1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,English and its history,Reading,Lead-in:,Since you have learnt English,for several years,what do you know about the development,or history of the English language?,2.What do you think is the most difficult,part of studying English-,pronunciation,grammar,vo
2、cabulary,or something else?,3.Do you think English has always stayed,the same?,Give some examples to demonstrate,your point.,4.How did these changes happen?,Some questions:,What is the article about?,2.What are the three kinds of,English discussed in the article?,3.Is English still changing?,English
3、 and its history.,Old English,Middle English and,Modern English.,Yes,.,Time,Events,Before the middle of,the 5th century,People in Britain all spoke,a language called Celtic.,At the end of the,9th century,The Vikings invaded Britain,and brought their languages.,By the 10th century,Old English was the
4、 official,language of England.,In 1066,The Normans conquered,England and took control,of the country.,Read in detail:,By the latter half,of the 14th century,In 1399,During the,Renaissance,in the 16th century,English was,adopted by all,classes in England,Henry IV became King,of England and used Engli
5、sh for all official occasions.,Modern English,Began.,Time,Events,Exercise C1:,Where did the Angles,the Saxons and the Jutes,come from?,2.,Why can similar pairs of woods be found in the,English language?,3.What was the German plural form replaced by?,4.Which king of England used English for,all offic
6、ial occasions?,5.When did Modern English appear?,They came from the European mainland.,Because each word or phrase came from a,different language.,It was replaced by the French way of making plurals.,King Henry IV.,During the Renaissance in the 16th century.,Exercise C2:,Answers:,5th century,2.Celtic,4.Angles,3.European,5.French,6.1066,7.10th century,
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