The story of the English language goes back a really long time. Way back in history, different groups of people from far-off lands came to live in what is now England. They all had their own unique ways of speaking. As they started living together, their languages mixed and changed. There people created (创造) early English by blending (混合) languages.

As time passed, early English kept changing. Around a thousand years ago, the Vikings, who came from places like Denmark and Norway, invaded England. They brought new words and sounds that got mixed into the language, making it more interesting and colorful.

Then, in the year 1066, the Normans, who were from France, conquered (征服) England. They spoke differently from the people in England and brought many French words with them. These new words blended with English, adding more variety and richness to the language.

As people from England traveled to other lands, they took their language along. English spread across the world and became one of the most spoken languages.

Today, English is used by millions of people in many countries. It continues to change and grow. The history of the English language shows how different languages mixed together over many years. The journey of English is a fascinating tale of diversity (多样性), change, and adaptation (适应) through the ages.

My Ideas on English Learning

Do you want to make your learning more effective? Follow these four steps to develop your own personal learning plan and work to achieve your goals.

Find your goal before you create a personal learning plan.     1     It should also be important enough that you’ll focus on it over other things.

    2     Think of these smaller goals as the steps you need to take to achieve your final goal. By breaking your goal into smaller goals, it’ll be clear what you need to learn and how to get there.

Make a complete plan after finding your overall goal and smaller goals. Organize your plan in an order and list each of your learning goals. And then you should decide the actions you need to take to reach them.     3    

    4     It’s important that you hold yourself accountable and follow through on the leaning activities you’ve planned. Learning new skills can take time, but you have to put in the necessary time to meet your goals.     5     If you waste too much time, you may not achieve your final goal on time.

The English language has one of the highest word counts in the world, and there are about 170,000 words in use.     1     The good news is, there are certain ways to improve your vocabulary (词汇).

A bigger vocabulary has a ton of advantages.     2    This is because having more words to choose from can make you a better writer and speaker. So what are you waiting for? Here are some tips for your vocabulary building.

Watch movies

Watching the movie about your favorite book isn’t just a pleasure.     3     Seeing and reading something on the same topic is really important.

Become an expert (专家)

Challenge yourself to become an expert on a topic you enjoy.     4     If you like health, read magazines with a medical focus. And if adventure is your thing, there are plenty of stories to choose from.

Get out of the house

    5     Go to a museum or take advantage of other chances where you live. When you open your eyes to new experiences and people, you also get new words.

8 . As an old saying goes, “The last leg of a journey marks the halfway point.” This is exactly the case with me.

There was a time when I wondered how I should express myself and explain my opinions _________. My parents and teacher gave me a lot of help, _________ it didn’t work well. And I often got low marks on writing and failed _________ proper words to express my ideas. So I _________ to make every effort to improve my writing skills. I read ancient poetry loudly every morning. At first, I made great progress. But as I continued, it became much _________ for me to improve myself.

Although _________ process was difficult, I never considered giving up. _________ important writing is! And _________ classmates supported me powerfully. They told me the saying, “The last leg of a journey marks the halfway point.” I _________ by the words and I kept going. At last, my teacher was pleased ____________ my writing.

I would not ignore (忽视) the value of this experience, because Rome was not built in a day. We have to put in more and more efforts as we reach success little by little.