m3unit2Reading(教育精品).ppt

丹徒高级中学丹徒高级中学 于连香于连香 What do you think is difficult when learning English?difficult grammartoo many words with similar meaningsconfusing rulesWhy does English have so many similar words and confusing rules?Free talkAre you good at English?Learning aims1.To learn more about the development of English.2.To use the skills of reading a history article to understand the passage further.Hwæt we garde na ingear dagumþeod cyningaþrym ge frunon huðaæþelingas ellen fre medon.Sonnet 18（十四行诗）Shall I compare thee to a summers day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate.Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summers lease hath all too short a date.我能否将我能否将你你比作夏天？比作夏天？你你比夏天更美丽温婉。比夏天更美丽温婉。狂风将五月的蓓蕾凋残，狂风将五月的蓓蕾凋残，夏日的勾留何其短暂？夏日的勾留何其短暂？youYouarehas1.What is the article about?2.How many kinds of English are there discussed in the article?What are they?Skimming English and its history.English and its history.Three.Old English,Middle Three.Old English,Middle English and Modern English.English and Modern English.titlesubtitlesPlease go through the Reading strategy on page 23 and tell me how to read a history article.1.Notice _ and _ 2.Make a _,listing_datesyearsReading strategy(P23)time chart important informationa _ articlehistory3.Help you understand the _of events and how pieces of information _ the rest of the text.orderrelate to KindTimeEventsOld 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 began to move to Britain and brought their languages.Old English had become the official language of England.Two Germanic groups,the Angles and the Saxons,occupied Britain.Find and underline the dates in Old English and finish the table.occupied languagesAt the end of the 9th century Old English was made up of:only a few Celtic words for placesa mixture of the languages of the Angles and the Saxonsthe languages of the VikingsMiddle EnglishIn 1066,_ However,during the entire 250 years,_By the latter 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 widespread use in England.English was used for all official events.The English language did borrow many words from French.Frenchs influences on English:1.More words with similar meanings3.French ways of making plurals2.Words for meat and animalsMiddle Englishreply answer the similar meaning(回答）回答）Old French Old EnglishMore words with similar meanings.Examples Words for animalsWords for their meatcowpigpork/baconpork/baconsheepmuttonmuttonbeefbeefEnglish FrenchFrench Examples GermanicwayFrench wayhouseshoemanchildMaking pluralshousenhousesshoenshoesmenchildrenModern English 1.When did Modern English appear?2.What changes happened during this period of time?Modern English appeared 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.English and its historyOld EnglishBefore the middle of the 5th century,the language 1_in Britain was Celtic.Then Britain was 2_ by the Angles and the Saxons,who brought their language into Old English.At the end of the 9th century,the Vikings moved to Britain,3_ their languages with Old English.By the 10th century,Old English,had become the 4_ language of English.Middle EnglishIn 1066,England was 5_ by the Normans,but French didnt 6_ English as the first language.By the latter half of the 14th century,English had been 7_used among all classes in England.ModernEnglishVocabulary and pronunciation also went 8_ great changes during the Renaissance.It is 9_ that English will continue 10_ in the future.spokenmixingofficialdefeatedreplacewidelychangingthroughcertainoccupiedConsolidation:Fill in the blanks with one proper wordConsolidation:Fill in the blanks with one proper word1.People from many different countries and cultures have lived together in Britain.2.The English language is made up of the grammar and vocabulary these people brought to Britain.Why does English have so many words with similar meanings and confusing rules?Discussion1.wars 2.cultures3.the differences of dialects(方言方言)4.modern science and technologyWhat may affect a language?1.Make a time chart and list important information about English.2.Write a short passage about the development of English in your own words.13991399latterlatter halfhalf ofof 14th14th1316131610661066Middle Middle EnglishEnglishNormans defeated and took control Henry became King and usedhad come into widespread useFrench didnt replace10th10th9th9ththenthen5th5thoccupied by the two Germanic groupsthe Vikings moved tobecame official languagespoke CelticOld Old EnglishEnglishappeared during the Renaissancekeep on changing16th16thModern Modern EnglishEnglish