Unit2Language【美文阅读】TheofficialUNlanguages在目前尚存的数千种语言中,使用人口超过100万的语言有140多种,但使用最为广泛的是联合国的六种官方语言。TheUnitedNationswasfoundedin1945afterWorldWarⅡtostopwarsbetweencountries,andtoprovideaplatformfordialogue.TheheadquartersoftheUnitedNationsisinNewYork.Thereare193membersnow.TheofficiallanguagesoftheUnitedNationsarethesixlanguages.TheyareArabic,Chinese,English,French,RussianandSpanish.WhentheUNwasfounded,fiveofficiallanguageswerechosen:English,French,Chinese,RussianandSpanish.Arabicwasaddedin1973.Therelanguagesareusedatmeetings.Theyarealsousedforthedissemination(宣传)ofofficialdocuments.ThesesixlanguagesareallworkinglanguagesintheGeneralAssembly(联合国大会)andintheEconomicandSocialCouncil.TheyarealsotheworkinglanguagesoftheSecurityCouncil.TheworkinglanguagesattheUNSecretariatareonlyEnglishandFrench.LanguageDaysattheUNIn2010,theUN'sDepartmentofPublicInformationannouncedaninitiativeofsix“languagedays”tobeobservedthroughouttheyear,oneforeachofficiallanguage,withthegoalofcelebratinglinguisticdiversity(语言的多样性)andlearningabouttheimportanceofcrossculturalcommunication.Thedaysandtheirhistoricalsignificanceare:UNArabicLanguageDay:December18th.ItisthedateonwhichtheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblychoseArabicasthesixthofficiallanguageoftheUnitedNationsin1973.UNChineseLanguageDay:April20th.ItisalsothedaytohonorCangJie,theancientChinesemythicalfigurewhoinventedChinesecharacters.UNEnglishLanguageDay:April23rd.ThedateistraditionallyregardedasthedeathofWilliamShakespeare.UNFrenchLanguageDay:March20th.ItisthedateofInternationalFrancophonieDay(全球法语日).UNRussianLanguageDay:June6th.ItisthebirthdayofAlexanderPushkin.UNSpanishLanguageDay:October12th.It'sthedateofColumbusDay.【诱思导学】1.WhichtwolanguagesaretheworkinglanguagesoftheUNSecretariat?2.WhendopeoplecelebrateUNChineseLanguageDay?【答案】1.EnglishandFrench.2.OnApril20th.PeriodⅠPreviewing(教师用书独具)●教学目标本课时主要是通过学生对学案所给出的内容的学习,了解本课文中所出现的词汇,初步了解课文以及相关的背景知识,为下一堂课对课文的全面理解起到一个铺垫作用。●教学地位本课时主要讲述英语的发展历史,要求学生了解英语的历史及其发展,使学生通过阅读这篇文章掌握阅读此类文章的阅读策略和阅读技巧,提高学生的阅读能力和综合运用语言的能力,同时,培养学生提高对英语的认识,从而增加学习英语的兴趣。(教师用书独具)●新课导入建议建议教师以Brainstorm的形式导入新课:Askstudentsthefollowingquestions:1.AreyougoodatEnglish?2.WhatdoyouthinkisthemostdifficultpartofstudyingEnglish-pronunciation,grammar,vocabularyoranythingelse?3.DoyouthinkEnglishhasalwaysstayedthesame?●教学流程设计导入新课。⇒学生阅读“美文阅读”与“诱思导学”(见学案第23页)。⇒学生就“美文阅读”进行讨论,统一答案。⇓学生再次阅读课文(课本第22-23页)并完成“语篇理解”(见学案第24页)。⇐师生共同讨论并统一答案。⇐让学生快速阅读课文,(见课本22-23页)并完成“篇章结构”(见学案第24页)。⇓学生共同讨论,并让学生发表各自见解,最后统一答案。⇒学生再次仔细阅读课文,(课本22-23页)进行深度理解,并完成“课文缩写”(见学案第24-25页)。⇒老师指导学生讨论,共同找出答案。⇓让学生根据所给出的表格进行自我评估(见学案第25页)。⇐学生讨论,并让学生代表发表他们讨论得出的答案,老师予以更正。⇐让学生完成“知识初探”部分(见学案第25页)。⇓老师布置作业。让学生完成课本第24页C1,C2,D三题,预习学案PeriodⅡ(见学案第25-30页)。Ⅰ.篇章结构阅读P22~23的Readi...