湖南省芷江县第一中学高中英语 Unit+2+Language导学案 译林牛津版必修3

湖南省芷江县第一中学高中英语 Unit+2+Language 导学案 译林牛津版必修 3Step 1: Read the tex t quickly and answer these questions:1 What is the article about?_____________________________________________________2 What are the three kinds English discussed in the article?_____________________________________________________3 Is English still changing nowadays? _____________________________________________________Reading tips on how to get the main idea of a passage: _____________________________________________________Step 2: Read the text carefully and complete the following chart:About EnglishEnglish is made up of t he grammar and vocabulary brought by people from different countries and cultures, which make its rules difficult and 1 _________The 2______ of EnglishOld EnglishDates:___________________★ Before the middle of the 5th century, people in Britain all spoke 3 ______.★ After the middle of the 5th century, Old English consisted of a 4_______ of the languages of the Angles and the Saxons . ★ At the end of the 9th century,5 _______moved to Britain and changed Old English.★ By the 10th century, Old English was made official in England.Middle English Dates:___________________★ It refers to the English language used from around the 12th to the 15th centuries.★ After 1066, 6___________ruled England for 250 years, but English was not replaced by French e ven though English did borrow many words from it, resulting in many words with similar meanings★ By the latter half of the 14th century, English had been widely used among all classes in England.★ In 1939, Henry IV became King of England, so 7_____________were performed in English.Modern English ★ Modern English appeared during 8____________ in the 16th century. It included mangy Latin and Greek 1Dates:___________________words.★ Huge changes happened 9 __________ during this period.10 ________In a word, English will keep on changing as people will keep inventing new words and new ways of saying things.Think: When you read a history article, what should you notice?2