高中英语 Unit 2 Language Reading讲义 牛津译林版必修.pptVIP

* 1. Are you good at English? What do you think is the most difficult part of studying English, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary or something else? 2.What do you know about the history or development of the English language? 3.Do you think English has always stayed the same? 4.If English changed, how did these changes happen? Read the article about English and its history on Page 22, and answer the questions in Part A. 1. What is the article about? English and its history. 2. What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article? Old English, Middle English and Modern English. 3. In what way is English still changing? English is still changing in many ways, such as in vocabulary and pronunciation. Fill in the blanks with the following dates from the passage. 1. Before the middle of the __________, people in Britain did not speak English. 5th century 5th century 9th century 10th century 1066 14th century 16th century 2. Modern English began to develop in the ___________. 3. Almost everyone in England began to speak Middle English in the ____________. 16th century 14th century 4. At the end of the ___________, Norwegian words began to be used in the English language. 5. The Normans occupied England in _____. 6. By the ___________, people in England used Old English as the official language. 10th century 1066 9th century Read again and answer the questions. 1. Why does the English language have so many rules that confuse people? Because it is made up of the grammar and vocabulary that people from different countries and cultures brought with them to Britain. 2. Where did the word English come from? It came from the world Engle, as it was spelt in Old English. 3. Why can words with similar meanings be found in the English language? These words with similar meanings developed because each word came from a different la