Unit 2 English Around the World

Part One: Teaching Design (第一部分： 教学设计)

第一课时: Reading

Aims

To talk about varieties of English& read about the history of English language

Procedures

I. Warming up

1. Answering

1). Ask the students to suggest as many reasons as they can think of, for example, for work, as a

hobby, to learn about other people, to travel, to read literature in the original, to read research

papers, to meet foreigners, to surf the Internet, to pass exams, etc. Write their suggestions on

the board as they make them.

2). Divide the class into pairs.The students write five sentences on their feeling ab out learning

English.

3). Let them discuss their feelings.

2. Further applying

To get the students thinking about the topic of the reading passage.

1). Have a student list on the board all the English-speaking countries in the world that they can

think of.

2). Give the students hints about the places they haven’t mentioned.

3). Provide the students with an opportunity to think about the reasons for the spread of English

around the world :

English is one of the official languages of the Olympic Games and the United Nations.

English dominates international websites and provides nearly all of the new computer

terminology.

Tourism and trade from Western Europe and North America has contributed to the spread of

English.

Satellite TV, radio programs like Joy FM, CDs and, of course, Hollywood films all broadcast

English into China. Also, a number of Chinese films include English subtitles.

II. Reading

1. Skimming

Read quickly to get the main idea of the text.

Let the students find out key sentence of each paragraph or ask them to summarize the main point

for each paragraph in their own words.

Paragraph 1: The spread of the English language in the world

Paragraph 2: Native speaker can understand each other but they may not be able to understand

everything.

Paragraph 3: All languages change when cultures communicate with one another.

Paragraph 4: English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia.

2. Scanning

再读课文， 理解课文每段中心观点

3. Following up

Work in groups. Discuss the two questions and then ask two groups to report their answers to the

class. (教师可用提供的答案提示、 引导学生)

1). Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn? Why?

Possible answer: I don’t think so.

Here are the reasons:

★ Native speakers from different parts of the world have no difficulty in understanding each

other despite the fact that they speak a bit differently.

★ It is necessary for us to learn the narrow difference between different kinds of English if we

hope to communicate fluently with native speakers of English from all over the world.

★ Different kinds of English have the same language core. If you have got a good command of

one kind, you will almost have no difficulty understanding another kind of English.

2). Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?

Possible answer:

The reasons why people all over the world want to learn English:

★ With economy globalization, English has become the best bridge to serve the purpose of

people all over the world communicating with one another.

★ However, like all major languages in the world, English is always changing. In order to adjust

to native speakers from different parts of the world, it is a must for people all over the world to

learn English, whether in English speaking countries or in non-English speaking countries.

★ Also, people from different parts of the world speak English with various accent and dialects,

and people have to learn about the difference between different kinds of English in order to avoid

misunderstanding while communicating.

4. Language focus:

1) even if=even though: in spite of the fact; no matter whether: He likes to help us even if he

is very busy.

2) communicate with: exchange information or conversation with other people: He learnt

to use body language to communicate with deaf customers.

3) actually=in fact: used when you are adding new information to what you have just said:

We’ve known for years. Actually, since we were babies.

4) be based on…:

5) make use of: use sth. available

6) Only time will tell: to say that something can only be known in the future: Will China’s

national football team enter for the next finals of the World Cup? Only time will tell.

Language Chunks from Unit 2 English around the world

be different from, pay a role(part) in, because of, either …or…, in/on a team, the number of/a

number of, than ever before, even if, comp up to, over time, communicate with, be based on,

make use of, have one’s own identity, such as, Only time can tell, native speaker, as well as,

solve a problem, believe it or not, no such a…, all over the world, at the top(bottom) of, pen

friends, to this day, sum up, Pardon?, beg your pardon, go abroad, be used for, more of a …,

encourage sb. to do sth., work on, feel like sth., from time to time, English-speaking

countries, from one…to another, do business, on the air, would like sb. to do, make notes,

fight against, keep…a secret, even though, save time(money), a form of…

重点词汇和短语讲解

Include

1. v. to be one of the parts; to make something or someone part of a larger group: Our tour party

included several retired couples. The team is looking strong; especially now they have included

Beckham.

2. including & included: Everyone has to go to the dentist’s, you included. There were twelve of

us, including Tom and me.

role: n.

1. the character played by an actor in a play or film; the position that someone has in society or an

organization: Matthews plays the role of a young doctor in the film. Women are often forced into a

supportive role in the family.

2. play a leading/major/key role in=be important in making changes happen: Mandela played a

leading role in ending apartheid in South Africa.

because of=as the result of a particular thing or someone’s action: He had to retire because of ill

health. c.f. She got the job because she was the best candidate.

native: 1. adj. your native country or town is the place where you were born: They never saw

their native land again.

2. native language/tongue: the language you spoke when you first learned to speak.

3. n. a person who was born in a particular place： Are you a native of New York?

come up:

1. to be mentioned： A lot of new questions came up at the meeting.

2. to be about to happen soon： Don’t you have a birthday coming up soon?

3. to move near someone or something by walking: Come up to the front of the room so

everyone can see you.

Other verbal phrases of “come”

come about=to happen in a way that seems impossible to control;

come across= to meet or find something or someone by chance;

come along=get along; to appear at a time you don’t expect; to encourage sb. to try harder;

come by=to obtain something that is difficult to find; come up with=to think of an idea;

(The small word “come” has many phrasal verbs. It is better to ask the students to refer to a

good dictionary.)

present: adj.

1. be present: a) to be in a particular place: How many people were present at the meeting

yesterday?(opposite of “ absent”) b) to be remembered for a long time: The memory of the

disaster last year is still present in her mind.

2. (only before noun) existing now: What’s your present address? c.f. What he said amused all the

people present.

such as: used to give an example of something; such…as/that: used to emphasize that there is a

small amount of something or that it is of good quality: The local economy still relies on

traditional industries such as farming and mining. c.f. Such food as they gave us was warm and

nutritious.

Command: 1. vi & vt. to tell someone officially to do something, esp. if you are a military leader

or a king to get something such as attention or respect: The general commanded that the regiment

(should) attack at once. Or The General commanded the regiment to attack at once. Dr. Young

commands a great deal of respect as a surgeon. 2. get/ have a good command of English=to

get/have a good mastery of English.

request:

1. vt. to ask for something politely or formally request that (should) + v/ request sb. to do sth.: The

staff requested that he reconsider his decision. All club members are requested to attend the annual

meeting.

2. n. a polite demand for something: They have made a urgent request for international aid.

recognize: vt.

1. to know who someone is or what something is, because you have ever seen them or it before:

Susan came home so thin and weak that her own children hardly recognized her.

2. to accept that an organization has legal or official authority: British medical qualifications are

recognized in Canada.

3. be recognized as= to be thought of as being very good by a lot of people: Jules Verne’s novel

was recognized as a work of genius.