the-glorious-messinessof-English-優(yōu)秀課件.ppt

1、2020/9/8,Unit 7,English is the first global language.,TEXT A,PHOTO,Unit 7,1. over 1,000,000 words. 2. over 750,000,000 users.,Teaching Aim 1,Teaching Aim 2,Unit 7 The Glorious Messiness Of English,Celtic Language (500 BC 450 AD),the Thames the Cam the Dee the Avon,1. Old English (450-1100 AD),1. Old

2、 English (450-1100 AD),We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender. Winston Churchill,1. Old English (450-1100 AD),From the end of 8th Century, Vikings began their invadin

3、g into the land, and they also brought new words most of which begin with sk, such as sky, skin, skill and so on.,2. Middle English (1100-1500 AD),In 1066 , the Duke of Normandy invaded and conquered England. The new conquerors (called the Normans) brought with them a kind of French, which became th

4、e language of the Royal Court, and the ruling and business classes.,2. Middle English (1100-1500 AD),2. Middle English (1100-1500 AD),castle tower,delicacy bacon beef,romance tragedy poet,2. Middle English (1100-1500 AD),Christianity also enriched the Anglo-Saxon vocabulary with some 400 to 500 word

5、s , including angel, disciple and martyr.,3. Modern English (1500-present),William Caxton was the man who set up the first printing firm in Britain.,By printing books in English, he had a strong influence on the spelling and development of the language.,3. Modern English (1500-present),auto -,Greek,3. Modern English (1500-present),In 18th century, the Industrial Revolution had seen a gush of new words with the emerging of newly- born things.,Conclusion,Communicating