《高英Lesson3_Pub_Talk_and_the_King#39;s_English》-课件设计（公开）.ppt

Pub Talk and the Kings English Contents Background information Structural analysis Language features Words Phrases Figures of Speech Background information The author: Henry Fairlie Henry Jones Fairlie (13 January 1924 London, England - 25 February 1990 Washington, D.C.) was a British political journalist and social critic. Most widely held works by Henry Fairlie 1.The Life of Politics 2.The Kennedy Promise 3.The Spoiled Child of the Western World 4.The Parties 5.The Seven Deadly Sins Today 6.Bite the Hand That Feeds You The history of English Three stages of English: The Old English/ Anglo-Saxon English (449-1066) The Middle English /French- influenced English (1066-1500 ) The modern English (1500- the present): Early modern English (1500-1800) Late modern English (1800-the present) The history of English Old English (449-1066 AD): In 449, the Angles, Saxon, and Jutes from Northwest of Germany conquered the most part of England. Norman Conquest 1. Reasons for William’s invasion of England after Edward’s death: It was said that king Edward had promised the English throne to William, but the Witan chose Harold as king. So William led his army to invade England. In October 1066, during the important battle of Hastings, William defeated Harold and killed him. One Christmas Day, William was crowned king of England, thus beginning the Norman Conquest of England. Norman Conquest 2. The Norman Conquest and its consequences: The Norman Conquest of 1066 is perhaps the best-known event in English history. William the Conqueror confiscated almost all the land and gave it to his Norman followers. He replaced the weak Saxon rule with a strong Norman government. So the feudal system was completely established in England. After the Norman Conquest, the general relation of Normans and Saxons was that of master and servant. One of the most striking manifestations of the su