公开课1必修1Unit2Englisharoundtheworld.docx

公开课教案
Unit2 English around the world
Reading The road to modern English (period 1)
翼城中学 杨庆丽
Curriculum Standard :
Develop the students’ reading ability.
Learning goals：
1.Learning goals:
1.Develop students’ reading ability and let them learn different reading skills.
2. Enable students to learn to communicate with others in English.
3. Arouse students’ great interest in learning English .
4. Develop students’ sense of cooperative learning and improve their communicating skills and know the world culture by learning English.
Learning Important Points
1.Let students learn more about the development of English.
2.Help students master and use different reading skills.
Learning difficult Points
1.Develop students’ reading ability.
2.Enable students to learn to communicate with others in English.
Teaching methods:
Task-based teaching method Cooperative learning Discussion
Step1 Greetings
Step2 Lead-in and Warming up
Enjoy some national flags and find out the languages spoken in these countries.(slides)
They are all English-speaking countries . That’s to say ,there is more than one kind of English around the world . We may call it world English. There are two main kinds of English : AmE and BrE .OK.Let’s enjoy the dialogue in warming up. We know there are many differences between them: spelling , pronunciation ,expressions, grammars, words... But why are there so many differences? / Why has English changed so much? let's find the answer in the text The road to modern English .
Step3 prediction
According to the title ,esp. the road we may predict the main idea of the text.
The development of modern English
Step4 Fast reading
1.the main idea of each paragraph.
Para. 1: The __of the English language in the world.
Para. 2: Native speakers can ___each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.
Para. 3-4: All languages change when ___ ___and __with each other.
Para. 5: English is spoken as a ___ language or __language.
2.Do Ex1 on P10
Step5 Careful reading
1. Read Para1 and find the key information: when where who / speak
2. Read Para3---4 , find the connected information.
From AD 450 to1150
From AD 800 to 1150
By the 1600s
In 1620
In the 18th century
By the 19th century
Try to retell the text according to the time.
3. Para5
English is also spoken as a foreign or ______language in many other countries in _____and Africa .
Today, the number of people learning English in China is increasing ____. In fact, China may have the _____number of English learners.
4. Choose the correct answer.
①English has/had the most speakers_________.
A. now B. when the British ruled many parts of the world
C. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12th century
②Which of the following statements is true?
A. Language always stay the same. B. Language change only after wars.
C. Language no longer change. D. Language change when cultures change.
③From AD450 to 1150, English sounded more like______.
A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian
5. Summary
Now we know the answer to the question Why are there so many differences? / Why has English changed so much?
Because of cultural communication.
Step6 Discussion
Why do we learn English?
Some reasons:
English is the most widely used language all over the world. It’s a necessary tool as well as a bridge to the outside world. English has become an international language. It is also the language of global cultural: just like popular music and Internet. So we should work hard at it and try to have a good knowledge of it.
It plays a more and more important part in the world, especially in business and communication among countries.
If you speak English, you can make a trip around the world without being misunderstood. You can easily make yourself understood. Besides, English can reduce trouble and save money when you’re making a world trip. ......
Blackboard Design Unit2 English around the world
The road to modern English
1. Why has English changed so much?
Because of cultural communication.
2. Prediction
3. Fast reading
4. Careful reading
5. Discussion