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M3 U2 LanguagePeriod I-Reading comprehensionWelcome to the unit & readingTeaching Aims:l To develop students ability of reading an article about the history of Englishl To know more about the development of the English languagel To get further understanding of the text【Activity procedures】学生学习活动教师组织教学方案Reading English and its historyActivity 1 Fast reading 1Activity Aim：make Ss have a brief understanding of the passage2Teaching Method：students-centered practice Step 1.Warming up. Answer the following questions: 1) Do you think English is important? Why or why not?2)What are some good methods for studying English that you can share with your classmates?Step 2. Reading skills - reading a history article. Go through the reading strategy to find how to read a history article: 1. Notice the dates and years 2. Make a time chart, listing important information such as times, places and events, etc. Step 3. Fast reading: Go through the passage as quickly as they can and try to find answers to the following questions:1. What is the article about?2. What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article? 3. Is English still changing?Key: 1 English and its history. 2 Old English, Middle English and Modern English. 3 YesActivity 2 Detailed reading 1Activity Aim : make Ss get some details of the text2Teaching Method: students-centered practice Step 1. Answer the following questions using the information from the article.1. Why does the English language have so many rules that confuse people?2. Where did the word English come from?3. Why can words with similar meanings be found in the English language?4. Who made the greatest contribution to the development from Old English to Middle English?5. Why are many of the words for animals different from those for meat in English? Step 2. Read the passage fast and complete the table.KindsTimeEventsOld EnglishBefore the middle of the 5th centuryPeople in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic. Then Two Germanic groups occupied Britain.At the end of the 9th centuryThe Vikings moved to Britain and brought their languages.By the 10th centuryOld English was the official language of England.Middle English In 1066The Normans defeated England and took control of the country.By the latter half of the 14th centuryEnglish was used by all classes in England.In 1399Henry IV became King of England and used English for all official events.Modern EnglishDuring theRenaissance in the 16th centuryModern English appeared.Activity 3 Consolidation1Activity Aim：make Ss master the text structures2Teaching Method：students-centered practice Task- based readingEnglish and its historyOld EnglishIn the middle of the 5th century, the language1._ in Britain was Celtic. Then Britain was 2._ by the Angles and the Saxons, who brought their language into Old English.At the end of the 9th century, the Vikings created Old English, 3._ their languages with Anglo-Saxon.By the 10th century, Old English, had become the 4._ language of English.Middle EnglishIn 1066, England was 5._ by the Normans, but French didnt take the 6._ of English as the first language.By the latter half of the 14th century, English had been 7._used among all classes in England.8._ EnglishVocabulary and pronunciation also went 9._ great changes during the Renaissance. It is 10._ that English will continue developing in the future.Key: 1 spoken 2 occupied 3 mixing 4 official 5 defeated 6 place 7 widely 8 Modern 9 through 10 certainActivity4 Discussion1. Activity Aim : practice oral English and writing 2. Teaching Method: students-centered practice Discuss the following questions: 1. Do you think that it is possible for Chinese to become the most popular international language some day? Why or why not? 2. What may affect a language? wars ; cultures ; the differences of dialects(方言); modern science and technology Homework : Make a time chart of the history of English.M3 U2 LanguagePeriod Language Points【Teaching Aims】1. Help students to learn some useful words and expressions2. Enable students to master some important language points3. Make use of the important words, phrases and sentences flexibly【Teaching Procedures】学生学习活动教师组织教学方案【Activity procedures】1. Activity Aim：Enable students to master important words, phrases and sentences 2. Teaching Method：Explanation by teachers Step1 Key words 1. occupy vt. occupy oneself with / in. ; be occupied with / in.E.g. The enemy soon occupied the town. (占领) Mr. Smith occupies an important position in the company. (担任.