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1、BOOK 2 - Unit 7 - Listening Task - After Listening,Complete the following statements according to what you have heard. 1. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary perhaps as many as one million words and one of the noblest bodies of literature. 2. English muffins werent invented in Engla
2、nd or French fries in France. 3. In English “overlook“ and “oversee“ are opposites while “quite a lot“ and “quite a few“ are similar/alike in meaning.,one million words,invented in England,France,opposites,similar/alike,BOOK 2 - Unit 7 - Listening Task - After Listening,4. English was invented by pe
3、ople, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, isnt a race at all.,reflects the creativity of the human race,BOOK 2 - Unit 7 - Comprehension - Content Questions,One of you asks the first six questions and the other answers. Starting from Question 7, change r
4、oles. When you have finished, the teacher may want to put some of the questions to you to check your progress. 1. Why does English today have a much larger vocabulary than any other living language? How large is it? It has borrowed and is still borrowing massively from other languages. Today it has
5、an estimated vocabulary of over one million words. 2. What is the attitude of the French toward borrowing from other languages? What do they do to preserve the purity of their,It has borrowed and is still borrowing massively from other languages. Today it has an estimated vocabulary of over one mill
6、ion words.,BOOK 2 - Unit 7 - Comprehension - Content Questions,language? They dont like borrowing foreign words. They try to ban words from English. 3. What makes up the core of the English language? Old English or Anglo Saxon English. 4. Who brought it to the British Isles? And when? The Germanic t
7、ribes brought it to the British Isles in the 5th century.,They dont like borrowing foreign words. They try to ban words from English.,Old English or Anglo Saxon English.,The Germanic tribes brought it to the British Isles in the 5th century.,BOOK 2 - Unit 7 - Comprehension - Content Questions,5. Wha
8、t are the characteristics of the words that form the core of English? They are usually short and direct. 6. What do great speakers of English do when they want to arouse peoples emotions? They use words derived from Old English. 7. How was the Indo-European parent language discovered? An English jud
9、ge in India noticed that several words in Sanskrit closely resembled some words in Greek and Latin. A systematic study later revealed the IndoEuropean parent language.,They are usually short and direct.,They use words derived from Old English.,An English judge in India noticed that several words in
10、Sanskrit closely resembled some words in Greek and Latin. A systematic study later revealed the IndoEuropean parent language.,BOOK 2 - Unit 7 - Comprehension - Content Questions,8. Which modern languages are the descendants of the Indo-European parent language? Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, English, etc.
11、9. What happened to English when the Normans conquered England? There were three languages competing for use in England. 10. How did the European Renaissance influence the English language? Words from Greek and Roman classics came into the English language.,Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, English, etc.,Ther
12、e were three languages competing for use in England.,Words from Greek and Roman classics came into the English language.,BOOK 2 - Unit 7 - Comprehension - Content Questions,11. Explain the sentence “The first shoots sprang up in England, and they grew stronger in America.“ The great principles of fr
13、eedom and the rights of man were born in England, then the Americans carried them forward. 12. Is there any need to worry about the purity of the English language in the opinion of the author? Why or why not? No. English is and has always been the tongue of the common people. There should not be any
14、 fence around it to protect its so called purity.,The great principles of freedom and the rights of man were born in England, then the Americans carried them forward.,No. English is and has always been the tongue of the common people. There should not be any fence around it to protect its so called
15、purity.,BOOK 2 - Unit 7 - Comprehension - Text Organization,1. The text can be divided into three parts. Now write down the main idea of each part. Part One Paras. 1-3 Massive borrowing from other languages is a major feature of the English language. Part Two Paras. 4-16 The history of the English l
16、anguage from the Indo-European parent language to modern English. Part Three Paras. 17-19 Tolerance, love of freedom, and respect for the rights of others these qualities in the English-peaking people explain the richness of their language.,Massive borrowing from other languages is a major feature of the English language.,The history of the English language from
