高中Unit 2 English around the world教案

必修一  Unit2 English around the world

Language Points

●从容说课

This is the second period of this unit which focuses on language. In this period，several exercises about language on the textbook will be dealt with. Some important language points in the warming up and reading will be explained in detail.

Language is the part which is tested much in any examination. Instead of remembering words and phrases inflexibly，using them correctly should be the target. So this period should be taught with this purpose.

At the beginning of the lesson，homework will be checked. After that，students are required to recall the information on the content of the passage. By doing so，students can get more chances to practice their spoken language. Then the exercises on language will be dealt with. In this part，students are expected to learn to use the words and phrases in the warming-up and comprehending. There are various types of exercises on words and expressions. Besides，there is an exercise about prepositions in Am. English and Br. English. And it offers a listening practice on differences between Am. English and Br. English.

To let students master words and phrases better，I’ll present more detailed explanations about how to use them in practice by offering some examples. After that，students should practise using them by making up sentences. With this method，students can master the words and phrases better.

●三维目标

1.Knowledge：

Do some exercises to master words and phrases.

2.Ability：

Learn to use these words and phrases in daily life.

3.Emotion：

Train students perseverance and patience by remembering new words and phrases.

●教学重点

Explanation of words and phrases and practise using them.

●教学难点

How to let student master them well.

●教具准备

slides

●教学过程

Step 1 Greetings and revision

Greet the whole class as usual.

T：Yesterday we learnt a passage and I asked you to finish the comprehending exercises. Who can tell me the answer？

S：A，D，C，D，B

T：Great! Now who can retell the content of the passage to us？

S：Let me try. English is used more and more today. The number of the people speaking it is increasing rapidly. China has the biggest number of English speakers. However，even two native speakers do not speak the same English because there are many kinds of English. That is caused by communication of culture. o actually even they can not understand everything they say. Besides being spoken as the native tongue，English is also used as a foreign or 2nd language in many other countries. In a word，it is more and more important.

Step 2 Learning about language

T：You did such a good job. You have mastered the text quite well. This period we will try to master the useful words and expressions in the first period. First let’s do exercise 1 in the part of learning about language. Please read the word or phrase and then match it with the right meaning.

（Suggested answer：C D E F A B J G I H）

T：Keep these words in mind. And then choose some of them to fill in the blanks in exercise 2.

（suggested answer：native，actually，vocabulary，apartment，elevator）

T：Now we’ll turn to a difficult one. You should fill in the blanks using the words from warming up and reading. At the same time，you’d better pay attention to the forms of the words.

（Suggested answer：includes；culture；present；Actually；phrases；gas；international；rapidly；Actually；government）

T：Well done! As we all know，there’re some differences between British English and American English. Can you give me some examples？

S：（Ss can present their report on their research yesterday）

Suggested examples about differences between Am. English and Br. English in spelling：

T：Sometimes，they even use different prepositions. Let’s move to exercise 4.

（Suggested answers：In Am. English：on；on；of；on；from；on；In Br. English：in；at；to；into；at）

T：Excellent. Just now you said that British and American English use different words to express the same meaning. Let’s move to exercise 5 and find out the different words that mean the same.

S：sweets and candy；lorry and truck；autumn and fall

T：So nice !Now please practise reading them in pairs，paying attention to the sentence stress and intonation.

（Practice reading for a few minutes.）

Step 3 Language points

T：Then I’ll explain some useful words and expressions in warming-up and comprehending to you.

1.include v.（never progressive） if one thing includes another，it has the 2nd thing as one of its parts.包含，包括

e.g. The price includes dinner，beds，and breakfast.

Durable goods includes such items as cars computers and electrical appliances.

including prep.

Included adj.（never before nouns）

The bill came to $450，including tax.

The bill came to $450，tax included.

contain v.（never progressive） if sth. contain sth. else，it has that thing inside it or as part of it.包含；含有；容纳

e.g.This drink doesn’t contain any alcohol.

