Brief Statements Based on the Unit

As we all know, English is a language spoken all around the world and English is mainly divided into British English and American English. Then how many countries are there in the world where the majority of the people speak English? What are the differences between American English and British English? How did these differences come about? We can get all the answers to these questions in this unit. Because the central topic for this unit is English around the world. The part of Warming Up introduces the similarities and differences between American English and British English in the form of a dialogue. Its listening part gives us a lot of expressions about “request and order”. Speaking part chiefly pratises change direct speech into Indirect Speech.

Reading part is an expository writing. It shows us much about English. We know more than 750 million people speak English as their native language or a second language. More than 750 million people learn English as a foreign language and English is the working language of most international organizations, trade and tourism.

一. Teaching aim:

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, word guessing and scanning.

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

4. Get the Ss to realize the important a of Learning English and of love of our own country.

二. Teaching important points:

1. How to improve the Ss’ ability to read an article.

2. How to get the Ss to master the useful expressions.

三. Teaching Methods:

1. Fast-reading to train the Ss’ reading speed.

2. Reading comprehension to help the Ss grasp the main idea of the text.

3. Practice getting the Ss to master what they’ve learned.

四. Teaching Aids:

1. a recorder 2. a multimedia computer

五. Teaching steps.

Step 1 Greetings and Revision

Greet the whole class as usual.

The teacher checks the students’ homework and gives explanations if necessary.

Step 2 lead in

Task Ss some questions,

1. What language has the largest number of speakers?

2. What language is the most widely spoke and used?

3. In what situation do you use English in your daily life?

Step 3 Fast reading.

1. T present the test with brief words.

The reading is about the historical development of English over the past 20 years. Developing from a widely spoken national language to a universally spoken world language.

2. Ss listen to the text with 3q-uestions.

(1) How many countries are there where the majority of the people speak English?

(2) How is English used in Hong Kong?

(3) What language should we use on internet so that we can communicate with people around the world?

The students read the text and discuss the questions. The teacher goes among the students and joins the students in the discussion. Then the teacher collects the first five pieces of answers, examines them and gives them back to the students. While doing this, point out any mistakes the students make and let them correct the mistakes by themselves.

Step 4 Reading

1. Carefully reading, discuss the questions on screen and summarize the main idea of each paragraph.

(1) How many people use English as your mother tongue?

(2) How many people learn English as a second language?

(3) In which countries do we find most native speakers of English? Give the names of five countries.

(4) How is English used in countries such as India, Pakistan, Nigeria and Philippines?

(5) How many people learn English as a foreign language?

(6) Why is it becoming more and more important to have a good knowledge of English?

(7) Living in China you can use English every day in different situations. Give two examples.

Part1. English is spoken as a native language or a second language in some countries.

Part2. English is learned as a foreign language in some countries.

Part3. The importance of learning English nowadays

2. Language points:

a. all round the world: all over the world.

b. the majority of: the greater number or amount, most.

c. in total: when all have been added up.

d. equal: the same.

e. tourism: business of providing services for the tourists.

f. one’s mother tongue: one’s native language

g. the number of: number: figures

h. communicate with: communicate, to make (news, opinions, feelings) known.

Step 5 Listening and Read Aloud

The teacher plays the tape for the students to listen and repeat. While the students read, the teacher goes among the students to correct the students’ mistakes in pronunciation, intonation and stress.

Step 5 post reading.

Ss are given several minutes to go over the text to make sure they fully understand the text. Then come to the EX1. These are open ending questions. Ss are encouraged to give various solutions.

After the spokes man in each group gives possible answers show the suggested answers on the power point.

Step 6 Discussion.

English, Chinese, French and Japanese over the next 50 years, which language will become more important and why?

Form groups of four discuss the questions with partners.

Step 7 Summary and Homework.

(1) T: We are learned an article about English. After class, you should read the text again to get the idea of the text further and try to master the useful expressions appearing in the text. Through learning this passage, we have got to know that English is becoming more and more popular all over the world now. So English learning seems important to everyone, especially us students of the new century. With China’s entry into WTO, English will play a more important part in business, in tourism, and even in people’s daily life. So it’s no doubt that everyone should have a good knowledge of English. And I hope every one in our class can make an effort to learn English well. But on the other hand, it doesn’t mean English is better than Chinese just as some students said just now. We must keep it in mind that one’s mother tongue is the most beautiful language in the world. The reason why we learn English is that we should thus be more capable of building up our country. (It’s a good chance to lead the students to love our own country as well as to learn English well.)

(2) Finish exercise 2 on page 11.