Unit Two English around the world
Teaching goals
1.Learn about the difference American English and British English
2.Learn about communication skills.
3.Report requests and demands using.
“He/She asked… to…”and “He/she told… to…”
Teaching items.
1.Topic: Interview the headmaster.
Make a world map of English-speaking countries.
2.Communication
Can you spell that, please?
Could you repeat that…?
What do you mean by…?
Words and expressions.
3.Grammar
Direct speech and indirect speech
Teaching aids: recorders.
Teaching time:

Period 1
I. Contents of this period.
Warming up. Listening and speaking.
New words and expressions.
II. Teaching procedures.
Step 1. Greetings and revision.
After greetings and revision. Let the Ss learn the new words and expressions of this period.
Step 2. warming up.
A.Ask the Ss to answer the following questions.
1. How many countries and regions are the4re in the world?
(about 200)
2. How many languages are there in the world?
(It’s hard to say. As I know there are more than two thousand)
3. How many languages are used as the working languages of the United Nations?
(There are five. They are Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)
B.Ask the students to read the dialogue and answer the questions.
1. What is it that Joe can’t find in the bathroom?
(It ‘s the toilet)
2. why can’t he find it?
Perhaps when Joe says “bathroom,” he means a place, where there is a toilet. But in Nancy’s eyes, it is a place where people can only have a bath.
Note; toilet （不文雅用语） loo (英口语) WC ＝water closet
家庭用 washroom, bathroom
公用： rest room (US) lavatory (Br.)
委婉用 comfort station (US) public conveniences (Br)
Step 3 Listening.
1. Listen to the tape carefully.
2. Try to find out Mr Brown’s landlady house rules.
3. Write down five of them.
Step 4. Speaking.
1. Ask the Ss to practise the dialogue with their partner and act them out.
2. Complete the following sentences on page 9—10.
1). …how to pronounce …
2). …if there was anything that …
3). …how to pronounce….
4) ….to take those….
5). …if she could spell …
6). …if she could repeat…
7). …to forget to buy…
Step 5. Practice.
Make another dialogue using the situation similar to the one above.
Step 6. Homework:
1. learn all the words by heart.
2. Do some practice as we did in class.
3. Preview the text.


Period 2
Teaching content:
1. Learn the text “English around the world”
2. train the Ss to read and understand the text
Teaching procedures:
Step1 Greetings and Revision
Step2 Pre-reading
The teacher gives the Ss some questions to lead in
Questions:
1.What language has the largest number of speakers?
2.What language is the most widely used?
3.How many languages do you speak?
4.Which is your native language?
5.In what situations do you use English in your daily life?
(I can speak English in everyday life and use it as much as I can. As long as the person I speak to understand English. I’ll talk to him in English. I think it is a good way to practise my English.)
Step3 Listening
Listen to the tape of the text, answer the following questions.
1.How many countries are there? Where the majority of the people speak English?
(There are more than 42 countries)
2.How is English used in Hong Kong?
(Many people speak English as a first or a second language.)
3.What language should we use on Internet so that we can communicate with people around the world?
(We can use English to communicate with people around the world through the Internet.)
Step4 Reading<
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