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We often see this while chatting on line or in our text messages,what does it stand for?Could you give some other examples of emoticons?Guess the meaning of the following emoticons.:-)=:-(=sadness:-O=surprise:-D=great joy:-P=making a face:-(=crying8-)=A man who is wearing glasses is smiling.Sign languageThumbs up!Thumbs down!Ok!&.Victory/winApplauseCall me!What do they mean?BrailleBraille is the system of six raised dots created in 1821 by Louis Braille.Its the only way through which the blind can learn to read and write.Louis Braille was born in 1809 in France.When he was young,he had an accident.Then he became blind.It was he who invented Braille.Do you believe animals can also speak languages?Bees fly in circles to inform their partners about food and danger.Have you ever been shocked by the magnificent performance?Glckliches Neues Jahr!Bonne Anne!Happy New Year!新年快乐!Languages?1)Why is English a language with a lot of confusing rules?”(no more than 16 words)2)What are the factors that contributed to the development of Middle English?”(no more than 4 words.)The English language is made up of the grammar and vocabulary these people brought to Britain.(Lines 23)Normans and Henry IV.(L26&Lines 4850)3)What new factors are included in modern English?(no more than 10 words)Latin and Greek words,pronunciation and new words being invented.(Last paragraph)The Development of EnglishKindsTimeEventsOld EnglishBefore the middle of the 5th centuryThen At the end of the 9th centuryBy the 10th centuryPeople 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.Two Germanic groups occupied Britain.The Development of English Kinds Time EventsMiddle EnglishIn 1066By the latter half of the 14th centuryIn 1399Modern EnglishDuring theRenaissance in the 16th centuryThe Normans defeated England and took 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.reading a history article When you read a history article,you will notice _ and _ in the text.Recognizing these details will help you understand the _ of events and _ pieces of information relate to the rest of the text.datesyearsorderhow【合作探究合作探究】Old English Time Event LanguageBefore the middle of 5th century5th-9th centuryTwo Germanic tribes occupied BritainAt the end of 9th centuryVikings began to move to BritainCeltic The language of the Angles and the Saxons The language of the VikingsCelticLanguages of Angles and Saxons Old EnglishLanguages of VikingsFrenchs influence on English:1.More words with similar meanings3.French ways of making plurals2.Words for meat and animalsMiddle Englishreply answer the same meaning(回答）回答）Old French Old EnglishMore words with similar meanings.Examples Words for animalsWords for their meatox/cowpigpork/baconsheepmuttonbeefEnglish French Examples GermanicwayFrench wayhouseshoemanchildMaking pluralshousenhousesshoenshoesmenchildrenModern English1.When did modern English begin?(No more than 7 words.)2.What changes had happened during this period of time?(No more than 1 word)3.Is Modern English the end of all these changes?(No more than 1 word)During the Renaissance in the 16th century.(L52)Pronunciation.(L53)No.(Lines 5455)Group discussion:1)What do you think are the main reasons for the development of a language?2)Do you think it possible for Chinese to be the most widely used language some day?Why or why not?Role Play Suppose one of your group is a linguistic expert（语言学家）（语言学家）and the other three are journalists,we will hold a press conferenceTips for experts1.Make a brief introduction of the English language,and please focus on times and events.2.Useful sentence patterns.e.g.its my great honor to;What I am going to talk about today is;Thank you for;Tips for journalists1.Ask the expert some questions focused on features of the different period.2.Useful sentence patterns.e.g.Thank you for;Id like to ask you;As you just mentioned,What do you think of?Time for discussionTime for presentationGood staying with you!