高中英语Unit 2 Language--Reading2ppt 课件VIP免费

Period 1 Lead-in:1.Are you good at English? What do you think is the most difficult part of studying English-pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary or something else?2. Do you think English has always stayed the same? Give some examples. 1. What is the article about?2. What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article?3. Is English still changing?Read and answer the questions. English and its history.Old English, Middle English and Modern English.Yes. Read and answer the questions.1. Why did the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes come from?2. Why can similar pairs of words be found in the English language?3. What was the German plural form replaced by?4. Which King of England used English for all official occasions?5. When did Modern English appear?2. Because each word or phrase came from a different language.1. They came from the European mainland.3. It was replaced by the French way of making plurals.4. King Henry Ⅳ.5. During the Renaissance in the 16th century. Fill in the blanks with the following words and dates from the passageEuropean 5th century Celtic1. Before the middle of the _____________, people in Britain did not speak English.2. The original language spoken in Britain was___________.3. Three groups of people came to Britain from the ___________.5th centuryCelticEuropean 10th century French 1066 Angles4. The _________, the Saxons and the Jutes spoke languages that made up Anglo-Saxon.5. Normans spoke ___________.6. The Normans entered England in __________.7. By the ______________, Old English was the official language of English.Angles10th century1066French Reading strategy: reading a history articledates, years, e.g. the 5th century…help you understand a sequence of e...