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第一篇：十分钟英语史
【the history ofenglish in ten minutes】no.1 anglo-saxon
the history of english in ten minutes. chapter 1. anglo-saxon or whatever happen to the jutes.
the english language begins with the phrase ?up yours caesar!? as the romans leave britain and a lot of germanic tribes start flooding in, tribes such as the angles and the saxons – who together gave us the term anglo-saxon, and the jutes – who didn?t.
the romans left some very straight roads behind, but not much of their latin language. the anglo-saxon vocab was much more useful as it was mainly words for simple everyday things like ?house?, ?woman?, ?loaf? and ?werewolf?.
four of our days of the week - tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday were named in honour of anglo-saxon gods, but they didn?t bother with saturday, sunday and monday as they had all gone off for a long weekend.
while they were away, christian missionaries stole in bringing with them leaflets about jumble sales and more latin. christianity was a hit with the locals and made them much happier to take on funky new words like ?martyr?, ?bishop? and ?font?g came the vikings, with their action-man words like ?drag?, ?ransack?, ?thrust? and ?die?, and a love of pickled herring. they may have raped and pillaged but there were also into ?give? and ?take? – two of around 2014 words that they gave english, as well as the phrase ?watch out for that man with the enormous axe.?
【the history of english in ten minutes】no.2 the norman conquest
the history of english in ten minutes. chapter two, the norman conquest or excuse my english.
1066. true to his name, william the conqueror invades england, bringing new concepts from across the channel, like the french language, the doomsday book and the duty-free galois's ch was "de rigueur" for all official business, with words like "judge", "jury", "evidence" and "justice" coming in and giving john grisham's career a kick-start. latin was still used "ad nauseam" in church, but the common man spoke english, able to communicate only by speaking more slowly and loudly until the others understood him. words like "cow", "sheep" and "swine" come
from the english-speaking farmers. while the "a la carte" versions "beef", "mutton" and "pork" come from the french-speaking toffs, beginning a long-running trend of restaurants having completely indecipherable menus.
all in all, the english absorbed about 10,000 new words from the normans, though they still couldn't grasp the rules of cheek kissing. the "bon-ami" all ended when the english nation took their new warlike lingo of "armies", "navies" and "soldiers" and began the hundred years' war against france. it actually lasted 116 years but by that point, no one could count any higher in french and english took over as the language of power.
【the history of english in ten minutes】no.3 shakespeare
the history of english in ten minutes. chapter three, shakespeare, or a plaque on both his houses.
as the dictionary tells us about 2,000 new words and phrases were invented by william shakespeare.
he gave us handy words like eyeball, puppydog and anchovy and more show-offy words like dauntless, besmirch and lacklustre. he came up with the word alligator soon after he ran out of the things to rhyme with crocodile. and the nation of tea drinkers finally took into their hearts when he invented the hob-nob.
shakespeare knew the power of catchphrases as well as biscuits. without him, we would never eat our flesh and blood out of house and home. we would have to say good riddance to the green-eyed monster and breaking the ice would be as dead as a doornail.
if you tried to get your money's worth, you'd be given short shrift and anyone who laid it on with a trowel could be hoised with his own petard. of course it's possible other people used these words first. but the dictionary writers like looking them up in shakespeare because there was more cross dressing and people poking each other's eyes out.
shakespeare's poetry showed the world that english was a rich vibrant language with limitless expressive and emotional power and he still had time to open all those tea rooms in stratford.
【the history of english in ten minutes】no.4 the king james bible
the history of english in ten minutes. chapter four. the king james bible or light there be.
in 1611 ?the powers that be? ?turned the world upside down? with a ?labour of love? – a new translation of the bible. a team of scribes with the ?wisdom of solomon? - ?went the extra mile? to make king james?s translation ?all things to all men?, whether from their ?heart?s desire? ?to fight the good fight? or just for the ?filthy lucre? sexy new bible went ?from strength to strength?, getting to ?the root of the matter? in a language even ?the salt of the earth? could understand. ?the writing wasn?t on the wall?, it was in handy little books and with ?fire and brimstone? preachers reading from it in every church, (更多请你搜索：)its words and phrases ?took root? ?to the ends of the earth? – well at least the ends of britain.
the king james bible is the book that taught us that ?a leopard can?t change its spots?, that ?a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush?, that ?a wolf in sheep?s clothing? is harder to spot than you would imagine, and how annoying it is to have ?a fly in your ointment?.
in fact, just as ?jonathan begat meribbaal; and meribbaal begat micah. and micah begat pithon?, the king james bible begat a whole glossary of metaphor and morality that still shapes the way english is spoken today. amen.
