Teaching Aims:
1. Learn and master the following :
Four skills : British , however , a great many store , and so on , the same as , more or less
2. Train students ‘ ability of reading comprehension
Teaching Important Points :
After learning the text " American English " , let the students know something about the differences between British English and American English and the development of English .
Teaching Difficult Points :
how to use " however " and " but "
Teaching Methods :
Method of discussion . talking method and direct method.
Teaching Aids :
1. a recorder 2. a projector
Teaching Procedures :
Step I Revision
T: Good morning , class.
S: Good morning , teacher .
T: Sit down , please , In the last period , we’ ve learned a dialogue between Yang Mei and her teacher Sara . Who can retell the dialogue in the third person form ? OK , He Hong . please try .
( After that teacher asks again . )
T: Anyone else ?
( Let two students retell the dialogue and a few do the second exercise on Page 67.)
Step II . Preparation for reading
T: Today we are going to learn sth , more about English . English is a young language .It grew from other languages , such as German an French . People began to write it down only about six hundred years age . It is the international business language , However , English is not exactly the same in different countries . American people speak English , but it is a little different from British English . In this period , we are going to read about those differences . Please close your books and listen to the tape carefully . Then think over the questions on the screen .
Step III . Reading
( Teacher plays the tape and then shows some questions on the screen . )
T: Now please look at some questions on the screen .
1. Do you think that people from Britain and American can understand each other ? Why do you think so ?
2. Is there any difference in written English in the two countries ?
3. Can you give some examples to show spelling English ?
4. What differences are there in spoken English in the two countries ?
5. Where did the word " fall " ( meaning " autumn " ) first come from ?
6. Where did the expression " way of life " come from ?
7. How did the differences between British and American English come about ?
8. In which countries is English used as the official language ?
9. Which do you prefer , American English or British English ? Why ?
( After that , teacher may ask Ss to begin discussing . )
Step IV . Discussion :
( Discuss the answers to the questions above with the whole class , While discussing them , deal with the language points . )
T: Now please answer the questions on the screen . You may look at your books while answering if you think it is necessary . Any volunteers ?
Suggested answers :
1. Yes , Though there are many spelling differences , people from the two countries don‘ t have much difficulty in understanding each other because written English is more or less the same in Both Britain and America .
2. Yes , In written English there are some spelling differences between British English and American English , And in some cases. different words are used for the same thing .
3. Yes , I can , For example , the words " colour , center and travelled " in British English are spelt " color , center and traveled " in American English .
4. Some words are pronounced differently in the two countries . For example , Americans say dance . In America they pronounce not ;in southern England they say , and so on .
5. The word " fall " first came from England
6. The expression " way of life " came from America ,
7. There is no quick answer to this question , When people from England travelled to other countries , they took the English language with them . At first, the language stayed the same as the language used in England , but slowly the language began to change from one part of the world to another , At last the English language became two variants --------- British English and American English.
8;. In England . America , Canada , Australia and New Zealand English to British English because American English is easier to under . stand / I prefer British English to American English because British English sounds more beautiful .
( Discuss the answers with the whole class and deal with language problems . Show them on the screen .)
1. more or less ------ about , not exactly , almost , nearly
It’ s more or less an hour‘ s walk from here . more or less.
The work is more or less finished .
2. however adv. -----in spite of this , nevertheless
It’ s raining hard , However . I think we should go out .
He hasn‘t arrived . He may , however , come later.
The students thought they had done everything as the teacher did.
They were mistaken , however.
3. come about ------ happen , take place
Sometimes it is hard to tell how a quarrel comes about .
When John woke up , he was in the hospital , but he didn’t know how that had come about .
4. At first , the language stayed the same as the language used in Britain , but slowly the language began to change from one part of the world to another.
1) stay vi ------ keep , remain
e.g. The door stayed open all the day ;
The temperature has stayed hot this week.
2) the same as ---
e.g. My dictionary is the same as yours .
We will do the same experiment as they did yesterday.
5. --- the language began to change from one part of the world to another : The form of English spoken in one area of the world becomes different from the forms of English spoken in other areas .
6. a great / a good many ------- a very large number of
e.g. Tom has a great many friends at school . A great many of them like American English better than British English.
7. way of life : how we live
8. and so on : and various other things
e.g. He went to buy some books , pencils and so on .
Step V. Reading
T: Now listen to the tape again. Pay attention to the stress and intonation . After that , please read the text aloud.
Step VI . Workbook
T: Please stop reading. Open your books, Turn to P. 68. Let‘ s do Ex. 2. and Ex . 3 . Do them in pairs first . Then we’ll check the answers.
Suggested answers :
Ex. 2
COUNTRY
PEOPLE
LANGUAGE
CAPITAL CITY
China
Chinese
Chinese
Beijing
Britain
Englishmen / women
English
London
USA
Americans
English
Washington . D.C
Australia
Australians
English
Canberra
Japan
Japanese
Japanese
Tokyo
France
Frenchmen / women
French
Paris
Russia
Russians
Russian
Moscow
Canada
Canadians
English / French
Ottawa
Ex . 3 1.
British English
American English
clour
color
favourite
favorite
centre
center
metre
meter
travelled
traveled
2. ask dance not box wheel what address
3. fall , mail , gas , movie , store
Step VII . Sum up :
Toda , we‘ ve learned Lesson Ten . American English (1) , We’ ve learned the differences between America English and British English . Their differences Lie in three : one is in written English . e.g. Br.E colour, centre, travelled while AmE, color , center , traveled ; one is in spoken English , e.g. Br.E. dance [da:ns] . not [nt] Ame dance not .; the third is in words and expressions . Br. E movie , gas , store , mail , right away . I guess while Am. E , film , petrol , shop , post , at once . I think . The cause of making these differences is that people travelled from one part to another.
( Write parts of them on the Bb.)
Step VIII . Homework .
1. Revise the text of this lesson.
2. Make sentences with the words and expressions of , Lesson 10.
Step IX . The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard
Lesson 10
The differences between American English and British English:
In written English: ( in spelling ) Br.E Am. E
In spoken English: ( in pronunciation) colour , centry Color , center
Words : traveled traveled
Expressions : dance
hot
autumn, film, petrol0 at once fall , movie ,gas fall , movie ,
different from gas right away different then
Step X . Record after teaching.