Learning English

Choose the correct option. The United Kingdom is located in ___.

Choose the correct option. The currency in the UK is ___.

Choose the correct option. The official language in the United Kingdom is ___.

Choose the correct option. The best-known river in Great Britain is ___.

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Read the text and choose its main idea. The invading Germanic tribes spoke similar languages, which in Britain developed into what we now call Old English. Old English did not sound or look like English today. Native English speakers now would have great difficulty understanding Old English. Nevertheless, about half of the most commonly used words in Modern English have Old English roots. The words be, strong and water, for example, derive from Old English. Old English was spoken until around 1100.

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Study the timeline of the English language history and mark all the correct statements.

Read the text and choose all the correct statements. In 1066, William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy (part of modern France), invaded and conquered England. The new conquerors (called the Normans) brought with them a kind of French, which became the language of the Royal Court and the ruling and business classes. For a period, there was a kind of linguistic class division, where the lower classes spoke English and the upper classes spoke French. In the 14th century, English became dominant in Britain again, but with many French words added. This language is called Middle English.