ReadingReadingUnit2Module3Unit2Module3EnglishanditshistoryI.Lead-inGodbewithGodbewithyou!you!GodbewithGodbewithye!ye!Godbwye!Godbwye!Goodbye!Imagineonedayifyoutalkwithapersonfromancienttimes,canyouunderstandhimeasily?1.Asweknow,languageisveryimportantinourdailylife.WouldyouliketosaysomethingaboutthehistoryofChinese?2.BesidesChinese,whichdoyouthinkplacesamoreimportantpartintoday'sworld,EnglishorRussian?Why?3.DoyouknowsomethingaboutEnglishanditshistory?4.ThoughChinesehasalongerhistorythanEnglish,itisstillnotsopopularasEnglishtoday,why?II.Pre-readingBeforeyoucometothetext,talkaboutthesequestionswithyourpartners.1)WhyisitdifficultforustounderstandOldEnglish?2)WeknowthatmanyfactorscontributedtothedevelopmentofMiddleEnglish.Wouldyouliketogiveussomeexamples?3)Whymaypeoplefromdifferentareasfinditdifficulttounderstandeachother?III.While-reading1.Readthetextquicklyandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1)WhyisitdifficultforustounderstandOldEnglish?III.While-reading1.Readthetextquicklyandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.•BecauseOldEnglishwasmadeupofdifferentlanguages.ItconsistedofCeltic,Anglo-SaxonandthewordsorphrasesfromthelanguageofDenmarkandNorway.2)WeknowthatmanyfactorscontributedtothedevelopmentofMiddleEnglish.Wouldyouliketogiveussomeexamples?III.While-reading1.Readthetextquicklyandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.•NormanConquestdidnotreplaceEnglishwholly,butFrenchstillhadanimpactontheEnglishlanguage.Morepairsofsimilarwordsandphrasesresultedfromit.•Differentpeopleuseddifferentlanguages.UpperclasspeoplespokeFrenchwhilecommonpeoplespokeEnglish.3)Whymaypeoplefromdifferentareasfinditdifficulttounderstandeachother?III.While-reading1.Readthetextquicklyandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.•Becausewhereapersoncomesfromwillaffecttheirstyleofspeech.MainideaWritingtechniques1.2.3.4.GeneralintroductiontotheEnglishlanguage(paragraph1)HowOldEnglishformed(paragraphs2and3)HowMiddleEnglishformed(paragraphs4,5and6)HowModernEnglishformed.And'Englishisalivinglanguage.(paragraphs6and7)makingstatementsgivingexamplesandmakingexplanationsintheorderoftimegivingexamplesandmakingexplanationsintheorderoftimemakingexplanationsdrawaconclusion1)TheEnglishlanguageismadeupoftherulesandvocabulary______.A.theoriginalpeopleusedB.onlytheimmigrantsproducedC.theBritishpeoplemadeD.differentinvadersandimmigrantsbroughtwiththem3.Pleasechoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.2)InthepassageofMiddleEnglish,itgivesusalotofexamples,whatdoesitreallyhint?A.TherearetoomanyEnglishwordsforustolearn.B.Englishisdifficultforustolearn.C.ForeignculturesaffecttheEnglishlanguagealot.D.ForeignlanguageshavenoeffectontheEnglishlanguage.3)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.ThereasonwhywefindithardtodecidewhichwordsorphrasestouseisthatmanypairsofwordsandphraseshavesimilarmeaningsinEnglish.B.FrenchreplacedEnglishaftertheNormanConquest.C.HenryIVusedEnglishforallofficialoccasionsasEnglishwashissecondlanguage.D.WhetherEnglishwillcontinuechangingornotishardtosay.Workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1.IfthepeopleintheworldallspokeonelanguageChineseoneday,whattheworldwouldbelike?2.Imaginingonedaythealienscametotheearth,howcouldwecommunicatewitheachother?IV.PostReadingeveneventstslangualanguagegeCeltCelticicReadingstrategyReadingstrategyInvadInvadedbyedbythethethreethreeGermGermanicanictribestribesAnglAnglo-o-SaxoSaxonnthetheVikinVikingsgsinvadinvadededOldOldEnglishEnglish10106666NormanNormanssconquerconquerededEnglish,English,FrenchFrenchHenryHenryⅣⅣbecabecamemeKingKingEnglishEnglishthetheRenaissanRenaissancece454500AttheendofAttheendof9th9th1313999916t16thhmodernmodernEnglishEnglishTimelineMiddleMiddleEnglishEnglishAfterreadingthewholepassage,whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthetext?PeriodsTimeRelevanteventsOldEnglishMiddleEnglishModernEnglishpeopleinBritainallspokeCelticOldEnglishwascreatedOldEnglishwastheofficiallanguageofEnglandtheNormansconqueredEnglandFrenchhadanimpactonEnglishEnglishwasadoptedbyallclassesinEnglandHenryIVusedEnglishforallofficialoccasionspronunciationunderwenthugechangespeoplewillkeepinventingnewwordsandnewwaysofsayingthingsbeforethemiddleofthe5thcenturyattheendofthe9thcenturybythe10thcenturyin1066during250yearsbythelatterhalfofthe14thcenturyin1399duringtheRenaissanceinthe16thcenturytodayGroupWorkInterviewwithanexpertEnglishLinguistGroupWork:4-6studentsoneasexpertEnglishLinguisttheothersasjournalistsHomework:1.DopartE,Fonpage252.Readthepassageonp.1033.Readaloudsomeusefulparasfluentlyandtrytoreciteparas1,3,4,64.Studyandfindoutsomekeywords,phrasesandimportantsentencepatterns.
