Unit2 English around the world- Warming up and Reading I

Period 1&2 Warming up and Reading IUnit 2 English around the world

Warming up – I ( 1m )

Do you like learning English? Why?

Warming up – II ( 9m)

Read the passage in warming up, and answer the following questions? 1.Can you name some countries in which English is spoken?

English Around the World

the United Kingdom

Canada the USA

Ireland Australia New Zealand

South Africa

2. Are the English in those countries the same? 3.Do you know how many people use English as their native language, second language, or foreign language?

number of example speakers countries the native language the foreign languageUSA,Canada, Australia,south Africa, Ireland, New Zealand

working situation

375 million750 million 375 million

China and many other countries government, India, Pakistan,Niger schools, ia,Philippines. newspapers, TV

the second language

Pre-reading – I (3m)

Watch the video, then tell the difference between the English the man speaks and the English the woman speaks.

(One is in British English, the other one is in American English.)

Pre-reading – II ( 5m )

Do you know the differences between American English and British English? American English

&British English

British English colour, favourite, theatre, centre, travelled, metre

American English

spelling

color, favorite, theater, center, traveled, meter

pronunciation

ask not post,

dance box film,

wheel

mail, movie,

words I think,

shop, I guess, store,

British English

American English

lift (电梯) petrol (汽油)flat (公寓) autumn

elevator gas apartment

words

fall underground(地铁) subway university(大学) college garbage rubbish(垃圾) dustbin(垃圾箱) trash can holiday vacation two weeks fortnight(两星期)

Reading – I ( 3m )

Fast reading:

Read the text and find out the answers to the questions of Ex. 1 on page 10.

Reading – II ( 10m )

Pair work:

1. Read the text and try to find the main idea of each paragraph. (Work in pairs) 2. Check the answers.Ask some students to tell their answers, after giving the answers, they should also tell how they find the answers, then give the suggested answer.

Paragraph 1: describes the extension of English in the world. Paragraph 2: tells us native speakers can understand each other but not everything. Paragraph 3: tells the development of English as native language. Paragraph 4: tells us English is spoken as a foreign or second language in

many countries.

Reading – III ( 5m )

Group work: What can you learn from this passage? (discuss in group of four, then ask the students to show their ideas.) The aim of this step is to help the students realize the importance of English.

Post-reading ( 5m )

1. Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn, why? 2. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English? 3. Will Chinese English become one of the World English?(Students give their own answers.)

Assignment1. Try to remember the English meaning of th

e new words in Reading I. 2. Prepare for the next class. 3. Finish the exercises on WB.