Unit2LanguageTeacher:FangHongfromNanjingUniversityAttachedHighSchoolPeriod1WelcometotheunitTeachingAims:Learnaboutfivedifferentlanguageforms2.Developstudents’speakingabilitybyexpressingtheiropinionsinthediscussion.TeachingImportantPoint:Developstudents’speakingability.TeachingMethods:Individual,pairorgroupworktomakeeverystudentworkinclass.TeachingAids:1.Themultimedia2.TheblackboardTeachingProcedures;Step1GreetingandLead-inDoyouknowwhattitleofthisunitis?Whatlanguagedoyouspeak?Canyouspeakotherlanguages?Doyouknowhowmanylanguagesthereareintheworld?Stpe2Welcometotheunit(Showthestudents5pictures)Whenwetalkwithotherswemakeourselvesunderstoodnotjustbywords.Canyoutellusotherlanguageforms?EmoticonsandSmileysareusedbyalmosteveryoneusinge-mail,chat,SMSandotherformsofcommunicationusingcomputers.2.Signlanguageisalanguageformusedbythedeafanddumb.Showmoregesturesandletthestudentsguessthemeanings.3.Brailleisaspeciallanguageforblindpeople.AnimalanguageWatchavideoStep3PairWorkLookattheillustrationsatP.21andtalkaboutthevariousformsoflanguage.用心爱心专心116号编辑Step4GroupWorkCanyouthinkofotherwaysthatinformationcanbeexchanged?DoyouthinkEnglishisimportant?Whyorwhynot?DoyouhaveanyeffectivemethodsforstudyingtheEnglishlanguagetosharewithyourclassmates?Step5LanguagePointsStep6Homework1.FindmoreinformationontheInternetorinbooks.2.Previewthereadingtext.用心爱心专心116号编辑