2. Homework:

Write a passage to explain why we study English.

板书设计：

Section D

The main activities are 1a and 3. 本课重点活动是1a和3。

1. (1)(学生分组活动，每组6人，讨论生活中存在的常用英语标识。)

　 For example:

Be Quiet. Don’t Litter. No Photo. No Smoking …

　 (2)每组把收集到的所有英语标识整理出来，做成卡片。

(3)向全班同学展示卡片。大家评选出字写得最好、卡片做得最好的小组。

(4)利用卡片进行问答。

例如：学生先展示一张表示No photo的卡片，然后利用卡片进行问答。

S₁:　　　 What does this sign mean?

S₂:　　　 It means you can’t take photos there.

S₁:　　　 Where can this sign be put?

S₂:　　　 It is usually put in the museums.

(学生做练习时老师给予适当指导。)

2. (1)(学生分组讨论他们身边所能听到或看到的英语，然后把内容按下列表格填好。完成3。)

(2)(方案一：学生分组汇报，比一比哪组列的更多。)

For example:

I can see “Keep Quiet” in the school library. It means …

(方案二：以互问互答的方式来展示内容，或猜出内容，学生抢答比赛。)

S₃: We can see it in public place.

S₄: Is it “No Smoking”?

S₃: No, it means you must be careful and mustn’t touch it.

S₅: It’s “Danger”.

S₃: You’re right.

Step 5　 Project 第五步 　综合探究活动(时间:5分钟)

1. (让学生列举见到的英语标志，并和学生一起谈论它们。)

T:　 Since English is an international language, we can see many English signs around us. Can you tell me where we can see them?

　 Ss:　　　 We can see “　 ” in public places.

　　 T: What does it mean?

　　 Ss:　　　 It means …

　　 T: Look at the watch. What can be seen on the back of this watch?

　　 Ss:　　　 Made in China.

　 (板书)

T: Where else can we see it?

　　 Ss:　　　 My pen, my clothes, my bike …

(教师出示收集的一些英语标识，和学生进行对话。)

2. (要求学生合上书本，根据Step 2图表，对课文进行复述。要使用被动语态的句子。)

　 (方案一)

(复述课文。分组活动，每组5~6人，以接力赛的形式复述课文。最后选本组较好的2~3人把课文复述完整，看哪组做得最好。)

(方案二)

(采用两人对话的形式。假设其中的一个同学没有上这节课，他问另一个同学今天英语学了哪些内容。根据这一情况，两人对话，把所学主要内容反馈出来。)

For example:

S₁:　　　 Hi, Li Tao. I didn’t go to school today. Would you like to tell me what we learned in

English class?

S₂:　　　 We learned English Around the World.

S₁:　　　 Is it interesting? Can you tell me something about it?

S₂:　　　 OK, I know how important English is …

(S₂把书中所学到的英语的重要性详细说给S₁听。)

S₁:　　　 English is really very important. I must study English hard from now on. Thank you, Li

　　 Tao.

T: You all did very well just now. Boys and girls, you are great!

Step 4 　Practice 第四步 　练习(时间:5分钟)

1. (学生跟读课文，找出重难点，教师鼓励学生解释。教师做补充讲解。)

T: Boys and girls, if you have any problems, please hands up. Let’s discuss and solve them together. S₁.

S₁:　　　 …

S₂:　　　 …

(板书并讲解。)

the number of a number of two thirds of another+数词 more and more important

　 (举例子加深理解)

　 e.g. The number of the students in our class is 60.

A number of students are doing some cleaning.

2. (再读课文，学生完成1b，并核对答案。)

Step 3　 Consolidation 第三步　 巩固(时间:10分钟)

1. (教师用小黑板出示下面的内容，要求学生听1a的录音填空。)

T: We all know English is the most widely used in the world, but do you know how many people speak English as their mother tongue in the world? Now let’s listen to the tape and complete the form.

English Around the World

(1)(　 )people speak English as their mother tongue in the world. 　　　　　　 (2)Over 226 million people speak English English is used　 (3)English is also learned as a foreign language 　　　　　　 (4)about (　 )of the world’s scientists read in English. 　　　　　　 (5)about (　 )users of the Internet communicate in English.

(1)(听录音一至二遍，要求学生在括号中填入数字，后核对答案，鼓励学生。)

(2)(再读课文，要求学生用国家名称填写方框，回答文前问题，并找出短文中心句。)

(3)(根据上面图示，师生互动回答，复习被动语态。)

T: You did very well. Now look at the form and answer my questions with passive voice. S₁,

how many people speak English as their mother tongue?

S₁:　　　 English is spoken as their mother tongue by over 400 million people.

T: In which countries English is spoken…

S₂:　　　 In the U.S.A. …

T: …

S₃:　　　 …

T: So English is the most widely used, isn’t it?

Ss:　　　 Yes, it is.

2. (教师出示一张召开国际会议的图片，图片中有发言人，有英文背景。师生互动，引入新单词。)

T:　 Look at this picture. Can you tell me what they are doing?

Ss: They are having a meeting.

T:　 Yes. They are having an international conference.

(板书，教师领读并讲解，要求学生掌握。)

T:　 (指着发言人)Which language is the speaker speaking? Can you guess?

Ss: Yes. I think he is speaking English.

(板书)

(教师出示世界地图。)

　 T: English is spoken in so many countries. It becomes an international language today. The 2008 Olympic Games were held in Beijing. More and more Chinese people are practising speaking English.

T:　 Good! More and more people use English to communicate on the Internet, phones and letters. It’s a useful tool for the people from all over the world to communicate with each other. The United States has the largest number of English speakers.

(板书教师领读并解释communicate。要求学生掌握。)

T:　 Is English spoken by the largest number of people in the world?

Ss: Yes.

T:　 I don’t agree with you. Chinese is spoken as the first language in China which has the largest population in the world and English is the most widely used in the world.

(板书)

(让学生复述这两个句子，明白对应关系并在练习本上写出这两个句子以加深印象。)

Step 2　 Presentation 第二步 　呈现(时间:10分钟)

Step 1　 Review 第一步　 复习(时间:15分钟)

1. (师生问候，出示上节课的重点短语，复述上节课的内容，并引出听力部分。)

T: Look at these phrases, and let’s review the last lesson.

(出示短语，教师可领学生一起复述。)

e.g. Jane’s father often goes abroad on business. In general, he has no trouble understanding people from different countries…

(如果复习效果不好，可以再巩固一遍。听录音，完成2的表格。)

T: We all know English is widely spoken throughout the world. Let’s listen to the tape and find out who speaks English, then fill out the table.

(若学生没有填齐，再放一遍，核对答案。)

(由听力内容引出新词。)

T: From the statements we know Mrs. Black is in France, but English isn’t spoken as the first language there. Do you know which language is spoken as their mother tongue in France?

S₁: French is spoken…

(板书、讲解并领读，要求学生掌握。)

T:　 Which language is spoken as mother tongue in China?

S₂: Chinese.