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1、ReadingEnglish and its historyUnit 2 LanguageLead-inReading strategyDetailed-readingFast-readingDiscussion1.Are you good at English?What do you think is the most difficult part of studying English,pronunciation,grammar,vocabulary or something else?2.What do you know about the history or development

2、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,

3、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.Fill in the blanks with the following dates from the passage.1.Before the middle of the _,people in Britain did not speak English.5th century5th ce

4、ntury 9th century 10th century1066 14th century 16th century2.Modern English began to develop in the _.3.Almost everyone in England began to speak Middle English in the _.16th century14th century4.At the end of the _,Norwegian words began to be used in the English language.5.The Normans entered Engl

5、and in _.6.By the _,Old English was the official language of England.10th century10669th century返回目录返回目录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

6、 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 lang

7、uage.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 1066.5.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 w

8、ords 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.Introduction(1)_ up of the grammar and vocabulary from different countries and cultures,the English language has so many difficult and(2)_ rules.English and its historyMa

9、deconfusingThe(3)_ of EnglishOld English In the middle 5th century,Britain was(4)_ by the Angles and the Saxons,who brought their language into Old English.At the end of the 9th century,Old English was also mixed with the language of Demark and Norway.By the 10th century,Old English became the(5)_ l

10、anguage of England.historyoccupiedofficialMiddle English Normans had a great(6)_ _ on the development of Middle English from around the 12th to the 15th centuries,but their language,Old French didnt take the place of English as the first language.effect/influenceMiddle English Many words in English

11、language were borrowed from French,which(7)_ even more words with similar meanings.A French way of making plurals was introduced into English.By the latter half of the 14th century,English had been(8)_ used among all classes in England.causedwidely(9)_ English Greatly influenced by the Renaissance,t

12、his language includes many Latin and Greek words.Lots of changes also took place in(10)_.ModernpronunciationRead the text carefully and choose the best answer to each question.1.The effect of the Angles and Saxons on English is about _ years earlier than that of the Normans.A.600 B.450 C.300D.250 2.

13、From the text,we can learn that _.A.the plural forms of man and child were borrowed from French B.the Angles and Saxons made the greatest contribution in the history of EnglishC.Old English was made up of Celtic and the languages of the Angles and the SaxonsD.English has many words and phrases with

14、similar meanings which came from different languagesMatch these new words and phrases from the article with their meanings.occupyconsist ofaside fromexceptenter a place by force and begin to rule over itbe made up oftake control ofentireraisewholetake care ofget power overRead the article explains w

15、hy American English is different from British English on page 25.Complete it with the given words.Answers:1._ 2._3._ 4._5._ 6._7._vocabularyreplacedcontributionstonguedefeatedThereforeprocess返回目录返回目录What should you note when you are reading a history article?Why?We should note the dates and years in

16、 the article.Recognizing these details can help us understand the order of events and how pieces of information relate to the rest of the text.What can you do when you read a history article?Make a time chart,listing important information,such as times,places and events in the article.返回目录返回目录Langua

17、ges borrow words from each other.How many Chinese words can you think of that come from English?And how many English words from Chinese?e.g.沙发沙发sofa；维他命维他命vitamin Kunfu功夫；功夫；Toufu 豆腐豆腐BrainstormingDo you think that it is possible for Chinese to become the most popular international language some day?Why or why not?Discussion1.Read the article in Part B on Page 103 and fill in the form.2.Prepare for the language items.