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7/31/2019 History and Mystory of the English Language
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History & Mystery of the
English language.
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I know I want to know Ive learnt
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Speaking English
Repeat the following words after the speaker
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Speaking English
to include
competition
cooperation
to inhabit
immemorial
natives
to invent
rune
contribution
basic
to remain
to determine
to invade
bath house -
way of life
immediately
Christianity
to introduce
to raid
influence
kingdom
to describe
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The History of the British Isles
The British Isles
have a long history. It
includes war and
peace, drama andtragedy, competition
and cooperation with
different nations.
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The Celts
The Celts inhabited
Britain since the times
immemorial. They can
be called the nativesof the British Isles.
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The Celts
The Celts invented their own written language,
but instead of letters they used runes. Manyplaces of interest, such as Stonehenge, werealso built by them.
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The Celts
The Celtic contribution to the English
language is not great. Only the basic
words still remain in everyday use, such
as:
- go, eat, drink, be, father, mother, etc.
What sphere do they belong to?
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The Romans
In the 44 AD the
Romans invaded the
British Isles.
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The Romans
They built roads, walls, schools and bath
houses. And of course, collected taxes. Soonmost of the Celts got used to the Roman way of
life.
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The Romans
The Romans had brought many new
words to the English language. The names
of food (cherry, pear, wine), buildings
(wall, street), etc.
Why do the Romans build such a greatnumber of roads?
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The Anglo-Saxons
The Romans left
Britain in the 5th
century. And
immediately it wasattacked by the
German tribes -
Angles, Saxons,
Jutes.
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The Anglo-Saxons
The natives couldnt
defend themselves. The
Germans founded the
first kingdoms and livedin peace with the Celts
for a few centuries.
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The Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxon words still remain in the
English language. They mostly describe
the household and family being.
- Lord, lady, bread, pork, cow, etc.
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The Church
In the 6th century the
Christianity was introduced
in Britain. The new words
came into the language:
- angel, altar, devil, the Bible.
Guess the meaning of thesewords!
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The Vikings
From the 8th century the Vikings began to raid
the British Isles. Finally they even got a piece of
land the so called Danelaw.
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The Vikings
The words brought to the English language by
the Vikings have something in common:
sounds s, sk, g, for example:
- egg, sky, ship, skirt, sea, etc.
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The Normans
In the 1066 AD William
the Conqueror defeated
the English king Harold
in the battle of Hastingsand became the king
himself.
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The Normans
The Norman influence on the
English language was great!
A lot of words from French
came into it, for example:
village, army, soldier, religion,venison, beef, etc.
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Summarizing:
The Celts (the natives)
The Romans (44 AD)
The Germans (5th century)
The Vikings (8th
century)
The Normans (1066 AD)
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Choose the right answer:
1. Who invaded Britain in the 5th century?
a) Romans b) Normans c) Germans
2. What was the nickname of king William?
a) the Noble b) the Conqueror c) the Deer
3. The Normans came from .
a) France b) Russia c) USA d) China
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Choose the right answer:
4.The Christianity was introduced in
a) 6th century b) 11th century c) 44 BC
5. The Vikings
a) raided Britain b) defended Britain
6. The runes were used by
a) the Romans b) the Normans c) the Celts
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The end