1. English and its history
By Sun Xiao

2. Reading a history article
1. Notice dates and years.
2. Make a time chart, listing
important information, such
as times, places and events.
3. Help you understand the order of
events and how pieces of information
relate to the rest of the text.

3. English and its history.
Skim&Answer
1) What is the article about?
2) What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article?
English and its history.
Old English, Middle English and
Modern English.

4. Introduction Old English Middle English Modern English
How many parts ?
Introduction
Old English
Middle English
Modern English

5. True or False:
Old English consisted of an Anglo-Saxon base plus words from the languages of French and Norway.
In 1066, the Normans took control of the country and English was replaced with French.
The words for most animals come from old English just because the animals were raised and cooked by English servants. F
Denmark
wasn’t F T

6. 4. English was used for all official
occasions after the Norman Conquest.
5. People from different places sometimes misunderstand each other though they both speak English.
Henry Ⅳ became
the king of England. F T

7. Part 1 Old English

8. Before the middle of the 5th century
Time
Events
Before the middle of the 5th century
After the middle of the 5th century
At the end of the 9th century
By the 10th century
People in Britain all spoke
a language called Celtic.
Two Germanic groups(the Angles and the Saxons) occupied Britain and brought their languages to Britain.
The Vikings (from Denmark or Norway)began to move to Britain and brought their languages with them.
Old English was the official
language of England.

9. the 9th century

10. 2.Languages of the Angles and the Saxons
Old English was formed like this
2.Languages of the Angles and the Saxons
1.Celtic
Old English
3.Languages of the
Vikings
A mixture

11. Part 2 Middle English

12. Listen to Part2 Middle English and fill in blanks
1066, the Normans ________ England and took________ of the country. However, during the 250 years, French didn’t ________ English as the first language. On the other hand, the English language did _______ many words from French. This resulted in even more words with _______ meanings. By the later half the 14th century, English had come into _________ use in England. In 1399, Henry IV became King of England, whose ______ _______ was English. So, English was used for all _______ events.
defeated
control
replace
borrow
similar
widespread
mother
tongue
official

13. Middle English The________ language influenced English most:
French
______ _____ with
_______ meanings
More words
similar
Way of ______ _______
__________
making words
plural
Borrowed words for meat

14. reply answer More words with similar meanings. Old English French
the same meaning (回答）
reply
answer
Old English
French

15. foot – feet house—houses tooth — teeth glass — glasses
Making plurals
Germanic way
French way
man- men shoe—shoes
foot – feet house—houses
tooth — teeth glass — glasses
Child — children

16. Why borrow words for meat from French?
The Normans acted as masters to English people
English people
worked as servants

17. beef
Served to
cow
Pork&bacon
Raised by
pig
mutton
sheep

18. Part 3 Modern English

19. Read&Answer 1. When did modern English begin?
Modern English began during the Renaissance in the
16th century.
2. What changes happened during this period of time?
English includes many Latin and Greek words.
Pronunciation also went through huge changes .
3. Is Modern English the end of all these changes?
No , English will keep on changing.

20. Latin and Greek Middle English Modern English
How was Modern English formed?
Latin and Greek
Middle English
Modern English

21. A Quiz
1. Old English, Middle English, and Modern English are 3 stages in the development of English. A. Yes B. No
2. Before the middle of the _____________, people in Britain did not speak English.
A. 9th century B. 5th century
3.The word English is likely to be named after _____.
A. Angles B. Saxons

22. A Quiz 4. The Vikings were from North Europe. A. Yes B. No
5. After 1066, some people in Britain spoke
French, while others spoke English.
A. Yes B. No
6. The word “pork” came from Old English.
A. Yes B. No
7. The word “children” is used in the _____ way of making plurals.
A. Germanic B. French

23. A Quiz
8. In 1399 _____ became King of England and English was used for all official events. A. The Normans B. Henry IV
9. The Renaissance started in Italy where people spoke Latin.
A. Yes B. No
10. English will keep on borrowing words from other countries and cultures.
A. Yes B. No

24. English and its history
Old English
Before the middle of the 5th century, the language 1________in Britain was Celtic. Then Britain was 2____________ by the Angles and the Saxons, who brought their language into Old English.
At the end of the 9th century, the Vikings moved to Britain, 3_______ their languages with Old English.
By the 10th century, Old English, had become the
4________ language of English.
Middle English
In 1066, England was 5__________ by the Normans, but French didn’t 6________ English as the first language.
By the latter half of the 14th century, English had been 7________used among all classes in England.
ModernEnglish
Vocabulary and pronunciation also went 8_________ great changes during the Renaissance. It is 9________ that English will continue 10_____________ in the future.
spoken
occupied
mixing
official
defeated
replace
widely
through
certain
changing

25. Thanks

26. all through history the European mainland bring sth with sb
1.在整个历史过程中
2.欧洲大陆
3.把…随身带来
4. (把……)与……混合
5.官方语言
6.对……感到困惑
7. 在……起作用
8. 控制
the European mainland
bring sth with sb
mix (…) with
the official language
feel puzzled about
play a part in…
take control of

27. come into widespread use
9. 整整250年
10. 另一方面
11. 做/担任仆人
12. 到14世纪后半叶为止
13. 被广泛使用
14. 母语
15. 经历巨大的变化
16. 继续变化
the entire 250 years
on the other hand
work as servants
by the latter half of
the 14th century
come into widespread use
mother tongue
go through huge changes
keep on changing