1. Three points to know before the class  Just as English is different in different places, so it varies at different times.  There are historical dialects as well as regional dialects.  Language is shaped by the experiences of the people who use it and change it with their changing needs.

2. Unit 2 English in the past Targets: language in earlier times Language families Standard English & other varieties Changes and additions to English RP: received pronunciation

3. Activity one English in earlier times  Regional varieties are explained by history First listen to the dialogue. The history of English--- from reading book 3  Studying different examples from different times try too understand them with the help of your guide back

4. Activity 2 Language families  Brief introduction: from other sources and the guide  In the example of the second para, you should be able to know sb. About a language and a dialect.  Listen to the dialogue  Teaching English with the help of this: the teaching of vocabulary, of grammar  Listen to the dialogue and find out special difficulties in studying English: vocabulary—many words, pronouncing the word, plural form, tense, modal verbs  Masculine and feminine personal pronouns  How a Germanic language came to English? The England’s history of invasion by others

5. Conclusion for activity 2  On page 74 back