Unit 2 English around the world
Learning about language
Step 1 Revision
Check the homework
1.Check students’ understanding of the reading part
2.Brainstorm some new words
T: Good morning/afternoon, class !
Ss: good morning /afternoon, Mr…/Ms…!
T: Yesterday we learned the reading. From the text, what did you learn about the English language?
S1: There is more than one kind of English in the world and they are very different from one another.
S2: We learned the history of the English language and its development.
S3: we learned about the reasons why English had changed over time.
…….
T: Well done. You have really known a lot about English. Now, let’s do a competition between boys and girls about the new words that we learned in the Warming up and Reading.
( Look at the screen )
T: Terrific! All of you did a good job. let’s read them together and then we’ll do some vocabulary exercises.
Step 2 Learning about language
T: Open your book to page 11. You are given two minutes to match the new words and expressions with their meanings. Then we will check the answers together.
Two minutes later check the answers with the whole class.
T: very good. Let’s complete this passage with some of the words below. You are also given two minutes. Then we’ll check the answers together.
Two minutes later check the answers together.
In the same way ask the students to finish part3
T: Just now we learned some difference between AE and BE. Can you speak out the difference between them?

BE
AE
公寓
flat
apartment
电梯
lift
elevator
汽油
petrol
gas

T: Very good ! Do you want to know more about it? Ok, Let’s move to part 4. As you know , sometimes British and American people use different prepositions. Please fill in the blanks with both British and American prepositions and Compare their differences.

BE
AE
In the street
On the street
At the weekend
On the weekend
A quarter past five
A quarter after five
In a team
On a team
T: Generally speaking, they often use the same prepositions. This time we’ll listen to short dialogues. When you listen to them , please mark the sentencestress and intonation. Then practisereading them in pairs. And then find the British and American words which are different but have the same meaning.

1 LITTLE GIRL: Hi, I’d like some ‵sweets, please.
STORE OWNER: ‵No problem. ‵All the ‵candy
we ‵sell is sweet.
LITTLE GIRL: I see, so you ‵sell ‵sweet sweets.
2 BRITISH BOY: ‵Let’s ‵take the ‵lorry for a ‵trip
into the countryside.
AMERICAN GIRL: Of course. I ex‵pect you to take me!
BRITISH BOY: Oh, I’m sorry, Lori, I meant my truck.
3 BRITISH BOY: What a ‵lovely ‵autumn day!
AMERICAN LADY: Yes, it’s a ‵nice ‵fall day, isn’t it?
T: Let’s draw a conclusion about the differences between AE and BE.

Step 3: Useful structures
T: Let’s look at the screen . Both Bush and Blair want you to help them to take the dog for a walk.
T: Would you like to help Bush? Why? Why not?
S4: No. Of course not. Because he is very rude. ( He is not polite.)
T: Good. Because Bush gives a command .He orders you to help him. Would you like to help Blair? Why?
S5: I would like to help him, because he is very polite.
T: Good. Blair gives a request. He asks you to help him.
T: If you need help, should you make a request or should you give a commands?
S6: I think we should make a request It’s a polite way to ask for help..
T: very good. In English , giving commands is less polite than making a request. Not everyone should give commands. People who often give commands are bosses, teachers and parents. There are more and less polite ways to give commands.
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