Period 1

Lead-in: 1. Are you good at English? What do you think is the most difficult part of studying English - pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary or something else? 2. Do you think English has always stayed the same?

1. What is the article about? 2. What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article? 3. Is English still changing? Read and answer the questions. About English and its history. Old English, Middle English and Modern English. Yes.

1. Before the mid-5th century, people spoke a language _____ Celtic. 2. At the end of the 9th century, the Vikings ______ Britain, and then Old English was ______. 3. By the tenth century, Old English was the ______ Language in Britain. Listen and fill in the blanks:

4. In 1399, English was used for all official ________. 5. In the 16th century, ______ English began.

1. Before the mid-5th century, people spoke a language _____ Celtic. 2. At the end of the 9th century, the Vikings ______ Britain, and then Old English was ______. 3. By the tenth century, Old English was the ______ Language in Britain. Listen and fill in the blanks: called invaded created official

4. In 1399, English was used for all official ________. 5. In the 16th century, ______English began. occasions modern

Reading strategy: reading a history article dates, years, e.g. the 5th century …help we understand a sequence of events and how pieces of information relate to the text What should you notice? Why? What can we do when we read a history article? Make a time chart, listing relevant information such as times, places and events…

TimeEvents Before the middle of the 5th century At the end of the 9th century By the 10th century In 1066 By the latter half of the 14th century In 1399 During the Renaissance in the 16th century People in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic. The Vikings invaded Britain and brought their languages. Old English was the official language of England. 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.

True or false: 1.Old English consisted of an Anglo-Saxon base plus words from the languages of French and Norway. 2.In 1066, the Normans took control of the country and English was replaced with French. 3.The words for most animals come from old English just because the animals were raised and cooked by English servants. T F F Denmark wasn’t

4. 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. F T the king of England. Henry Ⅳ became

have an impact on 影响 ; 作用 ( influence) Those TV programmes had an impact on his English studies. 这些电视节目对他的英语学习很有影响。

pick up 1. The boy picked up the hat for the old man. 男孩替老人拾起了帽子。 2. Where did you pick up your technical skill? 你的技术是在哪儿学的？ 3. The car stopped to pick me up. 汽车停下来接我。 pick out 1. Let me pick out some good ones for you. 让我来替你挑几个好的。

1.He ____some French while he was on a business trip in Paris. 2. We'll send the ambulance to _________ the patient. 3. It's easy to ____her friend in a crowd because he is very tall. A. made out B. pick up C. pick out D. picked up D C B

invade 1. vt./vi. 侵入, 侵略 The Normans invaded England in 诺曼人于一○六六年入侵英国。 2. 拥入, 大批进入 In summer tourists invade the mountain village. 夏天游客成群结队地到这个山村来。 3. ( 疾病等 ) 侵袭 Bird flu invaded the country. 禽流感侵袭全国。

______+languages of the three Germanic tribes →___________+ languages from the Scandinavian →__________(became the official language by the ____ century) ↓ ___________(from the 12th century to the ___ century) ; ( caused by _______ invasion) ↓ ____________(the ___ century ---- now) ; (includes many Latin and _____ words) Celtic Anglo － Saxon Old English 10th Middle English16th Norman Modern English16th Greek

English has many c _________ rules because it is _____ ___ of the rules and vocabulary each group of people b _______ to Britain with them. At the very beginning, British people spoke C _____. Then, three Germanic tribes:______ ______ Jutes and V _____ from Scandinavian countries invaded Britain and brought with them their languages. The language they created is the old English. Old English c ________ of an Anglo-Saxon base p_____ words from the languages of Denmark and Norway. onfusing madeup rought eltic Angles Saxons ikings onsisted Consolidation lus

Old English was the ______ language of England until the 12 th century when Normans ________ England and _____ ______ of the Country. The Normans spoke F ____ which had an i ______ on English although it did not r ____ English as the first language. In 1399, H _________ became King of England and he used English for all o________ occasions. official conquered took control rench mpact eplace enry IV fficial

Modern English began during the R__________ in the 16 th century. Pronunciation u_________ huge changes during this period. However, this is not _____ ____ of the changes. It’s certain that this p________ will continue. enaissance nderwent the end rocess

Discussion: 1.Languages borrow words from each other. List some. e.g. Chinese words from English: English words from Chinese: 卡通 cartoon, 汉堡 hamburger, 沙发 sofa, 咖啡 coffee Typhoon 台风， tai chi 太极， lose face 丢脸

2. Do you think it is possible for Chinese to be the most widely used language some day? Why or why not?

Homework: 1.Do Part D1 on P24. 2.Do Part E on P25. 3.Read the article in Part B on P97, WB. 4.Prepare for the language items.