【english in ten minutes】no.5 science
the history of english in ten minutes. chapter five. the english of science or how to speak with gravity.
before the 17th century scientists weren?t really recognised – possibly because lab-coats had yet to catch on.
but suddenly britain was full of physicists – there was robert hooke, robert boyle – and even some people not called robert, like isaac newton. the royal society was formed out of the invisible college – after they put it down somewhere and couldn?t find it again.
at first they worked in latin. after sitting through newton?s story about the
?pomum? falling to the ?terra? from the ?arbor? for the umpteenth time, the bright sparks realised they all spoke english and could transform our understanding of the universe much quicker by talking in their own language.
but science was discovering things faster than they could name them. words like ?acid?, ?gravity?, ?electricity and ?pendulum? had to be invented just to stop their meetings turning into an endless game of charades.
like teenage boys, the scientists suddenly became aware of the human body – coining new words like ?cardiac? and ?tonsil?, ?ovary?, and ?sternum? - and the invention of ?penis? (1693), ?vagina? (1682) made sex education classes a bit easier to follow. though and ?clitoris? was still a source of confusion.
【the history of english in ten minutes】no.6 english and empire
the history of english in ten minutes. chapter six. english and empire or the sun never set on the english language.
with english making its name as the language of science, the bible and shakespeare, britain decided to take it on tour.
asking only for land, wealth, natural resources, total obedience to the crown and a few local words in return.
they went to the caribbean looking for gold and a chance to really unwind – discovering the ?barbeque?, the ?canoe? and a pretty good recipe for rum punch. they also brought back the word ?cannibal? to make their trip sound more exciting.
in india there was something for everyone. ?yoga? – to help you stay in shape, while pretending to be spiritual. if that didn?t work there was the ?cummerbund? to hide a paunch and - if you couldn?t even make it up the stairs without turning ?crimson? – they had the ?bungalow?.
meanwhile in africa they picked up words like ?voodoo? and ?zombie? – kicking off the teen horror film – and even more terrifying, they brought home the world?s two most annoying musical instruments – the ?bongo? and the ?banjo?.
from australia, english took the words ?nugget?, ?boomerang? and ?walkabout? - and in fact the whole concept of chain pubs.
between toppling napoleon (1815) and the first world war (1914), the british
empire gobbled up around 10 millions square miles, 400 million people and nearly a hundred thousand gin and tonics, leaving new varieties of english to develop all over the globe.
【english in ten minutes】the age of dictionary or the definition of a hopeless task.
with english expanding in all directions came a new breed of man called lexicographers, who wanted to put an end to this anarchy a word they defined as what happens when people spell words slightly differently from each other.
one of the greatest was doctor johnson, whose dictionary of english language which took him 9 years to write. it was 18 inches tall and contained 42,773 entries meaning that even if you couldn?t read it?s still pretty useful if you want to reach a high shelf. for the first time when people were calling you a “pickle herring”, ”a jobbernowl ” or a “fopdoodle” you could understand exactly what they meant and you?d have the standard spelling. try as he might to stop them, words kept being invented and in 1857 a new book was started which would become the oxford english dictionary.
