British and American English案
Module 1 British and American English
Period One
Step 1. Lead-in
1. Do you like travelling?
Have you ever been to the other countries?
What do you know about Britain\American?
(Ask students to speak out as many as they can)
2. What’s the difference between the UK and the USA?(The teacher can show the Ss some picture.)
(Ask the Ss to write down the differences and check with their partner)
Step 2. Warming-up (Introduction)
1.Read two English letters and decide which is written by an American.
2.Comprehend quotations about the differences.
Step 3. Fast reading
1. Help students to grasp the main idea of the text by doing the task.
2. Read the titles and the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different.
Step 4. Reading for detailed information
1.Read para.1 and fill in the form.(The form is on the next page)
2.Do some true or false questions and check some detailed information
(1)There’re a lot of difference in grammar between British and American English.
(2) Spelling is the first and most obvious difference between the two.
(3) British people say ”write me” and ”on the team”.
(4 There’s not much variation in language within the country.
(5) Television and Internet have made it easier for the British and Americans to understand each other.
(6) In the future, there’ll be only one kind of English.
3. Beautiful sentences: to learn some important structures
Step 5. Practise
1.fill in the blanks with some key words
There’re four ways in which British and American English ________ from each other. The first and most ________ way is in the vocabulary. In grammar there’re a few __________. The British say Have you got…? ______Americans prefer Do you have…? The British use prepositions ______ Americans sometimes ______them. The other two areas in which the two _________ are different are spelling and pronunciation. But for more than a century communications have developed _______.Thanks to satellite TV and the Internet, it has been possible to listen to many Englishmen at the ______ of a switch. So experts believe that the two are moving ______.
3. Retell the text according to it.
4. Discussion
Which of the following do you think is the best language in the future? Why?
British English, American English, world English, Chinese
Step 6. Vocabulary
Task: Rewrite the sentences using the British words.
1. Match the British and American words and phases in the box..
2. Ask the students to read their answers out and compare with their partners.
3. Rewrite the sentences using British words. .
4. Summarize: and Practice:
Step 7. Open work
Try to find information about Chinese and prepare a report to introduce the following three aspects of Chinese.
1.The writing system
2.Varieties of Chinese
3. Language today
Period Two
Step 1. Grammar 1
Task 1: Find out the uses of the verbs. Rules of the tenses.
Activity 1. Match the sentences with the correct meanings.
Activity2. complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.
Activity3. Tell the uses of the verbs. Rules of the tenses
(1)Complete the sentences in your own words.
(2)Observe, compare and find out the rules.
【NMET.2001】：I ____ ping-pang quite well, but I haven’t had time to play since the new year .
A. will play B. have played C. played D. play
【北京春招2000】：?You’re drinking too much.
?Only at home. No one ________ me but you.
A.is seeing B. had seen C. sees D. saw
2. Can you explain the following use of tenses.
?present simple tense
?present continuous tense
?present perfect tense
?future tense
Step 2. Function
Task: Giving reasons
Directions:
1. Underline the words which introduce reasons.
2. Answer the questions.
3. Complete the sentences with because\since\as or now that.
Step 3. Test
Complete the messages with the correct form of the verbs.
Hi Mum,
Hope you__________(be) well. I ________(have) a lovely time in New York. Tomorrow we___________ (go) to see the fireworks. It’s hard to understand the accent here, but it ________(get) easier ,as I _________(be) here for 3 weeks. Next week we _________(fly) to Mexico where they ________(speak) no English at all, just Spanish. I __________(Spend) nearly all the money you gave me!
Love , Xiao Ping
Practice : Make your own sentences creatively, using because, since, as or now that.
Step 4. Everyday English
Task: Use the phrases freely.
1. Remind the students of the expressions that we have learned.
2. Ask the students to remember them .
3. Speaking practice:
Have a conversation using some of the phrases.
Step 5. Homework
?Have a good revision of today’s lesson and make sentences with the tenses and various words to express reasons. It’s better to do some related exercises.
Period Three
Step1. Warming up: Talk about the problems exchange students have.
?understanding the language
?getting on with people
?food
?different school subjects and timetable
?local customs
?climate
Step 2. Presentation
Listen to the target language:
?Vocabulary and Listening ?2.Listening to the 1st part(5m) Listen and complete the passage.
? Hello, and welcome to today’s edition of In the air. As you know, every week on this programme we discuss an aspect of the way we _ _1____ now, and today’s topic is the language we ____2____-English. So that’s something which affects us all. The question is,what’s going to _ _3 ___ to the way we speak English in the future? Are we all going to speak like Americans? Or will British English continue to _ 4___? Later on we’re going to _ 5___ you to phone in and _ _6___ your views on the subject, but first we’re going to _ _7___ to two young people, one American, and one British, who have spent time on an educational exchange in the other’s country. We _ _8___ they will have some interesting ideas on the subject.
