湖南省蓝山二中高中英语《unit2welcometotheunit》教案牛津版必修3Aimsandrequirements◆readanarticleaboutthehistoryofEnglishandareportabouthowChinesecharactersdeveloped◆listentoaninterviewandalecture◆talkaboutthewaylanguagesdevelopandsurveyyourclassmates◆presentareportonChineseandWesternbodylanguage◆writeabookletaboutChinesecharactersProcedures●WelcometotheUnitStep1:BrainstormingBrainstormingI.What’syournativetongue?Canyouspeakanyotherlanguages?Herearesomegreetingsof新年快乐indifferentlanguages.GlücklichesNeuesJahr!あけましておめでとうございます!BonneAnnée!HappyNewYear!新年快乐!DifferentwaysofgreetingpeopleAfirmhandshakeAbowAkissAlovinghugBrainstormingII.Doyouknowhowmanylanguagesthereareintheworld?Doallthelanguageshavetheirwrittenforms?Doyouknowtheraiseddotsbelow?(Braille)Doyouthinkthatlanguageistheonlywaypeoplecommunicate?Whatothermethodsofcommunicationcanyouthinkof?EmoticonsEmotion+icon=emoticonEyecontactCommunicationwithpeople’seyesGesturesamovementofthehands,armsorhead,etc.toexpressanideaorfeelingFacialexpressionsFeelingsarereflectedonthefacesGuessthemeaningofthefollowingemoticons::-)，:-(，:-O，:-D，:-P，:~-(，8-)Gesturesbyhand:Guessthemoodfromthefacialexpressions:BrainstormingIIIDoanimalshavetheirownlanguagetocommunicate?Haveyoueverseenthecommunicationbetweenanimals?Boysandgirls,inourdailylifeweneedtocommunicatewitheachothertomakeourselvesunderstood.Well,youknow,inbroadsensehowcanpeopletransmitinformationtoeachother?Language,initsbroadsense,isawaythatinformationistransmitted.Itcanbespokenorseen.Lookatthescreenandenjoysomepictures,please.1.Whatlanguagedoyouspeak?Canyouspeakotherlanguages?2.Doyouknowhowmanylanguagesarethereintheworld?3.Doyouthinkthatlanguageistheonlywaypeoplecommunicate?Whatothermethodsofcommunicationcanyouthinkof?Step2:discussingandpracticing。1.Let’sdiscussthesethreequestionsonpage21.⑴Canyouthinkofotherwaysthatinformationcanbeexchanged?⑵DoyouthinkEnglishisimportant?Whyorwhynot?⑶DoyouhaveanyeffectivemethodsforstudyingtheEnglishlanguagetosharewithyourclassmates?Sampleanswer⑴Surely,besidesthewaystalkedaboutabove,therearestillotherwaysforpeopletoexchangeideasorinformation.Forexample,inancienttimes,ChinesepeoplerelayedfiresignalsatnightandsmokesignalsinthedayfromoneGreatWallwatchtowertoanothersothatwarmessagescouldberapidlysentovergreatdistances.Andnowadays,peopleusethelanguageofflowerstocommunicatemeaning(e.g.,rose=love;tulip=formalannouncementoflove;forget-me-not=keepingmeinyourmemory).⑵No.Asisreported,studentsinsomeprimaryschoolsarerequiredtolearnEnglisheveninGrade1ofprimaryschool,whichIdonotthinkisnecessary.Primaryschoolisakeystageforyoungchildrentoacquiretheirmothertongue.Startingtolearnanotherlanguagetooearlymayhinderthefirstlanguageacquisition.Inmyopinion,childrenshouldlearnthemothertonguewellfirst.Ifwecan’tspeakourownlanguagewell,howcanwekeepourownculturealive?AlthoughEnglishisthemostwidelyusedlanguagearoundtheworld,Chineseisthemostspokenlanguage.It’susefultolearnEnglishifyouwanttotravel,dobusinessorstudyabroad.What’smore,in2008,the29thOlympicGameswillbeheldinBeijing.WearelearningEnglishtowelcomepeoplefromotherpartsoftheworld.⑶Yes.WhenIbegantolearnEnglishinprimaryschool,myEnglishteacherintroducedmanyEnglishsongsandsimplepoems,whichmadelearningEnglishinterestingandhelpedmedevelopagoodsenseofthelanguage.2.ReadthearticleinPartAinr...
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