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1、M3U2M3U2 Language Period 1 Welcome to the unitTeaching ObjectivesBy the end of this period, the students will be able to:1. talk about our senses and the importance of them 2. practise their speaking abilityTeaching Important Points and difficultiesTalk about the topic of five senses and make better

2、 use of them.Teaching MethodsBrainstorming, group work and discussion.Teaching procedureStep 1 Lead-in 1. Do you think English is important? Why? 2. What language do you speak? Can you speak any other language?Do you know how many languages there are in the world?Do you think that language is the on

3、ly way people communicate?What other methods of communication can you think of?Step 2 PresentationGuess the meaning of the each following emoticons. (on PPT)Have you ever used sign language? Is it helpful for you to communicate with others? (on PPT)What is Braille? Who invented Braille? Step3 Furthe

4、r discussionCan animals “talk”? How do they communicate with each other?Step4 Language points1. _(从广义上说), language is the way _is expressed. 2. Emoticon _3.This _(代表) a big smile.4. Braille, _ (invent) by a Frenchman, is a language for blind people.4. Bees fly_(呈环形)to inform their partners _(prep)fo

5、od or danger.5. What are some good methods _ studying English that you can share _your classmates. Step5 HomeworkPeriod 2 Reading1-ComprehensionTeaching ObjectivesBy the end of this period, the students will be able to practise reading skill and master the reading strategy.Teaching Important Points

6、and difficulties1. Get Ss to know how to read a history story.2. Get Ss to know more about the language English and its history.Teaching MethodsSkimming, scanning, discussion.Teaching procedure:Step1 Lead in1. As we all know, we Chinese students learn English as our foreign language. What do you thi

7、nk is the most difficult part of studying Englishpronunciation, grammar, vocabulary or anything else?2. Do you think English has always stayed the same? Step 2 Reading StrategyHow to read a history article.Step 3 Fast-reading Task One: Read the article quickly and answer questions in part A.Task Two

8、: Read the article quickly and finish C1on page 24.Step 4 Careful-reading Read the text carefully and finish C2 on page 24.Step 5 Practice Have students finish Parts D and E.Step6 DiscussionDo you think that it is possible for Chinese to become the most popular international language some day? Why o

9、r why not?Step 6 Homework1. Read the text after class.2. Do the exercises on Page 98 of the workbook.Periods 3-4 Reading Language PointsTeaching ObjectivesBy the end of this period, the students will be able to:1. grasp the usage of some important words and expressions.2. know how to use some new wo

10、rds, expressions and sentence structures from the text.Teaching Important Points and difficulties Important words, phrases and drills of the text.Teaching MethodsExplanation, practice and other activities like group competitionPeriods 3Step 1 Lead in As we all know, English has not always stayed the

11、 same. Can you give some examples? How did these changes happen?Step 2 Thinking, Discussion and PresentationA. New important words1._ vt. 占领；占用（时间空间等）n. _ 占领，职业，工作2. _vi 组成， 构成3_Vt.替换， 代替， 取代，4. _ vt.养育、培养、举起、增加、提高、筹募、提及B. New important phrases1. 贯穿历史 2.由组成 3. 和 不同 4. 事实上 5. consist of 6以.命名7.除以外 8.

12、 mix with 9. feel puzzled about B. Have them discuss in groups, pick out several important sentence structures. Help them analyze the sentence structure if necessary. Ask Ss to learn the following sentences by heart.1. The English is made up of the grammar and vocabulary.2. That is why English has s

13、o many difficult rules that confuse people.3. Old English consists of a mixture of their languages. Consit in 存在于，再于 consist with 与.一致， 符合 Water _ hydrogen and oxygen.= Water _ hydrogen and oxygen.4. By the 10th century, Old English had become the official language of England. 仿写：到20世纪20年代，他已经成为了一名探

14、险家。 Step 4 PracticeThe English language 1_(由。组成)the grammar and vocabulary these people brought to Britain. That is why English has so many difficult rules 2_ confuse people. Old English is very different from the English we speak nowadays. In fact, we would not be able to understand it if we heard

15、3_today. Before the middle of the 5th century, people in Britain all spoke a language 4_(call)Celtic. Then two Germanic groups from the European mainlandthe Angles and the Saxons5_(占领了)Britain. Old English 6_(包涵) a mixture of their languages. (Both the English language and the English people 7_ (以命名