There were four or five books containing toys and books.

The information you need is contained in this report.

container n.容器，集装箱

2.play a role 扮演；起作用

play （a role/part） as... in...在……中扮演……

e.g.Monitor plays an important role in managing a class.

The role he played as a hero in that movie won him many prizes.

3.the number of... ……的数量（谓语动词为单数形式）

a number of...大量的；修饰可数名词

The number of homeless people has increased.

Huge numbers of animals have died.

A large number of problems have been raised.

表示“许多”的词语归纳

①只能修饰可数名词的有

many，a good/great many，a （large/great） number of，many a （+n.）

②只能修饰不可数名词的有

much，a great/good deal of，a great amount of

③可数和不可数均可修饰的有

a lot of，lots of，plenty of，a large/great quantity of；quantities of

4.even if

even though 即使

He didn’t take her advice，even though he knew it to be true.

Even though he has got a good job，he still wants to look for a better one.

5.not everything

not与every，each，both，all，everything，everybody等连用为部分否定，全部否定用no one，none，neither，nothing，nobody，not any等。

e.g.Not every student enjoys playing football.

→Every student doesn’t enjoy playing football.

→Some students enjoy playing football while others not.

No student enjoys playing football.

6.come up （to）：（1）move toward 走到跟前，走近  （2）to appear above the soil破土而出  （3）被提出，被讨论

e.g.Strangers come up to him and say how much his books are.

The subject came up in the conversation.

→Someone came up with the subject in the conversation.

The seeds are just beginning to come up.

7.communicate：vt.&vi.（1）传达；通知；communicate + n.（to sb.）  （2）communicate with 与某人联系或交流

e.g.He communicated his intention to me.

We communicate with each other by letter.

8.base vt.

base sth. on/upon sth. 以……为基础

What are you basing this theory on？

The movie is based on a real story.

Please write a new story based on the plots of the movie.

9.rule：（1）v.control 控制，管理  （2）n.规章，条例  （3）习惯，常规  （4）规则，定律  （5）统治，控制，管理

e.g.She once ruled over a vast empire.

Our country is developing fast under the rule of the Party.

to follow/obey/break a rule

I go to bed early as a rule.

the rules of grammer

10.become closer to

close to： 接近，靠近；几乎

e.g.Our house is close to the bus stop.

Go further away!You are too close to me.

Come closer to me.

It is close to 6 o’clock.

The car came close to killing the granny.

closely adv.紧密地；密切地

I sat and watched everyone very closely.

He walked into the room，closely followed by the rest of the family.

11.make （good/full/no...） use of使用，利用

e.g.We could make good better use of our resources.

Every minute should be made use of to study more.

12.Only time will tell.

tell：know or judge知道；判断

e.g.It’s hard to tell whether he’s telling the truth.

Time will tell whether he is faithful to you.

tell A from B区分，辨别

e.g.Can you tell Tom from his twin brother？

13.one another 互相，通常为三者或三者以上之间的互相；each other 两者之间的互相

e.g.I think we’ve learned a lot about one another this term.

The couple loved each other deeply.

14.because of 为介词词组，后跟名词性词组

because 为连词，后跟从句

e.g.We went by bus because it is cheaper.

The first game of the season was canceled because of the snow.

It is really a useful book because it explains everything very clearly.

Because of the Asian crisis，the company’s profit fall by 15% during 1997.

15.such as 例如，用来列举事物。一般列举几个例子。插在被列举的事物与前面的名词之间。as后不可有逗号。for example 例如，用来列举说明某一论点或情况。一般只列举一个为例，作插入语，可位于句首、句中或句末。

e.g.For example，air is invisible.

Ball games，for example，have spread around the world.

His spelling is terrible!Look at the word for example.

I like drinks such as tea and coffee.

16.present

（1）adj.现在的；出席的；到场的；出现的

e.g.in the present situation在目前形势下

at the present time目前

be present at... 出席……；在场

be present in（物质）存在于……

Most fathers wish to be present at the birth of their child.