职务) Reading occupies most of my free time. (占用, 占据) He occupied himself with various research projects. (从事, 全神贯注于) He is still occupied in writing his novel. (忙着做.) Fully occupied in looking after three children at home, she no longer has time to enjoy various activities in the club.2. consist vi. consist of (不用于被动语态和进行时态) be made up of E.g. The class consists of 40 students. The committee consists of ten members. 【考题链接】1) The world is _ seven continents and four oceans. A consisting of B made up of C made out of D consisted of2) The teachers job _ giving lessons to students and taking care of them. A makes up B takes up C consists of D gives up3. contribution n. make contributions to contribute v. contribute. to E.g. The little girl contributed ten pounds to the charity. （捐款，捐助） Driving after drinking contributes to thousands of traffic accidents every year. （导致） Fresh air contributes to good health. （有助于） He has made an important contribution to the companys success. （做出贡献）4. defeat vt. （beat） E.g. Our football team defeated theirs this time. He beat / defeated me at swimming. 他游泳胜过了我. We defeated their team by ten points. 我们以10分的优势胜了他们队。【考题链接】 If we can _ the football team from Class 1, we will _ the first place. A defeat; beat B win; beat C defeat; win D win; win 5. replace vt. replace A with / by B take the place of / take ones place in place of instead of E.g. Nothing can replace mothers love. He replaced the broken window with a new one.6. raise vt. 举起；饲养，抚养；提高，增加；筹集 Cf: rise vi. ( rose, risen ) 升起，上升；起床，起身；（河水等）上涨；（温度等）升高 E.g. A new cancer charity to raise money for research was launched yesterday. Women raise kids and its hard to keep their careers. Before asking a question, please raise your hand. We must do everything we can to raise the peoples living standards. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. His voice rose as he got angry. 【考题链接】1) The number of students in this school _ by 5% every year.A rise B raise C rises D raises2) On Monday morning, while the sun was _ in the east, we watched the national flag _ to the top of the pole. A raising; raise B rising; being raised C raising; rise D rising; being risen 3) With few people _pigs, the price of pork _. A rising; rises B raising; raises C rising; raises D raising; rises7. distinction n. 区别，差别 distinguish vt. 区分，辨别；使显著，使.有所不同 make a distinction between. 区别.之间的不同 distinguish . from / distinguish between A and B 区别.与. be distinguished for. 因.而出名 distinguish oneself 使出名, 受人注目; 表现突出E.g. It is hard to distinguish him from his twin brother, because they are so alike. She has already distinguished herself as an athlete. Step2 Important phrases Translate the following phrases 1 be made up of / consist of 由.组成2 be different from 与.不同3 name after 以.命名4 aside from 除.以外5 part of .的一部分6 play a part in. 起.作用7 make contributions to 对.作贡献8 take control of 控制9 lead to / result in 导致10 replace A with / by B 代替, 取代11 raise animals 饲养动物12 as well 也, 以及13 add .to 增加.14 come into widespread use 广泛使用15 mother tongue 本国语, 母语16 go through (huge changes) 经历(巨大变化)17 keep on doing. 继续做.18 It is certain that. 确信19 occupy oneself with / in. 忙于. / 从事于.20 make a distinction between. 区别.之间的不同Step3 Important sentences 1. However, the Norman Coquest didnot affect English as much as the Angles and the Saxons victory about 600 years earlier, which led to Old English replacing Celtic. 1) not as.as “程度上不及.” as. as E.g. I dont think your suggestion is as valuable as theirs. I can carry as much paper as you can. We dont talk as much as we did before. 我们交谈得没有以前那么多。 2) lead to sb. doinglead sb. to do.lead to .E.g. This street will lead you to the center of the city. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 It is said that a cigarette end led to the forest fire. What led you to believe he is dishonest? The traffic jam leads to his being late for work. The evidence led to the criminal being caught.2. The English language did borrow many words from French. 