Unit 2 English around the world导学案Unit 2 English around the world导学案.doc

Unit 2 English around the world Period 1 Warming up Teaching Aim: 1. Ss will be able to know some differences between British English and American English. 2. Ss will be able to master some usages of the words and phrases. Teaching procedures: Step 1 自学指导 (Start with a free chat with Ss about learning English.) T: How many years have you learnt English? How many languages do we speak? What do you find difficult in learning English? (Ss may have different ideas, but they may consider vocabulary as their most difficult one.) Do you think it necessary for us Ss to master such a foreign language? (With the development of globalization, English has become an international tool for people to communicate with each other. And we are the future of our homeland, so it’s our duty to prosper our country; therefore, to master a foreign language becomes a necessity.) In which countries is English used as the native language? Do you think the Englishes spoken all around the world are all the same ?Enjoy BBC and VOA Step 2合作探究 English Countries Explanation Mother tongue the United Kingdom the United States of America Canada Australia South Africa Ireland New Zealand The people in these countries are native speakers of English. In total, for more than 375 million people English is their mother tongue. Second language India Pakistan Nigeria the Philippines These people speak the language of their own country at home but the language of the government, schools, newspapers, and TV is English. Foreign language China Germany France etc. The number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million. Step 3 练习 翻译填空。 1. play a role (in) 2. because of 3. come up 4. such as 5. one s native language 6. 标准英语 7. 在中国的某些地方 8. 相邻的城市 9. 全世界 10. 与……交往 Period 2 reading Teaching aims: To train students’ reading skill. To help students get to know about English development To help students better understand “learning English” 自学