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Márcio Lavandeira  12.ºCT8  Why is learning English so important today? English is nowadays the most widely spoken language in the world. Of course, learning other languages is also important, but I can assure you that English will be the language of choice for communication wherever you go. No matter where each person goes, there will always be someone speaking English. When you learn English, it makes you a valuable person within the job market. Several companies appreciate people who speak the language and who may come to work for them in the future. At the end of this, people will have more opportunities that will help them to leverage their careers. In addition, you will also be free to access a lot of information, since studies show that 50% of the content we have on the Internet is in English. At the same time, learning English worldwide, since it is spoken worldwide, is certainly much easier than each country learning each language individually.  Finally, I would just like to a
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"The king" review

  By far one of the most interesting periods in English history was the reign of henry v, hence why Netflix choose to use it as an inspiration for the movie. This movie is the perfect embodiment of the struggle that the older son had to face as he found himself divided between his father's ancient quarrels and his goals of a united England. Henry V found himself isolated from all his family had cut all ties with them choosing to live the life of a normal citizen and relinquishing all his privileges; due to this his father was forced to cut him as the rightful successor to the throne choosing his younger brother instead, a brother that had and an incredible amount of anger and resentment towards Henry which led to a dispute among them, has the younger brother had been picked to lead the army onto the battle. having heard this Henry as the older brother decided to protect his younger sibling by taking his place in battle, this led to him challenging the son of the opposition into a d
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"The King" Podcast

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LVCLzOO9Dy-hhZja_ck4pJ3FjzJt5aSB/view?usp=drivesdk   Leonardo Nascimento  Márcio Lavandeira     A podcast about my film review. I hope you like it.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/18-IyeAlwrEM3cV7MV0YDTreGvcYU81L_/view?usp=drivesdk Francisco Martins   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kazyfB4JHoZSmczN-FBVXB4C8qN5b46G/view?usp=sharing
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"Stories in the english speaking world" + audio

Márcio Lavandeira  12.º CT8 One of the most stories speak in the 17th century is the myth of Pendle Hill in Lancashire. A region rich in thousands of years of history, Lancashire is home to Roman ruins, Tudor mansions, and magnificent stately homes. However, there is a darker side to this northern county, focused on Pendle Hill. This was the site of the infamous Pendle Witch trials.   Pendle Hill is surrounded by the stunning scenery of Lancashire and rises above an old hunting ground, which was once home to wolves and wild boar. It is also the site of Britain's largest witchcraft trial, which took place over 400 years ago. The Pendle witch trials, as they became known, were the result of the dogged investigation of local magistrate Roger Nowell, who discovered the alleged witches' nest in the area under his jurisdiction. This nest included members of two local families and an eclectic selection of neighbors and associates. Some of the witches have been involved in crimes over
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"Stories in the english speaking world" + Audio

 Leonardo Nascimento nº19 12Ct8 The more time passes, the more the story is written. We cannot be sure that much of the information that is passed on to us is true because we were not present in past moments to verify it, hence the stories invented by our ancestors arise, but these stories have already are so traditional and are already so much a part of English culture that everyone loves them. One of the most prominent stories today is that of a mythical English hero, an outlaw who stole from the nobility to give to the poor. He would have lived in the 12th century, at the time of King Ricardo, and the great Crusades. He was skilled in archery and lived in the Sherwood forest, where he was helped by a band of friends, including, Frei Tuck, Allan Dale, and Will Scarlet, among other forest dwellers. He cherished freedom, the outdoors, and the adventurous spirit. He was immortalized as "Prince of thieves". Whether or not he existed as we know him, "Robin Hood" is, fo
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The three concentric circles

 If you analyze English in its current state and age you will notice that it is divided in the circles. And what are these so-called circles you may ask? Let me explain: When talking about such a topic we first have to go back to the status of English in our current society and world, while taking into account its usage and the roles it plays all over the world. The theory of the three concentric circles was first proposed by Braj Kachru, a linguist and journalist from Kashmir, Asia. 1) THE INNER CIRCLE:  This is the circle that consists of countries where The English Language has played a traditional and original role in. It includes the highest level of English speakers (in terms of the quality of their speech and not population). They include the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and these are native English speaking countries. They speak the Standard English Language and are few in number. This circle forms the traditional bas
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World Englishes audio

 Marcio Lavandeira 12.°CT8  Now I´m leaving you with an audio made by me, It's an audio where I explain you the different types of World Englishes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b7hY8yrT0s https://drive.google.com/file/d/18tA5WUyRnlPIMu5eONEiC9oo6pFo2QBD/view?usp=drivesdk
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World Englishes

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Márcio Lavandeira 12.ºCT8 https://oxfordre.com/linguistics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199384655.001.0001/acrefore-9780199384655-e-270 "   English clearly is the world’s most widely used language in the early 21st century: the language of formal and other interactions in very many countries, the main tool of globalization, and the default choice for transnational communication. Initially, the expansion of the British Empire, beginning in the 17th century and driven by various motives for colonization, brought it to all continents: North America and the Caribbean, the southern hemisphere (including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and other territories), and also Asia, Africa, and the Pacific region. In contact with indigenous languages new, increasingly stable and localized varieties of English with properties and functions of their own have grown in many countries." Commentary: As you might know English has a lot of varieties. It is indeed the most spoken language in the
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World Englishes

