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English Lesson
Tuesday 29th of November 2022
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English Lesson
Tuesday 29th of November 2022

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Goal for today:
By the end of the lesson you will have an understanding of the history of the English language and you will realise that language is constantly changing.

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

What does the tekst say?
Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum,
þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.
Oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum,
monegum mægþum, meodosetla ofteah,
egsode eorlas. Syððan ærest wearð
feasceaft funden, he þæs frofre gebad,
weox under wolcnum, weorðmyndum þah,
oðþæt him æghwylc þara ymbsittendra
ofer hronrade hyran scolde,
gomban gyldan. þæt wæs god cyning!

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Poem written by Beowulf between 975 and 1025
Listen! We of the Spear-Danes in the days of yore,
of those clan-kings, heard of their glory,
how those nobles performed courageous deeds.
Often Scyld, Scef's son, from enemy hosts
from many peoples seized mead-benches;
and terrorised the fearsome Heruli after first he was
found helpless and destitute, he then knew recompense for that,
he waxed under the clouds, throve in honours,
until to him each of the bordering tribes
beyond the whale-road had to submit,
and yield tribute. That was a good king!

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Slide 6 - Video

Which language family does England belong to?
A
Australian language family
B
Afro-Asiatic language family
C
Niger–Congo language family
D
the Germanic language family

Slide 7 - Quizvraag

Where did the tribes, that invaded England between 400-1000, come from?
A
Germany & The North of The Netherlands
B
Denmark & The North of Germany
C
Finland & The North of Poland
D
Belgium & The North of France

Slide 8 - Quizvraag

When was the last succesful conquest (invasion) of England?
A
1266
B
1066
C
1966
D
666

Slide 9 - Quizvraag

Who invaded England in 1066?
A
the Normans
B
The French
C
The Germans
D
The Spanish

Slide 10 - Quizvraag

Which word wasn't invented by Shakespeare?
A
Uncomfortable
B
Lonely
C
Justice
D
Accommodation

Slide 11 - Quizvraag

Timeline of the English language

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Before Old English

From AD 43 - 410 AD England belonged to the Roman Empire

Before 43AD the Celts were in England. The Romans called them Britons.

Some Celtic words which still are used in the English language: 
Phoney (fake), Limerick (a funny 5-line poem), Hooligan (a troublemaker), 

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Old English

Was spoken in Anglo-Saxon England  from 450 AD to 1100 AD.
 Many Anglo-Saxons came peacefully, during the 5th and 6th century AD,  to England to find land to farm. Their homelands in present day Denmark and Germany often flooded so it was tough to grow enough food back there.


Words derived from Anglo-Saxon:
mer / mar / mere – lake
axe, bird, deer

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

What are the main features of Old English that are absent in Modern English?
Old English had three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) in the noun and adjective, and nouns, pronouns, and adjectives were inflected for case - just like German 'naamvallen'.

During the Middle English period, many Old English grammatical features either became simplified or disappeared altogether.

Slide 16 - Tekstslide

Slide 17 - Tekstslide

Middle English
After the Norman Conquest in 1066, Middle English was spoken until around 1450.
The Norman French became the language of government in England as a result of the Conquest. Many  French words were introduced into the English vocabulary.
pork (of porc),beef (an beof; of boef), calf (oe cealf) veal (an vel)

Slide 18 - Tekstslide

Early Modern English
1500–1700
The great vowel shift - Vowels started to be pronounced more towards the front of the mouth, the end letter 'e' on many words became voiceless
Printing machine was introduced in England. This standardized  the written language, it became more accessible.

Slide 19 - Tekstslide

William Shakespeare
1564 - 1616
The best British writer of all time. 
His most famous plays: Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet
He is responsible for inventing thousands of common words in the English language by combining two words to make a new one, changing verbs into adjectives, changing nouns into verbs, and adding prefixes or suffixes to words.

Slide 20 - Tekstslide

Late Modern English (1700–1900).
Vocabulary grew because: 
There was a need for new words due to the Industrial Revolution and technology  
¼ of the earth's surface belonged to the British Empire; therefore, the English language adopted foreign words from many countries.

Slide 21 - Tekstslide

Slide 22 - Tekstslide

In the Old English time, which of the groups below did not invade
England?
A
Angles
B
Franks
C
Jutes
D
Saxons

Slide 23 - Quizvraag

What happened in 1066?
A
The Norman conquest
B
The Danish conquest
C
The French conquest
D
The American conquest

Slide 24 - Quizvraag

which words entered the English language after the Norman conquest?

Slide 25 - Woordweb

What insured the standisation of the English language?

Slide 26 - Open vraag

Did shakespeare contribute More of less than 1,650 words to the english language?
more
less

Slide 27 - Poll

Which words was not brought by British Colonialism
A
Jungle
B
Trek
C
Parka
D
Pajamas

Slide 28 - Quizvraag

Assignment
Pair up with someone
write down the English word used in present time for the words and discuss. Tick how many of these words you know.
ready: come and collect the answer sheet. How many did you get correct?
ready?: continue to read 'The curious incident of the dog in the night-time'

Slide 29 - Tekstslide