1. Master some new words and useful expressions:

difference, autumn, face to face

①I can’t follow you. Can you speak more slowly, please?

②Have a good trip!

2. Homework:

(1)Write a passage about the differences among American English, British English, Canadian English and Australian English.

(2)板书设计：

1. (先读Wang Junfeng的e-mail，根据1a课文和Step 1中的表格，写一封回信，完成3。)

(板书，领读生词并要求学生掌握。)

4. (1)(复习归纳本话题的语言点。通过小组竞赛的形式，把全班分为8组，要求在规定的时间内列出本话题的语言点，哪组列出的又多又准确为优胜组。)

(2)(听2b录音，学生跟读。)

(板书)

Step 5　 project 第五步　 综合探究活动(时间:10分钟)

3. (小组合作。要求学生找出本话题中所有现在进行时表将来的句子。然后小组间交流，检查句子是否正确及有无遗漏。)

2. (听录音2a，板书并让学生跟读。)

(板书)

1. (复习现在进行时表示将来时的用法。教师出示一些位移动词，让学生做出更多的例句。)

T:　 We have learnt to show the future by present continuous in this topic. Now let’s make some sentences with the present continuous tense to show the future. OK?

Ss:　　　 OK!

(出示位移动词)

T: Who wants to try?

S₁:　　　 I’m leaving for Disneyland tomorrow.

S₂:　　　 The most exciting time is coming.

S₃:　　　 We are travelling to America next summer holiday.

S₄:　　　 …

2. (小组合作。把课文内容改编成一个对话, 然后进行表演。巩固1a。)

S₁: S₂, may I ask you some questions?

S₂: Of course.

S₁: What’s the meaning of the word “cookbook”?

S₂: It’s a book for cooking. It’s from German. The English language has taken in many new 　　 　words from other languages. For example, it borrowed “tofu” and “kowtow” from Chinese.

S₁: Oh, I see. There are differences between American English and British English, but how did they come about?

S₂: …

(学生不一定能说全所有内容，教师应及时给予鼓励，让学生勇于开口讲英语。)

Step 4　 practice 第四步　 练习(时间:10分钟)

1. (读1c，让学生根据1a迅速找出答案，然后进行核对。)

3. (学生跟读1a录音，找出不懂之处，教师给予讲解并要求学生掌握in a word和cent，理解German，了解kowtow。)

(板书)

Step 3　 Consolidation 第三步　 巩固(时间:10分钟)