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1、Lets enjoy a poem- Sonnet No. 18 by William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee(你) to a summers day?Thou(你） art（是） more lovely and more temperate.Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summers lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold com

2、plexion dimmed;And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance or natures changing course untrimmed. But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou owst,Nor shall Death brag thou wandrest in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou growst. So long as men can br

3、eathe or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. 我怎么能夠把你來比作夏天？你不獨比它可愛也比它溫婉：狂風(fēng)把五月寵愛的嫩蕊作踐，夏天出賃的期限又未免太短：天上的眼睛有時照得太酷烈，它那炳耀的金顏又常遭掩蔽：被機(jī)緣或無常的天道所摧折，沒有芳艷不終于雕殘或銷毀。但是你的長夏永遠(yuǎn)不會雕落，也不會損失你這皎潔的紅芳，或死神夸口你在他影里漂泊，當(dāng)你在不朽的詩里與時同長。只要一天有人類，或人有眼睛，這詩將長存，并且賜給你生命。 By Ma Yan Why the poem Sonnet No. 18 has man

4、y words we have not used today? 1. What is the article about? 2. What are the three kinds of English discussed in the article? 3. Is English still changing?Check your homework English and its history.Old English, Middle English and Modern English.Yes Fast Reading Use the reading strategy to skim the

5、 text and work in pairs to fill the following chart. Reading strategy: reading a dates, yearshelp you understand a sequence of events and how pieces of information relate to the textWhat should you pay attention to? Why?What is a good idea for you to do when you read a history article?Make a time ch

6、art, listing relevant information such as times, places and events 1.Where did the Vikings come from? A Northern European B Southern European C Africa 2. Why we sometimes feel puzzled about English phrases or words?AThis is because English has many words and phrases from different languages, but wit

7、h similar. Time EventsBefore the middle of 5th centuryAt the end of 9th centuryBy the 10th centuryIn 1066By the latter half of 14th century In 1399During the Renaissance in 16th century The invaded BritainOld English was the language of England. Norman English had come into use among all classes.Hen

8、ry IV became King of Englandand used English for all official English began.People in Britain all spoke Celticofficialconquest widespreadVikingseventsModern Middle EnglishIn 1066,_ However, throughout the 250 years,_By the later half of the 14th century_In 1399, _ the Normans defeaded England and to

9、ok control of the country. French didnt replace English as the first language. English had come into widespread use among all classes in England .English was used for all official events. T or F Questions1.Adding an s to house is the Germanic way of making words. 2.Answer was from old English. 3. He

10、nry IV used English for all official events. 4.After the Norman conquest, high-class people spoke French T FFT Modern English 1. When did modern English begin?2. What changes had happened during this period of time?Modern English began during the Renaissance in the 16th century.Many Latin and Greek

11、words were added to English and pronunciation also underwent huge changes .3. Is Modern English the end of all these changes?No , English is a living language and is forever changing. Consolidation Introduction (1) _ up of the grammar and vocabulary from different countries and cultures, the English

12、 language has so many difficult and (2) _ rules.English and its historyMade confusing The (3) _ of English Old English In the middle 5th century, Britain was (4) _ by the Angles and the Saxons, who brought their language into Old English. At the end of the 9th century, Old English was also mixed wit

13、h the language of Demark and Norway. By the 10th century, Old English became the (5) _ language of England.history occupiedofficial Middle English Normans had a great (6) _ _ on the development of Middle English from around the 12th to the 15th centuries, but their language, Old French didnt take th

14、e place of English as the first language.effect/ influence Middle English Many words in English language were borrowed from French, which (7) _ even more words with similar meanings.A French way of making plurals was introduced into English.By the latter half of the 14th century, English had been (8

15、) _ used among all classes in England. causedwidely (9) _ English Greatly influenced by the Renaissance, this language includes many Latin and Greek words. Lots of changes also took place in (10) _. Modern pronunciation Language borrows words from each other,can you list some of them? Such as Chines

16、e and English Chinese words from English:English words from Chinese:Coffee(咖啡), sofa(沙發(fā)), model(模特兒), modern(摩登), Sandwich(三明治), hamburger(漢堡), cartoon(卡通)Pingpong, kongfu, tofu, lose face, Suppose we have an English linguist(語言學(xué)家 ） coming to our school and we will hold a press conference to interview the linguist. He/ she will make a brief introduction about the development of the English language. 1. Finish the exercises on P242. Rewrite the history of English into your own words. ( less than 200 words)