Reading(8)：Englishanditshistory.ppt

Unit2Language,ReadingEnglishanditshistory,1.AreyougoodatEnglish?WhatdoyouthinkisthemostdifficultpartofstudyingEnglish,pronunciation,grammar,vocabularyorsomethingelse?,Warmingup,2.WhatdoyouknowaboutthehistoryordevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguage?3.DoyouthinkEnglishhasalwaysstayedthesame?4.IfEnglishchanged,howdidthesechangeshappen?,ReadthearticleaboutEnglishanditshistoryonPage22,andanswerthequestionsinPartA.,Fastreading,1.Whatisthearticleabout?Englishanditshistory.,2.WhatarethethreekindsofEnglishdiscussedinthearticle?OldEnglish,MiddleEnglishandModernEnglish.3.InwhatwayisEnglishstillchanging?Englishisstillchanginginmanyways,suchasinvocabularyandpronunciation.,Whatshouldyounotewhenyouarereadingahistoryarticle?Why?,Readingstrategy,Weshouldnotethedatesandyearsinthearticle.Recognizingthesedetailscanhelpusunderstandtheorderofeventsandhowpiecesofinformationrelatetotherestofthetext.,Whatcanyoudowhenyoureadahistoryarticle?,Makeatimechart,listingimportantinformation,suchastimes,placesandeventsinthearticle.,Fillintheblankswiththefollowingdatesfromthepassage.,1.Beforethemiddleofthe_,peopleinBritaindidnotspeakEnglish.,5thcentury,5thcentury9thcentury10thcentury106614thcentury16thcentury,2.ModernEnglishbegantodevelopinthe_.3.AlmosteveryoneinEnglandbegantospeakMiddleEnglishinthe_.,16thcentury,14thcentury,4.Attheendofthe_,NorwegianwordsbegantobeusedintheEnglishlanguage.5.TheNormansoccupiedEnglandin_.6.Bythe_,OldEnglishwastheofficiallanguageofEngland.,10thcentury,1066,9thcentury,Readagainandanswerthequestions.,1.WhydoestheEnglishlanguagehavesomanyrulesthatconfusedpeople?BecauseitismadeupofthegrammarandvocabularythatpeoplefromdifferentcountriesandculturesbroughtwiththemtoBritain.,2.WheredidthewordEnglishcomefrom?ItcamefromtheworldEngle,asitwasspeltinOldEnglish.3.WhycanwordswithsimilarmeaningsbefoundintheEnglishlanguage?Thesewordswithsimilarmeaningsdevelopedbecauseeachwordcamefromadifferentlanguage.,4.WhomadethegreatestcontributiontothedevelopmentfromOldEnglishtoMiddleEnglish?TheFrench-speakingNormans,whotookcontrolofEnglandin1066.,5.WhyaremanyofthewordsforanimalsdifferentfromthoseformeatinEnglish?ThewordsfortheanimalscamefromOldEnglish,whilethewordsforthemeatcamefromOldFrench.,Matchthesenewwordsandphrasesfromthearticlewiththeirmeanings.,occupyconsistofasidefrom,exceptenteraplacebyforceandbegintoruleoveritbemadeupof,takecontrolofentireraise,wholetakecareofgetpowerover,ReadthearticleexplainswhyAmericanEnglishisdifferentfromBritishEnglishonPage25.Completeitbyfillingintheblankswithwordsfromthebox.,contributionsvocabularythereforeprocessdefeatedreplacedtongue,Answers:1._2._3._4._5._6._7._,vocabulary,replaced,contributions,tongue,defeated,Therefore,process,DoyouthinkthatitispossibleforChinesetobecomethemostpopul