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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.