1、unit2 warming up and readingLearning plan for the first reading of Unit 2Learning aims:1.Learn about the history of English.2.Try to get the useful information related to reading passage.3.Try to learn a reading skill:Find the topic sentence.4.4.Try to deal with the key words and expressions in this
2、 unit.Learning procedures:WARMING UP Step1.Hello,everyone,do you like English?we have learned English for nine years,but how many kinds of English there are in the world,do you know? Next,I will ask a boy and a girl to act out the dialogue.At the same time,you are asked to listen carefully and then
3、tell who speaks American English and who speaks British English,ok?.（Then make up dialogues with the 4 pairs of expressions,act out your dialogues to continue the similar game)READINGStep 1.Fast reading(6minutes)Do fast reading to decide true or false.1 English had the most speakers in the 17th cent
4、ury.2 English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.3 Languages frequently change.4 The language of the government is always the language of the country.5 English is one of the official languages used in India.6.The reading describes the development of the English language.Whether t
5、rue or false,the students should present the related supporting details.Step 2.Careful readingDo careful reading to finish the timetable.1 During the 5th centry AD:_2 Between about AD 800 and 1150_3 By the 1600s:_4 1620: _5From the 18th century_6.1765-1947: Step 3.Topic sentences: You know something
6、 ?In an article,sometimes a key sentence can express the main idea of a paragraph,we call this sentence the topic sentence.In Chinese,its named 主题句.Now read the passage quickly to see if you can find out the topic sentence of each paragraph quickly.1._2._3._4._5._Step 4.Try to do more exercises rela
7、ted to the topic sentence.1、Mum is a hard-working and kind woman.Every day she is very busy from morning till night.As a teacher,she works hard.As a mother,she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.2、Many teenagers feel that the most i
8、mportant people in their lives are their friends.They believe that their families dont know them as well as their friends do.In large families,it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.3、Make good use of your time in clas
9、s.Take advantage of class time to listen and ask questions;after all,your teacher is there to teach you.Sit where you can see and hear well.Really listen in class means less work later.Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.4、Most deserts have a surprising variety of life.There ar
10、e plants ,animals and insects that have adapted（适应） to life in the desert.During the heat of the day ,a visitor may see very few signs of living things,but as the air begins to cool in the evening ,the desert comes to life.As the sun begins to rise again in the sky,the desert once again becomes quie
11、t and lonely.5、Jane and Kate have many things in common. To begin with, both girls have the same background. Next, both girls are interested in the same kind of subjects in school. Furthermore, both girls want to be teachers.Step 5.Deal with the useful words and expressions in the first reading whic
12、h are listed as follows:make a voyage to. because of. come upactually base.on. at presentGradually rule enrichvocabulary make use of. The former.,the latter.give a separate identity to. a number of. settle fluent_fluently such as_such.as.These words and expressions will be done by you students,make
13、good preparations out of class ,and present their uses to your classmates in class.Step 6.The following sentences may help you when you present（呈现） your contents(内容 )in class:Hello,everyone,our group will do the first part of the reading passage.Next,you will be asked to read the text quickly,then d
14、o the true or false exercises,.Hi,Jim,Can you do Exercise 1?.You say its true,why?Hello,everyone,is he right?.mmn,he is wrong,I think.who can help him?.Read the text again slowly and carefully,then try to finish the timetable in Step 2,You will be given 8 minutes.Time is up.who can do the first?.Good,sit down,please.whod like to write your summary on the blackboard?,Yes,good job.Aha.well done.I think most of you （呈现）to prepare the useful words and expressions in the teaching plan,and well learn them together next time,do you remember?
