Jni7Leri吧gb时 Text Fhe Glorious Messiness of English
Unit 7 Learning about English Text A The Glorious Messiness of English
Contents Teaching Objectives Background Information Text Organization Language points
Contents ➢ Teaching Objectives ➢ Background Information ➢ Text Organization ➢ Language Points
Teaching Objectives ◆ Main idea Because of its tolerance for outside influences English has become a great language ◆ Text Organization C Idiomatic English usages ◆ Rhetorical devices Q Language points, grammatical structures and comprehensive skills
Teaching Objectives ◆Main idea Because of its tolerance for outside influences, English has become a great language. ◆Text Organization ◆Idiomatic English usages ◆Rhetorical devices ◆Language points, grammatical structures and comprehensive skills
Background Information Y History of English Old English(500-1100AD) English began as a west Germanic language which was brought to England by Saxons. About half of the most commonly used words in modern English have Old English roots. Words like be, water, and strong, for example, derive from Old English roots But the majority of words in modern English come from foreign. not Old English roots. The best known surviving example of Old English is the poem Beowulf, lasted until about 1100
Background Information ✓ History of English Old English (500-1100 AD) : English began as a west Germanic language which was brought to England by Saxons. About half of the most commonly used words in modern English have Old English roots. Words like be, water, and strong, for example, derive from Old English roots. But the majority of words in modern English come from foreign, not Old English roots. The best known surviving example of Old English is the poem Beowulf, lasted until about 1100
The Norman Conquest and Middle English(1100 1500): From the Norman Conquest(1066)until the late 12th century English was replaced as the official language by Norman French, though English was still used by the lower classes. Middle English was influenced by French and also Latin in vocabulary and pronunciation. French brought many words connected with government, e.g sovereign, royal, court, legal and government itself. Latin was the language of religion and learning and brought English words such as minister: angel, master, school and grammar. One of the most famous Middle English works is Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales
•The Norman Conquest and Middle English (1100- 1500): From the Norman Conquest (1066) until the late 12th century English was replaced as the official language by Norman French, though English was still used by the lower classes. Middle English was influenced by French and also Latin in vocabulary and pronunciation. French brought many words connected with government, e.g. sovereign, royal, court, legal and government itself. Latin was the language of religion and learning and brought English words such as minister, angel, master, school and grammar. One of the most famous Middle English works is Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales