高中英语Unit2阅读牛津版必修3 完整版课件

1、English and its history1. What is the article about?2. What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article?3. Is English still changing?skimming English and its history.Old English, Middle English and Modern English.YesTimeEventsBefore the middle of 5th centuryAt the end of 9th centuryBy th

2、e 10th centuryIn 1066By the latter half of 14th century In 1399During the Renaissance in 16th centuryThe Vikings moved to Britain with their languages.Old English was the official language of England. the Norman conquestEnglish was used by all classes in England.Henry IV became King of Englandand us

3、ed English for all official events.Modern English began.People in Britain all spoke CelticTime EventlanguageBefore the middle of 5th century5th-9th centuryAt the end of 9thCelticTwo Germanic groups occupied Britainold EnglishVikings began to move to BritainOld EnglishBy the 10th century Old English(

4、 official language)language of Angles-Saxonslanguage of Denmarklanguage of NorwayOld EnglishMiddle EnglishIn 1066,_ However, throughout the 250 years,_By the later half of the 14th century_In 1399, _ the Normans defeated England and took control of the country. French didnt replace English as the fi

5、rst language. English was used by all classes in England .English was used for all official events.Frenchs impact on English:1. More words with similar meanings3. French ways of making plurals2. Words for meat: mutton/ beef/ porkreply answer the same meaning (回答）French Old EnglishMore words with sim

6、ilar meanings.beefmuttonpork / baconox/ cowpigsheepThe word for the animal:The word for the meat:man- men shoeshoeshouse-housen househouses shoe-shoen Child children Germanic wayFrench wayTrue or false1. Old English consisted of the language of the Angles and Saxons and words from the languages of F

7、rench and Norway.2. In 1066, the Normans took control of the country and English was replaced with French.FFDenmarkwasnt3. The words for most animals come from old English just because the animals were raised and cooked by English servants.4. English was used for all official events after the Norman

8、 Conquest.TF Henry became the king of England.5. People from different places sometimes misunderstand each other though they both speak English.TComprehensionHow many parts can wedivide the text into?IntroductionOld EnglishMiddle EnglishModern English1. _ is the oldest language in Britain. A. Celtic

9、 B. Anglo-Saxon C. Scandinavian D. Old EnglishDetailed understandingRead the text carefully and choose the best answer to each question.A 2. The word “beef” comes from _. A. German B. English C. Danish D. French 3. Compared with the other three languages, which of the following languages has more La

10、tin words? A. Modern English.B. Celtic. C. Middle English.D. Old English.D A 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?A. English is quite easy to learn although it is changing all the time.B. In 1399, it was Henry V who used English for all occasions because his mother lang

11、uage was English.C. If a person from the south goes to the north, he or she may find it hard to understand people there.D. English today is hard to understand because it is quite similar to Old English.C 找到以下的词组1.有史以来 2.由语法和词汇组成3.与不同 4.事实上5.由他们的语言混合组成6.以命名 7.除之外8.带来了他们的语言 9.与交汇、混合10.对感到困惑 11.给大约12世纪到15世纪期间使用过的英语起的名字12.在中起作用 13.一个说法语的民族14.控制 15.导致了古英语代替了凯尔