An English Lesson Plan
English around the world
Designer: 吴双双
Date: June 10, 2005
Subject: English
Grade Level: Grade 1 of Senior Middle School
Period of Time: 45 minutes
Lesson Topic: English around the world
Goal: In this lesson students will develop an understanding of the differences between American and British English and how these differences come about.
Objectives:
1.In this lesson, students will be able to identify the evidence from the dialogue to support the statement that there are differences between American English and British English.
2.In this lesson, students will be able to master several word pairs that are synonyms in British English and American English which also shows the difference between American and British English.
3.In this lesson, students will be able to gain a general understanding of how the differences between American and British English come about after reading the text.
Materials/Sources:
Blackboard and multimedia equipment (including computer, overhead projector, big screen, etc)
Listening material (Shown in PPT slid or overhead projector) (See Appendix A)
The different words between American and British English which represent same meaning (Shown in PPT slide or overhead projector) (See Appendix B)
“Fill in the chart ” (Shown in PPT slid or overhead projector) (See Appendix D)
Writing evaluation sheet (See Appendix E)
Procedures:
A. Opening: (3 min)
(Before teaching this lesson, I will give them a task to search on Internet about the different words in American English and British English, which contain the same meaning.)
1.Write on the blackboard: “In fall, the leaves fall.”
2.Ask the students: “Who would like to tell us what this sentence means?” while asking them to pay attention to the two words “fall”. So as to educe another word “autumn”.
3.Give a question: “What is the difference between ‘autumn’ and ‘fall’, does anybody knows?” The students will give the answer: “Because ‘fall’ is American English while ‘autumn’ is British English.”
4.Tell students:
“Yes, although English is spoken on both sides of the Atlantic, there are still many differences between British English and American English.
B. Middle: (37min)
1. Learn about differences between American and British English. (12min)
Ask students to listen to the tape by telling them: “Now, listen to the tape. There are two persons who are talking with each other. The man is an American who has come to Britain for the first time while the woman is a British. Listen carefully and then answer the following questions: What is it that the man can’t find in the bathroom? Why can’t he find it?
 Allow students to discuss with partners for a while and ask them to answer it.
 “This dialogue also shows that despite the fact English is spoken on both sides of the Atlantic, slight misunderstandings may occur between native speakers from Great Britain and the United States.”
Ask students to look at the screen of the PPT (See Appendix A). And ask: “Who would like to read the dialogue for me, any volunteers?” Let two volunteers to Role-Play the dialogue.
Tell the students: “Indeed, there are many differences between American and British English. Now can you think of the words that are different in American English and British English? Discuss with your partner and list as many as you can in a paper.”
List the words that they can find on the blackboard and present the PPT slide of “The examples of differences between American and British English” (See Appendix B).
2. Learn about how these differences between American and British English come about. (25 min)
Tell the students: “Now we have learned that there are many differences between American and British English, do you know how these differences come about? Now read the text and you will find the answers.”
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