Period 12 Warming up and Reading I,Unit 2 English around the world,Do you like learning English? Why?,Warming up I ( 1m ),1.Can you name some countries in which English is spoken?,Warming up II ( 9m) Read the passage in warming up, and answer the following questions?,English Around the World,the USA,Canada,New Zealand,Australia,South Africa,the United Kingdom,Ireland,3.Do you know how many people use English as their native language, second language, or foreign language?,2. Are the English in those countries the same?,375 million,750 million,375 million,USA,Canada,Australia,south Africa, Ireland, New Zealand,China and many other countries,India, Pakistan,Nigeria,Philippines.,government,schools, newspapers,TV,Pre-reading I (3m) Watch the video, then tell the difference between the English the man speaks and the English the woman speaks.,(One is in British English, the other one is in American English.),British English,American English,&,Pre-reading II ( 5m )Do you know the differences between American English and British English?,British English,American English,spelling,pronunciation,words,colour,color,favourite,favorite,theatre,theater,centre,center,travelled,traveled,metre,meter,ask,dance,wheel,not,box,post,mail,film,movie,shop,store,I think,I guess,British English,American English,words,lift (电梯),elevator,petrol (汽油),gas,flat (公寓),apartment,autumn,fall,underground(地铁),subway,university(大学),college,rubbish(垃圾),garbage,dustbin(垃圾箱),trash can,holiday,vacation,fortnight(两星期）,two weeks,Reading I ( 3m )Fast reading:,Read the text and find out the answers to the questions of Ex. 1 on page 10.,1. Read the text and try to find the main idea of each paragraph. (Work in pairs),Reading II ( 10m ) Pair work:,2. Check the answers. Ask some students to tell their answers, after giving the answers, they should also tell how they find the answers, then give the suggested answer.,Paragraph 1: describes the extension of English in the world. Paragraph 2: tells us native speakers can understand each other but not everything. Paragraph 3: tells the development of English as native language. Paragraph 4: tells us English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.,Reading III ( 5m )Group work:What can you learn from this passage?(discuss in group of four, then ask the students to show their ideas.),The aim of this step is to help the students realize the importance of English.,Post-reading ( 5m ),1. Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn, why? 2. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English? 3. Will Chinese English become one of the World English?,(Students give their own answers.),Assignment,1. Try to remember the English meaning of the new words in Reading I. 2. Prepare for the next class. 3. Finish the exercises on WB.,