田明M3U2Reading 完整版課件

1、Unit 2ReadingEnglish and its historyTian MingSkimming and listeningSkim over the text in 2 minutes and answer the 3 questions on page 22.Listen to the text and answer the detailed questions on page 24.ComprehensionHow many parts can wedivide the text into?Middle EnglishIntroductionOld EnglishModern

2、EnglishIntroductionWhy does English have so many difficult rules?Old Englishbefore mid-5th Celtic2G tribes (A, S)thenlanguagesWhy puzzled?end 9thVikingsDenmarkNorwaylanguagesOld English10thofficial languageMiddle EnglishWhat are the factors that contributed to the development of middle English?Frenc

3、hsimilar words words for animals & food What are the words for their meat? pork/ baconmuttonbeefMiddle EnglishWhat are the factors that contributed to the development of middle English?Frenchsimilar words words for animals & food pluralsHenry IVofficial occasionsModern EnglishWhen did Modern English

4、 appear?During the Renaissance in the 16th century.What new factors are included in Modern English?Latin and Greek words, pronunciations and new words and new ways being invented.Retellingat the end of the 9th Century the Vikings invadedbefore the middle of the 5th Century2 tribes occupiedby the 10th centuryCelticold Englishofficial language12-15th CenturyFrenchofficial occasion