牛津版 高一 Module 3 Unit 2

Reading English and its history Reading English and its history

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. 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. Is English still changing? Yes. Read and answer the questions.

1. Where did the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes come from? They came from the European mainland. 2. Why can similar pairs of words be found in the English language? Because each word or phrase came from a different language.

3. What was the German plural form replaced by? It was replaced by the French way of making plurals. 4. Which King of England used English for all official occasions? King Henry Ⅳ.

5. When did Modern English appear? During the Renaissance in the 16th century.

Fill in the blanks with the following words and dates from the passage 1. Before the middle of the __________, people in Britain did not speak English. 2. The original language spoken in Britain was _____. 3. Three groups of people came to Britain from the _________ mainland. 5th century Celtic European European 5th century Celtic

4. The ______, the Saxons and the Jutes spoke languages that made up Anglo-Saxon. 5. Normans spoke ______. 6. The Normans entered England in ____. 7. By the ___________, Old English was the official language of England. Angles 10th century 1066 French 10th century French 1066 Angles

Reading strategy: reading a history article dates, years, e.g. the 5th century … help you understand a sequence of events and how pieces of information relate to the text. What should you notice? Why?

What can you do when you 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 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.

In 1066 By the latter half of the 14th century The Normans conquered England and took control of the country. English was adopted by all classes in England.

In 1399 During the Renaissance in the 16th century 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. F F Denmark wasn’t

3. The words for most animals come from old English just because the animals were raised and cooked by English servants. 4. English was used for all official occasions after the Norman Conquest. T F Henry Ⅳ became the king of England.

5. People from different places sometimes misunderstand each other though they both speak English. T

The word for the animal: The word for the meat: ox/cow pig sheep mutton pork/bacon beef

ox- oxen child—children man- men shoe--shoes foot– feet tooth---teeth shoe- shoen house- housen house—houses Tick the German way of making plurals.

1. 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 1. 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

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

1. Do Part E on P Read the article in Part B on P97, WB. 3. Prepare for the language items. 4. Learn more about English and its history on this website /eh.htmwww.nhyz.org/student/2003/ /eh.htm Homework