Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1- What is the main reason to contradict the idea of being English one language?
2- What is the process undergoing to understand the roots of the language?
3- How would you conceptualize Old English?
4- How would the words vater or mutter have something in common with English?
5- How have the Anglo Saxons, the Normans, the Vikings and other people?
6- Which changes do you recognize in the evolution of English?
7- What is the challenge linguists find with understanding the proto-European language?
8- What are the similarities and differences between Latin and English?

Look at the following words and find the origin of them

agenda

ambiguous

army

ballet

champagne

chivalry

duke

elevator

general

heavy

house

husband

loaf

mundane

palace

patio

pinata

pork

precaution

soldier

There are some civilizations which contributed to the creation of Modern English. Think of
those civilizations and find examples of words derived from them. Use the etymology
dictionary to help you.