period 3 a sample lesson plan for using language
(standard english and dialects)
introduction
language is learned to be used in and for communication. so in this period we shall have the students read, listen, write and speak in english, making use of the focused words, expressions, structures and topic ideas covered in this unit.
objectives
一、to help students read about standard english and dialects
二、to help students listen to dialects in english
三、to help students act out conversation and write their own
四、to help students brainstorm for reasons why we learn english and make a poster about learning english
procedures
1.warming up by making a list
there is not a single english in the world. there are varieties of englishes. that is, there are many different dialects of english in the world. we are going to make a list of dialects of the english language.
international english or world english
commonwealth english, native american english, north american english
mid-atlantic english, south asian english, east asian english
2. reading
⑴reading for main ideas
turn to page 13. we are going to read the text quickly to find the topic sentence for each paragraph.
para. 1: there is no such a thing as standard english.
para. 2: english has many dialects whose words and expressions are different from “standard english”.
para. 3: geography plays a part in making dialects.
⑵going to the details
