《大学英语》全新版unit7的小组活动.doc

Warming-Up Tasks Listen to the recording twice and then think over the following questions. What is the passage about? Please illustrate the messiness of the English language with following examples. Eggplant / pineapple Sweetmeat / sweetbreads Parkway / driveway Ship by truck / send cargo by ship Have nose that run / feet smell A slim chance / a fat chance Your house burn up / your house burn down Wind up my watch / wind up this speech Please do not write anything in this card. The Roots of English Please listen to the passage on the history of English and answer the following questions. What did the Old English originate from? Could you tell the following old English? What did the Vikings bring to England in the 9th and 10th centuries? Which languages influenced Middle English most? Do you know anything about Norman Conquest in 1066? Please do not write anything in this card. The Development of Modern English Please listen to the passage on the history of English and answer the following questions. What did Modern English develop from? Please list some words introduced from Greek and Latin during the Renaissance. In which period, Shakespeare’s plays were seen by many people? Please do not write anything in this card. Twentieth Century English Please listen to the passage on the history of English and answer the following questions. What are the characteristics of the 20th Century English? Many dictionaries and books about…________________________________. News words from other languages were…____________________________. Existing words gain new…_________________________________________. New expressions spread quickly through…____________________________. English turns to be…________________. Please do not write anything in this card. Word Bank of Warming-Up nonetheless 但是 French fries 炸薯条 sweetbread 小牛或小羊的胰脏或胸腺,杂碎Please do not write anything in this card. Word Bank of the History of English Germanic 德国的、日耳曼的 the Saxon 撒克逊人(在6世纪曾征服英国部分地区的西日耳曼人)文艺复