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English and its history 执教： 苏州中学 周薇 Unit 2 Language A living language
always changes English and its history 执教： 苏州中学 周薇
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Reading Comprehension
Unit 2 Language A living language always changes The answers to the Qs in Part A 1. What is the article about? 2. What are the three kinds of English discussed 3. Is English still changing? in the article? English and its history. Old English, Middle English and Modern English. Yes.
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Unit 2 At the end of the 9th century invasions came from the north Language Old English (The Vikings) Norway Denmark Britain Before the 5th century the basic language was Celtic the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes from Germany There was then no one language, but a mixture called old English, or Anglo-Saxon mixed with Northern Languages Around the middle of the 5th century, invasions came from West Europe A living language always changes
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Middle English Until 11th century basic language was Old English
Unit 2 Language A living language always changes Middle English Until 11th century basic language was Old English France Normans invaded in 1066 AD and French became the language of the royal court England under Henry IV had gained control of much France by 14th Century. By then English was adopted by all classes.
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Modern English In the 16th century,
Unit 2 Language A living language always changes Modern English In the 16th century, Middle English was mixed with Ancient Latin and Greek & modern European words. Modern English began. Italy Greece Now, English is still changing.
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How to read a history article:
Unit 2 Language A living language always changes How to read a history article: Is Different from Reading a history article Reading a normal text 1. Notice the dates and years 2. Make a time chart, listing relevant information such as times, places and events, etc.
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Time Events Before the middle of 5th century
After the middle of the 5th century At the end of the 9th century By the 10th century Unit 2 Language A living language always changes People in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic. Germanic tribes invaded. Celtic + their languages = Anglo-Saxon The Vikings invaded. Anglo-Saxon+their languages=Old English. Old English was the official language of England.
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Time Events In 1066 By the latter half of The Normans invaded.
Unit 2 Language A living language always changes Time Events In 1066 By the latter half of the 14th century In 1399 During the Renaissance in the 16th century The Normans invaded. upper class -French; common people -English. English was adopted by all classes in England. Henry Ⅳ became King of England and used English for all official occasions. Modern English began.
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British languages, Celtic
Unit 2 Language A living language always changes British languages, Celtic Roman Invasion Latin mixed with Celtic 43 BC Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon developed 450 AD Old English Anglo Saxon was mixed with Northern Languages and Old English was common tongue 900 AD French Invasion Old English and French both used 1066 AD Middle English Beginning of Modern English 1500 AD Modern English Vertical time chart
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Can you make your own? Horizontal time chart Rough model
Unit 2 Horizontal time chart Language Middle English Modern English Old English today Before 5th century 1066 Rough model Can you make your own? A living language always changes
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Old English Languages of Vikings Anglo-Saxon Old English Unit 2
A living language always changes Old English Languages of Vikings Anglo-Saxon Old English
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Old English, French, Middle English
Unit 2 Language A living language always changes Old English, French, Middle English Old English Middle English French
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Middle English, Latin and Greek, Modern English
Unit 2 Language A living language always changes Middle English, Latin and Greek, Modern English Latin and Greek Middle English Modern English
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True or false: Unit 2 Language A living language always changes Old English consisted of an Anglo-Saxon base plus words from the languages of France and Norway. In 1066, the Normans took control of the country and English was replaced with French. The words for most animals come from old English just because the animals were raised and cooked by English servants. ( F ) Denmark ( F ) spoken along ( T )
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English was used for all official occasions after the Norman Conquest.
Unit 2 Language A living language always changes English was used for all official occasions after the Norman Conquest. People from different places sometimes misunderstand each other though they both speak English. ( F ) Henry Ⅳ became the king of England. ( T )
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How is the vocabulary changed?
Unit 2 Language A living language always changes How is the vocabulary changed? Which language are they from? The telephone rang and I picked it up. Norse Anglo-Saxon He lifted up both hands and cried to the policeman for help. I asked John where he was going but he didn’t reply. French
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I had to answer a lot of questions.
Unit 2 Language A living language always changes I had to answer a lot of questions. Old English He raised oxen, cows, sheep and pigs on his farm. Old English ---- What would you like to order, sir? ---- Well, I’d like to have some beef, mutton and pork. French Children grew out of their shoes quickly. French German
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Post-reading activities:
Unit 2 Language A living language always changes Post-reading activities: Discussion: Do you think that it is possible for Chinese to become the most widely used international language some day? Why or why not?
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Homework Review the text and make your own horizontal time chart.
Unit 2 Homework Language Review the text and make your own horizontal time chart. 2. Finish Ex.C1,C2 , D1 and D2 in your book. 1066 A living language always changes
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Thank You! THE END Goodbye !
Unit 2 Language Thank You! THE END Goodbye ! A living language always changes
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Summary: Unit 2 Language A living language always changes There are many different_______ of English depending on where people live. When Old English was developing, it ___________ an Anglo-Saxon base ______ with many words from other languages. Before people could write,they used poems to record the history of English.Old English became the ______language of England in the 10th century. English ____ ______has lots of similar words for the same thing and that is because so many different people from other countries came to England. Another thing that happened in English is that there are different words for animals and the ______ which comes from them. This is because the English ________ cooked for the French. King Henry IV’s _____________ was English and he was the first king to use English after the Normans came to England in 1066. dialects consisted of mixed official Voca- bulary meat servants mother tongue
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