Unit 2 English around the world 说课稿This is the second period of this unit which focuses on language.In this period，several exercises about language on the textbook will be dealt with.Some important language points in the warming up and reading will be explained in detail.Language is the part which is tested much in any examination.Instead of remembering words and phrases inflexibly，using them correctly should be the target.So this period should be taught with this purpose.At the beginning of the lesson，homework will be checked.After that，students are required to recall the information on the content of the passage.By doing so，students can get more chances to practice their spoken language.Then the exercises on language will be dealt with.In this part，students are expected to learn to use the words and phrases in the warming-up and comprehending.There are various types of exercises on words and expressions.Besides，there is an exercise about prepositions in Am.English and Br.English.And it offers a listening practice on differences between Am.English and Br.English.To let students master words and phrases better，Ill present more detailed explanations about how to use them in practice by offering some examples.After that，students should practise using them by making up sentences.With this method，students can master the words and phrases better.三维目标1.Knowledge：Do some exercises to master words and phrases.2.Ability：Learn to use these words and phrases in daily life.3.Emotion：Train students perseverance and patience by remembering new words and phrases.教学重点Explanation of words and phrases and practise using them.教学难点How to let student master them well.教具准备slides教学过程Step 1 Greetings and revisionGreet the whole class as usual.T：Yesterday we learnt a passage and I asked you to finish the comprehending exercises.Who can tell me the answer？S：A，D，C，D，BT：Great!Now who can retell the content of the passage to us？S：Let me try.English is used more and more today.The number of the people speaking it is increasing rapidly.China has the biggest number of English speakers.However，even two native speakers do not speak the same English because there are many kinds of English.That is caused by communication of culture.So actually even they can not understand everything they say.Besides being spoken as the native tongue，English is also used as a foreign or 2nd language in many other countries.In a word，it is more and more important.Step 2 Learning about languageT：You did such a good job.You have mastered the text quite well.This period we will try to master the useful words and expressions in the first period.First lets do exercise 1 in the part of learning about language.Please read the word or phrase and then match it with the right meaning.（Suggested answer：C D E F A B J G I H）T：Keep these words in mind.And then choose some of them to fill in the blanks in exercise 2.（suggested answer：native，actually，vocabulary，apartment，elevator）T：Now well turn to a difficult one.You should fill in the blanks using the words from warming up and reading.At the same time，youd better pay attention to the forms of the words.（Suggested answer：includes；culture；present；Actually；phrases；gas；international；rapidly；Actually；government）T：Well done!As we all know，therere some differences between British English and American English.Can you give me some examples？S：（Ss can present their report on their research yesterday）Suggested examples about differences between Am.English and Br.English in spelling：American EnglishBritish EnglishneighborhoodlaborcolorhonorablehumorfavoritetheaterkilometermetersombercentertravelinglabelingcancelingcontroledlicenseoffensepracticedefenseorganizationneighbourhoodlabourcolourhonourablehumourfavouritetheatrekilometremetresombrecentretravellinglabellingcancellingcontrolledlicenceoffencepractisedefenceorganisationT：Sometimes，they even use different prepositions.Lets move to exercise 4.（Suggested answers：In Am.English：on；on；of；on；from；on；In Br.English：in；at；to；into；at）T：Excellent.Just now you said that British and American English use different words to express the same meaning.Lets move to exercise 5 and find out the different words that mean the same.S：sweets and candy；lorry and truck；autumn and fallT：So nice!Now please practise reading them in pairs，paying attention to the sentence stress and intonation.（Practice reading for a few minutes.）Step 3 Language pointsT：Then Ill explain some useful words and expressions in warming-up and comprehending to you.1.include v.（never progressive） if one thing includes another，it has the 2nd thing as one of its parts.包含，包括e.g.The price includes dinner，beds，and breakfast.Durable goods includes such items as cars computers and electrical appliances.including prep.Included adj.（never before nouns）T