《British and American English》试讲稿

Good morning/afternoon,dear judges. I’m No. __ candidate, applying for the English teacher of Senior High School. Today, my topic is British and American English. Now, I’ll start my presentation.

Leading-in

Good morning, boys and girls. How are you today? Fabulous. You feel so happy. Oh, that’s great! Who would like to say something on how to learn English well? （Listen to native speakers as much as possible./ Do exercises and take tests./Watch English films and television./ Surround yourself with English.) Great. If you listen to news or watch films, you can also hear different accents. When you read, you may come across different varieties of English. Now please open your books and look at page 8. Work in groups and discuss which is the best variety of English to learn. And you are group 1, you are group 2...... So, are we clear now? Wonderful! Have you finished?

Pre-writing:

Which group want to be the first one. Oh, group 1, please. You think American English is the best variety of English to learn because American English is very popular. Its accent is very pleasant. Amazing, sit down please. Group 2, you must have different opinions. British English is the “original” variety of the language, so you choose to learn British English. Oh, that sounds persuasive. How about group 3? With the development of society, people from different areas communicate with each other more often than before. Accent is not important if people understand each other. So, you would like to choose World English. That’s nice. All of you did such a great job, I am so proud of you. So much for the language ---- English, let’s come to our mother tongue -----Chinese. Discuss in groups and decide which is the best title for the paragraph of Exercise 3. Which group want to have a try? Group 2, who’s the presenter? David, please. So, your answer is the second one What is Chinese”. Do you agree with him? Wonderful, sit down please, David.

While writing:

Boys and girls, would you please write a brief notes on each topic. You may refer to the brief notes in Exercise 1. I have noticed that most of you have finished your writing. So, now talk about your writing with your partners, including the advantages and disadvantages. If you have any problems, tell me. OK? Move on, quickly. Are you confused? So, what’s that, tell me. Actually, we always express in this way: It is firmly believed that Chinese products from the history and wisdom of Chinese. Understand me? Perfect. Can I help you? You can handle that, fabulous. OK, stop here. Did you get useful suggestions from your partner. Yes, that’s great. So, cooperate with your classmates or friends is necessary in our daily life. Do you agree with me? Fine. Please share your final writing with your group members, and each group choose the best one as a model essay and talk about your ways of writing. Five minutes later, each group choose a representative to show your results. Are we clear? Excellent! Let’s begin. Stop here. Group 1, share your feelings to us, please. Before your writing, you may have a brainstorm to lists any possible ways, then, choose the useful information and write them down. Perfect. Sit down, please. What does we mainly talk about except writing? Boy in the corner. We talk about different kinds of English and Chinese. Yes, that’s perfect. Chinese has a long history, it not only witnesses the development of our country but also the carrier of culture, so please pay more attention to our own culture. OK? Perfect.

How time flies, boys and girls. It’s time for homework. After class, please read the passage in Cultural Corner. Search some background information and answer the following two questions:

1. What reasons did Webster have for writing an American dictionary.

2. Can you see any similarities between Webster’s work and attempts to simplify Chinese. So much for today, hope you all have a good day. see you next time.