Unit 2 Language Reading(1)：English and its history.课件（24张）

课件24张PPT。M3U2 Reading高中英语
What do you think is the most difficult part of studying English
pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary or something else?
Free talkEnglishand its historyM3U2 ReadingHow many parts can we
divide the text into?IntroductionOld EnglishMiddle EnglishModern EnglishReading StrategyWhat type of article is it ?How should we read such an article ?Time5th century9th century10th century106614th century16th centuryEventLanguageExample
Can you give some examples of new words and new ways of saying things in English? DiscussionEnglish words from Chinese: Pingpong, kongfu, taiji,
tofu, lose face, long time no see… gelivable, ungelivable…(from Oxford dictionary) Face with Tears of Joy喜极而泣Emoticons(表情符号)
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(from The New York Times) 自拍Chinese dama(from the wall street journal) Square dancing mompetition /
dadpetition拼孩1. Which is the right order of the events that form and change the language of English?Reading comprehensiona. Henry IV being the king of England.
b. The occupation of the Angles and the Saxons.
c. The Norman Conquest of England.
d. The invasion of the Vikings.
e. The Renaissance. b, d, c, e, a B. b, d, a, c, e
C. d, b, c, a, e D. b, d, c, a, e,2.Which of the following is true
about the history of English? The language used before the middle of the 5th century is called Old English.
B. Middle English started from about 12th century and ended in the 15th century.
C. Only the English we are using today is Modern English.
D. The process of English’s development will not continue any more.
3. In the passage of Middle English, it gives us a lot of examples, what does it really mean? There are too many English words for us to use.
B. English is difficult to learn.
C. Foreign cultures affect English language a lot.
D. Foreign languages have no effect on the English language.4. What’s the main reason for English’s development?A. Henry The borrowing from other languages.
B. The mixing of different languages from different countries.
C. The occupation.
D. All of the above.
Throughout history, English has changed a lot. English can be divided into three sections: Old English, Middle English and (1)_______ English. Old English is different from the English we speak (2)___________. By the 10th century, Old English was the (3)_______ language of England.
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Many factors (4) ________ to the development of Middle English. In 1066, the Normans conquered England and (5) ______________the country. After the Norman Conquest, (6) ________ class people spoke French while common people spoke English. By the latter half of the 14th century, English was (7) _______ used by all classes.
contributetook control of upperwidelyModern English began during the Renaissance in the 16th century. Modern English (8) _________ many Latin and Greek words. Pronunciation also went though huge changes. Where a person comes from (9)_________ his style of speech. If a person from the south of England goes to the north, he may find it difficult to understand what people there are saying. It’s certain that this (10)______ will continue. includesaffects process你的同学正在作出国准备，他发现英语有太多规则，
相同的含义又有不同单词，他感到很困惑，请你宽慰他并给出相关建议。
要点：
1. 感到困惑是正常的，即使同一个国家的人有时也会有困难…
2. 英语经历了三个阶段的变化…
3. 你的建议：…
…Making a dialogueMaking a dialogueA: Hi, I’m going abroad, but…
B: Why?...
A: English has too many rules and many words with similar meanings.
B: It’s natural to feel confused. People in Britain find it difficult to understand each other.
A: How’s that?
B: English is a mixture of …. It went though great changes…
B: …is a great way. / You can …/ you’d better…
A: Thank you …HomeworkWrite a short passage and improve it Thank you!