陕西省武乡县第一中学 2012 高一英语高效课堂学案三：Unit2 English around the world（新人教版必修 1）Standard English And DialectsLearning aims:1.To know some details about English language.2.To practice the reading and speaking abilities. 3.To master the important structures and expressions.Procedures:I. Pre-readingChina is a very big country. Do we speak the same language? Can we understand each other?1.China is a large country where different dialects are spoken. Can you list some of them? (Discuss in groups and some students have to report the answer.)2.Is there anybody who can speak a dialect from other place? Some students speak the dialects and others guess.3.Do you think there are some dialects in English?(show some examples by acting in pairs.)II. ReadingFast reading1. scanning1) Do you know what Standard English is from the text?2) What is a dialect? 2. Skimming: Read quickly and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.Paragraph1:Paragraph2:Paragraph3:Detailed ReadingTrue or false questions:1.English spoken in Britain and the US is standard English. ( )2.People from neighboring towns all speak the same language. ( )3.Some people who live in the mountains of the eastern USA speak with an older kind of English dialect. ( )4.People from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak the same dialect as people in the northwestern. ( )5.Once American move, they can’t recognize each other’s dialects any more. ( )Read the passage and then choose the best answer according to the text. ( ) 1. From the text, we know that_______is standard English. A. British English B. American English C. the English spoken in Australia D. no English ( ) 2. People think the English spoken on TV and the radio is standard...
