Book-1-Unit-2--English-around-the-world-第四课时(修改).doc

Book 1 Unit 2 English around the world

第四课时 Using Language

学习目标
To read out and talk about STANDARD ENGLISH AND DIALECTS
To write about learning English/Chinese by brainstorming

问题导入：What do you know about standard Chinese and dialects? Why do you think there are so many dialects spoken in China?
(视频1 用中文方言拜年）

自主学习：(课本链接)（微课：重点词汇短语的用法及举例）
Task 1: Language focus: write down the words or expressions according to the given meaning.
1) widely recognized as normal and usual:___________________
2) a variety of a language spoken only in one area, in which words, or grammar are slightly different from other forms of the same language:_______________
3) To know who the person is or what the thing is:________________
4) used when you are going to say something that is true but surprising: __________________________
5) be one of the causes that make something happen:__________
Explanation of important language points.
1. There’s no such thing as standard English.
There’s no such person/ thing as sb./sth. 没有……这样的人/物等, 用于表示某人或某物并不存在。如:
世上没有免费的午餐之类的好事。
There is no such thing as free lunch.
我们班没有杰克这个人。
__________________________________________________

2．Geography also plays a part in making dialects.
地理位置对方言的产生也有影响。
play a/an +adj.+ part 扮演…角色, 起…作用
take (on) /perform a role 扮演角色
hand out roles 分派任务(角色)
a leading/starring role 主角
e.g. His parents played a part in his success.
他的成功有他父母的因素在内。
完成句子
1) 她的建议在我们的决定中起了很重要的作用。
Her suggestions __________________________________ our decision-making.
2) 他一生中扮演了各种各样的角色。
He has _______________________ in his life.
3. Although many America move a lot,they still recognize each other’s dialects.
虽然许多美国人经常搬家, 但他们仍然能够辨认彼此的方言。
recognize vt. 辨认, 认出 (pick out)
recognize sth./sb.from /by …… 通过…… 认出某人或某事
recognize sb./sth. as/(to be) 承认某人/事是…… ，认为某人/事是……
recognize that…… 人们公认
It is recognized that ……
1）我在电话中根据声音辨认出是玛丽。
I __________ Mary ____ her voice on the phone.
2) 我们都承认他是一位伟大的领袖。
We all recognized him _____________________.
3) 人们一致认为环境污染已经成了最严重的问题之一。
_______________________environment pollution has become one of the most serious problems.

Task 2: As two major English dialects, have you ever noticed the difference between American English and British English?
First read the dialogues on page 13, then watch the video, and find the British and American words which are different but have the same meaning.
(附视频及问题答案）

Task 3: Read the passage on page 13 “Standard English and dialects”, answer the questions below. (课本链接，课文录音及问题答案）
1) How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text?
2) Why do people from neighboring towns in U.S. speak a little differently?
3) Why are there so many dialect in American English?

Task 4: Read the requirements of writing task on page 15. Brainstorm with a partner on the following topic:
Why should we learn English/Chinese?
Then try to make a poster to show your ideas. (ppt 展示写作提示)

课堂练习：
1. Translate the Chinese into English.
1) 利用新的短语：_____________________________
2) 因为他的西班牙口音：_____________________________
3) 认出以前的同学：_____________________________
4) 甘肃位于中国西北部：_______________________________
5) 提高生活标准：____________________________
2. Make sentences according to the pictures and given words or expressions.(附微课讲解)

1) recognize; fluent; play an important role in
_____________________________________________________________________

2) at present; identity card
_________________________________________________________________

3) believe it or not; there’s no such thing as...
_____________________________________________________________________

