Ⅰ教具 录音机，投影仪。
Ⅱ课堂教学设计
1．检查生词及短语（在教学中，可考虑将Lesson10和Lesson11合并在一起进行）。
2·教师给出读前提问：1）Go over the passage quickly and find out some American English words and expressions． 2） Which differences are greater， the differences in the spoken language or the differences in the written language？
教师给学生数分钟，要求学生快速阅读课文（默读）。之后请同学回答上述问题。
Key： 1）略； 2） The differences In the spoken language are greater between the American English and the British English．
3．放课文录音，学生跟读一至两遍。教师就课文内容提问（可参阅书后练习册中所列问题），检查学生的理解程度．
4．教师用投影仪打出以下statements，要求学生判断其正误。并对错误的statements进行修改。
L） There is some difference between the American English and the British English．
2） Spoken English is more or less the same in both Britain and America．
3） Sometimes people from these two countries have a lot of difficulty in understanding each other．
4） The language always stayed the same as the language used in Britain．
5） The language began to change quickly from one part of the world to another．
6） A great many words and expressions have come into American English from different parts of the world．
Key： 1） True． 2） False．（Written English is more or less the same in both Britain and America．） 3） False．（People from these two countries do not have any difficulty in under－standing each other．） 4） False．（At first the language stayed the same as the language used
in Britain．）5） False． The language began to change slowly from one part of the world to an－other．6）True．
5．教师用投影仪打出以下表格，组织学生俩人一组，利用课文中所提供的信息填写表格（注）
British English
American English
Spelling
Pronunciation
Different words with the same meaning
学生先在小组内交流并相互启发、补充，然后教师组织学生用自己的语言描述英国英语和美国英语的区别。要求学生尽量连贯地讲述。
6．布置作业1）复述课文；2）完成练习册中所安排的练习。
注：如果条件允许，教师也可事先将以上表格印好，在课上发给学生，这样效果更好。