课件33张PPT。Unit 2Unit 2 LanguageReading
English and its history1. Are you good at English? What do
you think is the most difficult part
of studying English, pronunciation,
grammar, vocabulary or something
else?Warming up2.What do you know about the history
or development of the English language?
3.Do you think English has always
stayed the same?
4.If English changed, how did these
changes happen?What should you note when you are reading a history article? Why?Reading strategyWe should note the dates and years in the article. Recognizing these details can help us understand the order of events and how pieces of information relate to the rest of the text.What can you do when you read a history article?Make a time chart, listing important information, such as times, places and events in the article.Read the article about English and its history on Page 22, and answer the questions in Part A. Fast reading1. 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. In what way is English still changing?
English is still changing in many ways,
such as in vocabulary and pronunciation.Fill in the blanks with the following dates from the passage.1. Before the middle of the __________, people in Britain did not speak English.5th century5th century 9th century 10th century
1066 14th century 16th century2. Modern English began to develop in the ___________.
3. Almost everyone in England began to speak Middle English in the ____________.16th century14th century4. At the end of the ___________,
Norwegian words began to be used
in the English language.
5. The Normans occupied England in
_____.
6. By the ___________, Old English
was the official language of England.10th century10669th centuryRead again and answer the questions.1. Why does the English language have so many rules that confused people?
Because it is made up of the grammar and vocabulary that people from different countries and cultures brought with them to Britain.2. Where did the word English come from?
It came from the world Engle, as it
was spelt in Old English.
3. Why can words with similar meanings
be found in the English language?
These words with similar meanings
developed because each word came
from a different language.4. Who made the greatest contribution to the development from Old English to Middle English?
The French-speaking Normans, who took control of England in 1066.5. Why are many of the words for animals
different from those for meat in English?
The words for the animals came from
Old English, while the words for the
meat came from Old French.Read the article again. Fill in each
blank with no more than one word
according to the text. Work in pairsEnglish and its historyMadeconfusinghistoryoccupiedofficialeffect /influencecausedcome intoModernpronunciationRead the text carefully and choose the best answer to each question.
1. The effect of the Angles and Saxons on
English is about ______ years earlier
than that of the Normans.
A. 600 B. 450
C. 300 D. 250 2. From the text, we can learn that ______.
A. the plural forms of man and child were
borrowed from French
B. the Angles and Saxons made the greatest
contribution in the history of English
C. Old English was made up of Celtic and the
languages of the Angles and the Saxons
D. English has many words and phrases with
similar meanings which came from
different languagesMatch these new words and phrases from the article with their meanings.occupy
consist of
aside fromexcept
enter a place by force and begin to rule over it
be made up oftake control of
entire
raisewhole
take care of
get power overRead the article explains why American English is different from British English on Page 25. Complete it by filling in the blanks with words from the box. contributions vocabulary therefore
process defeated replaced tongueAnswers:
1. ____________ 2. _____________
3. ____________ 4. _____________
5. ____________ 6. _____________
7. ____________vocabularyreplacedcontributionstonguedefeatedThereforeprocessLanguages borrow words from each
other. How many Chinese words can
you think of that come from English?
And how many English words from
Chinese?
e.g. 沙发-sofa; 维他命-vitamin
Kunfu—功夫;Toufu —豆腐BrainstormingDo you think that it is possible for
Chinese to become the most popular
international language some day? Why
or why not?Discussion1. Read the article in Part B on Page 103 and fill in the form.
2. Prepare for the language items. Homework