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1、 Chinese characters are always changing!Lead -in Celtic before the middle of the 5th century Canterbury Tales -by Geoffery Chaucer 14th century Shall I Compare Thee to a summer s Day?-by William Shakespeare , 16th century Reading Fast reading Skim the text and answer the following questions1. What i

2、s the article about?2. What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article?3. Is English still changing?English and its history.Old English, Middle English and Modern English.Yes. ListeningListen and do the True or False.1.Old English consisted of an Anglo-Saxon base plus words from the lan

3、guages of French and Norway.2.In 1066, the Normans took control of the country and English was replaced with French.3.The words for most animals come from old English just because the animals were raised and cooked by English servants.FF TDenmark wasnt 4. English was used for all official occasions

4、after the Norman Conquest.5. People from different places sometimes misunderstand each other though they both speak English. FHenry became the king of England.T Careful reading:Reading the text carefully and fill in the following form. Immigrants(移 民 ) to Britainpeople From where when the Celtthe An

5、gles, the Saxons and the Jutesthe Vikingsthe Normans natives in Britain before the middle of the 5th centuryGermanic tribes from the European mainland after the middle of the 5th Centurypeople from the Scandinavian countries at the end of the 9th Centurypeople from France In 1066 How is the language

6、 developed?Old EnglishNorseCeltic AngloSaxon Middle EnglishOld English French Modern EnglishMiddle English Latin and Greek How is the vocabulary changed?Tell which language they are from.1. The telephone rang and I picked it up.2. He lifted up both hands and cried to the policeman for help.Anglo-Sax

7、onNorse 3.I asked John where he was going but he He didnt reply.4. I had to answer a lot of questions.5. He raised oxen, cows, sheep and pigs on his farm.FrenchOld EnglishOld English 6. - What would you like to order, sir? - Well, Id like to have some beef, mutton and pork.7. Children grew out of th

8、eir shoes quickly.FrenchGerman French What are the words for these animals and their meat?beef mutton pork/ baconWhy are the words for their names and their meat different? Reading strategy:When you read a history article, it is a good idea to make a time chart. TimeBefore the middle of 5th centuryA

9、fter the mid-5th centuryAt the end of 9th centuryBy the 10th century EventsPeople in Britain spoke Celtic.Germans invaded. Celtic+German = Anglo-SaxonThe Vikings invaded. Norse+Anglo-Saxon=Old English.Old English , official Language of England TimeIn 1066By the latter half of 14th century In 1399In the 16th century EventsThe Normans invaded. Upper class -French; common people -EnglishEnglish adopted byall in England.English used for all official occasions.Modern English began. Do you think Chinese will become a widely used language in the world some day?Why or why not?Discussion: