M1U2 The road to Modern English 文本解读 温州八高 李培雷

文章标题； 篇章 / 段落结构； 信息和语言； 阅读策略； 作者意图 / 态度 ; 教学目标、重难点 文本分析：

目标 1. 了解英语发展的过程相关知识和各发展阶 段的特点； 2. 找出每段的中心句 / 主旨大意，了解文章结 构。 3. 了解英语发展过程描述的语言特点. 4. 能够推断写作意图；态度；标题含义；文 化交融对于语言发展的作用。 5. 理解词汇和长难句。

关注文章的篇章结构 1. English is spoken by many people. 2. Set an example to show differences. 3. English has changed when cultures meet and communicate. 4. English settled. 5. How English is used and develops in Asia.

at first; then gradually; by the 1600’s; in 1620; later in the 18th century; finally by the 19th century from 1765 to 1947 today 关注段落结构和描述语言的特点 be spoken; be based on; be less like; enrich; make use of; move to; be taken to; settle be ruled be spoken; learn English has changed when cultures meet and communicate with each other. Why does the author use different expressions to show times and how language changed?

1.What made English spoken in other countries? (para1) 2.Why is the example given in para2?(para2) 3.What does “over time” tell us? Any other expression show the same meaning in this paragraph?(L9) (gradually) 4.What information we can get from “was based more on German than …”? (L11) 5.Why does the author say “British settlers moved to America” but “were taken to Australia”? (L16) 6.What does the word “settle” mean? What does it tell us? (L18) 7.Which dictionary does “the latter” refer to? What does it mean by saying “give a separate identity to American English spelling”? (L20-21) 8.What examples are given to show that “languages change when cultures meet and communicate with each other”? (L9) 关注文章语言与深层信息

Languages change when culture meet and communicate with each other 1.AD very different from the English spoken today… based more on German 2. Less like German … Ruled first speak Danish and later French. 3. Moved to … be taken to … 4. American English and British English 4. Britain ruled India… 5. Chinese English … Will Chinese English develop its own identity, just like American English and Indian English? Why?

1.What is the tone of the writing? Is it positive, negative or neutral? 2. Does the writer have a point of view? Does he/she think the spread of English is a good or a bad thing? Why? 3. What do you think was the purpose of this passage? 关注写作意图与作者态度

How do you understand the title “The road to Modern English”? You may think about it from the following part: What does “road” mean and “Modern English” refer to? Which expressions in the passage show us “the road”? 关注文章标题

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