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