执教： 苏州中学 周薇
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Unit 2. Language. A living language. always changes. English. and its history. 执教： 苏州中学 周薇. Unit 2. Language. A living language. always changes. 舞. Unit 2. Language. A living language. always changes. 休. Unit 2. Language. 1. What is the article about? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
执教： 苏州中学 周薇
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Reading ComprehensionThe answers to the Qs in Part A
English and its history.
Old English, Middle English and Modern English.
Yes.
1. What is the article about?
2. What are the three kinds of English discussed
3. Is English still changing?
in the article?
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Old EnglishNorway
Denmark
the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes from Germany
There was then no one language, but a mixture called old English, or Anglo-Saxon mixed with Northern Languages
At the end of the 9th century invasions came from the north
Before the 5th century the basic language was Celtic
Around the middle of the 5th century, invasions came from West Europe
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(The Vikings)Britain
basic language was Old English
Normans invaded in 1066 AD and French became the language of the royal court
France
Until 11th century
England under Henry IV had gained control of much France by 14th Century. By then English was adopted by all classes.
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Middle English
Modern English
GreeceItaly
Middle English was mixed with Ancient Latin and Greek& modern European words.Modern English began.
Now, English is still changing.
In the 16th century,
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Reading a history article
Reading a normal text
1. Notice the dates and years
2. Make a time chart, listing relevant information such as times, places and events, etc.
How to read a history article:Unit 2
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Time EventsBefore the middle of 5th century
After the middle of the 5th century
At the end of the 9th century
By the 10th century
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People in Britain all spokea language called Celtic.
Germanic tribes invaded. Celtic + their languages = Anglo-Saxon
The Vikings invaded. Anglo-Saxon+their languages=Old English.
Old English was the officiallanguage of England.
Time Events
In 1066
By the latter half of the 14th century
In 1399
During the Renaissance in the 16th century
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English was adopted by all classes in England.
Henry became King ofⅣEngland and used Englishfor all official occasions.
Modern English began.
The Normans invaded. upper class -French;common people -English.
43 BC
British languages, Celtic
Anglo-Saxon developed450 AD
900 AD
1066 AD French Invasion Old English and French both used
Roman Invasion Latin mixed with Celtic
Beginning of Modern English
Anglo Saxon was mixed with NorthernLanguages and Old English wascommon tongue
Modern
English
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1500 AD
Celtic
Anglo-Saxon
Old English
Middle
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Vertical time chart
Before 5th century
Old English Middle English
Modern English
Horizontal time chart
1066
today
Rough modelCan you make your own?
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Old English
Anglo-Saxon
Old English Languages of Vikings
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Old English, French, Middle English
Old English
Middle English French
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Middle English, Latin and Greek, Modern English
Middle English
Modern English
Latin and Greek
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True or false:
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Denmark
spoken along
Old English consisted of an Anglo-Saxon base plus words from the languages of France and Norway.
In 1066, the Normans took control of the country and English was replaced with French.
The words for most animals come from old English just because the animals were raised and cooked by English servants.
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Henry became the king of England.Ⅳ
English was used for all official occasions
after the Norman Conquest.
People from different places sometimes misunderstand each other though they both speak English.
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How is the vocabulary changed? Which language are they from?
Anglo-SaxonNorse
French
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He lifted up both hands and cried to the
policeman for help. I asked John where he was going but he didn’t reply.
The telephone rang and I picked it up.
French
Old English
Old English
FrenchGerman
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I had to answer a lot of questions.
He raised oxen, cows, sheep and pigs on his
farm.
---- What would you like to order, sir?
---- Well, I’d like to have some beef, mutton and
pork.
Children grew out of their shoes quickly.
Post-reading activities:
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Discussion:
Do you think that it is possible for Chinese to become the most widely used international language some day?
Why or why not?
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1.Review the text and make your own horizontal time chart.
2. Finish Ex.C1,C2 , D1 and D2 in your book.
1066
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There are many different_______ of English depending on where people live. When Old English was developing, it ___________ an Anglo-Saxon base ______ with many words from other languages. Before people could write,they used poems to record the history of English.Old English became the ______language of England in the 10th century. English ____ ______has lots of similar words for the same thing and that is because so many different people from other countries came to England. Another thing that happened in English is that there are different words for animals and the ______ which comes from them. This is because the English ________ cooked for the French. King Henry IV’s _____________ was English and he was the first king to use English after the Normans came to England in 1066.
dialects
consisted of mixed
official Voca-bulary
meatservants
mother tongue
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