the road to modern english文章里的短语

today, we will learn how english developed. first, between about ad 450 and 1150, english was spoken in england and based more on german. second, between about ad 800 and 1150, danish and french enriched the english language , especially its vocabulary. then, at the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people spoken english. in the 17th century, english was used by more people as a result of the voyuges to conquer other parts of the world. later in the 18th century, english began to be spoken is usa and australia. by the 19th century, english was seteled by two dictionaries. now, english was spoken in countries such as china,india,singapore,malaysia and south africa as a foreign or second language. in a word,english is change and development over time and is spoken all over the world.