Unit 2 English around the world Reading学案

【学习目标】

1. 快速阅读并迅速找到各段的中心句。

2. 通过阅读文章能够从篇章结构的角度出发，通过时间线索描述英语语言发展的历史过程。

3. 能够在阅读的过程中对主要的阅读信息进行记录，并能根据这些信息对原文进行复述。

【重点难点】

重点：学会从篇章结构（时间线索）的角度去分析一篇文章。

难点：根据提示信息，学会自己复述文章。

【导学流程】

Step1 Warming up

Have a quiz. Look at the flags and answer the questions: Which countries do these flags belong to? What language do they speak?

Step2 Fast Reading

Task 1. Read the text quickly and choose the main idea.

A. How to learn English well

B. The brief history of Modern English

C. The way to England

D. The difference between Modern English and Old English

Task 2. Match the main idea with each paragraph.

Para 1 Why has English changed over time?

Para 2 Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.

Para 3 More people speak English all over the world.

Para 4 English is now spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia.

Para 5 Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don't speak the same kind of English.