第一课时
I. Teaching aims:
1.talk about the difference between American English and British English;
2. Vocabulary : bathroom, towel, closet, pronounce, pizza…
3.Similar dialogue presentation with new words and expressions used within
II. Teaching aids: tape recorder /slide show/ computer /multimedia education software
III. Grammar: indirect speech, direct speech, requests and commands
IV. Teaching steps:
1. Warming up:
①T asks Ss: How long have you learned English?
Do you know why you study English at school
②T says: English is spoken on both sides of the Atlantic. Most of people over the world speak English. If you master a foreign language, you can learn more about the foreign language, foreign culture and even the news of world.
③T says: Do you know A.E/ B.E? in fact, there are some difference between A.E and B.E. Sometime slight misunderstandings may occur between active speakers from Great Britain and the United State.
④ let Ss listen to the tape.
T says: We’ll learn a dialogue. Joe is an American who has come to Britain for the first time.
T says: please listen to the tape and find the answer to the questions: (slide show)
⑤ let Ss listen to the tape again.
⑥ Let Ss read the dialogue loudly.
⑦ If possible, get Ss to act it out.
⑧ If possible, give Ss enough time to make a similar dialogue.
2. Listening
①T asks Ss: What can you see in the picture? ( a old lady and a man), The man is Mr. Brown , and the old lady is Mr. Brown’s landlady who has many house rules.
② Play the tape twice.
T says: Let’s listen to the tapes twice and write down five of house rules like the examples, using the phrase ‘ask….to…’
③ check the answers with the Ss.
3.Speaking
① let Ss listen to the tape and follow it(dialogue 1 ), paying attention to the intonation.
② let Ss finish the sentences and check the answers in the class.
③ get Ss to work in pairs and act dialogue1 out.
④ the same way to play dialogue 2.
⑤ if possible, get the Ss work in pairs to make a similar dialogues(slide show I, II,III).
(slide show I )
British English |
American English |
taxi |
cab |
Petrol |
gasoline |
Secondary School |
High school |
university |
college |
autumn |
fall |
fortnight |
Two weeks |
wardrobe |
closet |
Ground floor |
First floor |
(slide show II )
Dialogue A A: what’s you’re telephone number, please? B: … A: Could you repeat that, please? B: Sure, … A: Sorry, I can listen to it unclearly. Can you speak more slowly please? B: No problem, … A: Got it, Thanks a lot.B: Not at all. |
(slide show III )
Dialogue B A: can you tell me how to pronounce “秋天” in English? B: Sure, British people say… and American people say… A: I see, could you repeat them, please? B: of course, … |
⑥ let Ss make a dialogue, using the useful expression.
IV Teaching crux:
Teacher can deal with some language points or useful words:
1.Did you have a good flight?
2.Did you sleep at all on the plane?
At all主要用于否定句、疑问句和条件句,用以加强语气,与否定词连用,表示“一点也不”
e.g. I don’t agree with you at all.
Do you feel ill at all?
3.You don’t need to ask, just make yourself at home.
Make yourself at home请随便,别拘束
e.g. Sit down by the fire and make yourself at home.
If you get to my house before I do, help yourself to a drink and make yourself at home.
4.Can you tell me how to pronounce…?
Pronounce v. ---pronunciation n.
Don’t forget to buy me some ketchup on your way back.
Forget后接不定式,表示“忘记了要去做的事情”; 后面动名词表示“忘记了已经做过的事情”e.g.
I’ve forgotten to lock the door.
He has forgotten meeting me last year.
祈使句Don’t forget…表示提醒某人 “别忘了做某事”
Don’t forget to shake the bottle before use.
Don’t forget to give my regards to them.
教案点评:
根据新教材中的三个有关以听说为主的教学环节(warming up; listening; speaking)所设计的一课时教案。