Unit 2 Language Reading English and its history

Unit 2 Language Reading English and its history By Cang Hong

Pictograph象形字 a depiction of a material object. 日 Sun sun-ne sun 月 Moon mon-a mone-e moon

Skimming and scanning v 1. What is the article about? English and its history. v 2. What are three kinds of English discussed in the article? Old English, Middle English and Modern English. v 3. Is English still changing? Yes.

Listening: Old English consisted of an Anglo-Saxon F base plus words from the languages of French and Norway. （T/F） v Where did the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes come from? v the European mainland Why can similar pairs of words be found in the English language? Because each word or phrase came from a different language.

Middle English(1 -3 T/F) 1. In 1066, the Normans took control of the Fcountry and English was replaced with French. 2. TThe words for most animals come from old English just because the animals were raised and cooked by English servants. 3. FEnglish was used for all official occasions after the Norman Conquest. 4. What was the German plural form replaced by? the French way of making plurals 5. Which King of England used English for all official occasions? King Henry IV

Modern English People from different places sometimes T misunderstand each other though they both speak English. （T/F） When did Modern English appear? During the Renaissance in the 16 th century.

Reading strategy: reading a history article What should you notice? Why? dates, years, e. g. the 5 th century …help you understand a sequence of events and how pieces of information relate to the text What can you do when you read a history article? Make a time chart, listing relevant information such as times, places and events…

Note taking: Old English Time Before the middle of 5 th century Events People in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic. At the end of 9 th The Vikings invaded Britain century and brought their languages. By 10 th century Old English was the official language of England.

Note taking: Middle English Time In 1066 By the latter half of 14 th century In 1399 Events The Normans conquered England took control of the country. English was adopted by all classes in England. Henry IV became King of England used English for all official occasions.

Note taking: Words for animals and meat: Old English French ox beef mutton pork bacon cow sheep pig

Note taking: Ways of making plurals: the German way the French way ox- oxen house—houses man- men foot– feet shoe--shoes shoe- shoen house- housen tooth---teeth child—children

Note taking: Modern English Time During the Renaissan ce in 16 th century Events Modern English began.

任务型阅读 Student Times 第 30期 B 2 6. conquered 1. Invaded 2. brought 7. control 3. Celtic 8. replace 4. Old-English 9. resulted 5. similar 10. Renaissance

Discussion: 1. Languages borrow words from each other. List some. e. g. English words from Chinese 功夫 Kung fu 少林 Shaolin 旗袍 chipao/qipao 麻将 mahjong 豆腐 tofu (bean curd) 2. What do you think is the most difficult part 孔子/孔老夫子 Confucius of studying English---pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary or something else?

Homework: 1. Page 25 C 2 ---E 2. Student Times第 30期 A 2