History of the English language
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Slide 1 - Slide
Slide 2 - Slide
What do you know about the
history of the English language?
history of the English language?
Slide 3 - Mind map
To which language group does English belong?
Slide 4 - Open question
Which language does English have a lot in common with?
Slide 5 - Open question
How can we tell that some languages are related to each other?
Slide 6 - Open question
Slide 7 - Video
English shares many words with _____ because of borrowing.
A
Dutch
B
French
C
Russian
D
Portuguese
Slide 8 - Quiz
English is a member of the _____ language group.
A
Latin
B
Germanic
C
Viking
D
Finnish
Slide 9 - Quiz
We can tell that languages are related to one another because _____.
A
the language was written down
B
they sound exactly the same
C
they have the same alphabet
D
they show regular consistent changes
Slide 10 - Quiz
Proto-Indo-European was most likely spoken in _____.
A
India and Pakistan
B
Australia and New-Zealand
C
Russia and Ukraine
D
America and Mexico
Slide 11 - Quiz
What did you learn about the history of the English language?
