The English language started about 1500 years ago in England.
The
English
language
started
about
1500
years
ago
in
England
.
Three groups of people came to the country.
Three
groups
of
people
came
to
the
country
.
They were the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes.
They
were
the
Angles
,
the
Saxons
,
and
the
Jutes
.
These three groups brought their languages with them to England.
These
three
groups
brought
their
languages
with
them
to
England
.
After some time, the three languages became one new languageEnglish.
After
some
time
,
the
three
languages
became
one
new
languageEnglish
.
The name "English" comes from the Angles.
The
name
``
English
''
comes
from
the
Angles
.
They lived in most of England.
They
lived
in
most
of
England
.
"England" means "Angle Land" or "Country of the Angles".
``
England
''
means
``
Angle
Land
''
or
``
Country
of
the
Angles
''
.
The language that we speak todayModern Englishis not the same as the English that people used 1500 years ago, including Old English (before 1150) and Middle English (up till 1500).
The
language
that
we
speak
todayModern
Englishis
not
the
same
as
the
English
that
people
used
1500
years
ago
,
including
Old
English
(
before
1150
)
and
Middle
English
(
up
till
1500
)
.
That languageOld Englishsounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar.
That
languageOld
Englishsounds
different
,
and
it
has
some
different
rules
of
grammar
.
There were only a few thousand words in Old English.
There
were
only
a
few
thousand
words
in
Old
English
.
But Modern English does come from Old English, and it is still like it in many important ways.
But
Modern
English
does
come
from
Old
English
,
and
it
is
still
like
it
in
many
important
ways
.
The English language started about 1500 years ago in England. Three groups of people came to the country. They were the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes. These three groups brought their languages with them to England. After some time, the three languages became one new languageEnglish. The name "English" comes from the Angles. They lived in most of England. "England" means "Angle Land" or "Country of the Angles".  The language that we speak todayModern Englishis not the same as the English that people used 1500 years ago, including Old English (before 1150) and Middle English (up till 1500). That languageOld Englishsounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar. There were only a few thousand words in Old English. But Modern English does come from Old English, and it is still like it in many important ways.