模块3-Unit-2-Reading-理解及语言点(公开课).pptVIP

Lead-in 1.Which language is the most widely used? Lead-in Careful reading T/F and why (1)Before the 6th century,people in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic. (2)It was the people from the Scandinavian countries that created the language called Old English now. (3)By the 10th century, Old English was the official language of England,and it can be under stood by us today. (4)After the Normans controlled Britain,French replaced English as the first language . (5)After the Norman Conquest,at first some people spoke French while others spoke English,but later English was used for all official occasions. (6)Modern English began in the 16th century and it includes many Latin and Greek words. (7)In the future,people from the south of England won’t find it difficult at all to understand what the people from the north are saying. Reading strategy 1.What should we notice when we read a history article?Why? 2.When we read this kind of article,what do we prefer to do? Discussion 1.Languages borrow words from each other. List some. e.g. Chinese words from English: English words from Chinese: 2. Do you think it possible for Chinese to be the most widely used language some day? Why or why not? Homework Finish the self-assessment book Unit2 Lesson1 Reading2 language points 1. in a sense: in a way/to some extent在某种/意义程度上 in a narrow/broad sense在狭义/广义上 Language, in a narrow sense, is a main distinction between human beings and animals; but in a broad sense, animals also have ways of communication regarded as “animal language”. 3. be made up of: to put several different things together to form a whole 医疗队由十二名医生组成。 Guess the meaning of the following “make up” *Girls make up 60% of the students in my class. *The young couple made up soon after they quarreled with each other. He made up an excuse for his absence that he had got a toothache. *I had to work extra hours to make up the lost lesson. *Children enjoy making themselves up as