1、Module 1 British and American EnglishI. 模块教学目标技能目标 Skill Goals Talk about varieties of English Practise giving reasons Review of verb forms: present simple, present continuous, present perfect and future reference; for and since with present perfect Identify a variety of English Write about the Chin
2、ese languageII. 目标语言功 能 句 式Practise giving reasonsI like Leeds because theres more going on here than back home in the States.Since English is spoken all over the world, there are lots of varieties.As I was the only British person in the school, they made a fuss of me.Im getting on just fine, now th
3、at I understand the local accent.Everyday EnglishHow are you getting on?I dont get it. get used to .Thats a good point. make a fuss of .词 汇 1. 四会词汇adopt, combination, compare, confusing, dimension, distinctive, elevator, exchange, flashlight, graduate, international, lift, line, lorry, obvious, omit
4、, packet, pavement, petrol, preposition, queue, reference, remark, remove, represent, settler, simplify, slight, standard, steadily, sidewalk, torch, variety2. 认读词汇linguist, accent, motorway, underground, subway, differ, variation, satellite, flick, witch, structure, rapidly, announcement, linguisti
5、cs, edition, cute, add, attempt, look, criticise3. 词组have . in common, make a difference, get around, be similar to, have difficulty (in) doing sth., lead to, in favour of, refer to . as ., thanks to4 重点词汇和短语adopt, compare, confusing, remark, remove, represent, simplify, have . in common, make a dif
6、ference, get around, be similar to, have difficulty (in) doing sth., lead to, in favour of, refer to . as ., thanks to语 法 Review of verb forms: present simple, present continuous, present perfect and future reference; for and since with present perfectThe British say Have you got.? While Americans p
7、refer Do you have.?Some experts believe that two varieties are moving closer together.Many factors have had an influence on American pronunciation.Some people now believe that British English will disappear.In the future, there are going to be many “Englishes”.Look! The man is filling his automobile
8、 with gas.重 点 句 子 1. The accent, which is most similar to British English, can be heard on the East Coast of the US.2. A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.3. For Americans things are a little bit easier, thanks to the work of Noah Webs
9、ter, a teacher who graduated from Yale University in 1778. 教材分析与教材重组1. 教材分析本模块以 British and American English 为话题，从听说读写等方面谈论了英国英语和美国英语的异同，并对英语的发展趋势作了概括。文中最后总结不论讲哪种英语，沟通交流是目的，只要人们相互理解，哪种英语都不重要，所以将来会有很多种英语，而不是只有英国英语和美国英语。1.1 INTRODUCTION 通过谈论英语的发展和两篇 email 来区分英美英语，为本模块的学习奠定了良好的基础。1.2 READING AND SPEAKI
10、NG 介绍英美英语的区别及英语的发展趋势。1.3 VOCABULARY 介绍了英美英语在词汇方面的区别。1.4 GRAMMAR 复习英语动词时态：一般现在时、现在进行时、一般将来时和现在完成时。1.5 VOCABULARY AND LISTENING 要求学生讨论交流学生在生活及学习中可能遇到的问题，然后听一段交流学生谈论不同英语对他们的影响及英语的发展趋势的听力材料并回答问题。1.6 EVERYDAY ENGLISH 是对一些英语习惯用语的理解练习。1.7 FUNCTION 练习使用 because, since / as 和 now that 句型来说明原因。1.8 SPEAKING AN
11、D WRITING 要求学生通过小组活动，辩论学习哪一种英语（British, American or World English）是最好的。写作部分要求学生根据提示写一篇介绍汉语的文章。1.9 CULTURAL CORNER 是一篇关于韦氏简化英语拼写的文章，鼓励学生找出韦氏编写词典的原因，并且比较韦氏工作与汉语简化的相似之处。1.10 TASK 要求同学们上网通过对 The Guardian (www.guardian.co.uk) 与 USA Today ( ) 相同话题文章的对比，找出英美英语的不同。2. 教材重组2.1 将 INTRODUCTION 与 VOCABULARY 及 WO
12、RKBOOK 中 的Vocabulary 整合在一起上一节“词汇课”。重点介绍英美英语在词汇方面的不同，为学习课文打下基础。2.2 把 READING AND SPEAKING 及其后面的练习题整合在一起上一节“阅读课”。2.3 把 GRAMMAR 和 WORKBOOK 中的 Grammar 整合在一起上一节“语法课”。2.4 将 VOCABULARY AND LISTENING，EVERYDAY ENGLISH, FUNCTION 和 WORKBOOK 中的 Listening and speaking 结合在一起，上一节“听说课”。2.5 将 CULTURAL CORNER 和 SPEAK
13、ING AND WRITING 设计为一节“综合课（一）”。2.6 将 TASK,WORKBOOK 的 Reading 和 Speaking and writing 设计为一节“综合课（二）”。3. 课型设计与课时分配（经教材分析，本模块可以用 6 课时教完。）1st Period Vocabulary Building2nd Period Reading3rd Period Grammar 4th Period Listening and Speaking 5th Period Integrating Skills (I)6th Period Integrating Skills (II)I
14、V. 分课时教案The Second Period ReadingTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target Language 目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语obvious, confusing, compare, omit, variety, differ, steadily, get around, be similar to, have difficulty (in) doing sth.b. 重点句式The accent, which is most similar to British English, can be heard on the East Coast of
15、the US.A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.2. Ability goals 能力目标Learn about the differences between British English and American English and the development of English.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标By comparing the differences between
16、American English and British English, students will be consistent in their preference of English, either American English or British English.Teaching important & difficult points 教学重难点The differences between British English and American English.Teaching methods 教学方法Listening, reading and discussing.
