1、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.What do you know about the history or development of the English language?3.Do you think English has always stayed the same?4.If English changed,how did the
2、se changes happen?Read the article about English and its history on Page 22,and answer the questions in Part A.1.What is the article about?English and its history.2.What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article?Old English,Middle English and Modern English.3.In what way is English sti
3、ll 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 century 9th century 10th century1066 14th century 16th century2.
4、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 occupied England in _.6.By the _,people in England used Old English as the
5、 official language.10th century10669th centuryRead again and answer the questions.1.Why does the English language have so many rules that confuse people?Because it is made up of the grammar and vocabulary that people from different countries and cultures brought with them to Britain.2.Where did the
6、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 language.4.Who made the greatest contribution to the developme
7、nt 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 words for the meat came from Old French.Read the article ag
8、ain.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 historyMadeconfusingThe(3)_ of EnglishOld English In the middle 5th
9、 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)_ language of England.historyoccupiedofficialMiddle English N
10、ormans 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 language were borrowed from French,which(7)_ even more wor
11、ds with similar meanings.A French way of making plurals was introduced into English.By the latter half of the 14th century,English had(8)_ widespread among all classes in England.causedcome into(9)_ English Greatly influenced by the Renaissance,this language includes many Latin and Greek words.Lots
12、of changes also took place in(10)_.ModernpronunciationRead the text carefully and decide whether the statements are true(T)or false(F).1.In Old English,the word“Angle”was once spelt“Engle”.()2.Many Celtic words were included in Old English,especially place names.()TF3.Middle English was used from ar
13、ound the 1100s to the 1400s.()4.The words we use for most animals raised for food come from Old French.()5.After the Norman Conquest,the Germanic way of making words plural wasnt popular.()TTFRead the text carefully and choose the best answer to each question.1.The effect of the Angles and Saxons on
14、 English is about _ years earlier than that of the Normans.A.600 B.450 C.300D.250 2.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
15、the languages of the Angles and the SaxonsD.English has many words and phrases with 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 of
16、take control ofentireraisewholetake care ofget power overRead the article explains why American English is different from British English on Page 25.Complete it by filling in the blanks with words from the box.contributions vocabulary therefore process defeated replaced tongueAnswers:1._ 2._3._ 4._5
17、._ 6._7._vocabularyreplacedcontributionstonguedefeatedThereforeprocessWhat should you note when you are reading a history article?Why?We should note the dates and years in the article.Recognizing these details can help us understand the order of events and how pieces of information relate to the res
18、t 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.Languages 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.
