英语巩固学习
The First Period Vocabulary Building
Teaching goals 教学目标 1. Target language目标语言 重点词汇和短语
accent, linguist, have ... in common, make a difference 2. Ability goals能力目标
Enable students to memorize some common words which are different in American and British English so that they can tell British English from American English. 3. Learning ability goals学能目标
By comparing two emails, students will learn some differences between British English and American English. Teaching important points教学重点
Some common words which are different in American and British English. Teaching difficult points 教学难点
How to memorize the common words which are different in British English and American English.
Teaching methods教学方法 Explaining and practising. Teaching aids教具准备 A projector and a computer.
Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式 Step I Lead-in
T: Good morning / afternoon, class! Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Mr / Ms...
T: What is the most widely spoken language in the world? Ss: English.
T: Quite right. Now look at the map of the world, you will find how widely English is being used as an official language.
Show the following map on the PowerPoint.
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Step II General knowledge on Englishes
In order to stimulate students’ interest, give them a quiz.
T: From the map, we know that many people are speaking English all over the world. Do you think they are speaking the same English? Ss: Of course not.
T: How much do you know about different Englishes, boys and girls? Now let’s do a quiz on varieties of English. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know the correct answer. You may work in groups and a few minutes later we will check the answers together. Show the following on the PowerPoint.
Do you know Englishes? A quiz on varieties of English Multiple-choice exercise
1. American English and British English spell some words differently. All these words are spelt the British way except one. Which one is spelt the American way? a. colour b. mustache c. traveller d. tyre e. organisation
2. Bob Marley is from Jamaica, an English speaking country in the Caribbean. One of his songs is called No Woman, No Cry. This is Caribbean English. What would the translation be in Standard English? a. If you don’t have a woman, you don’t cry. b. I don’t have a woman and I am crying. c. Don’t cry, woman. d. Women don’t cry. e. The woman is crying.
3. Which country does NOT have English as an official language? （note: there are
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three correct answers here）
a. Pakistan b. Bangladesh c. India d. Japan e. Sri Lanka
4. There is a type of accent called RP. RP means Received Pronunciation. Which of the following English people speak with an RP accent? a. Prince Charles b. Robbie Williams c. Paul McCartney d. Tony Blair e. David Beckham
5. In what country might you hear the following expression: “Goodday!”? a. The United States b. Australia c. Canada d. England e. South Africa
6. Which of the following signs would you see in San Francisco, USA? (Note: there are two correct answers here) a. Subway tickets available here. b. Ask your waiter for the check.
c. Nappies and baby clothes on sale! d. Telephone box. e. Elevator is out of service.
7. Kofi Annan, the UN General Secretary, is from an English speaking country in Africa. Which country is he from?
a. South Africa b. Nigeria c. Zambia d. Ghana e. Zimbabwe Sample answers: 1. b
For a, c, d and e, Americans spell them color, traveler, tire and organization. 2. c 3. b, d and e 4. a
RP is considered by many to be the accent of the elite. But actually very few English people speak with an RP accent now. 5. b
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It is an informal way of saying Hello in Australia. 6. a and e
Subway is an American word. In Britain people say tube. In America, people ask the waiter for the bill. Nappies are diapers in American English. In American people call it a telephone booth. In Britain, an elevator is called a lift. 7. d
Step III Introduction
T: After learning some information about Englishes, let’s hear recordings of accents from around the English speaking world.
Click on any of the flags below to hear recordings of accents from around the English speaking world.
T: After hearing the recordings, what would you like to say? S: Different people speak English with a different accent. S: I think American English sounds more beautiful. S: ...
T: So we can get the conclusion that since English is spoken all over the world, there are lots of varieties. But what are the two main varieties? Ss: British English and American English.
Show the symbols of the two countries on the PowerPoint.
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Step IV Vocabulary
T: In this class we are going to learn some common words which are different in American English and British English. Here is the list. I hope the vocabulary list will help you know some of the differences between American English and British English.
Show the following on the PowerPoint or print it out as handouts for the students.
American English apartment argument baby carriage band-aid bathroom can chopped beef cookie corn diaper elevator eraser flashlight fries gas guy highway 英语巩固学习资料
British English flat row pram plaster loo or WC tin mince biscuit maize nappy lift rubber torch chips petrol bloke, chap motorway