Period 2 Reading

学习目标：1.深入理解课文，掌握文中基础知识，培养快速阅读，整体理解能力。

　　　　2.自主学习、探究共赢；掌握对比分析、归纳总结的阅读方法。

3.了解英式英语和美式英语的不同之处，增进对英美国家的了解。

学习重点：掌握英式英语和美式英语的不同之处。

学习难点：不参照课文完成本文的summary（摘要）。

课前预习：

Preview the reading passage on P2-3.

使用说明与学法指导：1.在预习时，要把课文通读两遍，先（第一轮）通读教材，完成表层

理解题，（第二轮）再勾画出文中的疑难点。2.完成时间15分钟。

教材助读：课本第2.3页

预习自测：（十五分钟）

一轮阅读

学习建议：限时阅读，完成表层理解题

Step 1 Skimming

　Read the titles and the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different.

1) 2) 3) 4）

Step 2 Scanning

　Read the first four paragraphs again and make notes of the differences

Items British English American English Vocabulary cars, motorway, petrol, underground，taxi，torch,

, automobiles, , gas, , cab, , stand in line, French fries

Grammar Have you got...?

My friend has just arrived

in the team/ at the weekend

on the team/ weekend

Write me soon! Spelling centre, colour, programme , , pronunciation Step3 Choose the best answers.

1) Why is it much easier for us to listen to British and American English nowadays?

A. Thanks to the TV and Internet B. Because they are both popular

C. Both A and B D. Not mentioned in the text.

2) Why do many people believe that British English will disappear in the future?

A. Because it is not easy to understand. B. Because its spelling is more difficult

C. Because lots of American words and structures have passed into it.

D. Because it is not as useful as American English.

3) What will happen to English in the future?