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Aims:

1) know some basic difference between AmE and BrE such as in

spelling g, in meaning, in pronunciation. And know some reasons

why they became different. Get the sense that they can communicate we

will without too much difficulty with the difference, in spite of some of which are obvious

2) How to communicate well by mea s of some skills.

3) Learn to describe or talk deeply about the difference.

4)Learn to write out.

2. Warming up

Step 1: see what the students can see in the picture by asking “ turn to page 8 and look at the picture. What can you see? What is the problem with the person named “Joe”. How does it happen?”

Step 2: explain the situation , explain the difference between the key word in the dialogue “ toilet”, about which Americans and the British have different understanding?

Step 3: listen to the tape. Ask the students to pay attention to the tone.

Step 4: see if the students have understand the situation .

Step 5: language focus

a. what is it that Joe can ’t find in the bathroom?強調句型

b. we flew all the way from Seattle to Lo do

c. Make yourself at home.

d. I mean .: what I want to say is…

3. listening

Step1: read the instruction s and see what we should do after listening to the material.

See who are talking. What are they talking about? Try to imagine what we will hear.

Step 2: listen to get the basic meaning. Write down some key words.

Step3: learn one patter : ask sb. to do sth.

Step 4: listen to the detail and check with the students.

Possible key:

To put his coat on a peg. To put his coat in the closet.

To take off his shoes. To put his umbrella in the umbrella stand.

To lock the door. not to shower after 9:00.

To walk the dog etc.

Extension : see how do the students think of the landlady.

4. Speaking

Aim: how to speak correctly and how to get the exact information.

How to check what you hear is right?

Step 1: read the two dialogues. See what they are about before they listen to the tape

Step 2: ask the students about what they hear such as:

how do British people pronounce “kilometer” and what about

Americans. And what does Harry ask Ms smith to repeat?

Step3: ask some students to describe the two situation in their own words.

Language focus:

a. act out

b. Is there anything that isn ’t clear to you?定語從句

c. Can you repeat the address?

d. Forget to do/forget doing/having done; remember, regret

e. What do you mean by…

5. Reading

Step 1: introduce what we will read and study in the new

passage. Tell the students that English is used widely around

the world. Many people use it as native language and many use

it as the second language and many more are studying it. ask

if they know where they happen . List the names of the

countries.

Step2: listen to the tape to get the general meaning of the passage.

Step 3:find the topic sentence of every paragraph and write them on the blackboard and ask the students to look at them to see how they are related. Can they say something about any of the topic. Topic sentence: English is a language spoken all around the world. Many people learn English as a foreign language. English is most widely spoken and used in the world and it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English, why?

Step 4: finish the post-reading exercise. Possible key: find in the passage.

Step 5: if time permits, ask one or two students to

(summarize the passage using key words and sentences.)

Step 6: language focus

a. where 引導定語從句的理解:

There are more than 42 countries where the majority of the people speak English.

In China students learn English at school as a foreign language, except for

those in Hong Kong, where many people speak English as a first or a second language.

b. a umber of/ A large/small number of+可數名詞; the number of…

c. now : of one’s own ; one’s now

d. develop int成為

e. Widely spoken :廣泛地

f. With so many people communicating in English every day, it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.告訴學生 with 是介詞后面的動詞不是謂語動詞,要以”非謂語形式”出現(doing, to do, done)

With so many people helping him, he succeeded at last.

With so many people to help him, he will succeed.

With so many people to be helped, he do ’t know who to help.

With his handed tied behind, he walked into the court.

With a book in his hand, he left the room

With his eyes open , he lay on the bed.

g. have a good knowledge of; have a good command of; have a good view of…

a. will be speaking將來進行時態 come to see me 8 o’clock. I will be waiting for you then .

b. As well as

c. Summary/summarize

6. Reading and writing

Aims: see what main differences exist between AmE and BrE.

List them on the blackboard. See the basic reason.

Step 1: listen to and read the passage. Deal with some difficult words or sentences.

