课件36张PPT。English and its historyUnit 2 readingA quiz1. Name three English-speaking countries.
2. From which cultures were the two English words “tofu” and “taekwondo” borrowed?
3. Name 2 well-known English writers.
4. Can you read it?
Harry and the two Dumbledores entered the room and Mrs Cole closed the door on them. It was a small bare room with nothing in it except an old wardrobe and an iron bed.
Harry Porter and the Half-Blood Prince
By J. K. Rowling
2005
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate.Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And often is his gold complexion dimmed;And every fair from fair sometime declines,But thy eternal summer shall not fade…
Shall I Compare Thee to a summer’s Day
By William Shakespeare
16th century
William Shakespeare a brilliant English poet and playwright during Renaissance Canterbury Tales
By Geoffery Chaucer 14th century1. Notice the dates and years
2. Make a time chart, listing important information such as times, places and events, etc. Reading a history articlePara 1Why does English have so many difficult rules that confuse people?Time chart10thend of 9ththenbefore 5theventslanguageoccupied by the two Germanic groupsthe Vikings began to move tobecame official languageSpoke CelticOld English Occupied occupy vt.占领; 占有
Enemy troops occupied the country.
使从事; 使忙于
occupy an important position in ...
occupy oneself with/in
从事于..., 忙于..., 专心于...
be occupied/buried in 正在(做某事)
The mid-5th CThe 9th C1066A time chartby the10that the end of 9ththenbefore the middle of the 5theventstimesthe Angles and the Saxons/a mixture of their languagesthe Vikings/mixed with the official languageCelticOld English1.Celtic2.Languages of the Angles and the SaxonsOld English was formed like this3.Languages of the
Vikings Old EnglishA mixture be made up of =consist of(无被动)
= be composed of由… 组成,由… 构成
The apartment _______________________ two rooms and a kitchen. = consists of
②consist in在于,存在于
The beauty of this picture consists in its balance of colors.
③consist with 与…一致, 相符。
Theory should consist with practice.
aside from=apart from
pull the curtain aside
set aside some money
leave aside = not consider for the moment
a mixture of sadness and humor
Air is a mixture, not a compound of gases.
1399latter half of 14th1066eventslanguageMiddle EnglishNormans defeated and took control Henry Ⅳ became King and usedhad come into widespread useTime chartappeared during the Renaissancekeep on changing16thModern
EnglishCompareThe Normans were originally Vikings—their name comes from North man (i.e., ‘Norse’). The Normans had earlier stayed in the northern France—Normandy. They spoke French.
When Normans invaded Britain, did French replace English? What was the situation like?Middle EnglishMiddle EnglishVocabularybeefsheeppork Ways of making pluralshousenshoenmenchildrenhousesshoesxxOld EnglishFrenchMiddle Englishdefeat v.
击败, 战胜
You can defeat me, but you can never beat or conquer me.
挫败, 使落空
We've defeated moves to build another office block.
使困惑, 难住
This kind of problems always defeats me.
n.
a narrow/ heavy defeat
admit defeat
take control of控制,取得对…的控制。
The English conquered America and took control of it.
in control of 控制住, 管理. 处于统治地位 / in the control of 被…. 控制
I_________________________and hit him. 我失去了自控力,打了他。
The car went _________________and crashed. 汽车失控,撞毁了。
have control over 控制,管制
bring sth under control 使….在控制之下。
The fire lasted four hours before the firemen got it under control.
beyond one’s control 失去控制
The situation is beyond the manager’s control and now he is in great trouble.lost control of myself out of controlconquer.vt (武力)征服, 攻克; 克服, 战胜, 改正(恶习)等; vi.得胜
conquer bad habits.克服不良习惯.
Man can conquer nature.人定胜天。
To conquer or to die.非胜即死, 不成功便成仁。
conquest n .征服. Norman Conquest n. 〈史〉诺曼底人(对英格兰)的军事征服
replace vt. (1)取代,代替 =______________________=________________
George has replaced Edward _____the captain of the team. 乔治已取代了爱德华当上了队长。
(2)更换,替换, 常与介词 with 或by 连用,构成短语 replace…with/by…用…取代…
We have replace the old adding machine ____________________________.
我们用计算机替换了原来的加法机。
(3)把什么放回原处,相当于__________. He replaced the book on the shelf.
take the place oftake sb’s placeaswith/by a computer.
put ….backraise vt.
(1)饲养家禽,抚养(子女)种植
They raise horses/ wheat
(2)举起,抬高
He raised his voice in anger.
(3)召集,筹集
They want to raise money for the Hope Project
(4)提出(问题建议等),相当于put forward。
raise a question/suggestion.
辨析 rise/ raiseModern EnglishAfter the Industrial Revolution, England became a great economic power. English began to absorb words from all major languages of the world.
typhoon, kowtow from ________ .
gumbo, banana from ________ languages;
kangaroo, koala, boomerang from __________ languages;
Michigan, Chicago, Manhattan: from American Indian languages;
After World War II, thousands of new words have been created to express new ideas, inventions, and scientific achievements. AfricanAustralianChineseMiddle EnglishLatin and GreekModern English How was Modern English formed?
Middle
EnglishNormans defeated and took control Henry Ⅳ became King and usedhad come into widespread useFrench didn’t replaceoccupied by the two Germanic groupsthe Vikings moved tobecame official languagespoke CelticOld
Englishappeared during the Renaissancekeep on changingModern
EnglishHistory of English languageRead the passage fast and complete the table The Development of EnglishPeople in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic.The Vikings moved to Britain and brought their languages.Old English was the official language of England.The Normans defeated England and took control of the country.English was used by all classes in England.Henry IV became King of England and used English for all official events.Modern English appeared.Two Germanic groups occupied Britain.Discussion1. the migration of people
2. cultures
3. the differences of dialects
4. modern science and technology
5. wars
6. Business
7….
What may affect a language?The dialects of English1 Australian way of saying
“Where are you going today?”
2 Scottish way of saying “Ugly Duckling”
3 Chinglish: “Long time no see”正在消失的词语邻居单位同志公交售票员收录机万用户大哥大面的天子骄子臭钱的确良人民公社雪花膏最新流行语:伤不起裸婚御姐神马都是浮云悲催坑爹穿越羡慕嫉妒恨 给力 你懂的Hold不住 黑客网恋铁托恐龙Good-bye!