【设计意图】此环节重点训练学生的阅读技巧——如何找出段落的中心句。

StepⅣ Careful-reading

Read the passage again and then fill in the forms.

1. Vocabulary: (Read Paragraphs 1~2)

【设计意图】此项任务是分段阅读填表格。这一环节重点训练学生的查读能力，限定段落阅读降低了难度。通过填写表格，让学生更深刻地了解英式英语与美式英语的差异。

StepⅤ Discussion

Read the last part and answer the questions.

1. Why do some experts believe that two varieties are moving closer together?

2. Why do some people now believe that British English will disappear?

3. What do you think of the future of English?

【设计意图】这一部分是文章的升华。教师引导学生通过分组探究、讨论、分析得出结论——随着国际交流的日益频繁，语言多样化趋向单一。小组讨论可促使学生积极参与课堂活动，加深对所学内容的理解。

StepⅥ Language points

1. 【回归课文】 Prepositions, too, can be different：compare on the team, on the weekend (American) with in the team, at the weekend (British).

【自我归纳】compare with 的意思：             。

【拓展】compare with把……和……进行比较，      compare to 把……比作……

【即境活用】选择填空：

______ the history of China, the history of the United States is quite short.

A. To compare with  B. Comparing to

C. Compared with  D. Comparing with