Word power: English words borrowed from other languages教学目标设计

桃源四中高二年级第二学期英语导学案

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M6U3 Word power（1课时）

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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 procedures: Step 1

Lead- in Do you have any difficulty in remembering English words? What methods do you usually use in learning new words? Now I’ll give you some tips to learn and remember English vocabulary. 

Remember the spelling of a word by its pronunciation. 

Remember the spelling of a word by analyzing the formation of the word. 

Remember the meaning of a word by making a sentence with it. 

Remember the meaning of a word by studying the origin of the word. English is one of the most widely-spoken languages in the world and it is used as the international working language in many places throughout the world. But where do the English language and all its words come from? Who invented so many new words? Is it possible that English borrowed words from other languages? If so, Can you give some examples?

Step 2

Presentation

Words from Chinese:

bonsai：盆栽(花卉) ；盆景

kung fu：中国功夫

mahjong：麻将

Taiji：太极

tofu：豆腐

typhoon：台风

Words from Japanese:

haiku ：俳句(日本的短诗)

karate：空手道

sashimi：生鱼片

Words from Malay:

bamboo ：竹子

Words from Australian Aborigine :

kangaroo：袋鼠

boomerang：飞镖

koala：考拉熊

Words from Finnish:

sauna ：桑拿(蒸汽浴)

Words from Hungarian:

coach ：轿式马车，轿车

Say well is good , but do well is better.

说的好虽好，做的好更好。

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桃源四中高二年级第二学期英语导学案

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Words from Kikongo:

zebra：斑马

Words from Nahuatl:

tomato：西红柿

chocolate：巧克力

chilli：(干)辣椒

Step 3

Self-study 1. Read Part A on Page 38 and finish the following table. Language French German Categories of words food, entertainment, jobs tools, machines, snacks,

geological terms Italian Arabic music, the arts, the military spices, chemicals, animals, food, mathematics 2. Look at Part B. It is a spidergram showing some of the words that have been borrowed from other

languages and incorporated into English.

Step 4

Practice 1. Finish Part C on page 39. 2. Read Part C again and think about the following questions:

(1) Which words are borrowed from Italian?

(2)What was Italy famous for in the 18th century?

(3) What does the writer think of the Germans?

(4)Which words are borrowed from German?

(5) What were the Arabs great for?

Step 5

English idioms If you want to learn English, you have to learn idioms – but they can be very confusing! An idiom is an expression, word, or phrase whose sense means something different from what the words literally imply.

Read the idioms in Part D on Page 39 and guess the meanings. 1. Don’t worry. John will carry the box for you. He is as strong as a horse .

2. She never stops for a second. She is always as busy as a bee . 3. Poor Richard spent his last penny on a bowl of noodles. Now he is as poor as a church mouse .

Say well is good , but do well is better.

说的好虽好，做的好更好。

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桃源四中高二年级第二学期英语导学案

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4. Emily never gets too excited about anything. She is always as cool as cucumber . 5. I didn’t hear the telephone ringing. I was sleeping like a log .

Step 6

Test

Finish Part D on Page 39

Step 7

some idioms related to animals What are the meanings of the underlined idioms? 1.

His face is as black as coal.

墨黑; 极黑

2.

Without glasses she is as blind as a bat.

视力极差的

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The child is as bright as a button. 光泽鉴人,非常整洁

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Be careful of him. He’s as cunning as a fox. 像狐狸一样狡猾

5.

The twins are as like as two peas.

一模一样

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The beautiful girl is as proud as a peacock.

趾高气扬

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It’s impossible to persuade him. He’s as stubborn as a mule.

非常顽固

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You can’t expect her to do that.

She’s as timid as a rabbit. 胆小如鼠

Step 8

Homework 1. Make sentences with the given idioms. 2. Preview grammar and usage.

Step 9

Teaching and learning reflection(教学反思)

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Say well is good , but do well is better.

说的好虽好，做的好更好。

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