牛津译林版高中英语必修三Reading

Henry IV became King
of England and used
English for all official
occasions.
During the Modern English began. Renaissance in
the 16th
century
True or false
1. Old English consisted of an AngloSaxon base plus words from the languages of French and Norway. F Denmark
5. Normans spoke F__re_n_c_h_. 6. The Normans entered England in 1_0_6_6_. 7. By the 1_0_t_h_c_e_n_t_u_r_y_, Old English was
the official language of England.
3. What was the German plural form replaced by? It was replaced by the French way of making plurals.
4. Which King of England used English for all official occasions? King Henry Ⅳ.
In 1066
The Normans
conquered England
and took control of
the country.
By the latter half English was adopted
of the 14th
by all classes in
century
England.
In 1399
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Discussion
1. Do you think it possible for Chinese to be the most widely used language some day? Why or why not?
2. In 1066, the Normans took control of the country and English was replaced with French. F wasn’t
3. The words for most animals come from old English just because the animals were raised and cooked by English servants. T
The word for the animal:
ox/cow
sheep
The word for the meat:
beef
mutton
pig pork/bacon
Tick the German way of making plurals.
ox- oxen man- men foot– feet shoe- shoen house—houses
What can you do when you read a history article? Make a time chart, listing relevant information such as times, places and events…
Time
Events
Before the middle People in Britain all spoke
European 5th century Celtic
1.Before the middle of the _5_th__c_e_n_t_u_r_y, people in Britain did not speak English.
2. The original language spoken in Britain was C__e_lt_ic_.
பைடு நூலகம்
Reading strategy: reading a history article What should you notice? Why? dates, years, e.g. the 5th century … help you understand a sequence of events and how pieces of information relate to the text.
4. English was used for all official occasions after the Norman Conquest. F Henry Ⅳ became the king of England.
5. People from different places sometimes misunderstand each other though they both speak English. T
of the 5th century a language called Celtic.
At the end of the The Vikings invaded Britain
9th century
and brought their languages.
By the 10th century
Old English was the official language of England.
Read and answer the questions.
1. What is the article about? English and its history. 2. What are the three kinds of English
discussed in the article? Old English, Middle English and Modern English. 3. Is English still changing? Yes.
3. Three groups of people came to Britain from the _E_u_r_o_p_e_a_n_ mainland.
10th century French 1066 Angles
4. The _A_n_g_l_e_s , the Saxons and the Jutes spoke languages that made up Anglo-Saxon.
高中英语课件
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牛津版 高一Module 3
Unit 2
Reading English and its history
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?
Homework
1. Do Part E on P25. 2. Read the article in Part B on P97, WB. 3. Prepare for the language items. 4. Learn more about English and its
history on this website. /student/2003/030 490/eh.htm
Read and answer the questions. 1. Where did the Angles, the Saxons and
the Jutes come from? They came from the European mainland. 2. Why can similar pairs of words be found in the English language? Because each word or phrase came from a different language.
child—children shoe--shoes tooth---teeth house- housen
Brainstorming
1. Languages borrow words from each other. How many Chinese words can you think of that come from English? And how many English words from Chinese?
5. When did Modern English appear? During the Renaissance in the 16th century.
Fill in the blanks with the following words and dates from the passage