Why English?

The Romans came to britain before the Celts.

• True

• False

Match the following

• Land areas that Britain controlled

• Lindisfarne

• People that came to Britain in the 400s

• Anglo-Saxons

• The language of the Vikings

• The Celtic Fringe

• Monastery attacked by the Vikings in 793

• The British Empire

• Areas in Wales, Scotland and Ireland

• Old Norse

Match the following

• The language of the Anglo-Saxons

• Middle English

• Old English mixed with French

• Old English

• Same as first language speakers

• Native speakers

• A language that originates from Celtic

• Lingua franca

• A common language

• Scottish Gaelic

The Normans came from France.

• True

• False

Which of these versions of English came first?

• Middle English

• Old English

• Early Modern English

• Present Modern English

English is the langyage with the highest number of native speakers in the world.

• True

• False