Instructing-learning Plan for Senior One Zou Hongjuan
M3U2 Language
Reading English and its history
Learning aims:
To learn how to read a history article
To learn about the development of English To enhance reading ability. Difficult Points:
1. How to read a history article 2. How to express opinions freely 【Preparation before class】 Go through the passage.
Think about the factors contributing to the development of a language..
【Activities in class】 Activity 1. Lead-in
Are you familiar with these words? What do they refer to? Activity 2. Fast reading
1. What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article? _________________________________________________ 2. In what way is English still changing?
_________________________________________________ Activity 3. Careful reading Reading strategy (P23) a ______ article
1. Notice ___________ and __________
2. Make a _______________, listing ___________________
3. Help you understand the ___________of events and how pieces of information ________________ the rest of the text. Old English
before the middle of the 5th century________________________________________ then _____________________________________________ at the end of the 9th century ______________________________________________ by the 10th century ______________________________________________ Middle English
in 1066 ______________________________________________ by the latter half of 14th ______________________________________________ in 1399 ______________________________________________ The __________ language made the biggest contribution to English mainly in two ways: 1. ________ _________ with _________ meanings
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Instructing-learning Plan for Senior One Zou Hongjuan
Examples: Words for animals ______________________________
Words for their meat ______________________________
2. Way of _______ _______ ________
Examples: Germanic way _____________________________
French way _____________________________
Modern English
1.When did Modern English appear?
________________________________________ 2.What also changed a lot in Modern English? ________________________________________ Activity4. Task-based reading 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 England. 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. Modern English Vocabulary and pronunciation also went 8_________ great changes during the Renaissance. It is 9________ that English will continue 10___________ in the future.
Activity5. Discussion
What are the main reasons for the development of a language? Activity 6. Interview
Suppose a Chinese linguistic expert (汉语言专家)comes to our school, interview this expert. You can include the following points in your interview:
语言发展变化的原因；近年来汉语发展变化的原因；网络语言（cyber language）的影响；汉语是否有可能取代英语成为最广泛使用的语言。。。。。。
【Feedback】
1. Underline the useful words, phrases and sentence patterns.
2. Write a composition about the development of the Chinese language.
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