passage,students can get strengthened in reading ability.3.To know something about different kinds of English.【Important and difficult points】 Learning and understanding about the passage 【课前预习】Task1 : words and expressions(学生可以查字典或课后单词表完成)1.逐渐的，逐步的 adj 逐渐地，逐步地 adv2.流畅的，流利的 adj 流畅地，流利地 adv3.频繁的，常见的 adj 常常，频繁地 adv4使用 v n 5拼写 v n6.native language__________ 7. _____________ n. 本身；本体；身份;8.more than one ___________ 9.be different from ___________ 10.underground 11. _____________ adj. 本国的，本地的; 12.official 13.far away Task2 : 选词填空(注意变换，用单词的适当形式填空)1.I fell in love with English .2.You should watch the flowers carefully, they look the same,but they each other.3.My home is from Canada ,which is about 11,000km from here.4.English is the language of many counties,such as British.5.How cool the American boy is! He can speak Chinese. 6.As a volunteer,I visit the Red Cross .【课堂演练】Step1. Warming up＆Pre-readingTask1: 查一查BrEAmEliftelevatorpetrolgas, gasolineflatapartmentautumnfallundergroundsubwayTask2:Answer the following questions1.Do you know which countries speak English as their first language in the world today?Can you list them?2. Why do you learn English?3. Look at the title of the passage and guess what it is about?Step2.Fast reading:(1) Choose the main idea of the text.A. How to learn English well B. The brief history of modern EnglishC. The way to go to England D. The difference between modern English and old English(2)Match the main idea of each paragraph.Para . 1 A. All languages change when cultures meet and communicate with one another.Para. 2-4 B. English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia .Para . 5 C. Native speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind ofEnglish. Para. 6 D. The development of the English language in the world.Para.7 E. The English was settled.Step3. Detailed reading:Para.1(1)How many people spoke English at the end of the 16th century?(2).Why did English begin to be spoken in many other countries in the 17th century?Para.2-4 Read the example the writer gave us.Para.5 Fill the form.TimeHow is English developed?Between about AD450 and 1150The spoken English was based more on ____ Between about AD800 and 1150_______and ______ enriched the English _______ andespecially its ________ By the 1600’s Shakespeare It than ever before.In 1620 and later in the 18th centuryEnglish began to be spoken in ______ and ______.Para.6(1)When was the language settled?(2)Who played the very important part in this period? Para.7Which country may have the largest number of English learners?Step4.Post reading第 1 页 gradually fluent be different from far away frequently official


Read the passage as quickly as you can and do the ‘T or F ’ exercises. ①. English began to be spoken in many other countries because England conquered other areas in the world. ( ) ②. It is difficult for native English speakers to understand each other even if they speak the same kind of English. ( ) ③. At first the English spoken in England between about AD450 and 1,150 was based more on French than English we speak at present. ( ) ④. Two dictionaries gave a separate identity to American English spelling. ( ) ⑤. Chinese English is sure to develop its own identity. ( ) ⑥ The clue(线索) of the passage is time. ( )Step5. Summary (小结)(在文章中找出合适的单词填空)At first, only people in __________ spoke English. Later, people from England made__________to other parts, so English began to be spoken in ________ _________ ___________.Today, _________ people speak English as their ________, second or foreign language. __________English speakers ________understand each other.All languages change when cultures __________and communicate with one another. So there are British English, American English, AustralianEnglish and so on. They all have their own ___________. English is also spoken as a foreign orsecond language in _________ __________ ___________. Maybe one day Chinese English willbecome one of the world English.【课后延伸】 Which is the best way to learn a language? We know that we all learnt our own language wellwhen we were children, if we learn a second language in the same way, it won’t seem so difficult.How does a small child do? It listens to what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When itwants something, it has to ask for it. It’s using the language, thinking in it and talking in it all thetime. If people use a second language all the time, they will learn it quickly. In school, you learn to read, to write, to hear and to speak. It is the best way to learn all new wordsthrough the ear. You can read them, spell them, and write them later.1. When we were very young , . A. it’s difficult for us to understand peopleB. we learnt our language through our earsC. we could not guess what people sayD. we could hear our own language but couldn’t understand it2. A small child can learn his own language very well because . A. he’s clever B. his parents took good care of itC. he keeps on using it D. he often tries to guess what he hears3. According to the text, what is the best way to learn a second language? A. remembering as many words as we can B. writing all the time C. using our ears firstD. looking up the words in the dictionary when we don’t know their meanings. 4. In school, when we learn a second language, we must . A. do nothing but listen to our teachersB. often listen, speak, read and writeC. learn it by heart all the timeD. translate it into our own language all the time5. The word “it” in the sentence “it won’t seem so difficult” refers（指的是） . A. the small child B. the second languageC. learning the second languageD. the best way to learn language第 2 页课后反思：（你在本节课学到了什么？还有哪些疑问？）