1.

Refers to the period in the history of the English language

covering the years from 449 (or 450) to 1100 (or 1150). Around the year 450,

England was invaded by the Germanic tribes (the Angels, the Saxons, and

the Jutes). These Germanic tribes are regarded as “the founders of the

English nation” [Albert C. Baugh and Thomas Cable, A History of the English

Language (London: Routledge, 2002)].

OLD ENGLISH

2. covers the period from 1100 (or 1150) to 1500. William of

Normandy, a French territory, conquered England in 1066. The French rule
brought change to the English language. The Anglo-Saxons chronicle existed
until 1154. By that time, the English language had taken on new futures
different from the ones of Old English.
MIDDLE ENGLISH

3. Modern English covers the period 1500 to the present in the history of the English
language. The introduction of the movable printing process into England by William
Caxton in 1476 made possible the production of uniform copies of big numbers of books.
The increase in the number of schools, in literacy production, and in travel and
explorations brought change to the language from the time of the Renaissance in the
1500s.
4. ANGLO Saxon is the term that came about with reference to the Teutonic
tribes that invaded England. The term is often used to refer to “the earliest
period of English” (Baugh and Cable 2002).

5. Dialect is a variation of a language.

The thesis sentence states the central idea of the selection. This thesis statement may
be expressed or implied.
6. Reading is one skill that is put into good use everyday.
7. Speech – it is a spoken expression of ideas, opinions that is made by someone
who is speaking in front of a group of people.
8. Gesture –it is the movement of the body (especially of your hands and arms) that
shows or emphasizes an idea or a feeling.
9. Non - Fiction - a type of literature that defines some true facts, events, or
people. It make you believe.
10. Characters - The PEOPLE, ANIMALS, OR THINGS the story is about.
11. The storyline or series of events that make up the story The What Happened?”of
the Story - plot
12. The time and place of the story. – settings
13. The most exciting part of the story where the plot was leading. – climax
 The storyline or series of events that make up the story
The
“What Happened?”
of the Story – conflict

14. The ending of the story ending of the story,

we learn how the conflict is solved . . . one way or another. Resolution

15. This gives the most important information very briefly. The who, what , when and
where. – lead
16. It supplies additional information. It is divided into small paragraphs. – body
17. It cathes your eyes and sums up the story. It is usually in larger font and often
bolded. Headline.
18. a piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is
nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal
elements as meter, rhyme, and stanzas. – poem
19. simile
20. 20 metaphor

21. assonance
22. Alliteration
23. repetions– 30
24. rhyme
25. poetry

1. it is the new information or a report about something that has happened recently.- news
2. it is the state of not being able to breathe. – asphyxia
3. when un interrupted by some practical issue we are engaged in is what we known as ? - reverie
4. a person who studies ideas about knowledge, truth, and the nature and meaning of life?