M1 Unit 02 WordPower.doc

Unit 2 Growing Pains Period 3 Word Power 课时编号 ： 复备时间： 上课时间： Teaching aims: 1. Make sure students can identify the difference between American English and British English. 2. Enable students to identify and learn about the different expressions. 3. To develop the ability of understanding words in context. 4. Make sure students expand their prior knowledge and apply it practically. Important and difficult points: 1. Make students know some differences between American English and British English? 2. Make students know the meaning of some more colloquialisms and their usage. Teaching methods: Individual work Pair or group discussion Comparisons Teaching procedures: Step 1.Lead-in: Talk about the differences and answer questions: 1.Do you think there are some differences between American English and British English? 2.If there are some, in which aspects do they exist? 3. Have you found any difference between American English and British English in the play? Could you list the differences you know? Differences Pronunciation Spelling Grammar Vocabulary British English Dance/ dα:ns/ Not/ nCt/ Either/ aIthe/ neither Colour travelled programme favour centre Have got .. Holiday post staircase petrol luggage American english Dance/ d?ns/ Not/nat/ Either/neither / I:the/ Color traveled program favor center Have… vacation stairway mail gas baggage Step 2.Dialogue reading and making comparisons Let students read the dialogue and find out “ Is it in American English or British English?” Sam went back to London to go on with his study in CMHS. He met David on the school campus. Sam: Hi David .How are you? David: Fine, have you just gone back from New York? Sam: Yeah, I went back here last Monday. David: How is your summer holiday, Sam? Sam:Excellent, during my summer vacation I joined a soccer ball club and I can play it better now. David: Good! I also practised playing football this summer too. Sam: Ok. Please call me at 33