大部分父亲都希望孩子出生时自己在场。

There are about 200 people present at the meeting.

大约200人出席了会议。

Levels of pollution present in the atmosphere are increasing.

大气中的污染程度正在加深。

注：表示“出席的，到场的”时，不作前置定语。

All the guests present at my birthday party are my good friends.

（2）n.礼物；礼品；目前；现在

e.g.birthday/Christmas/wedding present

You’ve got to forget the past and start living in the present.

你必须忘掉过去，开始现在的生活。

I’m sorry he’s out at present （=now）.

（3）v.给；提出；展现，显现

present sb. with sth.；present sth. to sb.把...交给；颁发；授予

present sth. （for sth.）/present sth. to sb.

e.g.On his birthday，his friends presented him a collection of stamps.

在他生日时，他的朋友们送给他一套邮票作为礼物。

The sword was presented by the family to the museum.

这家人把宝剑捐赠给了博物馆。

The committee will present the final report to Parliament in June.

委员会将在六月向议会提交最后的报告。

You need to present yourself better.

你需要更善于展现自己。

It is essential that we present a united front.

至关重要的是我们要表现得更加团结。

Step 4 Consolidation

T：Now that we have got a general idea of these words and phrases.Lets make up some sentences using them to master them.

Suggested sentences：

1.Your duties include typing letters and answering the telephone.

2.It is one of the greatest roles that she has played.

3.A large number of people have applied for the job.

4.The number of the panda is declining.

5.I’ll go there，even if I have to walk.

6.He came up to me to ask for a light.

7.The novel is about a family who can’t communicate with each other.

8.He based his plan on interests of most people.

9.Why doesn’t he make use of his singing talent？

Step 5 Summary and homework

T：Today we dealt with several new words and phrases.After class I hope that you can read them again and again to keep them in mind.That’s all for today.You are dismissed.

●板书设计

●活动与探究

This activity is to supply students with a chance to use the words and phrases and inspire students’ imagination.So I will ask students to create an imaginary story with at least six words or phrases in it.They can work in pairs to work on it and in some spare time they can communicate their story to others.In the end，I will judge which one will be the top 3.

●备课资料

American English and British English

Written English is more or less the same in both Britain and the USA，and in everyday speech the two peoples have little difficulty in understanding one another.In fact，the Americans have explored a large number of their words and phrases to Britain—through literature，the movies，TV，American soldiers during both world wars and tourists.The following words and phrases are of American origin：teenager，boyfriend，radio，right away，way of life，etc.

Some of the words that Americans now use come from the languages of their immigrants，particularly from the Germans.The basic meaning of “dumb” in both British and American English，is “unable to speak”.In the USA，it acquired a second meaning “stupid”，straight from the German “damn” （stupid），and this second meaning has now crossed the Atlantic to Britain.

Of course，there are some American words that are peculiar to the USA and are quite different from their equivalents in the rest of the English-speaking world.Here is a list of some of the most important.

The words for the “toilet” can also cause confusion，although the word “toilet” itself is common to both languages

There are complications，too，with the time，the date with numbers.

There are a number of differences between American and British English in the spelling of words，e.g.check（US）/cheque（UK），center（US）/center（UK）.Many American English words ending in “or”，e.g.honor，vigor，labor are spelt in British English with an “our”，e.g.honour，vigour，labour.In American English，“practice” is used both for the verb and noun.In British English，the verb is spelt “practise”，and the noun “practice”.In the main，American English avoids the doubling up of consonauts in nouns and verbs while British English does not.In American English，for example，one writes “travel，traveled，traveling，traveler”，while in British English one writes “travel，travelled，travelling，traveller”.

It was once predicated that British and American English would draw so far apart that eventually they would become separate languages.The opposite has happened.The links between the two countries are so strong that linguistically and culturally too，they are closer together than ever.