江苏省江阴市祝塘中学高中英语译林牛津版必修三课件：UNIT 2 LANGUAGE WELCOME READING .ppt

1、LANGUAGELANGUAGEHow many languages are there in the world?About 6,000 languages are used in the world now.ChineseRussianEnglishSpanishJapaneseTibetanFrenchArabicGreekGermanDo you know other forms of language?:-)smiling face:-(sad face:(:-|crying facedisappointed faceEmoticon=emotion icon(图标):-OWow!8

2、-|bookworm(书呆子)=:Ofrightened:kiss What does this mean?Be quiet!sign languagevictoryWho needs to use sign language in daily life?the deafHow do the blind communicate with each other?Louis Braillewas born in 1809 in France.When he was young,he had an accident.Then he became blind.It was he who invente

3、d Braille.BrailleBraille is the system of six raised dotscreated in 1821.Its the only way through which the blind can learn to read and write.1.Are you good at English?2.What do you think is the most difficult part of studying English-pronunciation,grammar,vocabulary or something else?Lead-in:Read a

4、nd answer the questions.1.Where did the Angles,the Saxons and the Jutes come from?They came from the European mainland.2.Why can similar pairs of words be found in the English language?Because each word or phrase came from a different language.3.What was the German plural form replaced by?It was rep

5、laced by the French way of making plurals.4.Which King of England used English for all official occasions?King Henry.5.When did Modern English appear?During the Renaissance in the 16th century.TimeEventsBefore the middle of the 5th centuryAt the end of the 9th centuryBy the 10th centuryPeople in Bri

6、tain all spoke a language called Celtic.The Vikings invaded Britain and brought their languages.Old English was the official language of England.In 1066By the latter half of the 14th centuryThe Normans conquered England and took control of the country.English was adopted by all classes in England.In

7、 1399During the Renaissance in the 16th centuryHenry IV became King of England and used English for all official occasions.Modern English began.True or false1.Old English consisted of an Anglo-Saxon base plus words from the languages of French and Norway.2.In 1066,the Normans took control of the cou

8、ntry and English was replaced with French.FFDenmarkwasnt3.The words for most animals come from old English just because the animals were raised and cooked by English servants.4.English was used for all official occasions after the Norman Conquest.TF Henry became the king of England.5.People from dif

9、ferent places sometimes misunderstand each other though they both speak English.T1.Music is not like most other art _.2.I _ her mother _ her safe arrival.3.Where can I _ my RMB for dollars?Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases from the box below.broad,transmit,exchange,form,informof,in circl

10、e,stand forformsinformedofexchanged4.They have _ the news by radio.5.The letters“x”and“y”often _ unknown numbers in mathematics.6.His back is _.7.Look,the children are dancing _.transmittedstand forbroadin circles1.1.Languages borrow words from each Languages borrow words from each other.How many Ch

11、inese words other.How many Chinese words can you think of that come from can you think of that come from English?And how many English English?And how many English words are from Chinese?words are from Chinese?e.g.e.g.沙发沙发sofa;sofa;维他命维他命vitaminvitamin kunfu-kunfu-功夫；功夫；toufu-toufu-豆腐豆腐Borrowed words

12、yin yang（来自“阴阳”）kowtow （来自“叩头”）lychee或litche（来自“荔枝”）typhoon （来自“台风”）dim sum （来自“点心”）won ton （来自“云吞”）ninja 忍者（忍者，）sake 日本米酒、清酒（酒，）sashimi 生鱼片（刺身，）sushi 寿司（鮨、寿司，-）tycoon 企业界大亨（大君，）tsunami 海啸（津波，）肯德基-Kentucky麦当劳-McDonalds 热狗-hot dog土司-toast 三文鱼-salmon沙丁鱼 sardine 培根-bacon 扎啤-a jar of beer 雪碧-Sprite可口可乐-Coca-Cola百事可乐-Pepsi-cola 迷你裙-mini skirt 比基尼-bikini香波-shampoo 席梦思-shermons桑拿浴-sauna 艾滋病-AIDS爵士乐-jazz music 溜溜球-yo-yo迪斯科-disco 派对-party迪斯尼乐园-Disney land保龄球-bowling 高尔夫球-golf拉力赛-rally 卡丁车-karting蹦极跳-bungee jumpingThank you!