地质中学高中英语黄利华M3-U2reading教案

地质中学高中英语黄利华M3-U2reading教案 Unit 2 Language Module 3 Module 3 Period 2 Reading Dizhi Middle School Huang Lihua 地质中学高中英语 黄利华 Teaching Aims: 1. Have Ss enhance their reading abilities. 2. Get Ss to know more about the language English and its history. 3. Have Ss gain an overall understanding of the article and learn to adopt different reading strategies. Teaching Focus: 1. Help Ss know some knowledge about English language and its history with the help of time chart or timeline. 2. Help Ss learn some language items. Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Lead-in 1.Ask students to look at the map and national flag of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland then introduce the language “English”. 2. Ask students the following questions. ?As we all know, we Chinese students learn English as our foreign language. What do you think is the most difficult part of studying English—pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary or anything else? ? Do you think English has always stayed the same? Step 2 Skimming and reading strategy The students may be very eager to know what the text is about. Thus I ask Ss to observe the title, subtitle quickly and try to find answers to the three questions in Part A. Check the answers with the class and tell them the strategy of reading is to observe the title, subtitle, the first paragraph and the last paragraph so that they can find the answers to the questions easily. T: Now we know that English does not always stay the same. I think everything develops in the history. So English has a developing history. In our text book there is a history passage about it. But how shall we read a history article? Let’s go through the Reading strategy and find it out. Answer: 1. Notice the dates and years 2. Make a time chart, listing relevant information such as times, places and events, etc. period Time Events thBefore the middle of the 5 century People in Britain all speak a language called Celtic. Old thAt the end of the 9 century The Vikings invaded Britain and brought their language. English thBy the 10 century Old English was the official language of England In 1066 The Normans conquered England and took control of the country. Middle during 250 years French had an impact on English thEnglish By the latter half of the 14 century English was adopted by all classes in England. In 1399 Henry IV became King of England and used English for all official occasions. 1 th Pronunciation underwent huge changes During the Renaissance in the 16 Modern century English today people will keep inventing new words and new ways of saying things Get the students to make clear the people who got into Britain in different times and the development of language with the help of some maps and charts. Go through the examples of words in the text together. Summarize the text with the help of a time line. Step 3 Careful reading With Part A finished, they may know the topic and structure of the text. This is very useful for them to further understand the text. During this period, the students will read the article carefully to get detailed information about the article. Old English Time Event language thBefore the middle of 5 Celtic century thth5---9 century Two Germanic groups Anglo-Saxon occupied Britain (base of old English) thAt the end of 9 Vikings began to move to mixed with Old English Britain Middle English In 1066, the Normans conquered England and took control of the country. However, throughout the 250 years, French didn’t replace English as the first language. By the later half of the 14th century, English had come into widespread use among all classes in England .In 1399,English was used for all official events. French’s impact on English: 1.More words with similar meanings 2. Words for meat: mutton/ beef/ pork 3.French ways of making plurals Modern English When did modern English begin? Modern English began during the Renaissance in the 16th century. What changes had happened during this period of time? Many Latin and Greek words were added to English and pronunciation also went through huge changes . Is Modern English the end of all these changes? No , English is a living language and is forever changing. 2 Step 4 Consolidation English has many c_________ rules because it is _____ ___ of the rules and vocabulary each group of people b_______ to Britain with them. At the very beginning, British people spoke C_____. Then, two Germanic tribes:_________ _________ and V_____ from the European Mainland occupied Britain and brought with them their languages. The language they created is the_____ English. Old English c_________of an Anglo-Saxon base _____ words from the languages of Denmark and Norway. Old English was the ______ language of England until the 12th century when Normans d________ England and _____ ______ of the Country. The Normans spoke F_____ which had an e____ on English although it did not r____ English as the first language. In 1399, H_________ became King of England and he used English (Middle English) for all o________ events. Modern English began during the R__________ in the 16th century. Pronunciation w_________ huge changes during this period. However, this is not _______ of the changes. It’s certain that this p________ will continue. Step 5 Discussion Language borrows words from each other. Please list some of them. Chinese word s from English: Coffee(咖啡), sofa(沙发), model(模特儿), modern(摩登), Sandwich(三明治), hamburger(汉堡), cartoon(卡通) English words from Chinese: Pingpong, kongfu, tofu, lose face Step 6 Homework 1.Finish the exercises on P24 2.Rewrite the history of English into your own words.( less than 200 words) 3