1. Learn andmaster the following :
Four skills : British , however , a great many store , and so on , thesame as , more or less
2. Train students‘ ability of reading comprehension
Teaching Important Points :
After learning thetext " American English " , let the students know something about thedifferences between British English and American English and the development ofEnglish .
Teaching Difficult Points :
how to use" however " and " but "
Teaching Methods :
Method ofdiscussion . talking method and direct method.
Teaching Aids :
1. a recorder 2. aprojector
Teaching Procedures :
Step I Revision
T: Good morning ,class.
S: Good morning ,teacher .
T: Sit down ,please , In the last period , we’ ve learned a dialogue between Yang Mei andher teacher Sara . Who can retell the dialogue in the third person form ? OK ,He Hong . please try .
( After that teacher asks again . )
T: Anyone else ?
( Let two studentsretell the dialogue and a few do the second exercise on Page 67.)
Step II . Preparation forreading
T: Today we are going tolearn sth , more about English . English is a young language .It grew fromother languages , such as German an French . People began to write it down onlyabout six hundred years age . It is the international business language ,However , English is not exactly the same in different countries . Americanpeople speak English , but it is a little different from British English . Inthis period , we are going to read about those differences . Please close yourbooks and listen to the tape carefully . Then think over the questions on thescreen .
Step III. Reading
( Teacher plays the tape and then showssome questions on the screen . )
T: Nowplease look at some questions on the screen .
1. Do you think that people from Britain and American can understandeach other ? Why do you think so ?
2. Is there any difference in written English in the two countries ?
3. Can you give some examples to show spelling English ?
4. Whatdifferences are there in spoken English in the two countries ?
5. Where did the word" fall " ( meaning" autumn " ) first come from ?
6. Where did the expression " way of life " come from ?
7. How did the differences between British and American English comeabout ?
8. In which countries is English used as the official language ?
9. Which do you prefer , American English or British English ? Why ?
( After that , teachermay ask Ss to begin discussing . )
Step IV . Discussion :
( Discuss the answers tothe questions above with the whole class , While discussing them , deal with thelanguage points . )
T: Nowplease answer the questions on the screen . You may look at your books whileanswering if you think it is necessary . Any volunteers ?
Suggestedanswers :
1. Yes , Thoughthere are many spelling differences , people from the two countries don‘ t havemuch difficulty in understanding each other because written English is more orless the same in Both Britain and America .
2. Yes , In written English there are somespelling differences between British English and American English , And in somecases. different words are used for the same thing .
3. Yes , I can , For example , the words" colour , center and travelled " in British English are spelt "color , center and traveled " in American English .
4. Some words are pronounced differentlyin the two countries . For example , Americans say dance . In America theypronounce not ;in southern England they say , and so on .
5. The word " fall " first camefrom England
6. The expression " way of life" came from America ,
7. There is no quick answer to thisquestion , When people from England travelled to other countries , they tookthe English language with them . At first, the language stayed the same as thelanguage used in England , but slowly the language began to change from onepart of the world to another , At last the English language became two variants--------- British English and American English.
8;. In England . America , Canada ,Australia and New Zealand English to British English because American Englishis easier to under . stand / I prefer British English to American Englishbecause British English sounds more beautiful .
( Discuss the answers with the wholeclass and deal with language problems . Show them on the screen .)
1. more or less ------about , not exactly , almost , nearly
It’ s more or less an hour‘ s walk from here . more or less.
The work is more or less finished .
2. however adv. -----inspite of this , nevertheless
It’ s raining hard , However . I think we should go out .
He hasn‘t arrived . He may , however , come later.
The students thought they had done everything as the teacher did.
They were mistaken , however.
3. come about ------ happen , take place
Sometimes it is hard to tell how a quarrel comes about .
When John woke up , he was in the hospital , but he didn’t know how thathad come about .
4. At first , the language stayed the sameas the language used in Britain , but slowly the language began to change fromone part of the world to another.
1) stay vi ------ keep ,remain
e.g. The door stayedopen all the day ;
Thetemperature has stayed hot this week.
2) the same as ---
e.g. My dictionary isthe same as yours .
We will do the same experiment as they did yesterday.
5. --- the language began to change fromone part of the world to another : The form of English spoken in one area ofthe world becomes different from the forms of English spoken in other areas .
6. a great / a good many ------- a verylarge number of
e.g.Tom has a great many friends at school . A great many of them like AmericanEnglish better than British English.
7. way of life : how we live
8. and so on : and various other things
e.g. He went to buy somebooks , pencils and so on .
Step V. Reading
T: Nowlisten to the tape again. Pay attention to the stress and intonation . Afterthat , please read the text aloud.
Step VI . Workbook
T:Please stop reading. Open your books, Turn to P. 68. Let‘ s do Ex. 2. and Ex .3 . Do them in pairs first . Then we’ll check the answers.
Suggested answers :
Ex. 2
| COUNTRY | PEOPLE | LANGUAGE | CAPITAL CITY |
| China | Chinese | Chinese | Beijing |
| Britain | Englishmen / women | English | London |
| USA | Americans | English | Washington . D.C |
| Australia | Australians | English | Canberra |
| Japan | Japanese | Japanese | Tokyo |
| France | Frenchmen / women | French | Paris |
| Russia | Russians | Russian | Moscow |
| Canada | Canadians | English / French | Ottawa |
Ex . 3 1.
| British English | American English |
| clour | color |
| favourite | favorite |
| centre | center |
| metre | meter |
| travelled | traveled |
2. ask dance not box wheel what address
3. fall , mail , gas ,movie , store
Step VII . Sum up :
Toda ,we‘ ve learned Lesson Ten . American English (1) , We’ ve learned thedifferences between America English and British English . Their differences Liein three : one is in written English . e.g. Br.E colour, centre, travelled while AmE, color , center , traveled ; one is in spoken English , e.g. Br.E. dance [da:ns] . not [nt] Ame dance not .; the third is in wordsand expressions . Br. E movie ,gas , store , mail , right away . I guess while Am. E , film , petrol , shop ,post , at once . I think . The cause of making these differences is that peopletravelled from one part to another.
( Write parts of them on the Bb.)
Step VIII . Homework .
1. Revise the text of this lesson.
2. Make sentences with the words and expressions of , Lesson 10.
Step IX. The Design of theWriting on the Blackboard
Lesson 10
Thedifferences between American English and British English:
Inwritten English: ( in spelling ) Br.E Am. E
In spoken English: ( in pronunciation) colour , centry Color , center
Words : traveled traveled
Expressions: dance
hot
autumn, film, petrol0 at once fall , movie ,gas fall , movie ,
different from gas right away different then
Step X. Record after teaching.