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Starting out & Understanding ideas
Activity 1
Starting out
Activity 2
1. Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language?
2. Where do a third of English words come from? What examples are given in the video?
The history of English
Activity 2
1. Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language?
The UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia.
2. Where do a third of English words come from? What examples are given in the video?
French.
Fruit, table, crocodile, invasion.
How did we arrive at the English we speak today?
Time Invaders Language
How did we arrive at the English we speak today?
Time Invaders Language
Fifth century
Three tribes from Germany
(Angles, Jutes, and Saxons)
Anglo-Saxon
Eighth and ninth
centuries
Vikings from Scandinavia
Scandinavia:
Peninsula(半岛) in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden. 斯堪的纳维亚半岛
Vikings : (N-COUNT) The Vikings were men who sailed from Scandinavia and attacked villages in most parts of north-western Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries. （8至11世纪的）北欧海盗
/?sk?nd??ne?vi?/
/p??n?nsj?l?/
The History of English
English is now the most ________ language in the world. It is the _______ language in the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. It is also the most popular second language, which means English is probably spoken by over one billion people around the world. But how did we _______ _______the English we speak today?
The history of the English language begins in the fifth century with the invasion of Britain by ______ tribes from Germany – the Angles, Jutes and Saxons. The original language of Britain was an older European language called Celtic. Over time, most of the Celtic speakers were forced into the _________________ of the British Isles.
arrive at
three
common
first
north and west
In the eighth and ninth ______________, there were other invasions by the Vikings from Scandinavia.
The last invasion of Britain was in 1066 when a _______ duke William of Normandy landed at Hastings in the south of England. After the invasion of 1066, a large number of French words became part of the English language. For example, “fruit”, “table”, “crocodile” and “invasion”. In fact, more than a ______ of English words come from French and it has been estimated that English-speaking people ______ have never learnt French already know 15,000 French words.
centuries
French
third
who
Today, English is also a mixture of words that come from __________, Scandinavia and many other places, too.
Outside of the United Kingdom, the use of English is growing. It is the official language of the European Union, and is used all over the world for ____ traffic control. Also, English is used more than any other language on the Internet, ahead of _______.
air
Germany
Chinese
Activity 1
Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about.
Understanding ideas
Activity 2
Read the passage and check your answers to Activity 1.

（4mins）
Activity 2
What is the passage about?
语篇宏观建构
Skim the passage and divide(划分)the paragraphs into three parts and fill in
the blanks.
Part 1.(Para.___) 　 A.Introduce the _____—English is a crazy language to learn.
Part 2.(Paras.____ ) B.__________ of some confusing expressions.
Part 3.(Para.___ )　 C.Conclusion: the _______ why English is so crazy.
1
2-6
Examples
7
reason
topic
Activity 3
Activity 4
1. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A To tell us that English is very difficult to learn.
B To give advice on how to learn English.
C To show that English is interesting and creative.
D To explain how English was created.
2.How does the author support his/her idea in the text?
A.By providing examples.
B.By making comparisons.
C.By following the order of importance.
D.By following the way of spelling.
Activity 5
（4mins）
unique
hamburger
pineapple
painting
airsick
carsick
homesick
opposing
behaviors
fill out
invisible
ends
reflects
【阅读策略点拨】 充分体会举例的作用
　　本文最典型的写作特色就是举例子, 举例子是为了证明论点, 论点往往就是例子之前的部分。就本文来说, 从第二段到第六段都是在举例子, 举例子的目的是什么? 当然就是为了证明作者在第一段所提出来的论点,也就是本文的话题:English is a crazy language to learn.
(When reading, we should pay more attention to the examples, which help to illustrate（举例说明） the point（观点） made by the author. Take this passage for example, from Paragraph 2 to Paragraph 6, the author offers many examples.Obviously, he wants to use the examples to illustrate the topic of this passage—English is a crazy language to learn.)
Appreciation（写作特色品鉴）
The type of the passage is an essay (小品文).
It’s usually short and deals with a subject or a topic in a limited way, and expresses a particular point of view. In this kind of passage, the author usually uses examples to support his/her idea.
Appreciate the following sentences(体会下列句子):
1. For example, in our free time we can sculpt a sculpture and paint a painting, but we take a photo.
2. If “hard” is the opposite of “soft”, why are “hardly” and “softly”not an opposing pair?
Read the following information and answer the questions. (P21)
How did pineapples, hamburgers and eggplants get their names?
Does the information above give you a better understanding of the passage? Give?your?reasons.
Activity 5
Eggplants got the name because they used to look
like eggs.
How did pineapples, hamburgers and eggplants get their names?
The name of “pineapple” developed from the Spanish word “pina”, with “apple” added to show it’s a kind of fruit.
The name of hamburger came from the idea of “Hamburg steak”, and later people reinvented it and called it “hamburger”.
[?p?kt?‘gr?f?k] 象形文字的
There is no egg in eggplant.
Can you give some examples about Chinese?
“老婆”饼里没有老婆；
“鱼香肉丝”里面没有鱼；
“狮子头”里没有狮子；
“麻婆豆腐”里没有麻婆;
“夫妻肺片”里没有夫妻。
How do you translate?
“麻婆豆腐”被翻译成 :
“Tofu made by woman with freckles （一脸雀斑女人做的豆腐）”；
正译：麻婆豆腐 Mapo tofu
宫保鸡丁 Kung Pao Chicken
“夫妻肺片”更是译得血腥:
“Husband and wife's lung slice （丈夫和妻子的肺片）”；
夫妻肺片
sliced beef and ox tongue in chili sauce
stripe 牛肚
2017年5月，“美国2017餐饮排行榜”， “夫妻肺片”荣登榜首，被评选为“年度开胃菜”(Appetizer of the Year)。
这道菜的英文名被翻译成“史密斯夫妇”(Mr and Mrs Smith)。

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