九年级英语Unit3 Letters from the past--Topic2 Section D.doc

Unit3 Letters from the past
Topic2
Section D
The main activities are 1a and 3. 本课重点活动是1a和3。
Ⅰ. Teaching aims and demands 教学目标
1. Learn some new words and useful expressions:
come about, force, cent, in a word
2. learn about how the differences between American English and British English come about.
3. Review present continuous to show the future:
I’m flying to Disneyland tomorrow.
My uncle is meeting us tomorrow.
4. Review the sign languages and body languages.
Ⅱ. Teaching aids 教具
录音机/小黑板
Ⅲ. Five-finger Teaching Plan 五指教学方案
Step 1 Review 第一步 复习(时间:10分钟)
1. (检查作业, 以对话的形式复习上节课所学的英式英语和美式英语之间的区别。)
T: Now, let’s review Section C. How many differences are there between British English and American English?
S1: Three. They are in pronunciation, spelling and expression.
T: Who can give me some examples?
S2: The word“hot”is pronounced as [hCt] in Britain, but it is pronounced as [ha：t] in America.
S3: The word“dialog”is spelt as“dialogue”in Britain, but in America it is spelt as“dialog”.
S4: In Britain if you want to relax, you relax in a sitting room, but in America in a living room.
T: Good. You learn very well.
2. (教师出示以下表格，让两位同学填表后编出更多的相似对话，引出1a的内容和生词。)
British English
American English
colour
color
favourite

pants
metre

theather
maths

T: As we know, there are some differences between American English and British English. How did the differences come about?
(板书)
come about
T: “Come about” means something happens. Long ago, British people were forced to leave their country. They came to America, Canada and Australia, and brought the English language to these countries. The language changed little by little from one part of the world to another. Here “forced” means sb. has to do something.(领读并讲解come about, forced。)
Step 2 presentation 第二步 呈现(时间:5分钟)
1. (教师提出问题，学生回答。)
T: What’s the difference between“color”and“colour”？
S1: Spelling.
T: Which do you prefer?
S1: I prefer“color”. C-O-L-O-R.
T: If you are in America, which word will you use and how to read?
S: …
2. (学生快速阅读课文1a，画出中心语句，了解文章大意，培养学生快速阅读能力。)
(学生说出，教师板书。)
(1) Many British people were forced to leave their country for some other places.
(2) In the beginning, Americans spoke the same as they did in England.
(3) In a word, the English language is changing all the time.
3. (学生再读1a, 完成1b。若教师认为练习对学生会较难, 可采用小组合作的方式进行,
错的句子让学生更正。)
T: Boys and girls, let’s check the answers of 1b. Now, is the first sentence true or false? S2.
S2: It’s false.
T: Why?
S2: Because there are differences between the two languages.
T: …
4. (学生跟读1a录音, 并找出不懂之处, 教师给予讲解。)
T: Do you have any difficulty? If you don’t understand anything in 1a. Please hands up.
S3: …
S4: …
Step 3 Consolidation 第三步 巩固(时间:10分钟)
1. (读1c, 让学生在1a中迅速找出问题答案, 培养学生根据问题快速查找信息的能力, 然后核对答案。)
2. (1)(方案一:给出关键词，让学生复述1a。)
(2)(方案二:小组合作。把课文内容改编成一个对话, 然后进行表演。)
S1: S2, may I ask you some questions?
S2: Of course.
S1: What’s the meaning of the word “cookbook”?
S2: It’s a book for cooking. It’s from German. The English language has taken in many new words from other languages. For example, it borrowed “tofu” and “kowtow” from Chinese.
S1: Oh, I see. There are differences between American English and British English, but how did they come about?
S2: …

(学生不一定能说全所有内容，教师应及时给予鼓励，让学生勇于开口讲英语。)
Step 4 practice 第四步 练习(时间:10分钟)
1. (复习2a现在进行时表将来时。)
(出示小黑板)
I’m flying to Disneyland tomorrow.
My uncle is meeting us tomorrow.
When are you leaving for Disneyland?
I’m leaving this afternoon.
2. (教师指导学生观察黑板上的句子，并进行总结，让学生给出更多例句。)
T: Class, can you give me more examples?
S1: I’m leaving for Beijing soon.
S2: The most exciting time is coming. 
S3: We are travelling to America next summer holiday.
S4: …
3. (听2b录音，复习2b，然后让学生听写这些句子。)
Step 5 project 第五步 综合探究活动(时间:10分钟)
1. (先读Kangkang的e-mail，根据Step 1中的表格，写一封回信，完成3。)
2. Homework:
(分组调查英语国家语言的差异，完成下列表格。)
(1)For example:
Countries
Differences
Reasons
America

Britain

Australia

…

(2) 板书设计：
English is spoken differently in different countries.
Section D
come out 1. I’m flying to Disneyland tomorrow.
be forced to do sth. 2. My uncle is meeting us tomorrow.
in a word 3. I can’t follow you.
4. The foreigner is asking for a ride.