Period 2 Extensive Reading
整体设计
从容说课
This is the second teaching period of this unit. As usual, the teacher should check the students’ homework and offer chances for the students to go over what they learned in the last period at the beginning of the class.
In this period, the teaching emphasis will be put on developing the students’ reading ability by reading extensively and getting them learning to use some reading strategies such as skimming, scanning, and so on. As to new words and phrases, the teacher can first find those the students feel most difficult and help them to understand. That’s enough here.
We will deal with two passages:Standard English and Dialects on Page 13 and The Oxford English Dictionary on Page 51. In order to lead in the topic of the first pa
教学重点 Develop the students’ reading skills by extensive reading.
教学难点Enable the students to listen and understand more English dialects.
教学方法 1. Task-based
2. Cooperative learning
3. Discussion
教具准备 A tape recorder and other normal teaching tools
三维目标
Knowledge aims:
1. Get the students learn the new words and expressions:standard Midwestern southern Spanish play a part southeastern northwestern recognize
2. Get the students to know about standard English and dialects.
Ability aims:[来源:学科网]
1. Develop the students’ reading skills by extensive reading.
2. Enable the students to listen and understand more English dialects.
Emotional aims:
1. Enable the students to try to use standard English and Chinese putonghua in their daily life by reading this passage.
2. Enable the students to learn about the contributions that scholars have made to the development of the language from reading task.
教学过程
设计方案（一）
→Step 1 Revision
1. Check the homework exercises.
2. Ask some students to tell about the English language.
→Step 2 Lead-in
1. Introduction:In
2. Role-play:Get students to work in pairs. Let one student be a Chinese and the other a foreigner. Role-play a conversation about the Chinese language to have them discuss why Putonghua has to be used in
→Step 3
1. Get the students thinking about the topic of the text to predict what it says.
2. Skimming
Get the students to read quickly to find the topic sentence for each paragraph.
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Topic sentences |
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Paragraph 2 |
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Suggested answers:
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There is no such a thing as standard English. |
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American English has many dialects whose words and expressions are different from “standard English” |
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Geography plays a part in making dialects. |
3. Scanning
Work in pairs. Read the text to locate particular information.
1)Do you know what Standard English is from the text?
2)What is a dialect? Why does American English have so many dialects?
4. Language Points
While checking the students’ answers, deal with any language problems to see if the students can guess the meanings of the new words and expressions, such as dialect, standard, believe it or not, play a role in, and so on.
Suggested explanations:[来源:学科网]
1)believe it or not used when you are going to say something that is true but surprising e. g. Believe it or not, John cheated in the exam.
2)there is no such a as used to say that a particular person or thing does not exist e. g. These days there is no such a thing as a job for life.
3)standard English the form of English that most people in
4)dialect a variety of a language spoken only in one area, in which words,
5)play a part/role in be one of the causes that make something happen e. g. Besides dieting, exercising plays an important part/role in losing weight.
→Step 4 Games
The teacher plays the recorder. Students listen and recognize different dialects in
T: Which dialect is it?
Ss: Northeast. . .
The student who answers right will tell an interesting story that shows great difference between dialects in
Students tell their partner an interesting story.
→Step 5 Discussion
Get the students to discuss in groups “Why do we learn Putonghua? ”
Suggested answer:
Dialects are so different that people from different places cannot understand each other, while Putonghua is the very way to solve the problem.
→Step 6 Workbook
Reading task(on Page 51)
1. Lead-in
Tell the students: If we meet a new word, we will turn to our dictionaries. The Oxford English Dictionary is the largest dictionary. Please turn to Page 51. We will read a passage about it.
2. Skimming
Get the students to read the passage quickly, then answer the questions:
1)Who is the editor?
2)How many years did it take to complete the dictionar
3. Scanning
Get the students to read the passage carefully to locate particular information, then fill in the table.
4. While checking, deal with some language problems that the students can’t solve by themselves.
→Step 7 Homework
1. Finish off the workbook exercises.
2. Learn t
设计方案（二）
→Step 1 Revision
1. Check the homework exercises.
2. Ask some students to tell about En
→Step 2 Lead-in
1. Introduction: Chinese putonghua
2. Role-play: Get students to work in pairs. Let one student be a Chinese and the other a foreigner. Role-play a conversation about the Chinese language.
→Step 3
1. Get the students thinking about the topic of the text to predict what it says.
2. Skimming[来源:学_科_网]
Get the students to read quickly to find the topi
3. Scanning
Work in pairs. Read the t
4. Language Points
While checking the students’ answers, deal with any language problems to see if the students can guess the meanings of some new words and expressions.
→Step 4 Games
The teacher plays the recorder. Students listen and recognize different dialects in
→Step 5 Discussion
Get the students to discu
→Step 6 Workbook
Reading task(on Page 51)
1. Lead-in
If we meet a new word, we will turn to our dictionaries. The Oxford English Dictionary is the largest dictionary.
2. Skimming
Get the students to read the passage quickly, then answer some questions.
3. Scanning
Get the students to read the passage carefully to locate particular information.
4. While checking, deal with some language problems that the students can’t solve by themselves.
→Step 7 Homework
1. Finish off the workbook exercises.
2. Learn the useful words and expressio
板书设计
Unit 2 English around the world
Standard English and Dialects
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Paragraphs |
Topic sentences |
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Paragraph 1 |
There is no such a thing as standard English. |
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Paragraph 2[来源:学科网ZXXK] |
American English has many dialects whose words and expressions are different from “standard English” |
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Paragraph 3 |
Geography plays a part in making dialects. |
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