Lead-inGodbewithGodbewithyou!you!GodbewithGodbewithye!ye!Godbwye!Godbwye!Goodbye!Imagineonedayifyoutalkwithapersonfromancienttimes,canyouunderstandhimeasily?Unit2EnglishanditshistoryFastreading1.Whatisthearticleabout?Englishanditshistory.2.WhatarethethreekindsofEnglishdiscussedinthearticle?OldEnglish,MiddleEnglish,ModernEnglish3.IsEnglishstillchanging?Time:Changing:ThefirstinvasionBeforethemiddleofthe5thcenturyCelticAnglo-Saxon(thebaseofoldEnglish)OldEnglishWhat’stheeffectstotheOldEnglishaftertwoinvasionsinBritain?ThesecondinvasionTime:Changing:Attheendofthe9thcenturyAnglo-SaxonOldEnglishWhathappenedinthe10thcentury?OldEnglishwastheofficiallanguageofEngland.QuestionWhyitishardtodecidewhichwordsorphrasestouse?ThereasonisthatmanypairsofwordsandphraseshavesimilarmeaningsinEnglishQuestionMiddleEnglisharound12thcentury---16thcenturyIn1066In1399bythelatterhalfofthe14thcenturyTimechart?In1066TheNormansconqueredEnglandandtookcontrolofthecountryBythelatterhalfofthe14thcenturyEnglishwasadoptedbyallclassesinEnglandIn1399HenryIVbecameKingofEnglandandUsedEnglishforallofficialoccasionsQuestions:Whyox,cow,sheepandpigcomefromOldEnglish?Whybeef,mutton,porkandbaconcomefromFrench?EnglishpeopleraisedanimalsandcookedforNormanswhileNormansjustknoweatthemeatofanimals.MiddleEnglishMakingwordspluralhouse/house/shoe/shoe/man/menox/oxenfoot/feettooth/teethchild/childrenGermanwayFrenchwayhousenhousesshoenshoesnochangingModernEnglishTorFModernEnglishincludesmanyLatinandIndianwords.It’seasytoanswerthequestionofwhetherEnglishwillchanging.FTManyyearsago,whereapersoncomesfromwillnotaffecttheirstyleofspeech.Ffrom16thcentury----noweventseventslanguagelanguageReadingstrategy10106666454500AttheendofAttheendof9th9th1313999916t16thheventseventslanguagelanguageCelticCelticReadingstrategyInvadedbyInvadedbythethreethethreeGermanicGermanictribestribesAnglo-SaxonAnglo-SaxonthetheVikingsVikingsinvadedinvadedOldEnglishOldEnglish10106666NormansNormansconquereconquereddEnglish,English,FrenchFrenchHenryⅣHenryⅣbecamebecameKingKingEnglishEnglishthetheRenaissanceRenaissance454500AttheendofAttheendof9th9th1313999916t16thhmodernmodernEnglishEnglishDoyouthinkChinesewillchangeinfuture?Andhow?DiscussionAustrianzoologistKarlvonFrischthelanguageofbeesAcircledanceAwaggingdanceFoodisnear.Foodisfaraway.Inthemorningifafeedingplaceissetup3kilometerstotheeastofthehive,whichpicturecorrectlyshowshoneybee’sdance.A.B.C.DNSWEReadingA:1.Bytouch.2.Fromthetypeofdancethesearcherbeeperforms.3.Thesearcherbee’smovementsinthefigureof8patterntelltheworkerbeewherethesunisinthesky.ReadingA:1.Bytouch.2.Fromthetypeofdancethesearcherbeeperforms.3.Thesearcherbee’smovementsinthefigureof8patterntelltheworkerbeewherethesunisinthesky.4.Themorewagglessheperformsandthelongershedances,thefartherthefoodsupplywillbe.5.Becausethefoodsupplyisclosetothenest,andthereforeeasiertofind.4.Themorewagglessheperformsandthelongershedances,thefartherthefoodsupplywillbe.5.Becausethefoodsupplyisclosetothenest,andthereforeeasiertofind.ReadingB:DoubleDutch:ADutchuncle:I’maDutchman:It’sallGreektome:TakeFrenchleave:Chinesepuzzles:ReadingB:DoubleDutch:ADutchuncle:I’maDutchman:It’sallGreektome:TakeFrenchleave:Chinesepuzzles:ReadingB:•1.Inthe17thandearly18thcenturies,therewerethreewarsbetweentheDutch,andDutchbecameadadworld.•2.It’snotagoodthingtotakeFrenchleavebecauseitmeansyouarenotpresentorleavesomewherewithoutpermission,likenotbeinginclasswhenyoushouldbe.ReadingB:•1.Inthe17thandearly18thcenturies,therewerethreewarsbetweentheDutch,andDutchbecameadadworld.•2.It’snotagoodthingtotakeFrenchleavebecauseitmeansyouarenotpresentorleavesomewherewithoutpermission,likenotbeinginclasswhenyoushouldbe.3.No.itwasShakespearewhomadethisexpressionwellknownbutithadappearedhundredsofyearsbeforehewrotetheplayJuliusCaesar.4.DoubleDutch,it’sallGreektome,andChinesepuzzleshavesimilarmeanings.Theycanallbeusedtosayyoudonotunderstandorknowsomething.3.No.itwasShakespearewhomadethisexpressionwellknownbutithadappearedhundredsofyearsbeforehewrotetheplayJuliusCaesar.4.DoubleDutch,it’sallGreektome,andChinesepuzzleshavesimilarmeanings.Theycanallbeusedtosayyoudonotunderstandorknowsomething.5.BecausetheyhavebeenpartoftheEnglishlanguageforhundredsofyears,andyoustillhearthemusedinconversationstoday.5.BecausetheyhavebeenpartoftheEnglishlanguageforhundredsofyears,andyoustillhearthemusedinconversationstoday.
