人教课标版B1 Unit 2 English around the world Workbook-Reading task课件14张

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课件14张PPT。人教课标
高一 必修 1
Unit 2on Page 51Unit 2 English around the worldThe Oxford English DictionaryHow it began
1857: The Philological Society of London calls for a new English Dictionary.
More work than they thought
1884: Five years into a proposed ten-year project.The history of the Oxford English DictionaryOne step at a time
1884-1928: The Dictionary is published in fascicles.
Keeping it current
1933-1986: Supplements to the OED
Making it modern
1980s: The Supplements are integrated with the OED to produce its Second Edition.Into the electronic age
1992: The first CD-ROM version of the OED is published.
The future has begun
The present: The OED is now being fully revised, with new material published in parts online.Do you know who is the writer of The Oxford English Dictionary?James Murray, Samuel Johnson, and Noah Webster.James A. H. Murray Samuel JohnsonNoah Webster born in Scotlandno formal education; taught
himself while workingworked in a bank before beginning to compile the OEDMake notes about Murray’s life according to the passage.compiling the first edition of the OED
Its difficulties:
1 worded in a shed in his garden and behind his house
2 very cold as it was one metre underground3 no heating; he had to wear a coat and put his feet in a box to keep warm
4 no electric light; he worked at night with candlesQualities needed:
1 commitment
2 perseverance
3 accuracyat first just James Murray; later his two daughters; finished by other editors after his death 1928first edition took forty-four years to compileThank you!