Step 2: language focus

a. come about: vi. Eg.: how did it come about that….?

b. a quick answer to the Question: to/quick

c. stay the same: stay/keep vi

d. while(indicate at the same time): For a long time the language in American stayed the same, while the language in England changed.

The British took “typhoon ” from Chinese, while the Americans took “Tornado” from Spanish.

e. That’s why the words color, center and traveler are spelt

color, center and traveler in American English.表語從句 其他例子

That’s how I came here this morning.

That’s where I live.

That is when I will get

That’s the city where I live.

That’s the time when I will get.

That ‘s the way how I came here.

That’s the reason why I was late./that’s why I was late.

f. Written English is more or less the same in both British and American English.:

more or less /about( to indicate/modify degree, not to show umber)

g. They do ’t have difficulty in understanding each other.

h. Statement/ fill in / chart

i. Over the centuries, over mea s “during”.

E g . : Can we have a talk over a drink. ?

Step three:

Check the Question for the passage to see if the students have understand well

6. tips

Talk about the communication skills. See if the students have more advice.

replace ….with…

give an description of

7. 詞匯歸納和擴展

1) 別客氣___ oneself ___ ___

2) 遍及全世界__ ___ the world

3) 大多數人the ___ of the people

4) 總共 __ total/all

5) 母語mother____

6) 除…之外___ for

7) 和某人交流____ with sb.

8) 脫掉 take ___

9) 不睡/熬夜 ___ up

10) 發生____ about

11) 以… 告終___ ___ with

12) 或多或少;左右____ or ___

13) 在某方面有困難have ___ ___ sth.

14) 引進___ in

15) 許多___ ___ many

8.加強important points

a number of/ the number of

knowledge: a wide/good/poor knowledge of

Ma y people agree that___ knowledge of English is a must i

international trade today.

9. 難點difficult points

with +復合結構;

With production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.

while 表對比/轉折; You like sports, while I would rather read

except for…, except that/when /where…

I know nothing about the young lady except that she is from Beijing.

I went to the park every day except when it rained.

10. 翻譯translate the following i to English.

1) 那么多人看著他,他緊張極了.(with 的復合結構)

2) 南方雨量充沛, 而北方雨量稀少.(while)

3) 除了幾個拼寫錯誤之外,他的作文寫得很好.(except for)

4) 出席會議的人數大約有三千.(the number of)

5) 他完成這項工作毫無困難.(have no difficulty in doing sth. )

11. 篇章理解和回顧

1) People from the following countries Except ___ use English as their mother language.

a. new Zealand b. South African c. the Philippines d. Ireland

2) which is true about those who use English as a second language?

a. English is also their mother tongue.

b. More than two official languages are used in their country.

c. They learn English for five or six years at school.

d. They prefer to talk with family members at home in their native language.

3) What’s the situation used in China?

a. All Chinese students speak English as a foreign language.

b. Most Chinese students learn English at school as a second language.

c. The majority of Chinese speak English at school as a foreign language

d. The majority of people in Hong Kong use English as their mother tongue.

4. which of the following statements can not be inferred from the last paragraph?

a. In the past 50 years, the English language has developed very fast.

b. English is widely used in different fields around the world.

c. Those who can ’t speak good English will ever be successful in international trade.

d. More and more people around the world will be able to communicate in English .

5. The first American dictionary was published in ___.

a. 1707 b. 1828 c. 1776 d. 1911

6. where is the word “typhoon ” from?

a. Spanish b. India c. French d. China

7. The difference between the written English in AmE and BrE mainly lies in ____.

a. Spelling b. grammar c. meaning d. pronunciation

12. Assessment and reflection評價和反思

Goals: Learn about communication skills, learn about the difference between Am E and BrE.

Give the words which the following phrases mean . The first letter has been given .

1. a number of people or things that form more than half of a group: M_______

2. information and understanding about a subject: K______

3. the same: E________

4. a cupboard where you ca put clothes: C_______

5. to make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it: E____

6. native language: M_______ language

7. the activity of buying, selling or exchanging goods or services: T_______

8. to give information using speech, radio signals or body movement: C______