English is Great
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English is Great
EU peníze středním školám English is Great Tomáš Pavlica Gymnázium Uherské Hradiště – 2012–2014 Obsah part 1 1. Lead-in questions 2. Lead-in pictures 3. Reading 4. Reading comprehension 5. Vocabulary, word definitions 6. Watch and listen 7. Topic discussion part 2 8. Lead-in questions 9. Lead-in pictures 10. Quiz 11. Reading 12. Reading comprehension 13. Vocabulary, word definitions 14. Watch and listen 15. Topic discussion English is Great part 1 Lead-in questions 1. What do you know about the history of the English language? 2. Why is it generally difficult to read old texts? 3. Are you interested in the way languages change over time? Lead-in pictures the British Library excerpt from Beowulf excerpt from the Canterbury Tales Wife-of-Bath-ms.jpg. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wife-of-Bath-ms.jpg Beowulf.firstpage.jpeg. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beowulf.firstpage.jpeg JACK1956. British library london.jpg. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:British_library_london.jpg Reading Look at the examples of earlier forms of English and compare them to the modern translations. Old English Beowulf lines 1 to 11, approximately AD 900 Hwæt! Wē Gār-Dena þēodcyninga hū ðā æþelingas Oft Scyld Scēfing monegum mǣgþum, egsode eorlas. fēasceaft funden, wēox under wolcnum, oðþæt him ǣghwylc ofer hronrāde gomban gyldan. in geārdagum, þrym gefrūnon, ellen fremedon. sceaþena þrēatum, meodosetla oftēah, Syððan ǣrest wearð hē þæs frōfre gebād, weorðmyndum þāh, þāra ymbsittendra hȳran scolde, Þæt wæs gōd cyning! Middle English The Canterbury Tales – Prologue by Geoffrey Chaucer, 14th century Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote And bathed every veyne in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne Hath in the Ram his halfe cours yronne, And smale foweles maken melodye, That slepen al the nyght with open yë (So priketh hem Nature in hir corages); Than longen folk to goon on pilgrimages Which, as translated by Francis Gummere, reads: Lo, praise of the prowess of people-kings of spear-armed Danes, in days long sped, we have heard, and what honor the athelings won! Oft Scyld the Scefing from squadroned foes, from many a tribe, the mead-bench tore, When the sweet showers of April have pierced to the root the dryness of March and bathed every vein in moisture by which strength are the flowers brought forth; when Zephyr also with his sweet breath has given spirit to the tender new shoots in the grove and field, and the young sun has run awing the earls. Since erst he lay friendless, a foundling, fate repaid him: for he waxed under welkin, in wealth he throve, till before him the folk, both far and near, who house by the whale-path, heard his mandate, gave him gifts: a good king he! half his course through Aries the Ram, and little birds make melody and sleep all night with an open eye, so nature pricks them in their hearts; then people long to go on pilgrimages Reading comprehension 1. How different are the two examples of earlier forms of English from modern English? 2. Would you be interested in learning any of the old forms of English? Why/ why not? Vocabulary overview official language billion globe manuscript shelf/ shelves put up find out reason capture snapshot evolve hugely look back period standardize impact influence enable stuff treasure collection usage make up consistent throughout foreword/ introduction familiar versatile Word definitions word consistent evolve foreword impact influence manuscript snapshot standardize usage versatile definition a book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten) a glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time to make to conform to a standard to develop a significant or strong influence; an effect to control or manipulate something or someone; to change the development of things regularly occurring a section before the main text of a book or other document having varied uses and/ or many functions use; the way something is used Watch and listen Watch the first part of the programme English is Great. http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/britain-great/english-great-part-1 Topic discussion 1. What makes English such an important language? 2. How old and big is the national library of Great Britain? 3. What can you find out about the English language in the British Library? 4. What did the invention of the printing press do with English? 5. Who was William Caxton? How has he influenced the development of English? 6. How are new technologies changing the way we use English? part 2 Lead-in questions 1. What kind of language English is, actually? 2. What is the role of the English language in the world today? 3. Why are you learning English? How often do you use English? Lead-in pictures What do the following pictures tell us about the English language? SHARDZ. Anglospeak.svg. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-0522]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anglospeak.svg MURRAYTHEB. Origins of English PieChart.svg. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Origins_of_English_PieChart.svg HAPPENSTANCE. Human Language Families (wikicolors).png. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Human_Language_Families_%28wikicolors%29.png Quiz Match the languages to the maps. English – French – Spanish – Russian – Mandarin Chinese – Arabic – Portugese – German SHARDZ. Anglospeak.svg. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-0522]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anglospeak.svg ADEUAGUR. Map-Hispanophone World.png. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MapHispanophone_World.png MAPHOBBYIST. New-Map-Francophone World.PNG. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New-MapFrancophone_World.PNG 白布飘扬. Map-Sinophone World.png. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map-Sinophone_World.png KETERACEL. Arabic speaking world.svg. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004[cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arabic_speaking_world.svg AIVAZOVSKY. Russian-Language-Map.png. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004[cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russian-Language-Map.png ILARIO. DeutschsprachigeWelt.png. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DeutschsprachigeWelt.png THE OGRE. Map-Lusophone World-en.png. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004[cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map-Lusophone_World-en.png Reading Read the article English 'world language' forecast by Sean Coughlan, BBC News education reporter available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/4080401.stm Reading comprehension 1. What is going to happen to English in the next decade? 