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