英语：unit2《language》reading课件(1)(译林牛津版必修3)

B. England is separated from the European mainland.
C. the English population is large.
D. the English nation consists of people from different cultures.
2. What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article? Old English, Middle English and Modern English.
3. Is English still changing? Yes.
Careful reading(1) P24 C1
A. The reason why we find it hard to decide which words or phrases to use is that many pairs of words and phrases have similar meanings in English.
B. French replaced English after the Norman Conquest.
2. What changes had happened during this period of time?
Many Latin and Greek words were added to English and pronunciation also underwent huge changes . 3. Is Modern English the end of all these changes?
Tick the German way of making plurals.
ox- oxen man- men foot– feet shoe- shoen house—houses
child—children shoe--shoes tooth---teeth house- housen
Plural endings
German way
French way
ox-—oxen man- men foot – feet tooth — teeth child — children
shoe—shoes house—houses glass — glasses
Modern English
1. When did modern English begin? Modern English began during the Renaissance in the 16th century.
__________________________________________
Middle English
French’s impact on English: 1. More words with similar meanings 2 French ways of making plurals
By the later half of the 14th century _E_n_gl_is_h_w_a_s __a_d_o_p_te_d_b_y__a_ll_c_la_s_s_e_s_i_n_E_n_g_la_n_d__. _____________
In 1399,English was used for all official occasions.
During the
Modern English began.
Renaissance in
the 16th century
Detailed reading
Time
Event
Before the
middle of 5th
century 5th---9th century
Three Germanic tribes invaded Britain.
高一英语 Module 3 Unit 2
授课教师：刘淑英
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Fast reading
1. What is the article about? English and its history.
No , English is a living language and is forever changing.
Reading comprehension
1. English is language with so many
confusing rules, because __D___.
A.England has a long history.
language
Celtic
Anglo-Saxon (base of old English)
At the end Vikings began to invade
of 9th
century
Britain.
Old English
By the 10th century
Old English ( official language)
European 5th century Celtic
1. Before the middle of the _5_th__c_e_n_t_u_ry_,
people in Britain did not speak English.
2. The original language spoken in Britain
was _C_e_lt_i_c. 3. Three groups of people came to Britain
from the _E_u_r_o_p_e_a_n_ mainland.
10th century French 1066 Angles
4. The _A_n_g_le_s_, the Saxons and the Jutes spoke languages that made up Anglo-Saxon.
3. What was the German plural form replaced by? It was replaced by the French way of making plurals.
4. Which King of England used English for all official occasions? King Henry Ⅳ.
1. Where did the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes come from? They came from the European mainland.
2. Why can similar pairs of words be found in the English language? Because each word or phrase came from a different language.
2. In the passage of Middle English, it gives us a lot of examples, what does it really hint?
A.There are too many English words for us to use.
B. English is difficult to learn.
D. English is changing all the time but it is still English.
Consolidation
Fill in the blanks with the following words and dates
P24 C2
from the passage.
C. Henry Ⅳused English for all official occasions as English was his second language.
D. Whether English will continue changing or not is hard to say.
4. Which of the following statements is the most
accurate?__D__
A. English is easy to understand though it keeps changing.
B. English stays almost the same after many foreign invasions.
C. English nowadays is hard to understand, according to the article, because people make it similar to Old English.
C. Foreign cultures language a lot.
affect
the
English
C
D. Foreign languages have no effect on the English language.
3. Which of the following statements is true ?_A_
5. When did Modern English appear? During the Renaissance in the 16th century.
Careful reading(2)
Read the article carefully and draw a time chart, listing relevant information such as times, events and languages, etc.