Here is a fun interactive site for teachers covering the history of the English language. Click on the microphone and you can even hear what language sounded like in each time period. Who would have thought that the word “cucumber” got a lot of play during the Anglo Saxon invasions but “toast” is a Renaissance invention? Aren’t those BBC people clever? Answer: Aye.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Cucumbers and Toast
Here is a fun interactive site for teachers covering the history of the English language. Click on the microphone and you can even hear what language sounded like in each time period. Who would have thought that the word “cucumber” got a lot of play during the Anglo Saxon invasions but “toast” is a Renaissance invention? Aren’t those BBC people clever? Answer: Aye.
What a wonderful post! IO'll be sure to link you for all my teacher friends that teach the younger grades. Thanks!
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