?Play again to answer the quesrions. Make notes if necessary .( Activity 4)
?Have the students compare the answer in pairs.
?Play the tape a third time for a final check.
?Check notes with the teacher.
Step 3. Speaking and Writing
?1. Review the content of the text by asking some questions.
? In how many ways are American English and British English different?
? Which is the first and most obvious way?
?......
2. The great debate
Work in groups. Read the notes and decide which is the best variety of language in the future.
Give your reasons.
British English, American English, World English & Chinese
3. Writing
Write a passage about your favourite choice and the reasons in the discussion above or write three more paragraghs about the Chinese language(activity 4 on P8).
Step 4. Homework
Get more information about the language through the Internet or other method to support your composition.
Period Four
Step 1. Cultural corner
1. Read the text quickly and match each paragragh with the correct main idea.
2. Appreciate and analyze 2 or 3 long sentences.
Step 2. Module File
1. Review: Go over the vocabulary and grammar focus in the module file.
2. Put“?” next to the things you are not sure of .Then solve the problems in groups or raise your questions.
3. Do some exercises to consolidate what we learned in this module.
Step 3. Homework
Recite the phrases and sentence patterns .
Period 3: Grammar?Review of verb forms (1)
Goals
●To review Present simple, present continuous, present perfect and future reference; for and since with present perfect
Procedures
? Reviewing Present simple, present continuous, present perfect
Active Tenses
Simple Present
Present Action or ConditionGeneral TruthsNon-action; Habitual ActionFuture Time
?I hear you.
?Here comes the bus.?There are thirty days in September.?I like music.
?I run on Tuesdays and Sundays.?The train leaves at 4:00 p.m.
Present Progressive
Activity in ProgressVerbs of Perception
?I am playing soccer now?He is feeling sad
Present Perfect
With verbs of state that begin in the past and lead up to and include the presentTo express habitual or continued actionWith events occurring at an indefinited or unspecified time in the past -- with ever, never, before
THE PASSIVE TENSES
Simple present
active:passive:
?The company ships the computers to many foreign countries.?Computers are shipped to many foreign countries.
Present Progressive
active:passive:
?The chef is preparing the food.?The food is being prepared.
Present Perfect
active:passive:
?Someone has made the arrangements for us.?The arrangements have been made for us.
■Using the Present Perfect Tense: FOR or SINCE?
We use Present Perfect tense to talk about action which started in the past and continues up to the present.
Examples
I have had this computer for about a year.
How long have you been at this school?
I haven't seen Julia since September.
Tip! For other uses of the Present Perfect tense, see the Present Perfect Tense - When To Use.
We use for with a period of time, for example: a few days, half an hour, two years. We use since with the time when the action started, for example: last year, June 8, I met you.
Each of these present perfect sentences contains a time expression. Each time expression is a length of time (which requires FOR) or a starting time (which requires SINCE).
1 Maya has been a professional ________ 1989.
2 So far, it has rained ________ five hours.
3 I haven't been snowboarding ________ last winter.
4 Jo has been a student here ________ March.
5 The beaver has been an emblem of Canada ________ many years.
6 Cougars have almost disappeared from the Victoria area ________ humans settled here.
7 Mary has kept a diary ________ she was ten years old.
8 First Nations people in British Columbia have told stories about the eagle ________ hundreds of years.
9 The Canadian two-dollar coin (or toonie) has been in circulation ________ 1996.
10 They've been married ________ twenty-five years.
11 I haven't phoned home______ Christmas.
12 We've been here__________ nine o'clock.
13 I have worked for International House__________ more than eight years.
14 I haven't visited my home town_________ I left school.
15 I haven't been to the cinema__________ ages.
16 I have studied non-stop_________ 9.15.
17 I have had a driving licence_________I was eighteen.
18 She hasn't had a day off _________1999.
19 Johan has been in England__________more than two weeks now.
20 Peter has been my best friend_________ we were nine.
■Closing down by deciding if you need for or since with these time expressions.
---for/since last weekend
---for/since ten seconds
---for/since Christmas Eve
---for/since a decade
---for/since I finished school
---for/since a couple of days
---for/since my birthday
---for/since a long time
---for/since ten centuries
---for/since the 70s
---for/since I was a boy
---for/since August
---for/since the last month
---for/since fifteen years
---for/since ten seconds
---for/since Christmas Eve
---for/since a decade
---for/since I finished school
---for/since a couple of days
---for/since my birthday
---for/since a long time
---for/since ten centuries
---for/since the 70s
---for/since I was a boy
---for/since August
---for/since the last month
---for/since fifteen years
---for/since the accident
---for/since then
---for/since we bought this house
---for/since last month
---for/since a millennium
---for/since I met you
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