1、” Tell students that they will learn a passage dealing with English and its history.Step 2 SkimmingStudents are allowed several minutes to skim the text. Their skimming is based on the task of questions on page 22 concerning the general idea of the text.Step 3 careful readingPresent the questions on
2、 page 24. Let the students bear them in mind and read the text carefully to find the answers. Check the answers.1. Why does the English language have so many rules that confuse people? Because it is made up of the grammar and vocabulary that people from different countries and cultures brought with
3、them to Britain.2. Where did the word English come from? It came from the word Engle, as it was spelt in Old English.3. Why can words with similar meanings be found in the English language? These words with similar meanings developed because each word came from a different language.4. Who made the g
4、reatest contribution to the development from Old English to Middle English? The French-speaking Normans, who took control of England in 1066.5. Why are many of the words for animals different from those for meat in English? The words for the animals came from Old English, while the words for the mea
5、t came from Old French.Step 4 Intensive comprehensionAsk the students to pay attention to the subtitles and divide the text into several parts.The text can be easily divided into 4 parts considering the subtitles, namely, Introduction, Old English, Middle English and Modern English.Part1 Introductio
6、nRead part 1 and find answer to the question “Why English has so many difficult rules?”Because people from many different countries have lived together in Britain and they brought with them the rules and vocabulary into the English language.Part2 Old EnglishPresent a flow chart according to the deve
7、lopment of Old English. The teacher can choose to tell the students some basic facts as well as to ask some detailed questions with reference to the chart.And after completing the chart, students will be encouraged to give a short summary of Old English. If necessary, the teacher can give an example
8、 as follows: “Before the middle of the 5th century, people spoke Celtic. Then 2 Germanic tribes the Angles, the Saxons occupied Britain. Their language mixed with Celtic and became the base of Old English. At the end of the 9th century, the Vikings, people from countries including Denmark and Norway
9、 moved to Britain. And their language mixed with Anglo-Saxon and became what we now call Old English. By the 10th century, Old English was the official language of England.”Part3 Middle EnglishRead part 3 and discuss the answer to the question “What are the factors that contributed to the developmen
10、t of Middle English?French and Henry IV.Have a further discussion within groups about the influence resulting from the factors and make a summary of the factors and the effects.Part4 Modern EnglishStudents are asked to finish reading the last part and find answers to the following two questions:When
11、 did Modern English appear?During the Renaissance in the 16th century. What new factors are included in modern English?Latin and Greek words, pronunciations and new words and new ways being invented.Step 6 RetellingThe key words are presented on the screen. Students are allowed 5 minutes to prepare
12、retelling the text in pairs.PresentationStudents are encouraged to come to the front and retell the text. The teacher could also ask students to do the retelling one after another, each student one sentence.Step 7 WritingWrite a short summary of English and its history according to what we have lear
13、ned today. Step8 HomeworkStudents book P98 A1,A2 English and its history （language focus）After this period, the students will Do some revision of what have been learned in the last lesson.1.lcquire the usage of the language items in the text.2.apply the language items into practical use.Learning imp
14、ortant points:Language points in the textStep 1 RevisionThe teacher starts the lesson with a short revision of what have been learned in the previous lessons. This part consists of two activitiesto match the words and their definitions and to fill in the blanks.Step 2 PresentationPresent all the lan
15、guage items that should be coved in the following lesson. Ask the students to find them out in the text.Step 3 Discussion of the language items1. consist1） consist in主要是，主要在于 Happiness consists in appreciating what you have. 快乐就在于满足所拥有的。2） consist of: 无被动，=be made up of 组成，构成A university consists of
16、 teachers, administrators and students. = A university is made up of teachers, administrators and students.At last they decided to buy the apartment consisting of three rooms.= At last they decided to buy the apartment made up of three rooms.Revision: made up a） She quickly made herself up and went
17、out for the party. b） Dont believe him. He made the whole story up.c） I must make up the lost time by extra work. make up be made up of be made of be made from .1） My favorite salad is made of lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber.2） She made up a story to comfort her little daughter.3） Nylon is made from
18、air, coal and water.4） The audience is made up of very young children.5） The toy cost a dollar and Ted only had fifty cents, so Father made up the difference.6） Society is made up of people with widely differing abilities. 2. control n. / vtin control of in the control of be/ come/ bring/get under c
19、ontrolunder the control of be/get out of control lose control of take control ofa） The boy is no longer _in/under the control of_ his parents. b） Police at present lost control of the crowd. They asked for help.c） There must be someone who can take control of these naughty children.d） With the help
20、of firefighters, they got the fire _under control_.e） Mum was angry to see her children out of control. f） Who do you let be in control of_ your class while youre out?3., which led to Old English replacing Celtic. 1）. lead to/result in sb. doing sth. his speech led to many people committing suicide.
21、2）. lead sb. to do sth. / lead sb. to sth. What led you to think so? What led you to this idea?The discovery of new evidence led to _.A. the thief having caught B. catch the thief C. the thief being caught D. the thief to be caught4. replace vt代替，取代1）. replace A with/by B, 意为用B代替A。 Today many high s
22、chools have replaced blackboards with whiteboards. 2） take the place of , take sbs place, in place of sb, in sbs place They will replace us to finish the work.= They will take the place of us /take our place to finish the work.=They will be in place of us/in our place to finish the work. （take charg
23、e/control of , in charge/control of, search for, in sbs search for, ）5. the English language did borrow many words from French. did 为助动词，强调borrow的语气。Please do be quiet.He does come here to visit her parents from time to time.They did go to Nanjing on business last year.6.contribute to a） lead to /re
24、sult inb） send to c） donate toVarious factors contributed to his downfall.He contributed half of his savings to the Red Cross. He contributed his poems to the magazine. contribution n. 可构成词组make contributions to / make a great contribution toThey made a great contribution to the development of our s
25、ociety.他们为社会发展做出了巨大的贡献。7. raise vt./ n1） The baby was raised on soybean milk. 喂养2） The landlord raised my rent to $200. 提高3） They are going to raise money for the school buildings. 筹集4） He raised his glass and said: Your health, Carl. 举起5） None of them raised any objection. 提出True or false:1. Prices
26、 have been risen up. F raised2. The sun raises in the east and sets in the west. F rises3. Jack was raised by his aunt after his parents passed away. T8.Fill in the blanks with phrases below.aside from, contribute to, lead to, consist of, play a part in name after, differ from, occupy oneself /in wi
27、th, come into use, , take control of1. Our book _ 3 units.2. An increase in the price of drugs has the rising cost of medical care.3. He _ himself _ his research report.4. An earthquake may the spread of deadly diseases.5. Old English greatly the Modern English.6. what have been referred to just now
28、, I have one further point to make.7. There was a city _the great man in Russia.8. When we the company, it was losing money.9. It is a fact that more and more plastics will _ in our daily life. 10. The book you read as a child can _the job you have later in life.1. consists of 2. contributed to 3. o
29、ccupied in/with 4. lead to 5. differs; from 6. Aside from 7. named after 8. took control of 9. come into use 10.play a part in Exercise1. John will James in the next round because James was badly injured.A. remove B. replace C. compete D. vote2. The news shocked the public, to great concern about students safety at school.A. having led B. led C. leading D. to lead 3. their normal school hours, many of my students have ad
