Unit2English around the world第二课时.doc

Unit2English around the world第二课时 Reading Comprehending 第一步：快速阅读，Comprehending, Activity 1，学生快速阅读课文，找出完成这道习题所需的信息，学生互相对答案，之后老师给出正确答案； 第二步：精读课文，找出每个段落的主题句或者段落大意； Paragraph 1: Today, more people speak English as their first, second or foreign language than ever before. Paragraph 2: Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. However, they may not be able to understand everything. Paragraph 3: All languages change when cultures communicate with one another. Paragraph 4: English’s position as world language is yet to be clearly understood or defined. 第三步：详细解释每个段落。 第一段首先让学生用已有的知识介绍自己对17—19世纪这段历史，特别是英国及其殖民地扩张这段历史的了解；然后老师可说明英语随着殖民地的扩张而向外传播，并适当补充相关的词汇； Beginning in the 17th century, an d continuing well into the 19th century, the UK, which had long ago colonized Ireland and joined with Scotland, colonized much of the world: First in North America, the Caribbean, India, including what is now Pakistan and Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand, Palestine, parts of sub-Sahara, Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Pacific islands. What’s more, American colonial rulers also brought their kind of English to Hawai’i, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and other Pacific islands in the late 19th century. 第二段教师解释第二段提到的例子，复习上节课学习过的英式英语和美式英语的区别； The biggest difference between British and American English is not in spelling but in word usage. Different English- speaking cultures sometimes use the same words in different ways. For example, British English speakers prefer to say “I’ve got” whereas American English speakerds simply say “I have”. In response to something that was not fully understood, a British English speaker says “Pardon?” or “Sorry?” An American English speaker is more likely to say “What’s that? “Say that again? “Say what?” or even “Come again?” All of these differences are a direct result of cultures separated both geographically and historically. 第三段学生阅读本段文章，理解英语的历史和发展进程，教师补充关于英语的历史和发展进程更