1、,English and its history,M3U2 Reading,Skimming to get general ideas,1. English is a language with so many confusing rules, because _.,Skimming,English has a long history B. England is separated from the European mainland C. the English population is large D. the English nation consists of people fro

2、m different cultures,2. The English word pork has a(n) _ origin.,Skimming,English B. German C. French D. Danish,3. Compared with the other three, _ has many Latin words.,Skimming,Old English B. Middle England C. Modern English D. Celtic,How _formed,A _to the English language,How _formed by giving ex

3、amples in the order of time,How _formed by giving examples in the order of time,Conclusion,English is a _language.,general introduction,Old English,Middle English,Modern English,living,Before the middle of 5th century,At the end of 9th century,By the 10th century,In 1066,By the latter half of 14th c

4、entury,In 1399,During the Renaissance in 16th century,The Vikings began to move to Britain,Old English had become the official language of England.,Norman Conquest,English had come into widespread use in England.,Henry IV became King of England and used English for all official events.,Modern Englis

5、h appeared.,People in Britain all spoke Celtic,Frenchs influence on English:,1. More words with similar meanings,3. French ways of making plurals,2. Words for meat and animals,Middle English,reply,answer,the same meaning (回答）,Old French,Old English,More words with similar meanings.,ill,sick,the same

6、 meaning ( 生病的）,Norse,Anglo-Saxon,Many words with similar meanings,ox/cow,pig,pork bacon,sheep,mutton,beef,English,French,Why ?,Making plurals,housen,houses,shoen,shoes,men,children,Consolidation,spoken,mixing,official,defeated,place,widely,Modern,through,certain,occupied,take controle of name after

7、 lead to play a part in be made up of go through aside from make great contributions to,Choose the phrase to fill in the blanks,However, the Silk Road _many routes, no one smooth path. The month of June _ the goddess Juno. _ my room, there are two dozen rooms in this courtyard. It was said this disc

8、overy _the development of modern electronics, including radio and television.,was made up of,was named after,Aside from,(had) led to,take controle of name after lead to play a part in be made up of go through aside from make great contributions to,Choose the phrase to fill in the blanks,China has _ safeguarding world peace and promoting international coperation. In the early 20th century, China _too many wars. Everyone should _protecting the environment. Jack_ t