2. In what sense can English speakers be described as “arrogant”? Vocabulary cultural relations provide resources global language widespread education science business context variant in a sense research accent particular variation extend coin a word adapt process experience access genuine on a massive scale in fields like in order to employment mobility engage available achieve ambition check sth out Word definitions word accent access achieve coin a word context engage genuine mobility resources widespread definition things that one uses to achieve something common, affecting large area to create, make up a new word a way or means of getting to something to succeed in; carry out successfully to enter into an activity; participate real; true; authentic the surroundings, circumstances, environment or situations that determine, specify, or make clear the meaning of an event the movement of people or things the manner of speaking or pronouncing Watch and listen Watch the second part of the programme English is Great. http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/britain-great/english-great-part-2 Topic discussion 1. What does the British Council do? 2. Why is English a true global language? 3. How many global languages are there? 4. Is English the same all over the world? 5. How can new technologies help people learn English? 6. What's the point of learning English? Seznam použitých zdrojů a literatury English is Great. BRITISH COUNCIL. Learn English: Britain is Great [online]. 2012 [cit. 201305-20]. Dostupné z: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/britain-great-episodes/english-great FARLEX, Inc. TheFreeDictionary.com: The Free Dictionary by Farlex [online]. 1051 County Line Road Suite 100 Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2004, 2013 [cit. 2013-05-20]. Dostupné z: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ Wiktionary: a wiki based Open Content dictionary. In: Wiktionary [online]. 2002- [cit. 2013-05-20]. Dostupné z: http://www.wiktionary.org/ History of the English language. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_English_language English language. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language World language. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_language English 'world language' forecast. In: BBC News [online]. 2009 [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/4080401.stm CHAUCER, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue - A Modern English Translation. In: NECASTRO, Gerard. EChaucer: Chaucer in the Twenty-first Century [online]. University of Maine at Machias, 2007 [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://machias.edu/faculty/necastro/chaucer/translation/ct/01gp.html Wife-of-Bath-ms.jpg. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 201305-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wife-of-Bath-ms.jpg Beowulf.firstpage.jpeg. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beowulf.firstpage.jpeg JACK1956. British library london.jpg. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:British_library_london.jpg SHARDZ. Anglospeak.svg. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anglospeak.svg MURRAYTHEB. Origins of English PieChart.svg. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Origins_of_English_PieChart.svg HAPPENSTANCE. Human Language Families (wikicolors).png. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Human_Language_Families_%28wikicolors%29.png ADEUAGUR. Map-Hispanophone World.png. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MapHispanophone_World.png MAPHOBBYIST. New-Map-Francophone World.PNG. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New-Map-Francophone_World.PNG 白布飘扬. Map-Sinophone World.png. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MapSinophone_World.png KETERACEL. Arabic speaking world.svg. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arabic_speaking_world.svg AIVAZOVSKY. Russian-Language-Map.png. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RussianLanguage-Map.png ILARIO. DeutschsprachigeWelt.png. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DeutschsprachigeWelt.png THE OGRE. Map-Lusophone World-en.png. In: Wikimedia Commons: the free media repository [online]. 2004- [cit. 2013-05-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MapLusophone_World-en.png Řešení part 1 Lead-in questions students' own answers Lead-in pictures various pictures: the British Library, excerpt from Beowulf and excerpt from the Canterbury Tales Reading comprehension 1. very different – Old English is completely unrecognizable, Middle English already resembles present-day English 2. students' own answers Vocabulary overview úřední jazyk miliarda svět rukopis police postavit, nachystat zjistit důvod zachytit snímek vyvíjet se obrovsky ohlédnout se období standardizovat dopad vliv umožnit věci poklad sbírka užití vytvořit, vymyslet konzistentní v průběhu úvod známý všestranný Word definitions word manuscript snapshot standardize evolve impact influence consistent foreword versatile usage definition a book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten) a glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time to make to conform to a standard to develop a significant or strong influence; an effect to control or manipulate something or someone; to change the development of things regularly occurring a section before the main text of a book or other document having varied uses and/ or many functions use; the way something is used Topic discussion 1. official language of 54 countries, spoken by 1.5 billion people – it's the most commonly spoken language in the world 2. 250 years old with over 150 million items 3. how it changed and evolved over time 4. it standardized the language 5. an early printer, he often had to create the spelling of words 6. words are shortened, people use letters to replace entire words or their parts; also lots of new technical words part 2 Lead-in questions students' own answers Lead-in pictures various maps and charts showing where certain languages are spoken, pie chart showing the origin of English words Quiz Arabic, German, English, Mandarin Chinese, Portugese, French, Russian and Spanish Reading comprehension 1. it will turn into a truly world language 2. they fail to learn other languages Vocabulary kulturní vztahy poskytovat zdroje, materiály globální jazyk rozšířený vzdělání věda obchod kontext, souvislosti varianta v jistém smyslu výzkum přízvuk konkrétní variace rozšiřovat se vytvořit nové slovo přizpůsobit proces zkušenost přístup skutečný, nefalšovaný v obrovském měřítku v oblastech jako aby zaměstnání mobilita angažovat se, zapojit se dostupný dosáhnout ambice ověřit si, zkontrolovat Word definitions word resources widespread coin a word access achieve engage genuine context mobility accent definition things that one uses to achieve something common, affecting large area to create, make up a new word a way or means of getting to something to succeed in; carry out successfully to enter into an activity; participate real; true; authentic the surroundings, circumstances, environment or situations that determine, specify, or make clear the meaning of an event the movement of people or things the manner of speaking or pronouncing Topic discussion 1. builds cultural relationships between Britain and the rest of the world and provides resources for people learning and teaching English 2. because of its widespread use – in education, science, technology and business 3. one, just English 4. there are lots of different types – different accents, pronunciation and usage 5. they give people access to genuine English – they can read and translate on a massive scale 6. it is the language of international communication – it opens the doors to employment, education and mobility