Word power: English words borrowed from other languages第二课时教案

湘潭县“杏坛之星”新课程教学竞赛

M6 Unit 3 Understanding each other

Word power

执教者：唐

惠

学

校：湘潭县五中

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M6

Unit3

Understanding each other

Word power by tanghui Teaching aims: 1. Enlarge students’ vocabulary

2. Let students know some English words borrowed from other languages and some idioms. 3. Learn about some different cultures.

Teaching important points:

Remember these words and idioms and try to use them freely. Teaching difficult points: To make the Ss know more about culture Teaching methods: 1.

Skimming and careful reading 2.

Competition 3.

Group work Teaching aid: multimedia

Teaching steps: Step I: Lead in :

Enjoy a video. 设计意图：通过一段视频，引入借用的英语单词。

Step II

Word learning Task 1

Go through Part A and find the answer to the question.

From which languages did English borrow words? FrenchArabicEnglishItalianTask 2

Read Part A again and find :

What kinds of words are borrowed from the languages? German

entertainmentfood/eatingFrench

snacksmachines[snæks]jobstoolsGermanEnglish2 geological [dʒiə'lɔdʒikəl]termsEnglish

artsmusicItalianEnglishmilitary ['milətri] spices[spaisis]animalschemicalsArabicEnglishfoodmathematics

Task 3

Read Part B and find :

What words are mentioned of each kind? ballet['bælei] restaurantentertainmentfood/eatingjobsFrenchEnglish

confetti [kən'feti]opera ['ɔpərə]colonel['kə:nəl]artsmusicItalianEnglishmilitarydentistrockethamburgerclockmachinessnacksgeologicaltoolstermsGerman

English

alcoholchemicalsspicescoffeezerofoodmathematicsanimalsArabicEnglish

Conclusion: We can understand from which language the English words are borrowed according to the __kinds___. 设计意图：通过Task 1让学生初步了解英语借用了哪些其他语言的词,通过Task 2让学生进一步了解英语从其他语言中借用了哪些类型的词, 通过Task 3让学生更多的了解英语借用的词的具体例子来理解所借用的词的类型；通过三个任务帮助学生了解什么样的词来自什么语言被英语借用了；为后面的任务奠定了基础。

Step III

Practice

Task 1

Competition

Guess which language the words come from.

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Task 2

Finish Part C on P39

English has borrowed lots of words from other languages. Four of the languages that English has borrowed words from are French, (1) __German__, Italian, and Arabic.

Words taken from the French language include words for (2) __food__ and eating such as (3)___restaurant__, words for (4)__jobs_ such as dentist and words for entertainment such as ballet.

At weddings in the West, they have confetti which people throw over the bride and groom. This is an(5) _Italian__ word. Italy was famous for the development of (6) _music_ and opera in the 18th century, so many words about music and opera are borrowed from Italian. Additionally, words for military jobs, for example, colonel, also come from Italian. The Germans were very clever at inventing things. They invented the (7) __clock_ to make sure they were one time! When we say man travelled to the Moon in a (8)__rocket_, we were using a German word. Many of the words for fast food or snacks also come from

German including the famous (9) __hamburger__.

Finally, the Arabs were great traders and so they introduced the English to many new words like coffee and alcohol. Also, a lot of mathematical words such as (10) __zero are from Arabic. 设计意图：以比赛的形式让学生猜测一些单词来自哪种语言，既调动了学生的学习兴趣，也巩固了学生对英语所借用的词的类型的理解，能有效的判断所借用的词来自哪种语言，通过Part C 的练习，加强了学生对所学词汇的掌握和运用。通过这两个任务帮助学生扩大了他们的词汇量，也让他们了解了英语所借用的语言的一些文化背景。

Step IV

Thinking Why did English borrow different kinds of words from different languages? 1. Reasons for words borrowed from French:

The French ruled England for years.

The French love food. 2. Reasons for words borrowed from German: The Germans were very clever at inventing things. 3. Reasons for words borrowed from Italy:

Italy was famous for music and opera. 4. Reasons for words borrowed from Arabic:

The Arabs were great traders. Conclusion: The borrowed words from other languages are connected with the _culture or history_ of the countries. 设计意图：通过这一步骤，让学生探讨了所借用的不同的语言的文化和历史背景，即英语借用其他语言的原因，并进行总结，帮助学生对借用的语言有一个系统全面的了解。

Step V

English idioms

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I think it's a piece of cake.

(It’s very easy)

Many English idioms connect the characteristics (特征) with an animal or a thing used in them. Task 1

Part D on P39 1.

as strong as a horse

=very strong 2.

as busy as a bee

=very busy 3.

as cool as a cucumber

=very calm 4.

as poor as a church mouse

= very poor 5.

sleep like a log

=sleep very deeply Task 2

Practice: Fill in the blanks with the English idioms. 1. I didn't hear the telephone ringing. I

___slept like a log___. 2. Emily never gets excited about anything.

She is always __as cool as a cucumber__. 3.

Poor Richard spent his last penny on a bowl of noodles.

Now he is __as poor as a church mouse__. 4. She never stops for a second. She is always __as busy as a bee__. 5. Don't worry. John will carry the box for you. He is __as strong as a horse__. Task 3

More practice: Guess the meanings of these idioms. 1. as proud as a peacock(孔雀)

非常骄傲

2. as cunning as a fox

像狐狸一样狡猾

3. Every dog has his day．

凡人皆有得意时

4. love me，love my dog．

爱屋及乌

5. teach fish to swim.

班门弄斧

6. crocodile tears

假慈悲

设计意图：通过三个任务，让学生了解英语习语是一种有趣而很形象的语言并帮助学生学会如何猜测英语习语的含义，让他们在学习生活中能学以致用，丰富自己的语言。Step VI

Making a booklet

According to what we have learnt , try to make a booklet about the borrowed words. An example

Language FrenchKinds food/ eatingjobs …Examples restaurant…dentist…

设计意图：通过小册子的制作，让学生更好的掌握所学的词汇，并根据所学的英语所借用的词汇的类型，对其他的借用词进行探讨。

Summary What have we learnt today?

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1. Some borrowed English words.

Understand them according to the categories of the words. 2. Some English idioms.

Understand them according to the characteristics of the animals or things. 3. Learning to use the borrowed words and idioms to know more about different cultures. 设计意图：通过这个步骤，对所学的借用的词汇和习语进行总结，并教育学生学会正确使用借用的单词和英语习语来更多的了解不同的文化。

Homework 1. Find out more words borrowed from other languages. 2. Find out more idioms after class.

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