Unit 6 I love learning English單元教案
ask some pairs to act out the dialogues.
t: quite good! let’s give a big hand to them.
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t: i am very glad you can make phone calls in english. but can you tell me why people all over the world are learning english?
s: english has become an international language. wherever you go, english is always commonly used.
t: yes, english is widely used in the world. it is also the official language of many countries. today, we are going to learn lesson 42 welcome to the world of english!
step ii listening
ask the students to listen to the conversation and answer the questions given to have a basic idea of this text.
t: please listen to the tape carefully and answer the following questions.
1. how many people can speak english?
2. what are the main languages used at the united nations?
play the tape-recorder, ask the students to listen carefully and take some notes if necessary.
after that, ask some students to answer the questions above.
s1: more than 450 million people in the world can speak english.
s2: english, chinese and french are the main languages used at the united nations.
t: that’s it! please read after the tape. while reading, please underline the difficult language points.
if necessary, explain the following language points in class and then give the students a few minutes to practice.
1. help sb. (to) do
e.g. i help my mother (to) do some housework.
2. talk to = talk with
e.g. don’t talk to a stranger.
3. more than = over
e.g. there are more than 50 students in our class.
4. what do you mean by…?
e.g. what do you mean by saying you are stupid?
step iii reading & speaking
ask the students to read the text and talk about why it is important to learn english according to the text and their own opinions.
t: read the passage again and tell me why it is important to learn english.
get the students to read the text and give them enough time to discuss in groups. after that, ask some of them to express their opinions.
s1: learning english helps the people all over the world talk to each other.
s2: more than 450 million people in the world can speak english.
s3: it is the official language of more than forty-five countries.
t: correct! any other ideas?
s1: english has become a bridge between china and other countries.
s2: i will have a bright future, if i learn english well.
s3: the english language is used as the world language today.
t: great! so, you see, learning english is very important. speaking is especially important in learning english. but how can we speak english well?