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At the end of the 16th century, most of the people_____spoke English lived in England. The language did ____ begin to be spoken in many other countries until the 17th century. Nowadays, more people speak English than ________ before. However, English ______(change) over time. The English ____(speak) in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was based more ___ German than the English we speak at present. Then from about AD800 and 1150, new settlers who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. They enriched ____ English language and especially its vocabulary. ____ (gradual), English became less like German. In 1620 some British people moved to America and _____ (settle)there. Later in the 18th century some British people ____(take) to Australia too. English began to be used in both countries.