牛津版高一3_Unit2_reading_2.ppt

Module 3Unit 2 Language Period 2 Reading English and its history ? A quiz 1. Name three English-speaking countries. 2. From which cultures were the two English words “tofu” and “taekwondo” borrowed? 3. Name 2 well-known English writers. 4. Can you read it? Harry and the two Dumbledores entered the room and Mrs Cole closed the door on them. It was a small bare room with nothing in it except an old wardrobe and an iron bed. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate.Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And often is his gold complexion dimmed;And every fair from fair sometime declines,But thy eternal summer shall not fade… 　 English and its history Read the article on P22 quickly and answer the questions. 1. What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article? 2. Is English still changing? People in Britain Who were they? Where were they from? When did they come to Britain? 1. the Celt people in Britain before the middle of the 5th century 2. the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes Germanic tribes from the European mainland after the middle of the 5th Century 3. the Vikings people from the Scandinavian countries at the end of the 9th Century 4. the Normans people from France In 1066 Important events Important events 1. People in Britain spoke Celtic. 2. Germans invaded. Celtic+German = Anglo-Saxon 3. The Vikings invaded. Norse+Anglo-Saxon=Old English. 4. Old English , official language of England. 5. The Normans invaded. Upper class -French; common people -English. 6. English adopted by all in England. 7. English used for all official occasions. 8. Modern English began. Modern English began during the Renaissance in the 16th century. Because of this, modern English includes Latin and Greek words. the Renaissance the period of time in Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries when the art, literature, and ideas of ancient Greece were discovered again, examined and dev