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Lesson 4: Continued
Period 8: Discuss the lesson.
Friday, November 9th2007.
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1. History of English.
2. The modern English now.
3. The use of English now.
History of English
Our programme tonight is about "The English language"
First let`s have a look at its history. Two thounsand years ago the British Isles were inhabited by speakers of Celtic languages. Next to Celtic languages was Latin which was the language of government from 43 BC. To about AD. 410 in the areas which are now England and Wales. Between the fourth and seventh centuries AD., the Anglo-Saxons arrived. They spoke a Germanic language which forms the basis of modern English.
BBC world service
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History of English
2000 years ago
43 B.C
410 A.D
700 A.D
now
Celtic
Latin
Germanic language
English
2000 years ago people in the British isles spoke .... from .... to ..... they spoke ..... and between ..... and .... century the Anglo Saxon arrived they spoke ........... and now people speak .......
1. How many languages have been used in Britain?
2. Which language forms the basis of modern English?
The modern English now
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English is much different from the language which was once brought across the North sea by the Anglo-Saxons.
Although the Anglo-Saxons would be able to recognize many individual words, it is the way in which those words are put together to make sentences that would be hardly recognizable to them.
Many people say it is the flexibility of function of individual words, the assimilation of borrowings and the spontaneous creation of new words that have made English an effective medium of international communication.
The modern English now
Celtic
Latin
German
Modern English
The way to put the words
together to make sentences
The flexibility of function
of individual words
The assimilation of borrowings
The spontaneous creation
of new words
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In the world to day, there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is by far the most widely used. As a mother tongue, It ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China.
Approximately 350 million people speak English as their first language. About the same number use it as a second language. It is the English language that is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. 75 % of the world`s mail is in English, 60 % of the world`s radio stations broadcast in English and more than half of the world`s periodicals are printed in English.
It is the English language that is used as an official language in 44 countries, and as the language of business, commerce and technology in many others. English is now an effective medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which is not systematically phonetic that causes difficuties to foreigners.
A mumber of world varieties of English exist: British American, Caribbean, West African, East African, Indian, South East Asian, Australasion among others, having distinctive aspect of pronunciation and usage, by which they are recognized.
As a mother tongue English ranks ... only to.......
. percents of the .... broadcast in English.
75% of the .... is in English.
More than
..... are printed in English.
The use of English now
It is the language of ......
British American
Caribbean
South East Asian
Indian
West African
East African
Australasian
Look at the world map and find the regions which use English
Homework
1. New words
2. Structures
+. Relative pronoun: "Which"
+. structure: "It is . that ."
3.Prepare the review lesson one: Exercise 1, 2.
Exercise 1: Find a suitable word for each blank.
Exercise 2: Using the suggested words to complete the conversation.
Our world
British
american
British
English
Caribbean
West
African
East
African
Indian
South East
Asian
Australasian