牛津英语模块三 Unit2 Reading

1、Unit 2 Language Reading (),Singular forms,Plural forms (German) Old English,Plural forms (French) Middle English,house,housen,houses,shoe,shoen,shoes,man,child,men,children,/,/,Lead in,1. What is the article about? 2. What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article?,Read and answer the

2、questions.,English and its history,Old English, Middle English and Modern English.,Self-study：,How many parts can we divide the text into?,Introduction,Old English,Middle English,Modern English,Notice _ 2. Make_, listing _such as times, places and events, etc.,Reading a history article,Reading a nor

3、mal text,different,the dates and years,a time chart,important information,The Development of English,People in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic.,The Vikings moved to Britain and brought their languages.,Old English was the official language of England.,The Normans defeated England and took

4、 control of the country.,English was used by all classes in England.,Henry IV became King of England and used English for all official events.,Modern English appeared.,Two Germanic groups occupied Britain.,Guidance and exploration1,Guidance and exploration2 Part 1: Introduction,Why does the English

5、language have so many difficult rules that confuse people?,Because it is made up of the grammar and vocabulary that people from many different countries and cultures brought to Britain.,Part 2: Old English:,People in Britain,Celtic,Germanic groups the Angles and the Saxons (from Europe),The Vikings

6、-Denmark and Norway (from Northern European countries),Their own languages,Their languages,Old English,Became the official language of England,Part 3: Middle English 1.Who made the greatest contribution to the development from Old English to Middle English? The French-speaking Normans, who _ England

7、 and_ England in 1066. 2.Why are many of the words for animals different from those for meat in English? The words for the animals came from_, while the words for the meat came from _.,defeated,took control of,old English,old French,3. When did English come into widespread use among all classes in E

8、ngland? And why?,By the latter half of the 14th century. Because Henry IV, whose mother tongue was English, became King of England in 1399 .,Part 4: Modern English,1.When did Modern English appear? 2. What new words are included in modern English?,During the Renaissance in the 16th century.,Latin an

9、d Greek words and new words being invented with new pronunciation.,Step 5 Summary,What have we learnt today?,occupied,mixed,official,phrases,occupied,mixed,official,phrases,Consolidation,优化探究Filling the blanks,defeated,control,contributions,Modern,includes,Pronunciation,Modern,defeated,control,contr

10、ibutions,includes,Pronunciation,Fill in the time chart on papers.,People in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic.,The Vikings moved to Britain and brought their languages.,Old English was the official language of England.,The Normans defeated England and took control of the country.,English was widely used by all classes in England.,Henry IV became King of England and used English for all official events.,Modern English appeared.,1. Read