湖南省蓝山二中高中英语《unit2Reading》教案牛津版必修3Step1:Lead—in1.Howdopeoplecommunicateinourdailylife?(spoken/writtenlanguage,emoticons,handgestures,facialexpressions,posture,eyecontactandsoon)DoyouknowthefollowingChinesecharacters?Howisthelanguagedeveloped?Anglo-SaxonOldEnglishAnglo-SaxonLanguagesofVikingsOldEnglishCelticLanguagesofGermanictribes2.Doyouknowthemeaningofthefollowingsentences?⑴Sotliceontamdagumw?sgewordengebodframtamcasereAugusto,t?teallymbehwyrftw?retomearcod.Teostomearcodnesw?s?rystgewordenframtamdemanSyrigeCirino.Andeallehigeodon,andsyndrigeferdononhyraceastre.DaferdeIosepframGalileaoft?receastre⑵(translationbyJohnWycliffe,c.1380-83)Anditwasdoninthodaies,amaundementwenteoutfrotheemperourAugust,thataltheworldschuldebediscryued.ThisfirstediscryuyngwasmaadofCyryn,iusticeofSirie.Andallemenwententomakeprofessioun,echintohisownecitee.⑶(KingJamesversion,c.1604)Anditcametopasseinthosedayes,thattherewentoutadecreefromCesarAugustus,thatalltheworldshouldbetaxed.(AndthistaxingwasfirstmadewhenCyreniuswasgouernorofSyria)Andallwenttobeetaxed,eueryoneintohisownecitie.Yes,thefirstpassagecomesfromanoldEnglisharticle.ThesecondoneisaMiddleEnglisharticle.AndthethirdonecomesfromaModernEnglisharticle.3.Let’sdiscussthefollowingquestions:SinceyouhavelearntEnglishforseveralyears,whatdoyouknowaboutthedevelopmentorhistoryoftheEnglishlanguage?WhatdoyouthinkisthemostdifficultpartofstudyingEnglish—pronunciation,grammar,vocabularyorsomethingelse?DoyouthinkEnglishhasalwaysstayedthesame?Howdidthesechangeshappen?Step2:FastreadingforgeneralideasLet’sskimthepassageandtrytofindanswerstothesequestions:1)Whatisthearticleabout?(Englishanditshistory)2)WhatarethethreekindsofEnglishdiscussedinthearticle?(OldEnglish,MiddleEnglishandModernEnglish)3)IsEnglishstillchanging?(Yes)Step3:Detailedreadingforimportantinformation1.Let’srereadthearticleandcompletePartsC1andC2individuallytocheckyourreadingcomprehensionandtotestyouranalyticalthinkingskills.AnswersC11.TheycamefromtheEuropeanmainland.2.Becauseeachwordorphrasecamefromadifferentlanguage.3.ItwasreplacedbytheFrenchwayofmakingplurals.4.KingHenryⅣ.5.DuringtheRenaissanceinthe16thcentury.C21.5thcentury2.Celtic3.European4.Angles5.French6.10667.10thcentury2.Let’sfocusonthedatesandyearsinthearticle,becausetheyareveryimportantwhenreadingahistoryarticle.Andfillinthetablebelow.TimeEventsBeforethemiddleofthe5thcenturyPeopleinBritainallspokealanguagecalledCeltic.Attheendofthe9thcenturyTheVikingsinvadedBritainandbroughttheirlanguages.Bythe10thcenturyOldEnglishwastheofficiallanguageofEngland.In1066TheNormansconqueredEnglandandtookcontrolofthecountry.Bythelatterhalfofthe14thcenturyEnglishwasadoptedbyallclassesinEngland.In1399HenryⅣbecameKingofEnglandandusedEnglishforallofficialoccasions.DuringtheRenaissanceinthe16thcenturyModernEnglishbegan.3.PleasecompletePartsD1andD2individuallyandthenwe’llchecktheanswersasaclass.AnswersD11.e2.f3.a4.d5.c6.bD2beefmuttonpork/bacon4.PartEisasummaryofthearticle,whichwillhelpyoubecomemorefamiliarwiththeusageofwordsandexpressionsinthereadingpassage.Completeitindividuallyandthenwe’llchecktheanswersasaclass.AnswersE(1)dialects(2)consistedof(3)mixed(4)official(5)vocabulary(6)meat(7)servants(8)mothertongueStep4:Post-readingactivities1.Let’sholdaminipressconferenceingroupsoffour,supposeoneisalinguisticexpertcomingtoourschool,makingabriefintroductionaboutthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguageandtheyouranswerstotheclass.3.Let’sreadthearticleinPartBonpage103intheworkbook.AnswersPartB(page103)1Inthe17thand18thcenturies,therewerethreewarsbetweentheBritishandtheDutch,andDutchbecameabadword.2It’snotagoodthingtotakeFrenchleavebecauseitmeansyouarenotpresentorleavesomewherewithoutpermission,likenotbeinginclasswhenyoushouldbe.3No.ItwasShakespearewhomadehisexpressionwellknownbutithadappearedhundredsofyearsbeforehewrotetheplayJuliusCaesar.4DoubleDutch,it’sallGreektome,andChinesepuzzleshavesimilarmeaning.Theycanallbeusedtosayyoudonotunderstandorknowsomething.5BecausetheyhavebeenpartoftheEnglishlanguageforhundredsofyears,andyoustillhearthemusedinconversationstoday.4.Let’sdoPartsA1andA2onpage98inWorkbook,sowewillbemorefamiliarwiththetextandtheusageofsomeusefulimportantwordsandphrasesinthispart.AnswersPartA1(page98)1.asurebcertain/sure2.araisedbrisen3.ainthefuturebinfuturePartA2(page98)1.confusing2.consistsof3.created4.plus5.takecontrolof6.mothertongue7.replacing8.dialects9.Throughout10.ending