it took another 70 years to be finished after the first editor resigned to be an archbishop, the second died of tb and the third was so boring that half his volunteers quit and one of them ended up in an asylum. it eventually appeared in 1928 and has continued to be revised ever since proving the whole idea that you can stop people making up word is complete snuffbumble
第二篇：广播站英语十分钟策划书
英语广播十分钟策划书
据了解，在这几个月来，越来越多的同学在足球场上晨读英语。有拿英语报纸的、有拿英语书的、还有戴耳机听听力的。可以知道，同学们都在为6月份的b级或四级奋斗着。但是现在的考试都与实事相关联，在一个闭塞的学院里，我们的知识水平还远远不够。有没有想过在我院校也可以有个英语广播站，给同学练习口语的机会？给同学听听国内外的实事新闻，但是是用英语来陈述的！
计划如下：
1， 借助英语沙龙协会组织，向院、广播站长提出意见；
2， 如果同意，有如下的安排：
@1，申请每天在广播时段内的十分钟（可以在刚开始时为5分钟、7分钟时间），具体时间安排可由广播站决定。
@2，主播先由上学期的双语演讲比赛第一名——卓丽玲来广播，之后可以通过邀请英语老师，或者某些同学来进行对话式的广播。
@3，内容为英语方面的所有资料，可以一天一个不同的主题，有实事、学习方法探讨、一天一句名言、电影名句、诗歌朗诵、音乐风暴等。
目的主要是提高同学们对英语的兴趣和听说水平
英语沙龙协会
第三篇：十分钟队会演讲稿
十分钟队会演讲稿
甲：同学们，老师们大家中午好！我是今天的主持人________。
乙：我是今天的主持人________，我很荣幸成为今天的主持人！今天我们十分钟队会的主题是奥运会。
甲 刚刚过去的伦敦奥运会大家一定还记忆忧新吧！
乙：那当然了！那你还记得有哪些项目吗？
甲：这可不记得了，还是让__何兼良____和_王怡君_____来告诉我们吧！下有请他们！（相声）
乙：谢谢
甲：每届奥运会都有自己独具代表的吉祥物。下面让我们来介绍一下可爱的吉祥物吧! 历届夏季奥运会吉祥物
1972年，第20届奥运会，德国慕尼黑－－小猎狗“瓦尔第”
1976年，第21届奥运会，加拿大蒙特利尔－－海狸“阿米克”
1980年，第22届奥运会，前苏联莫斯科－－棕熊“米查”
1984年，第23届奥运会，美国洛杉矶－－“山姆”鹰
1988年，第24届奥运会，韩国汉城－－小老虎“虎多力”
1992年，第25届奥运会，西班牙巴塞罗那－－“科比”狗
1996年，第26届奥运会，美国亚特兰大－－电脑造型“伊西”
2014年，第27届奥运会，澳大利亚悉尼－－鸭嘴兽“赛德”、针鼹“米利”和食鱼鸟“奥利”2014年希腊雅典夏季奥运会吉祥物athena（雅典娜）和phevos（费沃斯）
2014年 北京奥运就是福娃咯
乙：历届冬季奥运会吉祥物
1998年，第10届冬奥会，法国格勒诺布尔－－滑雪的小人儿“舒斯”
1998年，第12届冬奥会，奥地利因斯布鲁克－－小雪人“斯诺曼”
1998年，第13届冬奥会，美国普莱西德湖－－北美浣熊“罗尼”
1998年，第14届冬奥会，南斯拉夫萨拉热窝－－狼“乌吉克”
1986年，第15届冬奥会，加拿大卡尔加里－－北极熊“海蒂”
1990年，第16届冬奥会，法国阿尔贝维尔－－ 流星“麦吉柯”
1994年，第17届冬奥会，挪威利勒哈默尔－－“海康与克莉汀”
1998年，第18届冬奥会，日本长野－－雪貂“斯诺波”
甲：下面有请全体蜂鸟小队的队员为大家献上诗朗诵，掌声欢迎！
（诗歌）
乙：谢谢，今天的十分钟队会到此结束，谢谢各位老师各位同学！
第四篇：快乐课间十分钟演讲稿
第五周星期五国旗下讲话——快乐课间十分钟
敬爱的老师、亲爱的同学们：
大家早上好！
我今天讲话的主题是：
