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扬中市第二高级中学高一英语备课组 备课人：GM 审核人： CDM 使用日期：
Module3 Unit2 Language
Welcome to the unit
Revision
1、Dictate some word spelling
2、Test some word study.

Lead-in: Questions
1、What language do you mainly speak?
2、Can you speak any other languages? Can you speak a little for us?
3、Do you know how many languages there are in the world?
4、Do you think that language is the only way people communicate?[来源:学科网ZXXK]
5、What other method or methods of communication can you think of?

Picture-reading
1、Now please turn to page 21 and look at the five pictures. Tell me what kind of language each picture uses.
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2、Questions:
Pic. 1 1) What is your mother tongue / first language?
2) Do you know which language has the largest number of speakers? And which language is most widely used in the world?
3) Do you like the English language? Why or why not?
4) If you can choose, which language would you like to learn? Why?[来源:学科网]
5) In English study, which part is most difficult, vocabulary, pronunciation or grammar?
Pic. 2 1) What is an emoticon?
2) What does this emoticon stand for?
3) When do people use this kind of language?
4) Have you ever used this kind of language?
5) Could you give some more examples?
Pic. 3 1) What does this sign language mean in both Britain and USA?
2. Do you think the same sign means the same to people all over the world?
3) Can you show me some examples and explain them?
4) Who needs to use sign language in their daily lives?
5) Have you ever used sign language?
6) Is it helpful for you to communicate with others?
Pic. 4 1) What is Braille?
2) Who invented it?
3) Have you ever heard about him?
4) What did he do for blind people? [来
Pic. 5 1) Why do bees fly in circles?
2) Do you believe animals can talk?

Language focus
1、stand for：代表、表示
2、… is a way information is transmitted.
在定语从句中，当先行词是way时，定语从句的引导词可用：that 或 in which 或省略不用
e.g. I like the way that / in which he speaks English.
That’s the way that / in which we did the experiments.
3、share：vt. 分享、合用、分担， share sth. with / between / among sb.
e.g. We four students share a bathroom in our dormitory.
The three girls shared the cake among themselves.
Can I share the umbrella with you, Sir?[来源:Z_xx_k.Com]
Why don’t we share the cost among us?
n. 份额、一份 (+ of / in + n.)
e.g. Each has his share in / of the interest / profit.
Where is my share of the cake?
4.inform sb. about/of sth. 通知某人某事=keep sb. informed about sth.

Article comprehension
1、Turn to page 102. Read the passage and answer the questions below.
2、Read the passage on page 103 and answer the questions

Homework
1、Review word study
2、Preview reading “English and its history.”

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Where there is a will ,there is a way ! 有志者事竟成