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Unit 3

Unit 3 Topic 2 Can you

speak more slowly, please?

Section D

Unit 3 Topic 2 Can you

speak more slowly, please?

Section D

Teaching aims and demands:

1. Review the present continuous tense

standing for the future.

2. Learn about the development of

English and the differences between

British English and American English.

3. Learn to write an e-mail.

ReviewReview

(1) 明天我将离开北京去上海。 I’m

leaving Beijing for Shanghai tomorr

ow.

Review the grammar in this topic by

translating some sentences. For example:

(2) 我想知道谁将到机场接我。 I I want to know who is meeting m

e at the airport.

Presentation

T: We have known some differences in

English among different English-

speaking countries. Could you tell us

some, class?

Talk about the differences in English

among different English-speaking

countries and lead in 1.

S1: Pronunciation, like ［ 'dentist ］ (dentist) in British English while ［ 'dεntist ］ in American English.

S2: Some expressions. You fill in a form in British, but fill out a form in the U.S.A.

T: Yes. They are mainly different in pronunciation, spelling and expressions. Now let’s finish 1.

Consolidation

Listen to the tape, and finish 2a and

2b, then check the answers.

Practice

1. Review the present continuous tense

standing for the future according to

pictures and key works given.

(show the pictures)

I’m traveling to London tomorrow.

2. The teacher presents an e-mail in 4

with multimedia, then lets the

students look and talk about how to

write an e-mail.

3. Read the e-mail and understand the

contents of it.

4. Finish the passage below according to 4. For example:

Dear Kangkang,

How are you? I’m here ______ to you in

California, America. Just as what you ____ me,

I have met some _________ in understanding

the people there. They speak too ____. I can’t

_____ them at all. And their accents are not the

_____. I really want to know how the differences

come _____. Please _____ to me soon.

writing

told difficulties

fast follow

same

about write

Project

Write an e-mail to your friend and

talk about your strategies of learning

English.