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1、Unit7 Learning about EnglishPart II Reading TaskComprehensionContent QuestionPair Work1. It has borrowed and is still borrowing massively from other languages. Todayit has an estimated vocabulary of over one million words.2. They don t like borrowing fo reign words. They try to ban words from Englis

2、h.3. Old English or Anglo-Saxon English.4. The Germanic tribes brought it to the British Isles in the 5th century.5. They are usually short and direct.6. They use words derived from Old English.7. An English judge in India noticed that several words in Sanskrit closely resembled some words in Greek

3、and Latin. A systematic study later revealed the Indo-European parent language.8. Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, English, etc.9. There were three languages competing for use in England.10. Words from Greek and Roman classics came into the English language.11. The great principles of freedom and rights of m

4、an were born in England, then the Americans carried them forward.12. No. English is and has always been the tongue of the commonpeople. There should not be any fence around it to protect its so-called purity.Text OrganizationWorking On Your Own1.Part One: Massive borrowing from other languages is a

5、major feature of the Englishlanguage.Part Two: the history of the English language from the Indo-European parent languageto modern English.Part Three: Tolerance, love of freedom, and respect for the rights of others-thesequalities in the English-speaking people explain the richness of theirlanguage.

6、2.Paras. 10-11: Germanic tribes came to settle in Britain and brought Anglo-Saxonwords-Old English.Para. 12: The Christian religion enriched English with words from Greek and Latin.Para. 13: the Vikings from Scandinavia came with words from Old Norse.Para. 14: the Norman Conquest-French influence.Pa

7、ra. 15: The European renaissance and the printing pressbrought many new words fromLatin and Greek.Para. 16: The American revolution-theEnglish.Language Sense Enhancement1.(1) judge(2) resembled(3) systematic(4) descended(5) lost to usVocabularyI1.1) Strictly speaking2) drifted3) resemblesemergence o

8、f a new variety-Amercan(6) come up with(7) assume(8) established(9) drifted(10) became known as4) invaded5) is conquered6) fascinating7) snack10) climate8) put; into practice11) surrendered9) source12) were; aroused2.1) an absolute necessity rather than a luxury.2) is a valuable addition to the foot

9、ball team.3) will get out of control, if the firemen do not arrive within ten minutes.4) Alternative but to go via Vancouver to get to Seattle.5) Declared all beef imports will be banned for the next six months as an emergency measure to stop the spread of mad disease.3.1) systematic; have invented;

10、 to a very real extent; mysteries2) to establish; to be modified/modifying3) tolerance towards; strike out; enrich3. FranklyII. Synonyms1.a)wishc)wanthb)wishd)want/wis2.a)skinnd)skinb)hide/skic)hide3.a)raise/reb)raisesearc)rear/raid)raise4.a)royalc)sovereignb)kingly/royald)royal/kinglyIII.Usage1. In

11、deed2. though4.Moreover7.nevertheless10. in other words5.To my knowledge8.Yet6.however9.insteadComprehensive ExercisesI.cloze1.(1) fascinating(6) corrupt(11)establishin(2) tolerance(7) out of controlg(3) invented(8) influenced(12)Massive(4) addition(9) elite(13)sources(5) ban(10)came up with(14)enri

12、ch2.(1) early(5) examine(9) accident(2) similar(6) features(10)sprung(3) source(7) declared(4) observation(8) strongerII. Translation1.1) Many small businesses have sprung up in the city since the new policy went into effect.2) On hearing the news, she smiled briefly, and then returned to her habitu

13、al frown.3) He paused for effect, then said: “ We can reach/enter these markets through new channels. ”4) The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young musical talents.5) Weh ave no way to protect our personal liberties until we have establisheda sovereign state. / We can t

14、 protect our personal liberties unless we, first of all, establish a sovereign state.2.Though how the English language came into existence remains a mystery to manypeople, linguists believe that English and most other European languages havedescended from a commonsource: the Indo-European parent lan

15、guage. English was firstspoken by the Anglo-Saxons who invaded England in the fifth century. They passedonto us the basic vocabulary of English. In over fifteen centuries of its development,English has enriched itself by massive borrowing. As British immigrants landed inAmerica and established the United States