高一英語(yǔ)englisharoundtheworld教案

1、高一英語(yǔ)englisharoundtheworld教案T: What made it difficult for you to fully understand the film?S: Thedifferent languages spoken in thefilm.T: How many local languages did you hear in this film?S: Sichuanhua, Guangtongneseand Putonghua.T: In China, different areas have their different dialects. Can you te

2、ll me someof them?T:And people in different cities speak different dialects.Can people from different cities recognize each others dialects?S: Sometimes people have somedifficulty in recognizing each others dialects.T: How to solve this problem? Is therestandard Chinese in China? What is it?Putonghu

3、a is regarded as standard Chinese. Although in daily life, local people speak their owndialects, in some occasions, they will have to use Putonghua to communicate with people from otherareas.(Give more hints to helpthe students.)T: What kind of language is used in our class now?S: English.T: English

4、 is another kind of language.What you said is of course right, while what I said is also not wrong. Why? Because what you said isBritish English while what I said is American English. Are British English and American English thesame?No, there are some differences between British English and American

5、 English. Then what are thedifferences? Do you know? Now Ill tell you. British English and American English are different inpronunciation, in spelling and in words and expressions. In fact, in each English-speaking country,English has its own identity. Even in the same country, people in different a

6、reas speak a little differentdialects. Then for people who learn English as a second language, what kind of English should theylearn? American English, British English, Australian English or Canadian English? Is there standardEnglish? Today, weregoing to learn a passageabout standard English and dia

7、lects.Step2 SkimmingT: Read thepassagequickly and find out the topic sentencefor each paragraph.Para.1: Thereis no such athing as standard English.Para.2:American English has many dialects whosewords and expression aredifferent from “standardEnglish”.Para.3: Geography plays apart in making dialects.

8、Step3 ScanningT: Read thetext again to locate particular information.1. Do you know what standard English is from the text?Many people believe the English spoken on TV and the radios is standard English.(ie what is heard onthe BBC)But believe it ornot, in fact thereis no standard English. believeit

9、or not信不信由你 Believeit ornot, John cheated in the exams.Believeit ornot, theexamination tomorrow is cancelled.2. What is a dialect?When people usewords and expressions different from “standard language”, it is called a dialect.3. Why does American English have so many dialects?1) People have comefrom

10、 all over the world.2) Geography also plays a part in making dialects. Playa part/ a role (in) 在中擔(dān)任角色； 在中起作用 He will playthe part of thedoctor in my latest film.TheUNplays an important part in international relations.Step4 Post-readingT: From the passage,we know theUS is a large country in which man

11、y different dialects arespoken. Thendo you think people from different areas can understand each other?Why?Different dialects are just like branches of a tree. English is just like the trunk of a tree. Branches cantlive without trunk. So people from different areas in America can understand each oth

12、er.Step5 SummaryT: Language is rich and changing. As a learner, we should know about it as much as possible, keepup with its development andenjoy its beauty.Step6 Homework1. Do theexercises in ENGLISH WEEKLY2. Keep an eye on dialects in our life.Listening forthe first timeT: Next, lets enjoy one of

13、the most representative dialects in America- Southern dialect. (Just listen tothe boys talking in Listening part on P14)T: Can you understand what the boy is talking about? What do you think of its pronunciation andintonation?S: Its difficult. /The way of speaking sounds strange-T: It doesnt matter.

14、 Its really difficult for non-native speakers to understand the English dialects. Luckily,we have another speaker who interprets the dialect into simple and standard English. So please listen toit and grasp thegeneral idea. And answer onequestion: Who is the second speaker?S: She is theboys teacher

15、Jane.T: Very good. answerthe sixquestionsT: Ok, now please listen to what the boy is talking about and try to find the answers to the followingquestions.(Students may be allowed to look at the script of dialect on P14; they should lay more emphasis on theJanes talking)T: Could you find theanswers to

16、 thesix questions?Ss:Yes.T: Good. What does Buford think of Texas?How do you know it?_T: How large was thecatfish?_T: Why did Lester get out of thewater fast as lightning?_T: Why did Buford and Big Billy Bob laugh?_T: Can you answer Question 5?_T: Well done! Buford says “Hey, yall” to greet you. Wha

17、t does the second speaker say to greet you?_3. Listen forthe thirdtime, identify the words in dialect and findout theirstandardEnglishequivalents.T: Youve done a good job. Im sure you have understood the main idea of the story. It contains a lot ofwords in dialect. Please turn to page 14, listen aga

18、in and please try to identify them and find out theirstandard English equivalents according to the third listening and your understanding. Then finish thetable.(Play the tape for thethird time with thehelp of the scrip of theboytalking on p14)Standard EnglishWords in dialectyallaintwholenotheryastor

19、yboutswimminjumpinfeelincatfishboutAlrightthinkingoinsurenoughShouldaOuttaLISTENING TEXTHello, everyone, I am Bufords teacher, Jane, from Britain. Perhaps you didnt quite understandeverything Buford said. He said that he lives in Houston, a city in Texas. He wants everyone to know thathe doesnt believe Texas is a state in the USA but a different coun