Oh how I wish I could speak like a Brit (Page 4)
青岛天龙中学 刘睿君
Background Introduction
Name the country according to the map
USA   UK 
Who are they? And they belong to….?
David Cameron, the British prime minister  
Barrack Obama, the American president
Know the following sculpture? How much do you know about them?
Big Ben: The main bell, officially known as the Great Bell, is the largest bell in the tower and part of the Great Clock of Westminster. The bell is better known by the nickname Big Ben.The bell was named in honour of Sir Benjamin Hall
The statue of liberty: the statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, inscribed the date of American independence. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue has become an iconic symbol of freedom and of the United States.
Ⅱ Brain-storm

Which column is American English?
Left column
Conclusion:
Words ending in -or (American) -our (British)
Words ending in -ize (American) -ise (British
Read the following words, do they have different pronunciation?
ask, can't, dance, fast, half, path
[æsk][kænt][dæns][fæst][hæf]和[pæø]
Ⅱ Scanning
1. Why dose the author wish he were English?
Then he could speak with a spell-binding —— British accent.
2. How do you understand Elizabeth Chatsworth’s words?
Thanks to her captivating British accent to Americans that she could carry on her commercial career in New York.
3. How do people think about the English?
English accent sounds rather sophisticated . There is also a certain glamour  associated with the British accent.”
4. In the author's opinion, what makes Simon Crowell’s success?
His copy of the British accent
5. Why can’t the author adopt British accent as his own?
Because he doesn’t want to upset his family.
Ⅳ True or false
1. Few Americans wish they could speak with British accent. F
2. People think the classic English accent is old and not attractive. F
3. Simon Cowel owns his success to his British accent. T
4. Briton English influce much of the americans’ life. T
5. It is easy for an American to adopt British accent as his own. F
Ⅴ Vocabulary

Ⅵ Free-talk
Discuss with your classmates about the difference between the USA and UK.
Such as, history, people character, habit, literature, etc.
REFERENCE:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_pronunciation_differences
http://www.cshi.cn/2000/post/12.html
The menace of landslides (Page 5)
大连开发区八中 程国良
I. Vocabulary
Brainstorm some natural disasters and list words you come up with on the blackboard.

II. Pre-reading
Show the students some pictures of landslides and then brainstorm the possible causes and after-effects.
What might be the causes of this kind of nature disaster?
What damage can landslides cause?
III. Read for detail
Have the students read the article again and fill in the blanks using appropriate words and expressions.
Landslides take place when dirt and rocks slide down a slope together.

1._________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________
6._________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________
V. Discussion
The article tells us that landslides pose threats to 140 cities and towns in the country, one-quarter of which are in Sichuan. It also says that and the easiest thing to do to avoid being a landslide victim is avoid living on slopes or close to mountains.
So
Do you think mass migrations are possible? Why or Why not?
What are the problems?
Best socks in the world (Page 6)
大连开发区八中 程国良
I. Free talk
Have the students talk about their future occupations and other plans
What are you going to do in the future?
How can you be successful in your career?
II. Skimming
Here is a story about a sock shop
(“The fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically”)
III. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.
1. The author went to Fifth Avenue to buy socks.
2. The clerk’s interest in his job surprised him.
3. He was well served in the sock shop.
4. People easily become apathetic nowadays.
5. “Doing things mechanically is the deadly enemy of success.”
IV. Paraphrase the following.
1. A boy clerk who could not have been more than seventeen years old.

2. I had not been aware of that.

3. There was on his face an expression of joy, as if he were showing to me the mysteries of his religion

4. My amazement at his pride in salesmanship will be understood by all.

V. Word study
Match the words and phrases with correct definitions.

B. Fill in the blanks with a word or phrase  from the article.
1.Bob often helped his mother_____ the table at dinner time.
2.The excitement of moving to a new town will soon _____.
3.He was  driving  so carefully along that he _____ the danger ahead.
4.When he was young, he _____ great interest in DIY.
5.He was asked the same question so many times that the answer became _____
6.Mr. Cold is a person with no enthusiasm and he is always ____ about everything.
VI. Writing
Get the students to list “the mechanical and passive phenomena” in their school life and think of ways to overcome them.
Now we know
Doing things mechanically is the deadly enemy of success.
As a student,
we shouldn’t                    we should

Suggested Answers
Oh how I wish I could speak like a Brit (Page 4)
Ⅳ True or false
1. Few Americans wish they could speak with British accent. F
2. People think the classic English accent is old and not attractive. F
3. Simon Cowel owns his success to his British accent. T
4. Briton English influence much of the Americans’ life. T
5. It is easy for an American to adopt British accent as his own. F
The menace of landslides (Page 5)
Answers:
III. 1. softens 2. adds weight to 3. stream 4. weakens 5. structure
6. speed and energy. 7. at 300 km an hour 8. resulting winds 9. measured 10. flatten
Best socks in the world (Page 6)
Answers:
III.
1.F 2.T 3.T 4.F 6.T
IV.
1. The boy clerk was much younger and obviously he was a fresh hand at the job.
2. I didn’t know that that I had come in the best place in the world to buy socks. I  hadn’t even found anything special.
3. He was extremely happy and served me enthusiastically and patiently.
4. Everyone will understand why I was amazed that the boy clerk was so proud of his job.
V.
A. 1. B  2. G  3. C  4. A  5. E 6. D  7. F
B. B. 1. wait on   2. wear off  3. wasn’t aware of  4. displayed  5. mechanical 6. apathetic