Consider this list of words: depression/ though/ government/ law/ castle/ knight/ elevation/ cough/ victory/ congregation/ London. You place them in groups according to what you think their source language is: Anglo-Saxon, French or Latin.
Old English spoken for us.
Then the Vikings are busy leading to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
Speaking of castles, we come to Middle English. And for a review, we look at it all here.
Homework:
Read the handout "Writing English as a Second Language" and be ready to discuss tomorrow. As you read, underline any words you are not sure about.
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