第四課時 Using language Reading and talking：STANDARD ENGLISH AND DIALECTS 第一步：教師從英式英語和美式英語的區(qū)別引出本課的話題； 第二步：學(xué)生閱讀文章，總結(jié)文章的大意； 第三步：細(xì)節(jié)學(xué)習(xí)； Why does the US have so many dialects? 1. Because people have come from all over the world. 2. Geography also plays a part in making dialects. 第四步：學(xué)習(xí)文中的知識難點： 1. Believe it or not, there is no such a thing as standard English. Believe it or not, dinosaurs died of hunger. 2. Geography also plays a part in making dialects. Women play an important part in todays political life. 3. Although many Americans move a lot, they still recognize each others dialects. We can easily recognize Mark in the crowd because he is very tall and strong. We all recognize him as the best football player in our school. 第五步：Activity 1，不同學(xué)生用家鄉(xiāng)方言說出同一句話，體會不同地區(qū)的方言； 第六步：Activity 2，學(xué)生說出他們知道或者聽過的方言； 第七步: Activity 3，學(xué)生討論以下問題： Why does the government encourage us to speak Putonghua? 第八步：個別學(xué)生發(fā)表意見（課后可讓學(xué)生根據(jù)本活動要求說出或者編寫一個有關(guān)方言的有趣小故事）。 Workbook （P51，Reading task：The Oxford English Dictionary) 第一步：向?qū)W生簡單介紹有關(guān) The Oxford English Dictionary 的歷史。 How it began 1857: The Philological Society of London calls for a new English Dictionary More work than they thought 1884: Five years into a proposed ten-year project, the editors reach ant One step at a time 1884-1928: The Dictionary is published in fascicles Keeping it current 1933-1986: Supplements to the OED Making it modern 1980s: The Supplements are integrated with the OED to produce its Second Edition Into the electronic age 1992: The first CD-ROM version of the OED is published The future has begun The present: The OED is now being fully revised, with new material published in parts online 第二步：讓學(xué)生快速閱讀文章，找出練習(xí)所需要的信息； 第三步：全班核對答案，老師解釋學(xué)生有疑問的句子； 1) The spelling f English has always been a problem but it was more of a problem in the days before a dictionary. 2) These men spent nearly all of their lives trying to collect words for their dictionaries. For them, it wasnt only a job; it was a wonderful journey. 3) It included more than 15,000 words in twelve books. And you thought your English dictionary was big! 第四步：分組快速討論我們應(yīng)該從James Murray 身上學(xué)習(xí)他的什么品質(zhì)( hard working, intelligent, determined, etc); 第五步：播放錄音讓學(xué)生跟讀，提醒學(xué)生注意語音語調(diào)和新單詞的讀音。 Homework Translation：Workbook P 50, Exercise 3.單位：湖北省荊門姓名：李國E_mail：liguo619