WelcometoCarol’sClassChinese:about6000yearsHowoldistheEnglishlanguage?1)Whatisthearticleabout?2)WhatarethethreekindsofEnglishdiscussedinthearticle?3)InwhatwayisEnglishstillchanging?Englishanditshistory.OldEnglish,MiddleEnglishandModernEnglish.Englishisstillchanginginmanyways,suchasinvocabularyandpronunciation.PartATimeEventsBeforethemiddleof5thcenturyAttheendof9thcenturyBy10thcenturyIn1066Bythelatterhalfof14thcenturyIn1399DuringtheRenaissancein16thcenturyPeopleinBritainallspokealanguagecalledCeltic.TheVikingsbegantomovetoBritainandbroughttheirlanguages.OldEnglishhadbecometheofficiallanguageofEngland.TheNormansdefeatedEnglandandtookcontrolofthecountry.EnglishhadcomeintouseamongallclassesinEngland.HenryIVbecameKingofEnglandandusedEnglishforallofficialevents.ModernEnglishappeared.PleasegothroughtheReadingstrategyandtellmehowtoreadahistoryarticle.Howtoreadahistoryarticle•Noticethedatesandyearse.g.1066andthe5thcentury•MakeatimechartTimePlaceEventsPartD1occupy2consistof3asidefrom4takecontrolof5entire6raisea.wholeb.exceptc.enteraplacebyforceandbegintoruleoveritd.takecareofe.bemadeupoff.getpowerovercebfadCelticLanguagesofAnglesandSaxonsOldEnglishLanguagesofVikingsMiddleEnglishWhomadethegreatestcontributiontothedevelopmentfromOldEnglishtoMiddleEnglish?TheFrench-speakingNormans,whotookcontrolofEnglandin1066.French’sinfluenceonEnglish:1.Morewordswithsimilarmeanings3.Frenchwaysofmakingplurals2.WordsformeatandanimalsMiddleEnglishreplyanswerthesamemeaning(回答)OldFrenchOldEnglishMorewordswithsimilarmeanings.ExamplesWordsforanimalsWordsfortheirmeatox/cowpigpork/baconsheepmuttonbeefEnglishFrenchExamplesGermanicwayFrenchwayhouseshoemanchildMakingpluralshousenhousesshoenshoesmenchildrenModernEnglishAninterviewofEnglishHistory•Agroupoffour•Oneistheprofessor•ThreearethereportersTip:turntothehelpofthetimechartDiscussion•CanyougivesomeexamplesofChinesewordsandphrasesthatcamefromotherlanguages?巧克力扑克马拉松模特芭蕾维他命chocolatepokermarathonmodelballetvitaminDoyouthinkitispossibleforChinesetobecomethemostpopularinternationallanguagesomeday?Whyorwhynot?Assignment•CompleteexerciseonP24.•Retellthetimechartinyourownwords