Reading(1)：Englishanditshistory.ppt

1、,English and its history,Lead-in: 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?,Chinese characters are always changing!,1. Do you think English has always stayed the same? 2.

2、How did these changes happen?,What about English?,English,Reading,and its history,Skimming to get general ideas,1.The topic of the text is _.,Skimming,Reading Comprehension I,that old English is different from the English today B. how Middle English formed C. English and its history D. that English

3、will keep changing,2.What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article? 3. In what way is English still changing?,Old English, Middle English and Modern English.,English is still changing in many ways, such as in vocabulary and pronunciation.,Skimming,Comprehension,How many parts can we d

4、ivide the text into?,Introduction,Old English,Middle English,Modern English,Introduction,Why does English have so many difficult rules?,Please go through the Reading strategy and tell me how to read a history article.,1. Notice dates and years. 2. Make a time chart, listing important information, su

5、ch as times, places and events.,Reading a history article,Reading a normal text,different from,Reading strategy,Part 1 Old English,Saxon,Before the middle of 5th century,5th-9th century,At the end of 9th,Celtic,Two Germanic groups occupied Britain,Anglo-Saxon (base of old English),The Vikings began

6、to move Britain,Old English,By the 10th century,Old English ( official language),Celtic,language of Norway,Old English,language of Denmark,Anglo-Saxon (base),languages,Old English,before mid-5th,then,end 9th,2G tribes (A, S),Celtic,Vikings,Denmark,Norway,10th,languages,official language,Old English,

7、Why puzzled?,Part 2 Middle English,Henry IV,Middle English,In 1066,_ _ However, during the 250 years,_ _ By the later half of the 14th century_ _ In 1399, _,the Normans defeated England and took control of the country.,French didnt replace English as the first language.,English had come into widespr

8、ead use in England .,English was used for all official events.,Frenchs impact(影响） on English:,1. More words with similar meanings,3. French ways of making plurals,2. Borrowed words for meat: mutton/ beef/pork,Middle English,What are the factors that contributed to the development of middle English?,

9、Henry IV,French,similar words,words for animals & food,official occasions,plurals,beef,mutton,pork / bacon,cow,pig,sheep,The word for the animal:,The word for the meat:,Part 3 Modern English,The Renaissance,Modern English,1. When did modern English begin?,2. What changes happened during this period of time?,Modern English began during the Renaissance in the 16th century.,English includes many Latin and Greek words. Pronunciation also went through huge changes .,3. Is Modern English the end of all these changes?,No , English will keep on changing.,Consolidation,spoken,mixing,offic