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English Is A World Language

English Is A World Language. The aims of the lesson:. To summarize the material of the previous lessons. To get the new information about the English language To revise and practice verb tenses To make a journey into the history of the English language. Warming-up.

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English Is A World Language

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  1. English Is A World Language

  2. The aims of the lesson: • To summarize the material of the previous lessons. • To get the new information about the English language • To revise and practice verb tenses • To make a journey into the history of the English language

  3. Warming-up Look at the answers below and make up questions to them: As in the example: • T: (answer) Yes, I do. • P: Do you learn English? Answers: • Yes, he did. • No, they aren’t. • No, she won’t. • Yes, he has. • Yes, we are. • No, I can’t. • Yes, he does. • No, there isn’t. • Yes, it was.

  4. The situation : We (to study) English For example: T: We (to study) English (often) P: We often studyEnglish OFTEN NEXT YEAR YESTERDAY NOW ALREADY Flash cards

  5. Do the matching!

  6. Make up dialogues, completing them with the words from the columns very well • - You speak English Are you from England? perfectly • - No, my native language is………… I am from ……….. • - How did you manage to learn the English language so well? enjoy studying English work hard at my English at school • - I have read a lot of books listen to BBC news and watch video films in English travel a lot and try to speak with English native speakers • Oh, I see. It’s cool!

  7. The History of English The English language has a long history. It was influenced by wars and peace, drama and tragedy, competition and cooperation with different nations.

  8. The Celts • The Celts inhabited Britain since the times immemorial. They can be called the natives of the British Isles.

  9. The Celts The Celts invented their own written language, but instead of letters they used runes. Many places of interest, such as Stonehenge, were also built by them.

  10. The Celts The Celtic contribution to the English language is not great. Only the basic words still remain in everyday use, such as: • go, eat, drink, be, father, mother, etc. What sphere do they belong to?

  11. The Romans In the 44 AD the Romans invaded the British Isles.

  12. The Romans • They built roads, walls, schools and bath houses. And of course, collected taxes. Soon most of the Celts got used to the Roman way of life.

  13. The Romans The Romans had brought many new words to the English language. The names of food (cherry, pear, wine), buildings (wall, street), etc. Why do the Romans build such a great number of roads?

  14. The Anglo-Saxons The Romans left Britain in the 5th century. And immediately it was attacked by the German tribes - Angles, Saxons, Jutes.

  15. The Anglo-Saxons The natives couldn’t defend themselves. The Germans founded the first kingdoms and lived in peace with the Celts for a few centuries.

  16. The Anglo-Saxons The Anglo-Saxon words still remain in the English language. They mostly describe the household and family being. - Lord, lady, bread, pork, cow, etc.

  17. The Church In the 6th century the Christianity was introduced in Britain. The new words came into the language: - angel, altar, devil, the Bible. Guess the meaning of these words!

  18. The Vikings From the 8th century the Vikings began to raid the British Isles. Finally they even got a piece of land – the so called Danelaw.

  19. The Vikings The words brought to the English language by the Vikings have something in common: sounds “s”, “sk”, “g”, for example: - egg, sky, ship, skirt, sea, etc.

  20. The Normans In the 1066 AD William the Conqueror defeated the English king Harold in the battle of Hastings and became the king himself.

  21. The Normans • The Norman influence on the English language was great! A lot of words from French came into it, for example: village, army, soldier, religion, venison, beef, etc.

  22. Summarizing:

  23. Choose the right answer: 1. Who invaded Britain in the 5th century? a) Romans b) Normans c) Germans 2. What was the nickname of king William? a) the Noble b) the Conqueror c) the Deer 3. The Normans came from …. a) France b) Russia c) USA d) China

  24. Choose the right answer: 4. The Christianity was introduced in … a) 6th century b) 11th century c) 44 BC 5. The Vikings … a) raided Britain b) defended Britain 6. The runes were used by … a) the Romans b) the Normans c) the Celts

  25. Everybody has a hobby Everybody has a hobby And we’ve got a common one. English does attract us More than stamps and actors. And it is great fun! Learning English, learning English, That’s the hobby that we share. We are fond of learning English Which is spoken everywhere!

  26. The end

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