1、Period 1Lead-in:1.Are you good at English?What do you think is the most difficult part of studying English-pronunciation,grammar,vocabulary or something else?2.Do you think English has always stayed the same?Give some examples.1.What is the article about?2.What are the three kinds of English discuss
2、ed in the article?3.Is English still changing?Read and answer the questions.English and its history.Old English,Middle English and Modern English.Yes.Read and answer the questions.1.Where did the Angles,the Saxons and the Jutes come from?2.Why can similar pairs of words be found in the English langu
3、age?3.What was the German plural form replaced by?4.Which King of England used English for all official occasions?5.When did Modern English appear?2.Because each word or phrase came from a different language.v1.They came from the European mainland.3.It was replaced by the French way of making plural
4、s.4.King Henry.5.During the Renaissance in the 16th century.Fill in the blanks with the following words and dates from the passageEuropean 5th century Celtic1.Before the middle of the _,people in Britain did not speak English.2.The original language spoken in Britain was_.3.Three groups of people ca
5、me to Britain from the _.5th centuryCelticEuropean10th century French 1066 Angles4.The _,the Saxons and the Jutes spoke languages that made up Anglo-Saxon.5.Normans spoke _.6.The Normans entered England in _.7.By the _,Old English was the official language of English.Angles10th century1066FrenchRead
6、ing strategy:reading a history articledates,years,e.g.the 5th centuryhelp you understand a sequence of events and how pieces of information relate to the textWhat should you notice?Why?What can you do when you read a history article?Make a time chart,listing relevant information such as times,places
7、 and eventsTimeEventsBefore the middle of 5th centuryAt the end of 9th centuryBy 10th centuryIn 1066By the latter half of 14th century In 1399During the Renaissance in 16th centuryTimeEventsBefore the middle of 5th centuryAt the end of 9th centuryBy 10th centuryIn 1066By the latter half of 14th cent
8、ury In 1399During the Renaissance in 16th centuryPeople in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic.The Vikings invaded Britain and brought their languages.Old English was the official language of England.The Normans conquered England and took control of the country.English was adopted by all clas
9、ses in England.Henry IV became King of England and used English for all official occasions.Modern English began.True or false:1.Old English consisted of an Anglo-Saxon base plus words from the languages of French and Norway.2.In 1066,the Normans took control of the country and English was replaced w
10、ith French.3.The words for most animals come from old English just because the animals were raised and cooked by English servants.TFFDenmarkwasnt4.English was used for all official occasions after the Norman Conquest.5.People from different places sometimes misunderstand each other though they both
11、speak English.FTthe king of England.Henry became beefmuttonpork/baconox/cowpigsheepThe word for the animal:The word for the meat:ox-oxen childchildrenman-men shoe-shoesfoot feet tooth-teethshoe-shoen house-housenhousehouses Tick the German way of making plurals.Discussion:1.Languages borrow words fr
12、om each other.List some.e.g.Chinese words from English:English words from Chinese:2.Do you think it possible for Chinese to be the most widely used language some day?Why or why not?Homework:1.Do Part E on P25.2.Read the article in Part B on P97,WB.3.Prepare for the language items.4.Learn more about English and its history on this website.http:/www.nhyz.org/student/2003/030490/eh.htm