16、)the Angles; the word Angle was spelt Engle in Old English.) 8_(除了) names such as London, very few Celtic words became part of Old English. At the end of the 9th century, the Vikings, people from Northern European countries 9_ Denmark and Norway, began to move to Britain. They brought with them thei

17、r languages, 10_also mixed 11_ Old English. By the 10th century, Old English 12_(become) the official language of England.When we speak English today, we sometimes 13 _ (对用哪一个单词或短语会感到迷惑)。This is 14_ English has many words and phrases 15_different languages, but 16_similar meanings. For example, the

18、word sick came from a word once 17 _ (use) by the Angles and the Saxons, 18_ ill came from a word once used by the Norwegians.Periods 4 Step 1 Lead in Ask some questions to review what the Ss have learnt in the last period.Step 2 Thinking, Discussion and PresentationA. New important phrases 1. play

19、a part in. 2. take control of 3. lead to. 4. result in 5.work as servant 6. make contribution to 7. instead of 8. add to 9. come into widespread use 10. official eventsB. Fill in the blanksMiddle EnglishMiddle English is the name 1_ (give) to the English 2_(use) from around the 12th to the 15th cent

20、uries. Many things 3_（起到了作用) in the development of this new type of English. the most important contribution was from the Normans, a 4_ _(说法语的名族)who defeated England and 5_(控制了)the country in 1096.However, the Norman Conquest did not affect English as much 6 _the Angles and the Saxon victory about 6

21、00 years earlier, 7_ led to Old English 8_(取代) Celtic. Even though the Normans spoke French for the 9_(整个) 250 year they ruled England, French did not replace English 10_ the first language. 11_(另一方面)，the English language 12_(确实借用了很多法语单词)。This 13_ (导致)even more words 14_ similar meanings, such as an

22、swer (from Old English ) and reply (from Old French)。It is interesting 15_ (learn) how the words for animals and meat developed. Therefore, the words we use for most animals 16_(raise) for food ,such as cow, sheep and pig ,came from Old English. However, the words for the meat of these animals, 17_

23、was served to the Normans, came from Old French: beef, mutton, pork and bacon.Old French 18_(也对作出了其他贡献) Middle English 19_. In Old English, the Germanic way of making word of making words plural was used. For example, they said housen 20 _ (而不是) shoes. After the Normans took control, they began 21_(

24、use) the French way of making plurals, adding an s to house and shoe .Only a few words kept their Germanic plural forms, such as man/men and child/children. After the Norman Conquest, high-class people spoke French while 22_(老百姓) spoke English. However, by the end of the latter of the 14th century,

25、23_（英语已经在英国各个阶层广泛使用）。In 1399, Henry IV became King of England. His 24_(母语)was English, and he used English of all 25 _ (office) events.Modern EnglishModern English 1_(appear) during the Renaissance in the 16th century. 2_ (because) this, Modern English includes many Latin and Greek words. Pronunciat

26、ion also 3_(在这时期经历了巨大的变化)。Of course, this was not the end of the 4_ (change) in the English language. 5_. (英语在将来是否会持续变化这个问题很容易回答). 6_(肯定这个过程会持续下去), and people will keep 7_(创造) new words and new ways of saying things.Step4. Learn the following important sentences by heart.1. That is why English has s

27、o many difficult rules that confuse people.2. 翻译：古英语不同于现代英语。_2. It is interesting to learn how the words for animals and meat developed.3. The question of whether English will keep on changing in the future is easy to answer. Be+difficult/easy/hard/light/heavy/comfortable/interesting/dangerous/pleas

28、ant+to do仿写：这个女孩不容易相处。_4 .High-class people spoke French while common people spoke English.5. It is certain that this process will continue. Step 5 Homework :1. Fill in the blanks. One big difference between British and American English is 1_vocabulary. For example, the British use the word autumn w

29、hile the Americans use the word fall. In fact, the older word is autumn. 2_, about four hundred years ago, the word autumn 3_(被取代) fall. Later, the British returned to use autumn, 4_ the Americans still use fall.Of course, people from many different countries came to America and made their 5_ (contribute) to American English. Indeed, in American English there are words from every major tongue 6_(speak) on earth. Many of these words are absent in British English. Another big 8_(distinct) between Americ