牛津高中英语模块三readingPPT课件

1、The United Kingdomof Great Britain andNorthern Ireland.第1页/共31页Chinese characters are always changing!第2页/共31页1. Do you think English has always stayed the same? 2. How did these changes happen?第3页/共31页Sonnet No. 18 Shall I compare thee to a summers day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Roug

2、h winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summers lease hath all too short a date: Hwæt we garde na ingear dagum þeod cyninga þrym ge frunon huða æþelingas ellen fre medon. 第4页/共31页第5页/共31页Please go through the Reading strategy and tell m

3、e how to read a history article.第6页/共31页1. Notice dates and years. 2. Make a time chart, listing important information, such as times, places and events. Reading a history articleReading a normal text第7页/共31页Fill in the blanks with the following dates from the article. 5th century 9th century 10th c

4、entury 106614th century 16th century Check the answers on page24:第8页/共31页1. Before the middle of the _, people in Britain did not speak English.2. Modern English began to develop in the _.3. Almost everyone in England began to speak Middle English in the _.5th century16th century 14th century 第9页/共3

5、1页4. At the end of the _, Norwegian words began to be used in the English language.5. The Normans occupied England in _.6. By the _, people in England used Old English as the official language.10th century10669th century 第10页/共31页Skimming to get general ideas第11页/共31页The topic of the text is _. Skim

6、mingReading Comprehension IA. that old English is different from the English todayB. how Middle English formedC. English and its historyD. that English will keep changing第12页/共31页1.What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article? 2. In what way is English still changing? Old English, Mi

7、ddle English andModern English.English is still changing in many ways, such as in vocabulary and pronunciation.SkimmingReading Comprehension II第13页/共31页Time EventlanguageBefore the middle of 5th century5th-9th centuryAt the end of 9thCelticTwo Germanic groups occupied BritainAnglo-Saxon(base of old

8、English)The Vikings began to move BritainOld EnglishBy the 10th century Old English( official language) Celtic language of Norwaylanguage of Denmark Anglo-Saxon (base)第14页/共31页Middle EnglishIn 1066,_ However, during the 250 years,_By the later half of the 14th century_In 1399, _ the Normans defeated

9、 England and took control of the country. French didnt replace English as the first language. English had come into widespread use in England .English was used for all official events.Frenchs impact(影响）影响） on English:1. More words with similar meanings3. French ways of making plurals2. Borrowed word

10、s for meat: mutton/ beef/pork第15页/共31页 illsick the same meaning ( 生病的）生病的）NorseAnglo-SaxonMany words with similar meanings第16页/共31页reply answer the same meaning (回答）回答）French Old EnglishMore words with similar meanings.第17页/共31页man- men man- men shoeshoesshoeshoesFoot feet Foot feet househouseshouse

11、houses tooth teeth tooth teeth glass glassesglass glassesChild childrenChild children Germanic wayFrench wayMaking plurals第18页/共31页beefbeefmuttonmuttonpork / pork / baconbaconcowcowpipig gsheepsheepThe word for the animal:The word for the animal:The word for the meat:The word for the meat:第19页/共31页M

12、odern English 1. When did modern English begin?2. What changes happened during this period of time?Modern English began during the Renaissance in the 16th century.English includes many Latin and Greek words.Pronunciation also went through huge changes .3. Is Modern English the end of all these chang

13、es?No , English will keep on changing.第20页/共31页第21页/共31页CelticLanguages of Germanic groupsOld EnglishOld EnglishThe development of English第22页/共31页Languages of VikingsOld EnglishOld English第23页/共31页Old EnglishFrenchMiddle EnglishMiddle English第24页/共31页Middle EnglishLatin and GreekModern EnglishModer

14、n English第25页/共31页1. Why does the English language have so many rules that confuse people?Because it is made up of the grammar and vocabulary that people from different countries and cultures brought with them to Britain.Discuss the following questions with your partner.第26页/共31页It came from the wor

15、d Engle, as it was spelt in Old English.2. Where did the word English come from? 3. Why can words with similar meanings be found in the English language? These words with similar meanings developed because each word came from a different language.第27页/共31页4. Who made the greatest contribution to the

16、 development from Old English to Middle English? 5. Why are many of the words for animals different from those for meat in English? The French-speaking Normans, who took control of England in 1066.The words for the animals came from Old English, while the words for the meat came from Old French.第28页/共31页Language borrows words from each ot