Unit2languagePeriod2Reading(1)一、双基提要TothewestandofftheEuropeanContinent,thereareseveralthousandsofislandonthecontinentalshelf(大陆架)
TheyaregenerallycalledtheBritishIsles(大不列颠岛)
Ofalltheisles,thelargestoneiscalledtheGreatBritain
ThenameGreatBritainwasnotappliedtothislargeareaislanduntilthe17thcentury,itssouthernpartadoptedthenameEnglandinthe5thcenturywhengroupsofinvadersfroNorthernEurope,traditionallycalledtheAngles,SaxonsandJutes,weretakingpossessingofthisarea
Theirlanguage,theEnglishlanguage,spreadfarandwideandlaterbecametheofficiallanguageofthenation
The“Engl-”partofthewordcomesfromthewordAngleswhilethe“-ish”partmeans“belongingto”
ThewordEnglishmeans“thelanguagethatbelongstotheAngles”
二、课堂反馈(一)TrueorFalsequestions
()1IfwecouldhearoldEnglishtoday,wewouldbeabletounderstanditwithoutmuchdiffi