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摘要：Step I Key Vocabulary This activity introduces the key vocabulary words． Show the following vocabulary on the screen by a projector． quarter n．四分之一 population n．人口 native adj．本国的,本地的 speaker n．说话者,演讲者 wherever adv．无论哪里 Singaporean n．新加坡人 adj．新加坡人的,新加坡的 India n．印度 Hindi n．印地语,印地人 adj．印度北部的 German n．德语,德国(人)的 invention n．发明,创造 business n．生意,商业 Say the words and have students repeat several times until they can pronounce them fluently and accurately． Step Ⅱ Part 1 This activity is designed to activate students’ background knowledge before attempting the reading． Read the title Changing English to the class． Ask, What do you think the article is about? Read the instructions to the class． Point to the three questions in the box． Say, You are to discuss the questions about English with your partner． But don’t look at the reading． Use your background knowledge instead． Get students to complete the task in pairs． As the pairs work together, walk around the room． Ensure that they are discussing the questions in English． When most students are finished, invite pairs of students to report their results． Don’t say yes or no to their answers． Step Ⅲ Part 2 This activity provides practice in scanning for specific information． Look at the picture． Ask students to describe what is happening in the picture． Read the instructions and draw students’ attention to the list of numbers． Get a student to say the sample answer like this: In 1950 English started being more popular for science． Please read through the article silently． Find information for the numbers． Remember to skim for the key ideas rather than read slowly． Get students to work on their own． As they are doing this, move around the classroom answering questions they may have and offering language support as needed． Check the answers． Answers 1950-In this year English started being more popular for science． 10 000-number of words in the South African dictionary not found elsewhere in the world． a hundred-number of years ago that German was the most popular language for science． one billion-number of people learning English． 375 million--the number of native speakers of English． Step Ⅳ Part 3 This activity encourages students to use the strategy of reading in context． Ask students to read the article once． Say, Pay attention to the bold word and expressions? And note any other word or sentence you don’t understand． Read in context, guessings their meanings from the other words around them． A few minutes later, ask different students to say the meanings of the words and expressions indicated in bold by guess． Don’t give them the correct answers． Let students look at the words and expressions and their meanings in the box． Point out the sample answer． Then ask students to match the correct meanings with the correct words and expressions． Allow them one or two minutes to do this． Check the answers． Answers quarter d, normal a, traffic light e, competition f, significant b, position c Get students to make sentences with the words and expressions． Remind them to look at the article again for extra help． Answers to this activity will vary． Ask a student to write his/her answers on the blackboard． Sample answers1． A quarter of students in my class are girls．

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I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The 1 on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.

“ 2 one of you did this? ”

We all stared down at the step. There was child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very 3 . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so scared. When he asked me, I 4 , “Not me, Dad. ”

The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us 5 have done it. But as the 6 and the smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the courage to tell the 7 .

To find out who had written on the 8 , father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to 9 exactly what you see on the step. ”

I tried my best to write the words 10 . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.

He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them. “ Since 11 of you will

admit(承认) to have done it, then I will punish you all. ” I stood there and said 12 . The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish me!

“ I 13 it. ” My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. She was punished for a month.

We didn’t talk 14 that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry 15 it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame for me.

1. A．sound B．taste C．look D．feeling

2. A．What B．Which C．Who D．Where

3. A．unhappy B．surprised C．angry D．frightened

4. A．lied B．said C．talked D．told

5. A．can B．may C．must D．might

6. A．oldest B．kindest C．youngest D．healthiest

7. A．answer B．story C．truth D．thing

8. A．step B．ground C．floor D．door

9. A．write B．draw C．paint D．print

10. A．carefully B．differently C．heavily D．badly

11. A．all B．none C．neither D．both

12. A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing

13. A．did B．done C．do D．doing

14. A．on B．with C．to D．about

15. A．because B．because of C．though D．except

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I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The    1    on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.
“   2   one of you did this? ”
We all stared down at the step. There was child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very 3  . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so scared. When he asked me, I   4   , “Not me, Dad. ”
The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us   5  have done it. But as the   6  and the smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the courage to tell the 7   .
To find out who had written on the 8  , father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to   9  exactly what you see on the step. ”
I tried my best to write the words 10 . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.
He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them. “ Since 11 of you will
admit(承认) to have done it, then I will punish you all. ” I stood there and said 12 . The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish me!
“ I 13 it. ” My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. She was punished for a month.
We didn’t talk   14 that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry 15  it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame for me.