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English has changed over time. Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other. At first the English _______(speak )in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different ______ the English we speak today . It was based more _____ (Germany) than the English we speak _____ present. Then ______(gradual )between about AD 800 and 1150, English became less like German because those ______ ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. These new settlers enriched ___ English language and especially its vocabulary. So by the 1600’s Shakespeare ____ ( be ) able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British ____(settler) moved to America. Later in the 18^th century some British people were ___    (take ) to Australia too. English began to be spoken in both countries.