句中助动词did 对动词borrow进行强调，起加强语气的作用。 英语中，用“助动词do/ does/ did + 动词原形”表示强调。 E.g. You did come late. I do think you are a good student. Do wait a moment. 使语气更客气，友好。 Do shut up! 不耐烦的情绪，语气更强烈。3. The question of whether English will keep on changing in the future is easy to answer. 1) 介宾从句 We are talking about whether we admit students into our club. He was not aware of what an important role he had played in the match. Our hometown is quite different from what it was before. 2) . easy to answer. sb./ sth. be + adj. + to do. 能用于这个句型的形容词有：easy, hard, comfortable, pleasant, expensive, interesting etc. 在这个句型中，不定式的动词与主语构成逻辑上的动宾关系，且不定式具有三个特点：不定式多为主动式；不定式中的动词为及物动词或不及物动词+ 相应的介词；不定式中的动词后不能带宾语。 He is hard to talk to. The book is difficult to understand. The flat is comfortable to live in. 【考题链接】1) I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good _. A to be breathed B breathing C to breathe D being breathed2) The room is too small; besides, it is not fit _. A to be worked in B to work in C to work D to be worked【课堂检测】I. Word spelling 1. As we know, air is a m_ of different gases, such as oxygen and hydrogen(氢气).2. The o_ languages in Hong Kong are English and Chinese.3. What he thinks of every day is how to make great c_to his country.4. He must be from the USA, for he speaks English with a strong American a_. 5. Though d_ twice, he didnt lose heart and was sure to win the next time.6. More and more young people are fond of playing tennis _(如今). 7. They had a new glass door fixed at the entrance, _(代替) the old wooden one.8. _(抚养)by his aunt, the child considers her as his own mother.9. He was very tired, and _(因此) he didnt go to work yesterday.10. The child is still too young to make a _(区别) between right and wrong.Key: 1 mixture 2 official 3 contributions 4 accent 5 defeated 6 nowadays 7 replacing 8 Raised 9 therefore 10 distinction IIFill in the blanks using the proper forms of the given phrasestake control of ; aside from ; come into widespread use; be made up of; lead to; even though; go through; play a part in; name after; replace. with; make contributions to; mix with1. We need to concentrate on our readers, who _women aged between 20 and 30.2. Americas capital Washington D.C. _ the first president after it gained independence from England.3. _being fun and survival skill, swimming is an excellent sport for people of all ages.4. Police _ keeping order and preserving peace of our world.5. There must be someone who can _these naughty children.6. Determination and persistence often _success, so never give up your dream.7. Oil doesnt _water.8. It is well-known that China _to the development of science and technology.9. Our teacher _ a new one this term.10. China _ a hard time in the 1960s.Key: 1 are made up of 2 was named after 3 Aside from 4 play a part in 5 take control of 6 lead to 7 mix with 8 has made contributions to 9 is/ was replaced with 10 went throughIII. Translation.1 有时我们搞不清楚该用哪个英语单词。2 教授正忙于准备明天的演讲。3 他将成功，这是无疑的。4 他的确喜欢踢足球，但他昨天真的去看电影了。（do用于加强语气）5 我父亲在公司说英语，而在家说汉语。6 她昨天生病了，因此没有来上班。Key: 1. Sometimes we feel puzzled about which English word to use.2. The professor is occupied in preparing for tomorrows speech.3. It is certain that he will succeed.4. He does like playing football, but he did go to the cinema yesterday.5. My father speaks English in the company while he speaks Chinese at home.6. She was ill yesterday, and therefore she didnt come to work.Iv. Multiple choices1. _ English language is a useful language, and it is widely used in international trade and communications. A. The B. / C. An D. Such2. As we know, the UN is an international organization _about 200 countries. A consisted of B made up C making up of D consisting of3. Dont interrupt him. He is in the office, _ himself _working on the plan. A to occupy; with B occupied; in C occupying; in D occupied; with4. The building, _his grandpa, is in honor of his great contributions to the development of his hometown. A named after B naming after C naming by D named with5. Eating too much fat can _ heart disease and cause high blood pressure. A devote to B contribute to C result from D attach to6. He is in _ control of the company. I mean, the