译林牛津English and its history.ppt

1、,Reading,English and its history,Period 1,Lead-in: 1. Are you good at English? What do you think is the most difficult part of studying English -pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary or something else? 2. Do you think English has always stayed the same?,1. What is the article about? 2. What are the thr

2、ee kinds of English discussed in the article? 3. Is English still changing?,Read and answer the questions.,About English and its history.,Old English, Middle English and Modern English.,Yes.,1. Before the mid-5th century, people spoke a language _ Celtic. 2. At the end of the 9th century, the Viking

3、s _ Britain, and then Old English was _. 3. By the tenth century, Old English was the _ Language in Britain.,Listen and fill in the blanks:,4. In 1399, English was used for all official _. 5. In the 16th century, _ English began.,1. Before the mid-5th century, people spoke a language _ Celtic. 2. At

4、 the end of the 9th century, the Vikings _ Britain, and then Old English was _. 3. By the tenth century, Old English was the _ Language in Britain.,Listen and fill in the blanks:,called,invaded,created,official,4. In 1399, English was used for all official _. 5. In the 16th century, _English began.,

5、occasions,modern,Reading strategy: reading a history article,dates, years, e.g. the 5th century help we understand a sequence of events and how pieces of information relate to the text,What should you notice? Why?,What can we do when we read a history article?,Make a time chart, listing relevant inf

6、ormation such as times, places and events,People in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic.,The Vikings invaded Britain and brought their languages.,Old English was the official language of England.,The Normans conquered England and took control of the country.,English was adopted by all classes

7、 in England.,Henry IV became King of England and used English for all official occasions.,Modern English began.,True or false:,Old English consisted of an Anglo-Saxon base plus words from the languages of French and Norway. In 1066, the Normans took control of the country and English was replaced wi

8、th French. The words for most animals come from old English just because the animals were raised and cooked by English servants.,T,F,F,Denmark,wasnt,4. English was used for all official occasions after the Norman Conquest. 5. People from different places sometimes misunderstand each other though the

9、y both speak English.,F,T,the king of England.,Henry became,have an impact on 影响;作用 ( influence) Those TV programmes had an impact on his English studies. 这些电视节目对他的英语学习很有影响。,pick up 1. The boy picked up the hat for the old man. 男孩替老人拾起了帽子。 2. Where did you pick up your technical skill? 你的技术是在哪儿学的？ 3

10、. The car stopped to pick me up. 汽车停下来接我。 pick out 1. Let me pick out some good ones for you. 让我来替你挑几个好的。,He _some French while he was on a business trip in Paris. Well send the ambulance to _ the patient. Its easy to _her friend in a crowd because he is very tall. A. made out B. pick up C. pick out

11、 D. picked up,D,C,B,invade 1. vt./vi. 侵入,侵略 The Normans invaded England in 1066. 诺曼人于一六六年入侵英国。 2. 拥入,大批进入 In summer tourists invade the mountain village. 夏天游客成群结队地到这个山村来。 3. (疾病等)侵袭 Bird flu invaded the country. 禽流感侵袭全国。,English and its history,_+languages of the three Germanic tribes _+ languages f

12、rom the Scandinavian _(became the official language by the _ century) _(from the 12th century to the _ century) ; ( caused by _ invasion) _(the _ century - now) ; (includes many Latin and _ words),Celtic,AngloSaxon,Old English,10th,Middle English,16th,Norman,Modern English,16th,Greek,English has man

13、y c_ rules because it is _ _of the rules and vocabulary each group of people b_ to Britain with them. At the very beginning, British people spoke C_. Then, three Germanic tribes:_ _ Jutes and V_ from Scandinavian countries invaded Britain and brought with them their languages. The language they crea

14、ted is the old English. Old English c_of an Anglo-Saxon base p_ words from the languages of Denmark and Norway.,onfusing,made,up,rought,eltic,Angles Saxons,ikings,onsisted,Consolidation,lus,Old English was the _ language of England until the 12th century when Normans _ England and _ _ of the Country

15、. The Normans spoke F_ which had an i_ on English although it did not r_ English as the first language. In 1399, H_ became King of England and he used English for all o_ occasions.,official,conquered,took,control,rench,mpact,eplace,enry IV,fficial,Modern English began during the R_ in the 16th centu

16、ry. Pronunciation u_ huge changes during this period. However, this is not _ _ of the changes. Its certain that this p_ will continue.,enaissance,nderwent,the end,rocess,Discussion: Languages borrow words from each other. List some. e.g. Chinese words from English: English words from Chinese:,卡通 cartoon,汉堡 hamburger, 沙发 sofa,咖啡 coffee,Typhoon 台风， tai chi