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 https://www.thoughtco.com/world-englishes-1692509 This is an excellent way to find out the concrete definition of "world Englishes", it also contains a list of countries that speak English, and for those who are outdated of the topic, explain a little of the history of English This week's theme is “world Englishes” but before I start you all have to know that this is a term for varieties of English and not another language. English has become a global language for things such as colonialism and migration, nowadays the number of English speakers is increasing, and because of that, all countries are getting their own accent. The theme Englishes it´s giving different names to things that are visually the same, for example: But the differences are not only between the American English and the British, because there are still more different English like for example Indian and Australian. Surprisingly, this subject has a history behind it because in 1992 a man decided t
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World Englishes

  World Englishes is a term used to distinguish localized or indigenized varieties of English, especially varieties that have developed in territories that were once English occupied. Nowadays most of these lands speak their own English, and that means that their language has been through a process of evolution, uniting itself with   English, this process united both languages into one, which resulted and a new language that was by default a variety of English, such as Indian-English. When talking about future possibilities knowing English is something that increases your chances of getting a good job either in a multinational company within your own country or going outside and finding work abroad. Besides that English is also the most common language used in the media, the internet and in international communication making it essential if you have intentions of going far in your life. Francisco Martins 12ct8
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Podcast English as Global language

Márcio Lavandeira 12.º CT8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q4DAu0x-zU   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vxrXOuclqYurM-91tAScku_t3KNRsogr/view?usp=drivesdk
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English as a global language

https://englishlive.ef.com/blog/english-in-the-real-world/english-became-global-language/#:~:text=People%20often%20talk%20about%20English%20as%20a%20global,the%20world.%20Why%20is%20English%20so%20popular%2C%20though%3F        People often talk about English as a global language or  lingua franca . With more than 350 million people around the world speaking English as a first language and more than 430 million speaking it as a second language, there are English speakers in most countries around the world. Why is English so popular, though? And why has it become a global language? English is considered a global language. Why? It is considered a global language because it is spoken as a second language by many people. For example, it is important to speak English as a language of business, as a language for studying abroad, future works, etc. Many people don't think that speaking English isn't important. They are wrong. People don't need to speak English as their main languag
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The Origins of English (conclusion)

  Middle English (1100-1500) Later in   1066 the duke of Normandy, also known as “William the Conqueror, invaded England, these new invaders were known as the Normans and as they invaded they brought with them a variety of French and as that came along and as time passed by it eventually became the language of the Royal Court as well as for the ruling and business classes, however after the introduction of this new language a gap between the different economical classes were created because the lower classes found themselves s.peaking English and the higher classes were speaking French. This continued up until the 14 th century when English became dominant in Britain again Modern English Early Modern English (1500-1800) Towards the end of 1500, a sudden and unique change in pronunciation started, “the Great Vowel Shift”, as vocals began to be pronounced shorter and shorter as the years passed by and that occurred because since the 16 th century the British were in contact with many
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English as a global language

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Leonardo Nascimento n19   https://youtu.be/2q4DAu0x-zU   this video offers a summary of why we need English for our daily lives and how English became the most widely spoken language and a few histories of the last centuries In the current day´s English became a global language. English is spoken in all continents by many countries and it is also used as the official language of big organizations and nowadays it´s a big boost to your career because in these days it's very helpful to business technology and medicine. Why English became a global language? past Britain had a lot of colonies, in fact, the British empire controlled almost a quarter of the world. when the colonies became independent maintained English as their official language and then the united states became the dominant world power in the 20th century and by this happen English turn into an even stronger language and it is also spoken as a second language by many people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCG5Bb9PfjY&a
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The origins of English Audio

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TvLYLTCkso4qpf-2C5snwU_UNRTc9bLU/view?usp=sharing Francisco Martins 12ct8
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English Origin

 The first people known to walk through England were the celts. Latin was the main and the only language spoken in Britain was Latin that was brought by the Roman Empire. Many years later an event that was going to change its history began! 3 different tribes invade England; this was one of the biggest influencers on English origin. The English that we have today are the result of dialects that these tribes brought. what I said so far are the phases that origin the English that we have now that in the case historically it is divided between the old English and the Middle English, which particularly divides the phases is the time in which they occur and what they add again, old English being the phase of history where Rome is involved and the middle English being the phase of invasions. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gg-mcHKGjWmzb0k7jD-sxwLaHji95ESm/view?usp=drivesdk Leonardo Nascimento N19
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The Origins of English

  Marcio Lavandeira 12.ºCT8 English is a language that is spoken around the entire globe. But where did English come from? As we know English is a language that evolved through generations of speakers, undergoing major changes over time. While modern English shares similar words with Latin-derived roman languages, like French and Spanish, most of those words were not originally part of it. They began appearing in the English language after the invasion of the Normans in 1066.  After the French-speaking Normans conquered England, they brought their speech with them, adding an amount of French and Latin vocabulary to the English language spoken at that time ( today we call it old English). The old English belongs to the Germanic language family, first brought to the Britain Isles in the 5th and 6th centuries by the Angles, Saxons, and the Jutes(anglo-Saxon language). Viking invaders in the 8th and 11th centuries added more borrowings from Old Norse into the mix. And that invasions brough
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The Origins of English

         The origin of the English language actually starts way before then you would think! You can say that it's starting point was when the Germanic invasion started during the 5 th century(AD), at that time  there were 3 main invading tribes: the Angles, The Saxons, and the Jutes. Apart from this, you have to remember that there were already the native people of Britain living there, which spoke a Celtic dialect. The contact between these  4 different ethnicities originated a historical event that resulted in a cultural mix that involved the Celtic dialect spoken by the British and the germanic dialects brought by the invaders.          On the Germanic side, we had very similar languages, which made it easier for British people to learn it. With the years passing by a new language had appeared, this language was the result of the assimilation of the germanic dialects by the already spoken Celtic dialect, this ended in the creation of an entirely new language that we now ident
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