【2017年整理】Unit与6Language.pptVIP

Unit 6 Language Objectives To know some basic knowledge about language To know some forms of vocabulary change Part One: Skimming Practice Letter Perception Word Perception Warm-Up Activities What is language? How many languages are there in the world? What are the features of language? What are the functions of language? Definition of language Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication. LanguageThere are approximately 3,000-6,000 languages in the world. How many do you know? Background Classification of world languages Indo-European Family 印欧语系 Sino-Tibetan Family 汉藏语系 Non-Pacific languages Family 非太语系 Artificial International Languages 人造国际语系 Esperanto Language Families Features Arbitrariness Duality Productivity Displacement Cultural transmission Interchangeability Functions Phatic Directive Informative Interrogative Expressive Evocative Performative Part Two Text I: Vocabulary Change (1)??Word pretest (2) Reading You are required to finish reading the text and the comprehension questions within 12 minutes. Understanding of the Text The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 (Para 2, P83): ?William Duke of Normandy (from Northern France) engineered the last successful invasion of Britain in 1066. He defeated and killed the last Anglo-Saxon king of England at the Battle of Hastings. He was the first Norman king of England. the King James version of “Genesis” (Para 6, P84): the King James Bible, or the “Authorized Version,” 47 translators, over 10 years, published in 1611. Genesis is the first chapter of Old Testament in Bible and mainly tells us how God create the human world. “And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed; which is upon the face of the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” (Para 6, P84): 神说：“看哪，我将遍地上一切结种子的蔬菜，和一切树上所有结核的果子，全赐给你们作食物。 Topics Discussion What are the wa