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Module 6 Unit 3

Understanding each other Word power: English words borrowed from other languages 江阴市青阳中学

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Teaching aims: 1.

Knowledge and ability: (1)

To enlarge students’ vocabulary about English words borrowed from other languages and let students know some English idioms. (2)

To promote students’ ability to apply words and idioms that they have learnt. 2.

Process and approaches: (1)

Students are encouraged to think about English words borrowed from other languages and learn English idioms. (2)

Communicative teaching approaches and tasked-based teaching approaches

3.

Emotion, attitude and values: To arouse students’

interest in English languages and promote further understanding of cultural differences. Important points:

To enlarge students’ vocabulary and know more about English idioms Difficult points:

To understand and apply English words borrowed from other languages and English idioms. Teaching aids:

Multimedia

Teaching procedures: Step one Lead-in Ask students questions:

1. What do you think is the most difficult part of studying English?

2. What methods do you usually use while studying English vocabulary? Step two Vocabulary learning 1. Guide students to learn a short passage about English words borrowed from other languages.

2. Check students’ understanding of the passage by asking the following questions: (1) Why are there so many French words in the English language? (2) What are many of these

French words connected with? (3) For what did English get many German words? (4) What are Italian words in the English language linked to? (5) What did Arabic provide many words for? 3. Guide students to draw a conclusion about borrowed English words. Step three Vocabulary extension 1. Show different spidergrams and extend students’ vocabulary. 2. Divide students into different groups and make them cooperate with others by looking up words in their dictionaries to accomplish their tasks.

Step four Brief introduction of English idioms 1. Introduce the definition of English idioms to students. 2. Show students the examples of English idioms related to animals and things as strong as a horse

as busy as a bee

as poor as a church mouse

as cool as a cucumber

to sleep like a log Step four further study of English idioms

1.Guide students to learn more English idioms. as proud as a peacock

as blind as a bat as bright as a button

as cunning as a fox …

2.Make students use English idioms in the different situations. Homework 1. Go to the library or surf the Internet for more English idioms to enlarge your vocabulary and experience the significance of different cultures.