Unit2 English Around the World （学案）
Period 1 Warming-up&reading
◆Learning Aims(学习目标)：
1.知识目标：了解英语语种，拓宽学习视野，积累学科知识。

2.能力目标：训练阅读理解，培养阅读技能，增强阅读能力。

3.情感目标：胸怀爱国理念，树立高考意识，励志学好英语。

◆Key and Difficult Points(学习重难点)：
1.了解现代英语极其发展历程。

2.训练和培养英语阅读的方法与技巧。

◆Learning Methods(学习方法)：
1.查阅与积累
2.自主学习与小组合作
◆Learning Procedures(学习步骤)：
▼Finding before class(课前“百度”)
Solve the following questions in some possible ways,such as going online、asking others or going to the library.
Q1:How many languages are there in the world?
Key:
Q2:Which language is the most widely used language in the world？
Key:
▼Collecting in class(课堂记录)
Collect some important information showsed by the teacher in class.
Q1:Have you seen the word “Englishes”？Do you know the meaning of it?
Key:
Q2:Do you know the differences between BE and AE?What are the differences?
Key:
▼Self-learning(自主学习)
Read the text according to the guide steps below and try to finish some related tasks.
Step1 New words and phrases ( 熟悉新词)
Step2 Guessing ( 猜词∕句子)
Look at the title of the reading passage and then do the following exercise.
Ex1.The word “road”means .The passage probably talks about
Step3 Skimming(略读)
Skim the passage and try to find out the topic sentence of each paragraph ,then underline them in your text book.
Step4 Fast-reading（快读）
Read the whole passage quickly ,then match the main idea of each part.
Part1(Para1) A.English is spoken as a foreign language or second
language in Africa and Risa.
Part2(Para2) B.The spread of the English language in the world Part3(Para3-4) C.Native speakers can understand each other easily Para4(Para5) D.All languages change when cultures communicate
with one another
Step 5 Careful-reading(细读)
1.Read part(para1) and answer the following questions.
Q1: How many people speak English at the end of the 16C?
Key;
Q2:Why did English begin to be spoken in many other countries in the 17 century? Key:
2.Read part2(para2)and translate the first sentence into Chinese.
Key:
3.Read Part3(Para3-para4)and finish the following tasks.
Task1:Choose the best answer according to the text.
① Which statement is true?
A. Languages always stay the same .
nguages change only after wars
nguages no longer change
nguages change when cultures change
②From AD450 to 1150 English sounded more like .
A.French
B.Chinese
C.German
D.Russion
③Who moved to America and then Australia?
A.German settlers
B.French settlers
C.British settlers
D.Danish settlers
④ When was the English language finally settled?
A.By the 19th century
B.By the 18th century
C.By the 1600’s
D.At the end of the 17th century
4.Read part 4(para5) and do the ture (T)or false(F) exercise.
①English now is spoken as official language in South Asia.( )
②India has the largest number of fluent English speakers.( )
③Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.( )
④Today the number of people learning English in China is growing rapidly.( )
⑤China has the largest number of English learners.( )
▼Cooperation(合作探究)
1．Work with your members in your group to fill the blanks in the table below.
The Road to Modern English
▼Thinking after class (课后思考)
1.Discussion:Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes?
2..Find the important and difficult words、phrases and sentences in the passage.。