照顾老人的日托中心为整个服务事业作出了可贵的贡献。

7 despite prep.

= in spite of 尽管 不管 任凭

Despite all our efforts to save the school, the County decided to close it.

She went to Spain despite the fact that the doctor had told her to rest.

8 raise

She raised her eyes when he came in.

The peasants here used to raise pigs, and nowadays many of them have moved to cities.

A number of questions were raised at the meeting.

Raise your hands when you know the answer.

二、课堂反馈

（一）True or False questions.

( ) 1 If we could hear old English today, we would be able to understand it without much difficulty.

( ) 2 Old developed from Anglo-Saxon and the language of the Vikings. T

( ) 3 It was not until the 10th century that Old English became the official language of England.

( ) 4 Middle English began with the Norman Conquest.

( ) 5 Adding an s to make plurals is the German way in old English.

( ) 6 After the Conquest, the Normans once ordered the English to speak French.

( ) 7 Nowadays people from different areas in Britain have no difficulty understanding each other when communicating.

( ) 8 Modern began during the Renaissance.

( ) 9 It's very clear that English is still changing a lot.

（二） Read the passage and fill in the form below

Time What happened Results Old English 5th to 11th century 1 Three tribes (the _____, the _____ and the ______ ) invaded Britain

2 Around the 9th century, the ________ invaded Britain. 1 _________ developed.

2 They created Old English.

3 Many pairs of words and phrases have similar meanings.