高一英语《MUReadingEnglishanditshistory》-精讲版课件

1、M3 U2 ReadingEnglish and its historyCan you think out the ways to express information?1. Written language 2. Emoticons3. Sign language4. Braille 5. Animal languageIn a broad sense, language is the way the information is expressed. It can be spoken or seen.What is the article about?What are the three

2、 kinds of English discussed in the article?In what way is English still changing?Fast-reading English and its history.Old English, Middle English and Modern English.English is still changing in many ways, such as in vocabulary and pronunciation.What should you notice when you are reading a history a

3、rticle? Reading strategyWe should notice the dates and years in the article. Recognizing these details can help us understand the order of events and how pieces of information relate to the rest of the text.Read the passage and finish the C1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.5th century9th century106610th century14t

4、h century16th centuryDetailed-readingPart 1 Old English Read Part 1 carefully, and answer the following question.What is Old English made up of?languagesOld Englishbefore mid-5th thenend 9th2G tribes (A, S, )CelticAnglo-Saxon(base of old English)VikingsDenmarkNorway10thlanguagesofficial languageOld

5、EnglishPart 2 Middle English Read Part 2 carefully, and answer the following question.What made contributions to Middle English?Why are the words for animals and meat different?What are the words for their meat? pork/ baconbeefmuttonMiddle EnglishWhat are the factors that contributed to the developm

6、ent of middle English?GermanHenry IVFrenchsimilar words words for animals & food plural endingsofficial occasionspluralsPart 3 Modern English Read Part 3 carefully, and answer the following question.When did Modern English appear?During the Renaissance in the 16th century.Why will English keep on changing in the future?Because people will keep inventing new words and