Module3 Unit2 Language Reading (1) English and its history【学习目标】 1. Learn about English history. 2. Manage to get the general idea of the passage. 3. Learn how to read a history article.预学案Prevision checking:一．To read this article and answers these questions:1. What is the article about?2. What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article?3. Who controlled England in the 11th century?4. Is English still changing?5. In what way is English still changing?二．Find and say something about the words.Celtic:the Angles and the Saxons:the Vikings: 探究案 Step1：Reading strategyHow shall we reading a history article? Answer: 1. Notice the ________ and _______ 2. Make ________________, listing relevant information such as times, places and events, etc. Step 2: Fast ReadingRead the passage fast and complete the table: The Development of EnglishKindsTimeEventsOld EnglishBefore the middle of the 5th centuryAt the end of the 9th centuryBy the 10th century1Middle EnglishIn 1066By the latter half of the 14th centuryIn 1399Modern EnglishDuring theRenaissance inthe 16th centuryStep3 : Careful Reading. (Read the text carefully and do the following.) Old EnglishTime EventLanguageBefore the middle of 5th century5th---9th centuryThree Germanic tribes invaded BritainAt the end of 9th centuryVikings began to invaded Britain Middle EnglishTrue or false statements1.Many things played a part in the development of Middle English.2.The Norman Conquest affected English as much as the Angles and the Saxons’ Victory.3.The English language didn’t borrow words from French.4.Adding an-s to house and shoe is the Germanic way of making plurals.5. After the Norman Conquest, high-class people spoke English while com mon people spe...