17、Teaching aids 教具准备A tape recorder, a projector and a computer.Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式Step I RevisionCheck the homework.T: Good morning / afternoon, class!Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Mr / Ms.T: What did we learn yesterday?Ss: Some differences between British English and American English.
18、T: What are they?Ss: They are different in vocabulary and spelling.T: Who can give us some examples?S: Sidewalk is American English. In Britain people say pavement.S: Americans spell program while British spell programme.S: Americans spell theater while British spell theatre.S: Americans sometimes o
19、mit prepositions. For example, “Write me when you have a moment.”.T: Im glad youve done a very good job. This class we are going to learn more about British English and American English. Before starting the text, please work with your partners and do Exercise 1 on page 2: Check the true statements.S
20、tep II ReadingDeal with the reading passage.ScanningAsk the students to scan the text and find the differences between American English and British English.T: First Id like you to do scanning and then finish the form with the information you get from the text. After you finish, please compare it wit
21、h your partners.Show the form on the PowerPoint.Differences (in) American English British Englishautomobile, freeway, gascar, highway, petrolGrammar Several minutes later, let the students compare their information with each other in pairs. Then show the following form on the PowerPoint.Differences
22、(in) American English British EnglishVocabulary automobile, freeway, gascar, highway, petrolGrammar Do you have.?Write me soon!Have you got.?Write to me soon!Spelling center, color, program centre, colour, programmePronunciation accent on the East CoastNew York accentLondon accentGlasgow accentT: Fr
23、om this form we can have a clear image of the ways in which British English and American English are different. Lets come to Exercise 3 on page 3.SkimmingAsk the students to skim the text and then finish Exercise 4 on page 3.T: Look at the questions first. Then skim the text to find the answers.Then
24、 check the answers with the whole class.Step III ExplanationDuring this procedure, play the tape for the students. Ask them to underline the difficult sentences. After the students listening to the tape, explain the text and deal with some language problems.T: Now we will deal with some difficult la
25、nguage focuses. Now I will play the tape for you. Please make a mark where you have difficulties.After listening to the tape.T: Do you have any difficulties with the text？S: Could you please explain the sentence to us: But it has also led to lots of American words and structures passing into British
26、 English, so that some people now believe that British English will disappear.T: We can understand it like this: Lots of American words and structures have been brought in with the help of the non-stop communication, so some people are worried that British English will disappear. This sentence impli
27、es that American English is simpler and the US is much more influential. So American English is more popular. Just like the Chinese language, more and more people are learning Chinese, because our country is becoming stronger and stronger. Maybe in the future Chinese will become many countries offic
28、ial language. Do you have any other questions?Ss: No.Step IV Analyzing the textHelp the students analyze the structure of the text. Ask the students to discuss in groups and later each group will be asked to speak out their opinions. After that, show the sample answers on the PowerPoint.T: OK. Lets
29、read the text again. Please look at the structure of the text and find out its writing style. You may discuss it in groups. You are given 5 minutes.5 minutes later.T: Please stop here. Im glad you thought actively and had a heated discussion. What is the topic of the text? What is the text about?S:
30、The English language.S: The text compares British English with American English. It introduces the differences between British English and American English.S: It tells in the future there are going to be many Englishes.T: Quite good. This text is an expository writing. It compares British English wi
31、th American English. The paragraphs below the first four headings introduce the differences between British English and American English in four ways. From them we can learn the differences in vocabulary, grammar, spelling and pronunciation. The last heading tells us the development of English. Some
32、 people believe that British English will disappear while the international dimension suggests that in the future there are going to be many Englishes.Show the following on the PowerPoint.Part 1 (the first four headings)Differences between British English and American English in four ways: vocabular
33、y, grammar, spelling and pronunciation.Part 2 (the last heading)The development of English:Some people believe that British English will disappear while the international dimension suggests that in the future, there are going to be many Englishes.T: Now lets come to Exercise 5 on page 3. Discuss our
34、 language Chinese.Step V DiscussionDivide the students into different groups and ask them to discuss the questions in Exercise 5 on page 3. They are given several minutes to discuss. Each member is encouraged to think actively and participate in the discussion. Make sure all the students have their
35、own opinions.Sample answers:1. There are 2 main varieties, Mandarin and Cantonese.2. They are different in pronunciation.3. Yes, they do. People from different regions speak with different accents. Some accents are quite different from others, and you may find you dont understand even a word of a person from some region.4. I think more and more foreigners will learn Chinese and Chinese will be one of the most widely used languages in the world. It is also possible that Chinese will be the official language in many countries.Step VI HomeworkPick out the verb forms in the text.2
