So why has English changed ­­__1.__? Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and __2.__ each other. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very __3.__ the English spoken today. It was__4.__ German than the English we speak __5.__. Then __6.__ between about AD 800 and 1150, English became __7.__German because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. These new settlers __8.__the English language and __9.__ its vocabulary. So by the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to __10.__ a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British settlers moved to America. Later in the 18^th century some British people were taken to Australia too. English began to be spoken in both countries.

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So why has English changed over time?     all languages change and develop when cultures meet and       with each other. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English     today. It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. Then    between about AD 800 and 1150, English became       like German because those who ruled England spoke first      and later French. These new settlers     the English language and especially its     . So by the 1600's Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British      moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to      too. English began to be spoken in both countries.

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So why has English changed over time? 1.   all languages change and develop when cultures meet and  2.    with each other. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English 3.  today. It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. Then   4.between about AD 800 and 1150, English became   5.  like German because those who ruled England spoke first  6.  and later French. These new settlers   7. the English language and especially its   8. . So by the 1600's Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British   9.  moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to   10.  too. English began to be spoken in both countries.