1、导入:首先在学生对英语是世界上广泛使用的语言和越来越多的人在学习英语现有情况了解的基础上,引出问题“Do you know how many countries use English as their mother tongue?Do you know something about English around the world?”在学生思索时,引出课题English around the world。接着再询问学生:What language has the largest number of speakers in the world? What language is the most widely spoken and used in the world? How many countries do you know use English as their mother tongue?使学生对本节课的话题有进一步了解,而且很有兴趣了解“世界英语”的具体情况。从另一个角度,先给学生一个语言上的input。激发学生的兴趣和欲望.
2、Pre-reading (读前准备):在学生回答了以上问题后,我让学生看这一部分课本上所设的两个问题: 1) How many languages do you speak? Which is your native language? 2) If you speak more than one language, in what situation do you use the languages?让学生仔细思考后回答。教师不忙着下结论,诱导他们从书中去思考寻找答案,激发他们探究的兴趣。
3、Reading:使学生了解英语在当今世界范围内人们生活中扮演的不同角色及其重要意义。
任务 1:Listen to the tape ,听录音,然后让学生尽力得出大意并且回答问题
1. How many countries are there wher the majority of people speak English?
2. How is English used in Hong Kong?
3. What language should we use on the Internet so that we can communicate with people around the world ?
任务2:让学生带着问题阅读课文(scanning)。有目的性阅读是阅读训练一种技巧,并且提醒学生不用太多花大多注意力在地名和新单词上面,集中精力探究文章内容。阅读后学生给出答案
(教师不要袖手旁观,可以给学生要的引导和帮助,发展学生的自主学习能力,真正的成为学习的主体。)
1、There are more than 42 countries wher the majority of the people speak English in the world.()
2、There are more than 37,500,000 people who learn English as a second language.()
3、New Zealand, South Africa, the Republic of Ireland and the Philippines use English as their mother tongue.()
4、More than 750,000,000 people learn English as a foreign language.()
5、English is the only one working language of most international organizational trade and tourism.( )
(此设计是为了检查学生是否理解文章大意和一些重点细节。)
1、 According to the text, which is TRUE about those who use
English as a second language?
A. English is also their mother tongue.
B. They use more than two official languages in their country.
C. People enjoy talking to their family members at home in their native language.
D. They learn English at high school for about five years.
2、 What’s the situation of English used in China?
A. Most Chinese students learn English at school as a foreign language.
B. All Chinese students speak English as a foreign language.
C. The majority of Chinese students speak English at school as a second language.
D. The majority of people in Hong Kong use English as their mother language.
3、 What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. There are more than 42 countries wher th majority of the people speak English in the world.
B. More than 750 million people learn English as a foreign language.
C. English is the language of global culture such as popular music and the Internet.
D. English is the language which is the most important and widely used in the world today.
4、 Which is right according to the text?
A. Native speakers of English might find it unnecessary for them to learn a foreign language.
B. English will be the only English to be used in the future.
C. English is the working language of most international organizations, international trade and tourism.
D. With the development of China’s economy, Chinese will be more and more important than English.
5、 Which is WRONG to answer the following questions.
Why is it becoming more and more important to have a good knowledge of English?
A. More and more people will become interested in English.
B. English is one of the working languages of most international organizations, international trade and tourism.
C. We can communicate with people around the world everywher through the Internet by using English.
D. English has developed into the language most widely spoken and used in the world.
(这活动帮助学生梳理文章,掌握文章主要细节,概括中心思想。教师对学生的表现要及时给予评价:或表扬、或鼓励。让他们体验到成功的喜悦,努力的收获。因为愉快的体验会化为下一次成功的动力。)