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Module3 Unit2 Language Reading (1) English and its history【学习目标】 1. Learn about English history. 2. Manage to get the general idea of the passage. 3. Learn how to read a history article.预学案Prevision checking:一To read this article and answers these questions:1. What is the article about?2. What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article?3. Who controlled England in the 11th century?4. Is English still changing?5. In what way is English still changing?二Find and say something about the words.Celtic:the Angles and the Saxons:the Vikings: 探究案Step1:Reading strategyHow shall we reading a history article? Answer: 1. Notice the _ and _2. Make _, listing relevant information such as times, places and events, etc. Step 2: Fast ReadingRead the passage fast and complete the table: The Development of EnglishKindsTimeEventsOld EnglishBefore the middle of the 5th centuryAt the end of the 9th centuryBy the 10th centuryMiddle EnglishIn 1066By the latter half of the 14th centuryIn 1399Modern EnglishDuring theRenaissance inthe 16th centuryStep3 : Careful Reading. (Read the text carefully and do the following.) Old EnglishTime EventLanguageBefore the middle of 5th century5th-9th centuryThree Germanic tribes invaded BritainAt the end of 9th centuryVikings began to invaded Britain Middle EnglishTrue or false statements1.Many things played a part in the development ofMiddle English.2.The Norman Conquest affected English as much as the Angles and the Saxons Victory.3.The English language didnt borrow words from French.4.Adding an-s to house and shoe is the Germanic way of making plurals.5. After the Norman Conquest, high-class people spoke English while common people speak French.The impact of French on English:1._2._3._Modern English1. When did modern English begin?_2. What changes had happened during this period of time?_3. Is Modern English the end of all these changes?_Discussion:What may affect a language? 练习案Task-based readingRead the article and complete the table:English and its historyOld EnglishBefore the middle of the 5th century, the language 1._ in Britain was Celtic. Anglo-Saxon 2._ from the mixture of Celtic and the language of the three Germanic tribes.At the end of the 9th century, the Vikings created Old English, 3._ their languages with Anglo-Saxon.By the 10th century, Old English, 4._ of an Anglo-Saxon base and words from the languages of Denmark and Norway, was the official language of English.Middle EnglishIn 1066, England was 5._ by the Normans, but French didnt take the 6._ of English as the first language.By the latter half of the 14th century, English was 7._ by all classes, and the King of England used English for all official occasions.8._ EnglishVocabulary and pronunciation 9._ great changes during the Renaissance. There is no 10._ that English will continue hanging in the future.Language borrows words from each other,can you list some of them?Chinese words from English:English words from Chinese:Homework1.Make a time chart of the history of English.2.Underline the difficult sentences in the article.4
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