LESSON 1 English as an International Language
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English as an International Language

SECTION 1
Moe :
Mr. Brown,/are you familiar with the history of English?//
Mr. Brown :
I’m not an expert,/but I can tell you a little.// Are you interested?//
Moe :
Yes!//
Mr. Brown :
Well,/English was a local language/spoken around the border/between Germany and Denmark.// People called Angles and Saxons/spoke the language.//
Moe :
So,/why is English spoken/in the UK now?//
Mr. Brown :
Those people came to the southern part of Britain/in the middle of the 5th century.// Then,/in 1066,/people from France conquered and governed England.// They used French/in their daily lives.// That’s why many English words have their origins in French,/like beef, table, mirror, music....//

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