单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Reading,English and its history,Unit 2 Language,ReadingUnit 2 Language,Contents,Lead-in,Reading strategy,Detailed-reading,Fast-reading,Discussion,ContentsLead-inReading strateg,1.Are you good at English?What do,you think is the most difficult part,of studying English,pronunciation,grammar,vocabulary or something,else?,Lead-in,1.Are you good at English?Wh,2.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?,返回目录,2.What do you know about the,Read the article about English and its,history on Page 22,and answer the,questions in Part A.,Fast reading,Read the article about English,1.What are the three kinds of English,discussed in the article?,Old English,Middle English and,Modern English.,2.In what way is English still changing?,English is still changing in many ways,such as in vocabulary and pronunciation.,1.What are the three kinds of,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 century,5th century 9th century 10th century,1066 14th century 16th century,Fill in the blanks with the fo,2.Modern English began to develop in the _.,3.Almost everyone in England began to speak Middle English in the _.,16th century,14th century,2.Modern English began to dev,4.At the end of the _,Norwegian words began to be used,in the English language.,5.The Normans entered England in,_.,6.By the _,Old English,was the official language of England.,10th century,1066,9th century,返回目录,4.At the end of the _,Read 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.,Read again and answer the ques,2.What 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.,2.What did the word English c,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.,4.Who made the greatest contr,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.,5.Why are many of the words f,Read the article again.Fill in each,blank with no more than one word,according to the text.,Work in pairs,Read the article again.Fill i,English and its history,Made,confusing,English and its historyMadecon,history,occupied,official,historyoccupiedofficial,effect/,influence,effect/influence,caused,widely,causedwidely,Modern,pronunciation,Modernpronunciation,Read 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.300D.250,Read the text carefully and ch,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 languages,2.From the text,we can learn,Match these new words and phrases from the article with their meanings.,occupy,consist of,aside from,except,enter a place by force and begin to rule over it,be made up of,Match these new words and phra,take control of,entire,raise,whole,take care of,get power over,take control ofwhole,Read the article explains why American English is different from British English on page 25.Complete it with the given words.,Read the article explains why,Answers:,1._ 2._,3._ 4._,5._ 6._,7._,vocabulary,replaced,contributions,tongue,defeated,Therefore,process,返回目录,Answers:vocabularyreplacedcont,What should you note when you are reading a history article?Why?,Reading strategy,What should you note when you,We 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.,We should note the dates and y,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.,返回目录,What can you do when you read,Languages 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,Brainstorming,Languages borrow words from ea,Do you think that it is possible for,Chinese to become the most popular,internatio