1、Unit 3 RobotsStudy skills I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. know the differences between British English and American English;2. use British English and American English correctly.II. Teaching contentsDifferences in vocabulary, pronunciat
2、ion, spelling and grammar.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyTo learn the differences in vocabulary and spelling.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Presentation1. An invitationT: One day, Hobo and Eddie were watching TV at home. Just then, Postman Pat came. He brought Hobo and Eddie
3、 a mail. It was an invitation.Dear Hobo and Eddie: We sincerely invite you to our robot show. By then, there will be many robots from different countries. Some are specially designed to make delicious food, and other robots are designed to do homework. We expect you to come.Place: Times Square, New
4、York, the USA Date: 15-16 May 2015 Robot Show CentreT: Hobo and Eddie were very willing to go to the USA.They could not only enjoy the robot show but also visit their e-friend, Snoopy.So they booked two air tickets at once.But while they stayed in the USA, they met some problems.【设计意图：通过故事引入本课的主题，引起
5、学生的兴趣。 】2. On the first dayT: What happened on the first day? Guess!S: T: After arriving at the hotel, Hobo and Eddie felt very hungry. Read the following dialogue and find out what happened to them.Hobo and Eddie: Excuse me, where is the dinning room?One American: Its on the first floor.Several min
6、utes later .Hobo and Eddie: Where is the restaurant? Theres a health center on the first floor. S: Do you know why? In America, they call the ground floor the first floor.3. Differences in vocabularyT: Look at the screen and find the differences between British English and American English in vocabu
7、lary.T: Put each of the words into the proper box.【设计意图：通过 Hobo 和 Eddie 的小故事，引出英式英语和美式英语在词汇上的区别，通过表格填空和找盒子两种方式帮助学生学习和巩固两者在词汇上的不同。 】4. On the second dayT: On the second day, Hobo and Eddie came to the robot show. They saw many robots. Hobo was interested in the one that was good at telling jokes. Now
8、 listen to one of the jokes:One day, on a train, an Englishman met an American. The American is outgoing and willing to making friends with others. After some greetings, he asked the Englishman, “Whats your job?” The Englishman answered, “Im a clerk.” The American said in surprise, “Clock? Your job
9、is to tick tick all day long?”T: Hobo couldnt understand the joke. How about you? T: Yes. The pronunciation of “clerk” in British English is similar to that of “clock” in American English.5. Differences in pronunciationT: Take turns to read the words on the screen to your partner. VowelA VowelO Cons
10、onantR【设计意图：通过一则笑话引出英式和美式英语在发音上的主要区别。 】6. The third dayT: On the third day, after the robot show, Hobo and Eddie walked around Times Square to buy a gift for Snoopy. There they were surprised to find some spelling mistakes on the advertising boards, e.g. theater, neighbor, color, jewelry and center.
11、 Are they really spelling mistakes?T: They are spelling differences between British English and American English.7. Differences in spelling(1) re/-er theatre theater(2) our/-or colour color (3) ll-/-l- jeweller jewler(4) mme/-m kilogramme kilogram(5) gue/-g dialogue dialog【设计意图：通过广告牌上的拼写“错误” ，帮助学生复习
12、和归纳英式和美式英语在拼写上的不同。 】8. The fourth dayT: On the fourth day, Hobo and Eddie paid a visit to Snoopy. Read the dialogue between Snoopy and them. Here we can find another differencedifferences in grammar.British English American EnglishHave you got ? Do you have ?My friend has just arrived. My friend jus
13、t arrived.in the team on the teamat the weekend on the weekendIll see you on Monday. Ill see you Monday.Write to me soon. Write me soon.【设计意图：通过对话呈现英式和美式英语语法上的不同，以此了解牛津教材中曾出现的一些词组和句型。 】Step 2 Practice Hobos articleT: Use American English to complete the following article.Several days ago, Eddie and
14、I went to the USA for a robot show. We saw robots from different countries. Eddie already _ (买) a robot. This new robot comes in his _ (最喜欢的颜色)red, blue and white. The robot can help a lot in the _ (花园 ). When he goes _ (旅行), the robot can help look after me. Its a pity that the robot never goes to
15、see a _ (电影) with him.T: Complete the following article according to what youve learned.During this trip to the USA, Eddie and I also achieved a lot about the differences between British English and American English. They are mainly different in _, _, _ and _. We think the world is so wonderful that
16、 we should go out as often as possible. We should learn until the end. 【设计意图：此环节是语言输出活动，通过 Hobo 旅行之后的一篇文章，操练、巩固和归纳英式英语和美式英语的不同，让学生带着兴趣在情境中学习。 】V. Homework1. Revise the differences between British English and American English.2. Find more differences between British English and American English on the Internet.