Why is English "Germanic" or "Anglo-Saxon"?
World Englishes - Week 1B

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English
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12th Grade
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Hard

Chase Ma
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
English was spoken by Germans.
The German language originated from English.
English developed from languages spoken by the Angles and the Saxons etc.
The Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes spoke English and German.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What language did the Ancient Britons speak before Old English?
a Celtic language
German
French
Greek
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What event began the transition from Old English to Middle English?
Brexit (2020)
The Birth of Queen Elizabeth I (1533)
The Great Fire of London (1666)
The Norman Conquest (1066)
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following countries/regions is NOT in the Expanding Circle?
Japan
Malaysia
Thailand
Indonesia
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does ESL stand for?
English Second Language
English as Second Language
English as a Second Language
English as Spoken by other Language speakers
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a lingua franca?
a common language used between speakers who don't share a native language
a common language spoken by the French invaders who conquered England
a native language shared by two people in the same country
it is another name for English
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of this circle in Kachru's Three Circles model?
The Expansion Circle
The Expensive Circle
The Expanding Circle
The Expanded Circle
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