Period 1＆ 2 Warming up and

Reading I Unit 2 English around the

world

Do you like learning English? Why?

Warming up – I ( 1m )

• 1.Can you name some countries in which English is spoken?

Warming up – II ( 9m)

Read the passage in warming up, and answer the following questions?

English Around the World

the USA

Canada

New Zealand

AustraliaSouth Africa

the United Kingdom

Ireland

3.Do you know how many people use English as their native language, second language, or foreign language?

2. Are the English in those countries the same?

number of speakers

example countries

working situation

the native language

the foreign language

the second language

375 million

750 million

375 million

USA,Canada,Australia,south Africa, Ireland, New Zealand

China and many other countries

India, Pakistan,Nigeria,Philippines.

government,schools, newspapers,TV

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.)

British English

American English

&

Pre-reading – II ( 5m )

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

British English American English

spelling

pronunciation

words

colour, color,favourite, favorite,theatre, theater,centre, center

,travelled, traveled,metre meter

ask dance wheel

not box

post, mail,film, movie,

shop, store,I think, I guess,

British English American English

words

lift (电梯 ) elevatorpetrol (汽油 ) gas

flat (公寓 ) apartment

autumn fallunderground(地铁 ) subwayuniversity(大学 )

collegerubbish(垃圾 ) garbage

dustbin(垃圾箱 ) trash canholiday vacationfortnight(两星期）two weeks

Reading – I ( 3m )

Fast reading:

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

1. Read the text and try to find the main idea of each paragraph. (Work in pairs)

Reading – II ( 10m )

Pair work:

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.)

Assignment

1. Try to remember the English meaning of the new words in Reading I.

2. Prepare for the next class.

3. Finish the exercises on WB.