课后作业：
一、 基础训练 ：
*I.Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the words.
1. Car ________ is predicted to increase every year. (use)
2. The children are taught to respect ________ differences between different countries. (culture)
3. It’s ________ to speak with food in mouth. (polite)
4. The street is too narrow. It does not allow cars from opposite ________ to pass. (direct)
5. She changed a lot and I had great difficulty ________ her at first.(recognize)
*II．Choose the proper expressions from the box for the blanks, using the right forms.
because of make a list of play the part of believe it or not
such as base on communicate with play a part of
1. Please____________things before shopping.
2. We are used to _ each other by e-mail nowadays.
3. I ____________ a policeman in that play.
4. The report ____________ figures from six different European cities.
5. It’s so nice to hear from her. ____________, we last met more than thirty years ago.
*III. Complete the following sentences.
1. 运气在他的成功中也起了一定作用。
Luck also _______ _______ _______ _______ in his success.
2.他喜欢体育运动,如踢足球和打篮球.
He enjoys sports _______ _______ playing football and basketball.
3. 信不信由你,(世界上)没有什么标准英语.
_______ _______ _______ _______, there is no such thing as standard English.
4. 中国国家足球队能否进入世界杯决赛.这只好由时间回答了.
Will China's national football team enter for the finals of the World Cup?_______ _______ _______ _______ .
5.你可以经常和外国人说话来锻炼口语,然后你就可以和世界各地的人交流了.
You can practice your spoken English more often with a native speaker, and then you can _______ _______ people around the world.

二、能力提升。
*I. 完形填空：
If you are learning English because you’re going to travel in England and wish to be __1__ there，don’t try to speak English perfectly，__2__ if you do，no one will understand you. In London ninety－nine in every hundred people speak __3__English. You may say that __4__ they don’t speak English well themselves，they can __5__ understand it when it is well spoken. They __6__ when the speaker is English. But when the speaker is a __7__，the better he speaks，the __8__ it is to understand him.
No foreigner can __9__ stress the syllables and make the tone __10__ and fall in question and __11__，exactly as a __12__ does. __13__ the first thing you have to do is to speak with a strong __14__ accent，and speak broken，that is，English without any __15__. Then every English person you __16__ will at once know you are a foreigner，and try to understand you and be ready to __17__ you. He will not __18__ you to be polite and use grammatical phrases. He will be __19__ by his cleverness in making out your __20__ and being able to tell what you want to know.
1．A.settled B．heard C．understood D．for
2．A.because B．unless C．so D．though
3．A.American B．bad C．standard D．no
4．A.because B．since C．when D．even if
5．A.hardly B．really C．at least D．at most
6．A.say B．can C．think D．hope
7．A.foreigner B．native C．Londoner D．traveler
8．A.better B．easier C．harder D．clearer
9．A.never B．even C．ever D．hardly
10．A.right B．exact C．raise D．rise
11．A.request B．answer C．sentence D．phrase
12．A.native B．foreigner C．child D．reporter
13．A.While B．Although C．Because D．Therefore
14．A.London B．British C．foreign D．country
15．A.grammar B．mistake C．idiom D．words
16．A.know B．see C．ask for D．speak with
17．A.welcome B．help C．teach D．praise
18．A.expect B．scold C．show D．think
19．A.strict B．surprised C．pleased D．praised
20．A.way B．meaning C．mistake D．country

*II. 语法填词：
People 1.__________（live）in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred 2.__________in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four 3.____ five hundred thousand words. But we do not need 4.__________these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. 5.__________you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.
The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary 6.__________（big）. Read as many books as we can. There are a lot of books 7.__________（write）in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet 8.__________new word, look it 9.__________in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your 10.__________（much）useful book.

*III. 短文改错：
Dear Mr. Brown，
I am writing to thank you with your kind help. Before you came to teach us, I had not interest in English. My pronunciation was terribly. I could only speak a few words. But one and a half year later, I now think English fun to learn. I got a lot from your encouraging words. I would always remember what you said. “If you try to, you can be No.1！” I hope you’ll have a pleasant journey home but will come to China again sometimes in the future, I will write again and send you photos we take together.
IV. Translate the sentences into English, using the words and expressions in this unit.
1 她脸上的表情表明她并没有认出这个外国人。
_____________________________________________________________________
2. 赵本山有趣的口音也在他的成功中起了重要作用。
_____________________________________________________________________
3. 不可能有不劳而获的成功，这是大家公认的。
_____________________________________________________________________

三、综合强化。
本单元相关主题写作
现在许多人都在努力学习英语。请你根据以下提示写一篇题为“Why Should We Learn English？”的短文，论述学习英语的重要性，词数100左右。
提示如下：
1．英语是世界上使用最广泛的语言，大多数商业信件、书籍、杂志都是用英语书写。
2．学好英语可使我们更好地向外国学习先进经验。
3．借助英语可以更快、更好地学习现代科学和技术。
4．学好英语能使我们更好地为祖国服务。
5．学习英语有时也是一大趣事。