Unit 2 English Around the World Teaching Plan

Period 1 Warming-up & listening

1.To learn about some differences between American and British English.

2.To learn to use reported requests and commands.

3.To listen focusing on key words and details.

1.     Lead in

Show Ss a map of the world, and ask them the following questions:

1)     How many languages are there in the world?

2)     How many English speaking counties are there in the world?

3)     How are you ever heard some differences between American English and British English?

 [T: In this unit, we will talk about English. English is a language spoken all around the world. English plays a more and more important role in international affairs. There are some slight differences between American English and British English. Sometimes, slight misunderstandings may occur between native speakers from Great Britain and the United States . Therefore, it is necessary to know about the differences between American English and British English in order to use English appropriately.]

2.     Talking about the picture

1)     What do you think is happening in the picture?

2)     Where is the man do you think?

3.     Listening to the tape

1)     Ask Ss to listen to the dialogue and discuss the following table in pairs, find some facts about both Joe and Nancy by filling the following blanks.

2)     Ask Ss it explain the misunderstandings between Joe and Nancy.

4.     Listen some other synonyms for words referring to the toilet.

1.     Pre-listening

Show Ss the picture without letting them look at the textbooks. Ask them to describe what they see and guess what is happening in it.

2.     While-listening

1)     Ask Ss listen to the tape and fill in the table

2)     Listen to the tape again and check the answer.

3)     Ask Ss to report Mr. Brown’s landlady’s rules again by using “ask sb. (not) to do sth”.

3.     Post-listening

Teacher announces some rules of the English class, and ask Ss to report these rules by using “ask sb. (not) to do sth”.

1.     Fill in the form below:

2.     Preview the part of speaking.

3.     Recite new words and expressions of this unit.

  1. To learn about some differences between language and culture in the USA & Britain .

  2. To learn to deal with language difficulties in communication.

  3. To listen focusing on key words and details.

      Check Ss’ homework, and do the dictation.

      [T: There are some differences between the USA and England . Now you will listen to a dialogue between David and Terry. Terry is from the USA and she is visiting England . Terry talks about some of the differences between the USA and England .]

1.     Listen to the tape,  tick the things which Terry talks about.

 (  ) English language   (  ) Touching   (  ) Pronunciation

 (  ) Trains            (  ) saying hello and goodbye

 (  ) Words            (  ) Spelling     (  ) Buses

 (  ) Parties            (  ) Driving

2.     Listen to the tape again and tick the right sentences

  (  )① Terry has a problem with English pronunciation.

(  )② Terry sometimes doesn’t understand what English people are saying.

(  )③ English people stand closer to each other than Americans.

(   )④  In the States, touching is part of being friends with somebody.

(   )⑤  In the USA and in Britain, people drive on the same side of the road.

3.     Listen to the tape again and complete the sentences

        ①____’s ___ living in English, Terry?

②A woman said she would ___ me the next day.

③What’s ______ about that?

④Well, we say “I’ll ____ you tomorrow.”

⑤Now that sounds ____ to me!

⑥So I have to _____ not to touch people when I’m in ____.

1.     Listen to the tape and find how many people there are. Find what is happening between them.

2.     Read the dialogue and complete the sentences.

3.     Practice the dialogue in three and act it out.

4.     Ask Ss to work in small groups of four, make up another dialogues, and act it out in class, using the useful expressions on page 10.

      Match the following pairs:

(1)   I’ve got to go now, Goodbye.        A. Thank you

(2)   How are you?                    B. Yes, please.

(3)   How a good weekend!             C. How are you.

(4)   Cheers!                      D. You too!

(5)   Ah, you speak English very well.      E. I’m fine. Glad to         

see you again.

(6)   Bless you!                         F. Yeah, see you later.

(7)   Take care!                      G. Cheers!

(8)   Would you have a bit more fish, please?  H. Thanks.

(9)   See you later, alligator.  I. It’s been nice talking to you, Bye.

(10)             Hi, long time no see.    J. Same to you!

1.     Listen to the tape to find the right answers.

2.     Ask Ss to practice these short conversations with their partner.

III. Homework

1.     Make up two dialogues about other languages difficulties such as pronunciation, spelling, grammar, uncertainty, misunderstanding and inability to express what they mean or want to say.

2.     Preview the part of Reading .

Period3   Reading (1) 

1.        Get the Ss to learn about English spoken around the world

2.        Improve the reading ability of the Ss, especially the skills of summarizing and scanning.

3.        Encourage Ss to think and talk in English through communicative tasks and provide Ss with chances of cooperation.

4.        Get the Ss to realize the importance of learning English.

     Step1.Warming up

       1.(1). Show the language profile of myself  

             (2). Ask Ss to work in small groups of four，discuss and fill in group members’ language profile .Ask them to discuss in what situations they use the foreign languages.(e.g. listening to pop songs, accessing software and web sites, chat rooms, reading packages of products, etc)  

                 (3) Ask some groups to report.  

     2. Introduce some terms : mother tongue, native speak, L1, ESL, EFL (see the teacher’s book in P35--36)

Step2 While-reading  

Ask Ss to read through the passage and summarize the main idea of each paragraph.

(1)   Ask Ss listen to the tape and fill in the form

(2)   Ask Ss to work in pairs to discuss

(3)   Check the answer  

 3.        Carefully  reading

(1)   Explain some words and expressions.(total, in total, equal, except, except for, except that, majority, communicate, etc) ---see the teacher’s book in P28—29,P34—35

(2)   Analyze some complex sentences

(3)   Sum up the text  

   English

 Used in        spoken as           learned as                developing quickly in

42 counties      a 2^nd language       a foreign language                50 years

as a                by              by                             using range

native language   375 million people   750 million people   international organizations, trade and tourism

by           in what fields             for how long                        also used in                

375 million people   offices, schools, newspapers   5—6 years   global culture pop music and the internet

 1. Ask Ss to work in small groups of four, discuss the following questions:

   We’ve learned so much about English spoken around the world. Do you think it is necessary to have a good knowledge of English? Why do you think so? Does it mean English learning should be paid more attention to than Chinese learning?  

2. Ask some groups to report.

(During the group work., T walks around the class and provide necessary help )  

III.   Homework

1.       Recite the text

2.       Write a short essay about the discussion 

3.       Finish exercise 3 in P93