同学们，课间十分钟是我们自由活动的时间，也是我们调节和放松的时刻。对于我们来说这十分钟应该是健康的、有益的、丰富多彩的。文明有序的课间活动，能给大家带来轻松和愉悦，好让大家以饱满的热情投入到下一节课的学习当中去。但我们也经常发现有的同学只是一味地在走廊或楼梯上追逐打闹。好多小朋友拉拉扯扯、跑来跑去，攀爬扶梯，或是到远离教室的地方玩耍，这样既不安全又不雅观，跑得满头大汗，气喘吁吁，坐到教室里好长时间平静不下来，反而影响学习了;课间休息时，我们经常会听到一些同学不是在轻声细语地交谈，而是高声喊叫、大吵大闹，影响了其他同学的休息与放松。因此，希望同学们都能科学合理地安排课间活动的内容，那我们该如何做呢?在此我提出几点建议：
第一，做好课前准备工作。当下课铃声响起以后，请小朋友们先做好下一节课的课前准备，把相关的课本和学习用具拿出来,再进行其它的活动。需要去洗手间的小朋友，要抓紧时间去一下。
第二，呼吸一下清新的空气。一节课坐在教室内，室内的二氧化碳不断增加，容易使人精神疲乏。课间十分钟的时候，走出教室去呼吸新鲜的空气，可以让我们疲劳的身心得到舒缓。
第三，课间可以做些小游戏。譬如：下下棋、看课外书、玩玩魔
方、跳跳绳，踢踢毽子等，还可以在老师带领下做些有趣的体育类活动。
第四，课间可以做些休闲又愉悦的事情。我们还可以几个小朋友聚在一起谈谈心，聊聊开心的事;还可以约上好友一起静静地欣赏欣赏班级墙报、欣赏小朋友们优秀的作业、美术作品等等。
第五，课间活动一定要安全、文明。课间在教室，在走廊，在厕所，在操场不打闹，不追逐，不乱跑乱跳，更不大声吵闹，要做到文明礼让。约束自己的活动范围，学会玩耍，开展文明游戏。
希望各班同学都能在老师的指导下科学合理地安排课间休息的十分钟，让我们的课间多一些欢笑，多一些趣味，也让我们的校园多一份文明与优雅。
谢谢大家!
第五篇：十分钟记住有关星期的单词(巧记英语)
十分钟记住有关星期的单词
星期一至星期日的单词为：monday（星期一）, tuesday（星期二）, wednesday（星期三）, thursday（星期四）, friday（星期五）, saturday（星期六）, sunday（星期日）。仔细观察这7个单词，会发现它们的词尾都是“day”（天，日），所以只需记住前面几个字母即可。
（一）monday [’m?ndei] 星期一（简）mon.
记忆说明：谐音法。音头“mon”类似“忙”，周一是上班或上学的第一天，大家都要“忙”(mon)了。其他记忆法：词头mon，联想到月亮moon，周一为“月亮日”,mon + day。
（二）tuesday ['tjuzdei] 星期二（简）tue.
记忆说明：词头“tu”的汉语发音类似two，就是2，所以是星期二。
其他记忆法：特有意思，即t（特） u（有） e（意） s（思），哈哈，特有意思吧，就是tuesday。
（三）wednesday ['w?nzdei] 星期三（简）wed.
记忆说明：词头“wed”是结婚的意思，想象周三适合结婚，是结婚日。
其他记忆法：音头“wednes”类似“蚊子”，“三”用“扇”作谐音，想象周三扇“蚊子”。
（四）thursday ['θ?zdei] 星期四 （简）thu.
记忆说明：“thurs”，可读成“四子”，注意四要儿化，即“四儿”子，周四是“四儿子”的日子。 其他记忆法：音头“thurs”象“色子”，想象周四已接近周末了，4人坐在一起打麻将，丢“色子”。（色正规应该读shǎi，这里也可以有意读sè，色子即骰子）。
（五）friday ['fra?,dei] 星期五 （简）fri.
记忆说明：音头“fri”类似five，就是5，所以是星期五。
其他记忆法：音头“f”可理解为“乏”（fa）,“fri”可理解为“f”（乏）“ri”（日），即乏累的日子，工作或上学一周，真的很“乏累”（friday）。
（六）saturday ['s?t?dei]星期六（简）sat.
记忆说明：词头sat，是sit（坐）的过去式，发音也类似。想象周五乏累，周六应该“坐”下来休息了。
其他记忆说明：sa“赛”，tur“的”。到周六了，我们要一起玩耍，比赛的日子，saturday。
（七）sunday ['s?ndei] 星期日 （简）sun.
记忆说明：词头sun，太阳。星期日，“日”就是太阳，也就是太阳日。
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