本节课教学目标

教师目标

Learn about the differences between American English and British English.

Learn about communication skills.

学生目标

Report requests and demands using “He/She asked me to...” and “He/She told me to…”.

Write a short passage comparing American and British English.

本节课重难点

English is a language spoken all around the world. P10

2. With so many people communicating ..., it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English. P11

3. How did these differences come about? P12

4. For a long time the language in America stayed the same, while the language... P12

教学过程

Step I  Greetings and Revision

T: Good morning/afternoon, boys and girls!

Ss: Good morning/afternoon, Mr Chen!

T: Sit down, please. Today we are going to learn Unit 2: English around the world, but I want to check your homework first. 

1. Check whether they have remembered the ten important sentences. 

2. Check whether they have previewed the new words and expressions in this unit. Then the teacher write down: English around the world — The First Period on the blackboard.

Step II  Warming up

T: Look at the picture and try to guess: 

Qs: 1.What do you think is happening in the picture?

2.Where do you think is the man?

Sa: A funny story is happening.

Sb: The man is in the bathroom.

Ask the students to discuss the following questions.

1. What is Joe’s nationality? How about Nancy? 

2. What it is that Nancy thinks Joe wants? 

3. What is it that Joe is looking for? 

4. What is their misunderstanding about?

After discussion.

Sa: Joe is an American while Nancy is British. 

Sb: Nancy thinks Joe wants to have a bath.

Sc: Joe is looking for a toilet.

Sd: In American English the word “bathroom” means a place where there is a toilet and sometimes a bath or shower. In British English, the word “bathroom” means a place where there is a bath or shower and sometimes also a toilet. Joe wants to go to the toilet, but Nancy thinks he wants to take a bath. 

T: You did quite well. There are really some slight differences between American English and British English, so in order to avoid misunderstanding, it is necessary for us to know about some differences between American English and British English.

课后作业

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