课件32张PPT。Unit 2 Language Welcome to the unit & ReadingEnglish and its historyBrainstorming (1)What’s your native tongue?
Can you speak any other languages?FrenchArabicGreekGerman…Language, in its broad sense, is a way information is transmitted. There are various forms of language. Do you know other forms of language?Greetings in different languagesGlückliches Neues Jahr!
あけましておめでとうございます!
Bonne Année!
Happy New Year!
新年快乐!:-)smiley face:-(sad face:'(:-|crying facedisappointed faceemoticon:-OWow!8-|bookworm=:Ofrightened:}{:kissessign languageWho needs to use sign language in daily life?The deaf.What does this mean?Be quiet ! victory 1.Are you good at English?
2. Do you think English is very important? And how much do you know about English?Understand the development of English1. What is the article about?
English and its history.
2. What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article?
Old English, Middle English and Modern English.
3. Is English still changing?
Yes.Listen to the tape and answer the questions:Reading: Old English1. what original language did people in Britain speak?
2. Who were the first invaders? Where did they come from?
3. What is the base of Old English? What does it consist of?
4. Who invaded Britain at the end of the
9th century?
Cltic.The Angles,the Saxons and the Jutes from the European mainland.Anglo-Saxon. It consists of Cltic and the languages used by the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes.The Vikings.VikingsGermanic TribesThe Origin of the Germanic TribesNorman ResidentVikings InvasionMiddle EnglishMiddle English was used from around ______ to the ______ century.
In 1066, the ______, who spoke _______, conquered England and took control of it.
______ did not replace English but had an ______ on the English Language.
After the Norman Conquest, _____ class people spoke French while common people spoke _____.
the 12th 16thNormansFrenchFrenchimpactupperEnglishModern EnglishModern English began during the Renaissance in the ___ century.
14th B. 15th C. 16th D. 17th
Because of the Renaissance, Modern English includes many _____ and_____ words.
A. Latin, French B. Latin, Greek
C. Greek, French D. German, GreekCBTrue or false:Old English consisted of an Anglo-Saxon base plus words from the languages of French and Norway.
In 1066, the Normans took control of the country and English was replaced with French.
The words for most animals come from old English just because the animals were raised and cooked by English servants.TFFDenmarkwasn’t4. English was used for all official
occasions after the Norman Conquest.
5. People from different places sometimes misunderstand each other though they both speak English.FTthe king of England.Henry Ⅳ became ox- oxen child—children
man- men shoe--shoes
foot– feet tooth---teeth
shoe- shoen house- housen
house—houses Tick the German way of making plurals.Pair work:
Finish the following table:They each had their own
Language and Anglo-Saxon.The Vikings invaded Britain
and Brought their languages.Old English was the official
language.The Normans conquered England
and took control of the country.English was adopted by all
classes in England.Henry IV became king of England
and used English for all official occasions. Modern English began.Let’s analyse the text:Celtictheir own
languages Anglo-SaxonNorseOld English (official language)Germanic tribes
InvadedVikings
InvadedNormans
ConqueredUpper class: French
Common people: EnglishAdopted by all classes in EnglandEnglish used for all official occasionsRenaissanceModern English began (includes many Latin and Greek words )Discussion:
Languages borrow words from each other. List some. e.g. Chinese words from English:
English words from Chinese:
2. Do you think it possible for Chinese to be the most widely used language some day? Why or why not?Homework:
Do Part E on P25.
Read the article in Part B on P97, WB.
Prepare for the language items.
Learn more about English and its history on this website. http://www.nhyz.org/student/2003/030490/eh.htm