牛津高一英语下ppt课件M3U2Reading

4. At the end of the ______________, 9th century Norwegian words began to be used in the English language. 5. The Normans entered England in
________. 1066 6. By the 10th ___________, century Old English was the official language of England.
grammar and vocabulary
from different countries
Introduction and cultures, the English
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difficult and (2) confusing ________
5. Why are many of the words for animals different from those for meat in English? The words for the animals came from
Old English, while the words for the
meat came from Old French.
Read the article again. Fill in each
blank with no more than one word
according to the text.
English and its history (1) Made _____ up of the
Unit 2 Language
Reading English and its history
Lead-in
Fast-reading
Detailed-reading
Reading strategy
Discussion
1. Are you good at English? What do
you think is the most difficult part
2. Modern English began to develop in century the 16th ____________. 3. Almost everyone in England began to speak Middle English in the _____________. 14th century
Fill in the blanks with the
following dates from the passage. 5th century 9th century 10th century
1066
14th century 16th century
1. Before the middle of the __________, 5th century people in Britain did not speak English.
of studying English, pronunciation,
grammar, vocabulary or something
else?
2. What do you know about the history or development of the English language? 3. Do you think English has always stayed the same? 4. If English changed, how did these
changes happen?
返回目录
Read the article about English and its history on Page 22, and answer the questions in Part A.
1. What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article? Old English, Middle English and Modern English. 2. In what way is English still changing? English is still changing in many ways, such as in vocabulary and pronunciation.
返回目录
Read again and answer the questions.
1. Why does the English language have
so many rules that confused people? Because it is made up of the grammar and vocabulary that people from different countries and cultures brought with them to Britain.
2. What did the word English come from? It came from the world Engle, as it was spelt in Old English. 3. Why can words with similar meanings be found in the English language?
These words with similar meanings
developed because each word came
from a different language.
4. Who made the greatest contribution
to the development from Old English to Middle English? The French-speaking Normans, who took control of England in 1066.