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Middle English Many words in English language were borrowed from French, which (7) _______ even more words with similar meanings. A French way of making plurals was introduced into English. By the latter half of the 14th century, English had been (8) ______ used among all classes in England. caused widely (9) ______ English Greatly influenced by the Renaissance, this language includes many Latin and Greek words. Lots of changes also took place in (10) ____________. Modern pronunciation Language borrows words from each other, can you list some of them? Such as Chinese and English Chinese words from English: English words from Chinese: Coffee(咖啡 ), sofa(沙發(fā) ), model(模特兒 ), modern(摩登 ), Sandwich(三明治 ), hamburger(漢堡 ), cartoon(卡通 ) Pingpong, kongfu, tofu, lose face, Suppose we have an English linguist(語 言 學(xué) 家) ing to our school and we will hold a press conference to interview the linguist. He/ she will make a brief introduction about the development of the English language. 1. Finish the exercises on P24 2. Rewrite the history of English into your own words. ( less than 200 words)