Слайд 2“One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two
languages open every door along the way.”
Frank Smith
Слайд 3Why is learning English so important?
Слайд 5Recommended Vocabulary:
Put up, phr v- if (smth) to fix it
to a wall or board, to add extra, construct
Capture, v-
record or express accurately in words or pictures
a snap shot (snapshot)-a photograph that is taken quickly and casually. (typically with a small handheld camera)
Enable, v- to make possible
Слайд 6Recommended Vocabulary:
Standard English- the form of the English language widely
accepted as a usual correct written and spoken form by
educated people in both formal and informal contexts.
Versatile, adj ['vɜːsəˌtaɪl] - variable or changeable
Incredible, adj [ɪn'kredɪbl] - impossible to believe, extraordinary, but in inf- very good; wonderful
Слайд 7Proper Names:
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
William Caxton (1422-1491) - the first English
printer and a translator and importer of books into England.
He established a press at Westminster, the first printing press in England.
Chaucer Jeffrey (1343-1400)– an English poet. His Canterbury Tales is a cycle of linked tales told by a group of pilgrims. His skills of characterization, humor, and versatility established him as the first great English poet.
Слайд 9New words recently added to Oxford English Dictionary
Слайд 10Bling (n): Expensive, ostentatious clothing and jewelry
брюлики, цацки (дорогие, броские ювелирные
украшения)
Chillax (v): Calm down and relax
D'oh (excl) [dəu]: Exclamation used to comment
on a foolish or stupid action, esp. one’s own
Droolworthy (adj): Extremely attractive or desirable
Слайд 11Infomania (n): The compulsive desire to check or accumulate news and
information, typically via mobile phone or computer.
Screenager (n): A person in
their teens or twenties who has an aptitude for computers and the Internet
Unfriend (v): Remove (someone) from a list of friends or contacts on a social networking site.
Woot (excl): (Especially in electronic communication) Used to express elation, enthusiasm, or triumph
Слайд 13Task 3 This is part of an essay written by
a Scottish 13-year-old secondary school pupil. Read the texting and
‘translate’ it into English.
My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :- @ kds FTF. ILNY, its gr8. Bt my Ps wr so {:-/ BC o 9/11 tht thay dcdd 2 stay in SCO & spnd 2 wks up N. Up N, WUCIWUG -- 0. I ws vvv brd in MON. 0 bt baas & ^^
Слайд 14My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before,
we used to go to New York to see my
brother, his girlfriend and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York, it's a great place. But my parents were so worried because of the terrorism attack on September 11 that they decided we would stay in Scotland and spend two weeks up north. Up north, what you see is what you get - nothing. I was extremely bored in the middle of nowhere. Nothing but sheep and mountains.
Слайд 15Homework:
Answer the questions:
What do you know about the history of
your language?
Do you think you could read Middle English? Why
or why not?
How do you think English will change in the future?