<p>In English (p.12-13)</p><p>Complete the chart on the different influences on English. PEOPLES LANGUAGE ORIGIN FEATURES PRESENT HISTORY OF SPOKEN CONNOTATION ENGLISH The Celts1 Celtic Celtic The Anglo- informal words OLD ENGLISH Saxons referring to everyday life The Normans Latin MIDDLE ENGLISH</p><p>OTHER INFLUENCES RESULTS HISTORY OF ENGLISH The Renaissance . Greek and Latin words entered the English EARLY language MODERN . Writers started using their mother tongue ENGLISH instead of Latin Colonialism MODERN ENGLISH Progress in science and MODERN technology ENGLISH</p><p>1 The Celts fled north and west! MATCHING Which language do the following types of words come from? Legal terms a. Germanic b. French c. American English Compound words (from a. Latin or Greek existing words) b. French c. Celtic Everyday life words a. Latin b. Germanic c. French Political terms a. Germanic b. French c. American English Words referring to a. Germanic informatics b. American English c. French</p><p>TRUE/FALSE T F CORRECTION 1. When the Normans invaded Britain, the language of England was Latin. 2. From 1066 everybody in England started speaking Norman French. 3. A number of words of Latin and Greek origin entered the English language during the colonial expansion. 4. During the Renaissance writers started using their mother tongue instead of Latin. 5. New words have been created from existing ones putting them together in new ways. 6. English is a world language thanks to colonialism.</p><p>Comprehension questions</p><p>1. Which language did the Anglo-Saxons speak? ______2. Why are the words of Norman origin associated with power? ______3. What is the difference between words of Latin origin and words of Germanic origin? ______4. Why does the English language have different words for animals and meats? ______5. Which language did ordinary people speak when the Normans invaded Britain? ______6. What did the Renaissance cause? ______7. Which language did people start to use during the Renaissance? ______</p>