The history of English

Have you ever wondered how the English language was formed throughout the years?

Watch the video about the history of English and mark the sentences True (T) or False (F)
Can you justify the false statements?

1) English has been changing for more than a thousand years.

2) The Latin-speaking Romans conquered the native Celts in AD 43.

3) The Anglo- Saxons came to Britain from northern France after the Romans left.

4) The Anglo-Saxons rejected the monks who wanted to convert them to Christianity.

5) The arrival of the Vikings gave English about 2000 new words.

6) King Harold defeated the Vikings and then the Normans in just three weeks.

7) The Norman didn't introduce many French words.

8) Shakespeare gave English as many new words as the Vikings.

9) In the 20th century British English borrowed words from American, but not vice versa.

10) Today there are more native than non-native speakers of English.

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